The Benson signal., 1919-03-22
FOREIGN

reaching this country
Eitel Friedrich, second son of the
former German emperor, has COM
menced divorce proceedings against
his wife, charging infidelity before the
war.
1t has become known that Pope Ben
edict has addressed an appeal to the
powers emphasizing the urgency of
the speedy conclusion of peace with
Germany.
The German submarine U-4S while
attempting to escape from Ferrol,
Spain, was chased by destroyer and
sunk, according to HavaS dispatch
from Madrid
Alberto Gutierrez, minister of for
eign affairs of Bolivia since last De-
cember, has resigned. 1t is said that
his resignation has no connection with
the international situation.
Three German steamers captured by
allied warshipS for violation of the
armistice terms have arrived at Dun
kirk for internment. The steamers are
the Italia, Mercur and Pluto.
The preliminary peace treaty will
probably contain the clause compel
ling Germany to turn over all officials
| found guilty of war crimes to be tried
| by an international tribunal.
Field Marshal Haig is retiring as
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the British
army. He is expected to be succeeded
! by Gen. Sir William Robertson Of the
| general staff Sir John Cowan will re-
tire as quartermaster general of the
British army.
Another attempt has been made
against the life of Nikolai Lenine, the
Russian Bolshevist premier, at Mos
COW, according to reports received at
Copenhagen. Shots were fired at
Lenine, but he was not injured. His
chauffeur was wounded.
A serious situation has developed
in County Glare, Ireland, by the es-
! cape of lunatics from the Glare men
| tai hospital The county is Overrun
with the madmen, many of whom are
dangerous. The men made their es-
cape from the asylum during strike
of the attendants.
It is reported from Basic that the
former German emperor has COM
planned against his residence in Hol-
land It is asserted that he has de-
clared that the climate is disagreea-
BILE and that he desires to go to the
Riviera or to Egype on account of his
health and that he has requested Math-
las Erzberger, head of the German
armistice commission, to make repre-
sentations to the allies to this effect.
SPORT
Charles B. Adams, hero Of the 1909
with the Pittsburg Pirates this year.
Adams is 35 years old and real We
teran as pitchers go.
Yale's relay swimming team lowered
the worlds record for the 2OO-yard re-
lay race in a meet at New Haven in
which Columbia was defeated, 81 to II.
The time was Al The old record es-
tablished by the Yale team two years
ago was 1 :42 1-5.
Cliff Durant came home over the
Santa Monica automobile road course
ahead Of his teammate, Eddie Hearne,
winning in 3 hours, minutes 45 Sec
Onds, for 25O.34 miles in laps of 1869
miles each. He won a prize of $4,000.
Durant's average speed was computed
at 81.6 miles an hour.
GENERAL
The brewers of Boston are planning
to become candy makers after July 1.
Mrs Sarah l.. Gushing, 100 years
old, one of the first women to take up
the practice of medicine in the Unit
ed States, died at Lockport, N. Y.
Four prisoners are held in New
York on a charge of advocating the
overthrow of the United States gov
ernment" as the result of a raid on
headquarters at 1873 East Fifteenth
street.
Four armed daylight bank robbers
shot and probably fatally injured Will
liam Bigel, assistant cashier of the
Metropolitan State Bank, and Margar-
ct Pelzus, a customer, in daring at
| tempt to rob the bank in Chicago.
1t was reported that the consensus
of packers and representatives of the
| food administration in conference in
| Chicago was in favor Of fixing max
imum price of not more than $1S and
more probably $3.50 for hogs.
If President Wilson insists that the
| League of Nations be incorporated in
the preliminary peace treaty, the Brit
| ish, it is understood, will concede the
point, although they still believe that
the preliminary pact is not the proper
place for the Inauguration of the
League, which, they declare, should be
included in the final peace pact.
New York City's infant mortality
rate for 1918. with only 91.7 deaths to