The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-06
FOREIGN

nos Aires.
Sir Edward John Poynter has re-
signed the presidency Of the Royal
Academy In England. which he had
held since 1896.
German newspapers predict that
Herr Naumann, Democratic party
leader. will be the first president Of
the German republic.
Baron Lambert Rothschild. lead.
ing Brussels banker. who aided In the
formation OF the Belgian relief com
mission. is dead in Paris.
The report that some arrangement
between Great Britain and Spain WAS
In prospect through which Gibraltar
would be turned over to Spanish jur-
isdicfion is denied.
The Thirty-eighth Division Of the
French army now formally occupy the
town Of Kehl. on the opposite bank
Of the Rhine from Strasbourg. in &C
cordance with the new armistice
terms.
Thus far II has been impossible TO
estimate the extent Of damage caused
In Belgium by the Germans or TO fix,
even approximately, the amount OF In
idemnity which Belgium will demand
from Germany.
The Poles In Posen and the Danes
In Schleswig. refrained from taking
part in the elections to the German
national assembly. In Posen out OF
l.250.000 Poles entitled 10 vote only
l29. 900 did 40.
Whatever forces may be sent to
Turkey for garrisoning purposes. there
will be no American troops among
them. II is pointed out that their use
for this purpose would be inappropri
ate. as the United States had never
been at war withsTurkey.
Lieut.. Rene Fonck. the leading
French ace. has been granted permis
sion by the French government 10
represent France at the annual ban.
quet OF the Aero Club OF America on
Feb. Is In response to request by
the foreign service committee OF the
club.
That Apaches OF all nationalities
dressed In American UNIFORM were
mainly responsible for the acts Of yio
lence which have caused broadcast
publicity to be given to an alleged
American crime wave In Paris was
shown by an investigation conducted
by the newspapers.
SPORT
shortstop Kopf and Outfielder Grif.
fifth Of the Cincinnati team have been
traded to the Brooklyn club In ex.
change for First Baseman Daubert
according 10 an announcement made
by President Hermann of the local
club at Cincinnati.
Dave Robertson. who was star bat.
ter in the worlds series OF 1917, has
refused TO sign 1918 contract with
Manager McGraw of the New York
Giants II was learned that Robert
son, at a conference with Manager
McGraw In New York, said he was
through with the National League.
Directors Of the Joplin Baseball As.
sociation announced that 81 600 for
purchase Of the Joplin franchise Is in
the Western League has been raised
and that the club will be- taken over
from John Savage in Kansas city.
Business men subscribed for the stock.
Rudy Hulswitt OF Louisville, KY, was
reelected playing manager.
GENERAL
The struggle between Prussia and
Bavaria for leadership OF the German
republic is growing intense.
The Brownings are to replace the
machine guns and automatic rifles
with which all the troops of the Amer.
ican expedtionary forces have been
armed
Concerted action 10 obtain from the
public protest against the so.ealled
luxury tax upon clothing and many
other articles In common use was
started by department stores, dry
goods stores and many other retail
stores in New York.
Fifteen persons were injured. four
seriously, when the rear coach Of pas.
senger train No. LOG OF the Chicago
Milwaukee 4 ST. Paul railway jumped
the track and crashed on its side near
Burbank. s. ID.
The exploration ship Endurance,
formerly the sealing steamer Nimrod
which Sir Ernest Shackleton used in
his explorations in the Antarctic and
which had been engaged in the coal
trade between France and England.
was dashed TO pieces on the sands off
Yarmouth.
AntiAmerican feeling in Mexico,
according TO adyices received by the
State Department, has been increased
BY agitation in the Senate and South.
western states for acquisition BY the
United States OF Lower California. as
proposed in resolution introduced
by Senator Ashurst OF Arizona.
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chica.
go sounded the keynote Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal ehurchs plan for