The Raymer enterprise., 1919-06-19
FOREIGN


that France has officially reeogDlzed
the Serbian-c croatian-S Slovenian state.
General Pershing has advised that
he proposes TO transport $4,000 men
homeward during the month OF yuns.
This breaks all previous records for
moving troops overseas, and exceeds
the number Great Britain moved across
the channel In any month.
Adjutant casale. the French aviator
who established a new world altitude
record In France by ascending TO q
height OF TO- 100 meters approximately
80, 1856 feeD. The flight was made In
fifty-fiye minutes. The temperature
at the height Of 10100 meters was
s degrees below zero.
The case Of Robert Minor, former
cart0onist and writer for the New York
World, who was arrested mysterious
ly In Paris, is now In the hands OF the
American military authorities. Infor-
nation regarding the charge against
Minor and his whereabouts Is with
held pending further investigation.
Hundreds OF Russians who refused
to contribute TO levy Of xll,0U,00o
imposed by the city OF Odessa by the
Bolshevlki were forced TO walk the
plank" from a yacht formerly owned
by the Car. according to August Dan.
ner, representative in Southern Rus
sa, who arrived In New York with
Mrs. Danner as refugees on the Amer
lean army transport Englewood.
Capt. John Alcock and Lieut.. Arthur
W. Brown, In their Vickers-Nimy BIZ
plane, landed at Clfden, Ireland, com
pletlu: the first nsnstop alrplane flight
across the Atlantic. Their trip from
ST. Johns, y. f., was made In sixteen
hours and twelve minutes. In taking
the ground the machine struck heay-
~ and the faselage ploughed into the
sand. Neither of the occupants were
injured
The Persian legation In Berne an
nounces that Persia is about TO claim
an indemnity at the Paris Peace Con
ference for war losses. The legation
says that although Persia was neutral
100000 Perslans lost their lives us a
result Of battles In Persian territory
and Turkey invaslons, and that the
damage TO state property is computed
nj 100000 francs, and that 10 pri-
vate property at 3,5oo,ooo.000 francs.
SPORT
Rudolph Wilhelm, present state
champion. won the golf championship
OF Oregon again at Portland, when lie
defeated X l.. Maeleny, I up and 9 to
play.
Fifty.five thousand guide posts have
been placed on the bouleyards of
Southern California, by the Automo-
bile Club OF Southern California, ac-
cordlng to an announcement just made
by officials of that organization.
Four thousand wrestling fans saw
Joe pesek defeat Zbyszko, one fall in
two hours, three minutes and fifteen
seconds, at Gordon, Neb. The match
was evenly contested for one hour, af-
ter which Pesek went behind and
stayed there until the final fall
Nelson Whitney of New Orleans and
Richard Bockenkamp OF st. Louis
were all square in the finals at the end
of thirty-six holes Of the transmissis-
sippi golf championship, the decision
going to extrn holes after see-saw
game on the last eighteen at st. Louis
Boxing in Illinois got n boost when
the Senate voted q TO lG for the pas.
sage Of the committee on license and
miscellany pugilistic bill. 1t followed
a debate that lasted for more than
two hours In which senator's were con.
fined to fifteen-mlnute limit In
speeches.
Walter Hagan of Detroit, won the
American golf championship ut the
Braeburn Country Club, West Newton,
Mass, defeating Michael Brady of Bos-
ton in the playoff Of the tie which re-
suited at the end Of the first four
rounds Of medal play. Hagan's total
score was II and Brady's rs.
Harry Wills, negro heavyweight Of
New Orleans, outfought J. Lester
johnson OF New York, also negro, In
an eight.round bout at Jersey City.
GENERAL
General Pcrshlng. the American COM
mander- in-chief. will remain In France
until the middle OF July.
Portland, Ore, was selected for the
1920 convention Of the Ancient Arabic
Order Of Shriners. Domain Of North
America, at the annual convention of
the order at Indianapolis,
Illinois went on record Tuesday as
fasoring woman suffrage. She set the
pace for all the other states In the
Union when the General Assembly
voted for the adoption OF Senator Corn.
wells joint resolution raifying the
suffrage amendment az passed by Con.
gress a few days ago.
Toy Con, former director of air ser.
vice Of the Chinese army, member Of
a special commission appointed by the