The Colorado statesman., 1919-03-15
FOREIGN

Germany.
An aeroplane containing two Amer
leans fell in front of II moving train
near Chaumont, France, one aviator
being killed, according to information
received in Paris.
A republic has been officially pro-
claimed in Luxembourg Princess Char
lotte, who succeeded her sister, Marie
Adelaide, on the throne, has fled and
Is probably in Switzerland.
The British government has decided
to release all Irish political prisoners
In order to prevent a great public
demonstration the prisoners will re
turn to Ireland in small patches.
Major Won Klucker, former German
military attache in Paris, is the vic
tim of the latest Spartacan atrocity.
The reds captured him at Halle, cut
off both hands, flung him into the
river and then rlddled his body with
bullets.
Differences of opinion as to wheth-
err the seamen should appeal to the
peace conference for settlement OF
international wage and working con-
ditions, resulted in a split of interna
tional seafarers conference in Lon
don.
Great Britain's largest airship, the
RIB, made trial flight and covered
thirty miles in half an hour, landing
successfully in spite of unfavOrable
weather. The alrship is $40 feet long.
and during her flight preserved per
fectly even keel.
Deputy Minaudy of the Belgian
chamber has sent petition to Brand
Whitlock, the American minister, for
transmission to President Wilson, APP
pealing to American generosity for the
towns of Herve and Battice, in the
Liege region, which gave the first vic
tins of German atrocities in 1914
These two towns are declared to hav'
been the greatest sufferers in Bel
GUM.
1t will be the fate of former EN-
peror William to be branded for all
time as an arch criminal by the SOL
emn declaration of all the nations as
which even his own country may be
called upon to subscribe in the peace
terms, according to the present plans
of what is believed to be a majority
of the commission on responsibility
for the war.
SPORT
Willie Richie, former lightweight
champion, and Miss Ethel Pierce were
married in San Francisco last week.
The New York American league club
announced that it has engaged Thorn
as Miller, outfielder, who, as a mem
Der of the Richmond club, led the Vir-
ginia league in batting last season.
Arthur Reinhart, left-handed
pitcher of the University of Iowa, will
be given a trial with the st. Louis Ma
tionals this season. He is only 10
years old, is more than six feet in
height and weighs 175 pounds. He
pitched four no-hit games last season.
The management of the Los An
geles club of the Pacific Coast league
made announcement that Samuel
Beer, pitcher, and w. Kenworthy, sec
ond baseman, had been signed Beer
pitched for Oakland part of last season.
Kenworthy played second base for the
Angels two years ago.
GENERAL
A partial survey of the sleeping
sickness" epidemic in Chicago reveals
twenty-seven cases and eighteen
deaths, according to reports.
The Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey has been sued for 100000 dam
ages by the Central OIL Company of
Baltimore. The plaintiff alleges that
buying its oil in the open market, II
had built up an eXtentive and profit
able trade.
An important extension of the ex-
emption of the income tax law is con-
tanned in ruling by Commissioner
Roper made public in Chicago. 1t is
that the exemption for wife or chill
dren covers the whole year 1918 even
If the wife were wed, or the child
born, on the last day of the year.
A Reuters dispatch from Paris says
that additional evidence VIII be laid
before the commission Of reparation
of the peace conference by the pres
entation of documents discovered by
the Belgian police and containing de-
tailed instructions to German troops
for the carrying out of their work of
destruction in Belgium.
With the arrest and reported con-
fession of Roy Lee Gafner, an automo-
bile mechanic, secret service opera
tives and postal authorities say they
are confident they have discovered a
clever and perfect war stamp counter
feiting scheme. He was released on
81, 500 bond. 1t was announced that
Gafner had registered approximately
$500 worth of stamps at the local post
office. The system of manufacturing