The Dolores star., 1919-01-31
FOREIGN

The question of Russia continues to
be one of the most important before
the supreme council of the peace con
ference.
President Poincare gave luncheon
at the Elysee palace in honor of Gus
tave Ador. president of the Swiss ted
eral council.
or the 2O3 German submarines lost
during the war il is estimated semi
officially, 120 were sunk with all on
board, and that in the others an av-
erage of half the crew perished.
The North German Gazette reports
an American concern has bought the
Schichau shipbuilding yards. one of
the most important in Germany. for
100, 100000 marks 0,000,000).
Plans for expansion of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars of the United
States. organized after the Spanish
American war. TO include those who
have seen service in the war against
the central powers We're announced
in New York this week.
Fourteen hundred prisoners
| charged with MaNimalist activities
| are on board a cruiser awaiting de
portation. according to secret service
operatives at Buenos Aires. The ma
| jority of them are Russian Jews.
Sine Spaniards are among the num-
ber.
Bull fighting remains under an of
firi11 ha IN, ha ,rtc ,,I
territories under the control of the
| central government in Mexico, an eff
fort in the Chamber of Deputies to
rescind the presidential decree pro-
hibiting this sport having been de-
feated by one vote.
Eighteen American soldiers were
killed and thirty injured when
troop train collided with freight at
Manoirs station in France. Heavy
| damage was done to the right-of-way
and the railway cars. No names of
the killed or injured have yet been
announced by the United States mill
tary authorities. No detailed an
nouncement is expected until the mil
itary authorities have made COM
plete check of the soldiers on the
train.
Fl. P. Fletcher. American ambassa-
tor to Mexico, has left Mexico City
/ for Washington to discuss with the
| American State Department ques-
| tions now pending between the
| United States and Mexico. The an
nouncement of his departure was ac-
companied by revival of various ru-
mors in Mexico City. These rumors
are to the effect that his visit in
l Washington would be connected with
| a loan to Mexico by American banks
/ and with the decision of American
/ capitalists interested in eMxican oil
and mineral lands to send a delega-
| ton to the peace conference.
SPORT
| Supporters of the Cleveland Amer
| leans unanimously approve the action
I of President James C. Dunn in re-
| club for 1919. 1t will be Fohl's
/ fourth year.
George Carpenter and Jack Demp-
/ sey are names most frequently men
| toned as possible opponents for Jess
! Willard in July. Tex Richard. who
tied up Jess future activities for a
promise of 100000 will decide in
March who will meet the champion.
Around May l he will pick the place
of battle and determine the number
of rounds.
GENERAL
Oil aboard the tanker Roald
Amundsen exploded, killing one and
injuring many and causing million
dollar dock fire at Philadelphia.
Charley Taft, son of former Pres
ident William Howard Taft, just back
from France, returned to Yale univer-
sity. He will coach the varsity bas-
ketball team
Vice President Marshall in an ad-
dress at the Presbyterian rally at
Baltimore said that Bolshevism and
all it represents must be suppressed
in this country and those leaders who
were instrumental in trying to pre-
cipitate riot and bloodshed should be
hanged. The great congregation OF
Presbyterians vigorously applauded
the vice presidents declaration. Mr.
Marshall's address was devoted to
the reconstruction problems and he
vigorously assailed those who would
overthrow the institutions of the gov
ernment.
Contrasts for 500 public school
houses, totaling some sS0,0O0,OOO
have been held up as a result of the
war. according to but a partial tabu-
lation of the building conditions
throughout the United States. which
has been made by the statistical sec
tion of the division of public works
and construction development,
United States Department of Labor.
1t is estimated that the com ct ed