Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
NEWS OF WORLD IN TABLOIDS

Henry Ottersky five miles west of
Houston, Tex, May 26, was given the
death penalty by a jury.
The Kansas legislature in special
session at Topeka unanimously ratified
the woman suffrage amendment to the
United States Constitution.
Postmaster Floyd James, twenty
seven, married, was shot and instant
iy killed by Deputy Village Marshal
Bonnie Jarvis at Herrin, Ill.
General Gaidas' Siberian army has
recaptured Glazov and is advancing on
the Ufa front, according to dispatches
to the state department at Washing
ton from Omsk.
A Paris dispatch says the strike
called by the federation of miners went
into effect Monday. Dispatches from
the mining region indicated that it was
general in scope
Inc fall of Kronstadt, the naval
base Of Petrograd, is imminent, ac-
cording to reports received by naval
circles at Helsingfors from Reval, the
capital OF ESthOnia.
Gen. Robert G. Paris of the French
army, it is reported in Prague, is going
to Slovakia in connection with the
military situation there. He formerly
commanded the French troops in
Siberia.
General Pershing, the American
COmm4n6nr in of will N
France until the middle of July. This
was learned at Paris in connection with
reports from the United States that he
would return there by July 4.
Epaulets, cooked hats, gold-covered
belts and highly ornamented special
full dress coats heretofore worn by
naval officers on special occasions are
abolished under an order issued by
Secretary Daniels at Washington.
The first contingent of American SOL
gel arrived at Brest, France, on the
steamer Gar. The detachment COM
prised the Three Hundred and Thirty
ninth infantry. They will proceed to
America at once.
Serious anarchist and bolshevik dis
orders broke out in Zurich, SwitZer-
land, according to Paris dispatch.
A number of casualties are reported,
but details are lacking, as telephone
and telegraph lines appear to have
been tempered with.
A Copenhagen dispatch says that
in connection with a big communist
demonstration in Vienna Sunday, eight
persons were killed and &c injured.
The trouble began when 5000 demon
strants attempted to obtain the release
from prison Of communist leaders ar
rested Saturday.
A Rome dispatch says the disorders
which began in Spezla on Thursday
continued because of a lack of suffi-
cient forces to check the crowds
which were packing the shops and dis
tributing hats, shoes and provisions
right and left, showing particular
preference for cheese, olive oil and
wine.
A Milan dispatch says Italian news.
papers have begun campaign against
France, and especially against Pre-
mier Clemenceu. This campaign in
cludes the government press as well
as the radical and socialist organs.
The press laments the situation Italy
finds herself in today, surrounded ny
enemies on all sides and deserted by
her friends"
In order to be present when the
prince Of Wales rides the goat" upon
the occasion of his initiation as a mem
Der of the Masonic order, three PROM
inent Masons have sailed from New
York on the Mauritania. They were
Judge William S. Farmer of Syracuse
grand master of the state of New
York; Judge Kenworthy, grand secre-
tary, and Supreme Court Justice
Townsend Scudder, past grand mas
ter.