The Benson signal., 1919-07-12
VOREIGN

pest was frustrated by the bad marks
manship of the aSsailant says Gen
eva dispatch.
Ihe former crown prince of Ger
many, according to a wireless press
dispatch from Amsterdam, has re-
neWed his lease on the parsonage Of
Wleringen for another three months.
Wheat in all Canadian elevators has
been Communicated by the board Of
grain supervisors in order to provide
Greece with 100000 bushels with
IN the next twelve months No ship
ments can be made at present with
out permits from the board
Through the mediation of allied rep
resentatives an armistice between the
ESthonians and Germans has been
signed at Riga. 1t provides that all
German troops shall leave Riga and
that the Germans evacuate Letvia at
the earliest possible moment.
The German Conservative party has
issued proclamation signed by Ern-
est Won Heydebrand, the party's leader
in the Reichstag, stating that the par
.ty declares war on the government
and intends to use it's whole strength
to re-establish the monarchy" accord
ing to Copenhagen dispatch.
"Our flag is here; our work is here !;
our honor is here. The world must
understand that we will stand by the
allies in seeing the peace treaty carried
do o4
Paris by General Pershing, in connec-
tion with the announcement of plans for
returning to America the regular army
divisions now serving in Germany.
Two regiments of the military and
a force of police rushed on the palace
and took prisoner President Pardo at
Lima. These forces then proclaimed
Augusta B. Leguia president of the re
public. Only few shots were ex-
changed and there were no casualties
Col. Geraldo Alvarez and Gen. A. A
Caceres, former president, were the
leaders of this military movement.
The German National Assembly, ac-
cording to Weimar dispatches, adopted
flog by voce Of 211 to SO, on a COM
promise motion. The national colOrs
by this action were made black, red
and gold. The commercial flag ap-
proved is black, white and red with a
black, red and gold jack in the upper
left-hand corner.
The former German emperor for
the first time in his life has paid
taxes, the municipality of Amerongen
having levied the ordinary taxation
after examining and estimating Will
lam Hohenzollern's fortune. For the
first three months Of this year the
sum levied amounts to 1900 guilders.
"a guilder normally amounts to about
40 cents) This sum, however, was
merely for local taxation. An income
tax will be levied separately by the
government.
General Pershing will leave for home
in August or September. General Hun
ter Liggett, commander Of the first
army, will be relieved Of his command
at his own request as he desires to
return to the United States soon. He
will be replaced by General Henry AL
len, it is announced. General Perish
ing's headquarters are being moved
from ChaumOnt to Paris. A further
step toward civilian conditions was
taken when the army censorship was
lifted. Brest is now the only port of
embarkation for Americans. Reports
| that vast stores of war materials were
being destroyed by the Americans was
| denied by General Pershing. He said
that nothing of value had been
| scrapped.
SPORT
Harry Greb of PHtsburg, Pa, gained
referees decision over Bill Brennan
of Chicago in a fifteen-round fight at
| Tulsa, Okla.
There was a difference Of fifty-six
pounds in the weight Of Jess Willard
| and Jack Dempsey when they entered
the ring for their heavyweight cham
pionship contest. The new champion
weighed 1877 pounds, while Willard
scaled 243.
Jack Dempsey won the heavyweight
championship Of the world from Jess
Willard in three rounds at Toledo, O.,
July 4th. Dempsey received $4,000,
while Willard got 100000.
Joe Burman, Chicago bantamweight,
kAocked out Kid Hermann of Pekin,
Ill.,, with left hook to the jaw in the
seventh round of a scheduled ten
round bout at Benton, Mich.
GENERAL
Arthur S. Raymond, a mining engi-
neer from Joplin, Mo-, leaped to his
death from the roof of the twenty-story
Commodore hotel in New York. No
reason for his act is known
The arrival of Chester B. Canning of
Poughkeepsie, under sentence of death,
filled Sing S S'ng's new death house for
the first time since 1t was built. Twen-
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