The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
FOREIGN

Marchegg.
American army officers in Paris say
there are virtually no American troops
left In Italy, excepting few railroad
transport officers and military police.
A clause has been drafted for in
sertion In the peace treaty, fixing the
date for the transition to a State OF
peace sixty days after the signing Of
the treaty. --s-.~->-s---
Decorations for gaiiantry in action
have been conferred by the Russian
government at Arcbangel on number
of American officers, many of whom
already had received British and
French medals.
An Increase In the milling percent
age which virtually will put the world
back to aswar bread basis for the next
three months is part of the program
adopted by the supreme food council
under the craftsmanship of Herbert Q.
Hoover.
New attempts have been made to
plunder the food ships in the harbor
of Hamburg, an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Berlin says. As a re-
suit, number of warships have ar
rived and guns have been placed in
the streets leading to the docks.
Almost as suddenly as the recent
strikes began in Berlin there and
everywhere, Germany appears to be
cuieting again. The coal miners in
the Ruhr district are returning to
work and those in the Dushburg and
Muehlheim districts, as wei. .<as half
a dozen other places, returned to the
collieries.
Italian military forces will occupy
that part of Dalmatia and other, Adri-
attic territory named in the pact of
London with about 100000 men, 1t was
was stated by Captain Pozzi, of Pre-
mier Orlando's staff. A similar force,
the captain added, would be sent to
the northern region and around>Fiume.
A revolution has broken out In Tur-
key and n soviet government has been
declared. "A revolutionary committee
has been established at Constantine
pie, according to telegram received
here from Kiev, quoting the Bolshevik
representative at Odessa, who says
that the Turkish consul there has re-
.ceived Official announcement of the
change of government.
Almost 100000 persons have died
in British India of Spanish influenza
and fully 100000 others are believed
to have died in the native states of
the same cause, according to a report
of the Indian government The area
affected contained population of
23S,026,240. In few months, 1t is
observed, influenza claimed half as
many victims as did the dreaded
plague in twenty years.
SPORT
Eddie McGoorty, middleweight,
knocked out Tom GUNNER In the sec
ond round of fifteen-round contest
in Dublin, Ind.
Eddie Fitzsimmons of New York won
an easy victory over Charlie White, the
Chicago boxer, before the Armory Ath-
Ietic Association in Boston.
The annual North and South trap
shooting tournament at Pinehurst end
ed with w. N. Boylston, Florida state
champion, tlse winner of the 225-target
contest, and Fl. A. MersOn of Char
Iotte, N. c., the victor in the North
and South handicap.
GENERAL
Sandusky, Ohio. will not observe the
national daylight law. City Manager
George NJ. Zimmerman received in
structions from the city officials to
turn the official clock of the city back
one hour.
Storage holdings of butter on April
15 aggregated 9,906,743 pounds, de
crease of almost 20 per cent from that
in storage on April Is, 1918, accord
ing to a report of the department OF
agriculture. The total aggregate OF
eggs In storage on April Is was 1,455,'
SOB cases. slight increase over April
IL of last year.
All records for the greatest number
of troops to return from France in one
day were broken in New York when
four transports and two battleships
brought home a total of 22,9I3 Officers
and men.
Physicians believe temporary insan
ity caused Frederick Drew, Pacific
coast representative of the Interna
tional Harvester Company, to leap tt
his death from hospital window ii
Chicago.
Action demanding the immediate re
call of Mayor Wallace NJ. Short be
cause of his alleged friendly attitude
toward the 1. w. w. was taken and til,
necessary machinery to accomplish
that purpose was set in motion at {
meeting of 100 Sioux City residents a
meeting in that city.
An encouraging view of presen
business conditions throughout thu
United States and hopeful outlOol