Cheyenne record., 1919-11-06
CONDEMNED RECORD o. the
PRooREss OF EvENTs At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAvINos. . I'm a ., ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERlNos, hopEs
AND FEARs OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News service.
WESTERN

Reports that Mexican rebels under
General Almazan had occupied ReynO-
sa, across the Rio Grande from Hidal-
McAllen have been confirmed. Ameri-
can troops were rushed to Hidalgo to
reinforce the border patrol there.
With the death of Col. James d. Bell,
cOnmander-in- chief Of the G. A. R., Col.
Daniel II. Hall Of Columbus autOmat-
ically becomes commander-in-chief Of
the veterans organization. Colonel
Hall was elected vice cOmmander-in-
chief at the annual encampment last
summer.
Reports from Mexico indicate that
| Francisco Villa Is ready to launch q
new campaign against the Carranza
| government. COincident with this re-
port is another to the effect that. the
rebel leader holds the balance Of power
between Obregon and Gonzales, rival
military candidates for the presidency
to succeed Carranza.
Conclusive evidence that the former
Russian czar and his family were mur-
dered by the BOlsheviki has been un-
covered and is In his possession, ac-
cording to Henry Palmer, American
| consular representative at Ekaterin-
burg, Russia, who has arrived in San
Francisco on the United States army
transport Great Northern from Vladi-
vostOk.
Tentative arrangements for Mike
Kelley, manager OF the st. Paul team
OF the American Association, to as
sumo n like position with the Seattle
club of the Pacific Coast League next
year, have been made, it was an
nounced by William II. Klepper. vice
president of the Seattle Club. klepper
and Kelley departed for Seattle, where,
| it is said, final arrangements will be
made.
A group of American financiers un-
der leadership of J. p. Morgan and
Company have combined with financial
and industrial interests of Japan for
| the development of the resources of
| China, Siberia, Manchurin and Mon
gOlia, according to an announcement
Mt San Francisco Thursday by Tatsuya
KatO, director of the Manchurian rail
way and the South Manchuria Mining
Company.
WASHINGTON
The regular army is 10 per cent be-
low the number authorized for the
fiscal year, the War Department an
nounced to-day. Reports to the adju-
tant general placed the total at 274,7s7
officers and men.
Miss Mary A. Richer Glass, daugh-
ter Of the secretary of the treasury
and Mrs. Carter Glass, and John Guer-
rant Boatwright Of Danville, Va, have
been married in the Church Of the Cow
enant by the Rev. Charles Wood, pas
tor Of the church, assisted by the Rev.
DR.. Gilby Kelley OF Virginia.
Dissenting In many important re-
spects from the program recommended
by the War Department and the gen
eral staff, General Pershing told the
military committees Of Congress that
100000 men raised entirely hy volun-
tary enlistment, should be the outside
figure considered for u standing army.
Rapid progress is being made in the
of the oil sections, substantially as
passed by the Senate, being approved
without record votes.
With the completion of the present
construction program of the shipping
board, there will he under the Ameri-
can flag 1.73l oil-burning steamers of
an aggregate of nearly lO,OOO,OOO de&d-
weight tons. Fuel stations now are be-
ing established along the trade routes
In both the Atlantic and Pacific so that
the American ships will he able to
make u complete circuit of the world
without taking fuel ut other than
American-owned stations.
King Albert and President Wilson
clasped hands ut the Presidents bed
side. Brief as it was, it proved the
climax of the American visit of the
Belgian monarch, and he left Washing
ton happy man, to sail for home
from Newport News at noon TOMORROW
on the transport George Washington.
From the day he landed the pleasure
of his tour has been marred by anxiety
over the Presidents condition. and he
had abandoned hope Of being able to
see him.
All mining claims In the United
States and Alaska are exempted from
annual assessment work for 1910 under
a resolution adopted by the House and
sent to the Senate. Previous legisla
ton had resulted In confusion and the
new measure was passed to make plain
that It was not necessary for a claim
ant to work this year In order to re-
tain his rights.
President Wilson continues to Inn
prove and 80 satisfied was Rear Ad- |
miraI GraysOn with his condition that