, 1919-04-10
FOREIGN

skaia were repulsed by allied forces.
German troops opposite the Coblenz
bridgehead began moving early this
week toward Frankfort, where a Spar
tacan revolt has been causing disor-
der.
The employees and operatives in
Manchester, England, market reports
say. have decided to close all mills
using American cotton for a full fort
night from April 10.
John Makeague, the lord mayor of
Manchester, who entertained President
Wilson during his visit to Manchester
and presided at the comforting of the
freedom of the city oil the President,
died suddenly at Manchester.
Approximately 1000 agitators at
Barcelona, Spain, have been arrested
according to a Madrid cablegram.
Among those arrested was the director
of IA German bank, who Is charged
with distributing funds to syndicalists.
No Asiatic nation could be happy in
a league of nations in which sharp
racial discrimination is maintained,
Baron Maxine, head of the japanese
delegation to the peace conference, de-
clared In a statement on the position
of Japan.
The British minister to Chile and
the Chilean foreign minister have
signed an arbitration treaty. 1t pro-
vides for the establishment of a peace
commission to solve difficulties which
may arise between Chile and Great
prifoin nnd which ronnnt ha odfrctad
thru diplomatic channels.
SPORT
Benny Chavez of Denver and Lieut..
Mike Orrison of Fort Sill, Texas,
fought ten rounds to a draw at Excel
sior Springs.
Ed stranger Lewis defeated John
Olin in their wrestling bout at Kansas
City in straight falls with the toe hold.
Lewis won the first fall in SO :53 and
the other in 20 seconds.
Jim Comeron, negro heavyweight
pugilist, sought for hours by three
automobile loads of police today, after
e. d. BLY,, also a negro, was shot and
Killed at Vernon, a suburb, finally
gave himself up TO a traffic officer In
the business district of Los Angeles.
When called upon to extend himself,
Joe Burman of Chicago proved at Bal
timore that he is one of the greatest
little men ever in this country's box
ing game. 1t was frankie DAILY of
Staten Island who brought out every
thing that Burman had to give, and
when the referee called the twelve
round mill a draw many felt that such
a verdict was well enough inasmuch
as it hurt neither of the splendid glad
iators.
GENERAL
railroads of men who went to war.
Railroads at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are
the first of the big corporations to
discharge their women workers for re-
turning soldiers.
Casper Knoble, IA, Civil war vet
eran and credited with having cap
tured President Jefferson Davis at
the close of the war, is dead at the
Mountain Branch Soldiers home at
johnson City, Tenn.
A federal warrant was issued for
the arrest of Sergt. Henry Johnson,
negro war hero of Albany, N. Y, on
complaint of returned white war
heroes, who desire Johnson had
~disparaged their valor in an address, at
st. Louis. The warrant is based on
the technical charge of wearing the
uniform after a prescribed time.
Indications are that the Sopwith
a%eroplane, with which Harry G.. Haw-
ker and Lieut.. Com. Mackenzie Grieve,
British a%viators, plan to cross the At
lantic, would not be able to start on
April 16 as planned. The ground in
the vicinity of their hangar at st.
Johns, N. F., is still soaked from the
heavy rains, and several days Of sun
shine will be necessary before it 10
dry enough for a machine to run
over Ii.
More than 10000 Jews were killed
or injured in the recent pogroms In
the Ukraine, according to reports re-
ceived. by the Zionist organization at
London.
Indefinite postponement of a ma
tion-wide series of anti-prohibition
parades and mass meetings planned
for April 10, has been announced by
the Association Opposed to National
Prohibition. This step was taken, Of
ficials of the association said, after
ii was found the date selected was the
anniversary of the firing of the first
gun in the American revolution.
The status of members of the So
ciety of Friends who voluntarily en-
tered military service was discussed
at the yearly meeting Of orthodox
Quakers of Philadelphia. There was
a unity of sentiment, and 1t was de-
cided that the LEGAL meetings should
have the right to act with respect to
individual members who have been In
the military service. 1t was agreed