Cheyenne record., 1919-12-18
FOREIGN

compiled by leading automobile manu-
facturers of the. United States.
The first Polish proflteer to be exc,
cuted Is NJ. Br0theim, who, found guilty
of having stolen three tguckloads of
food intended for the Polish army, was
shot dead. by a firing squad Premier
PaderewskI has announced pitiless
campaign against all profiteers.
The United States government has
notified Japan that America has
adopted the "hands off" policy in 81
IBERIA and will send no further assist
ance to the KOlchak forces, according
to Il Toxic cable published by the Nip
pu Jill, Honolulu Japanese news
paper.
To develop commercial aviation the
Chinese government has contracted
with British concern for number Of
commercial planes. The Chinese gov
| ernment is making an issue of about
S9,OOO,OOO In treasury notes which will
| cial aerOnautics.
Fire badly damaged portions of the
castle at COmpiegne, France. The bed
room of the former emperor and the
council room, both of which We're un-
furnished, were destroyed, as were Il
few pieces of arts. The library was
not damaged. The damage is estimated
at 2,OOO,OO0 francs.
Federal District Judge Hamilton Is
sued temporary restraining order
| against Santiago Iglesias, representa-
tive of the American Federation of Lat
Dor, and fOrty-twO laborers and en-
plOyes of the American railroad of Por-
to Rico cnjoining them from carrying
out an alleged conspiracy whereby it is
charged the employees of the railroad
were made TO strike Dec. 3.
Capt Ross Smith, Australian aviator,
arrived Mt Port Darwin, Australia from
England, thus winning q prize Of f1O,-
600 sterling offered for the first avia-
tor to make the voyage. Under the
conditions laid down by the Australian
government when 1t offered prize for
making flight from England to Aus
tralia the distance of IL, 500 miles had
to be covered within thirty days.
The British air ministry announces
that, as an emergency measure to as
sist belated aircraft to locate their air.
drOmes after dusk, 1t has been ar
ranged for vertical searchlight beams
to be projected from the official air
dromes from about dusk till all service
machines have arrived. The identity
Of an airdrOme Is determined by the
number and arrangement of the light
beams
GENERAL
The Canadian government is shipping
S1O,OOO,OOO In gold to New York for the
purpose of meeting obligations and
also to check the depreciation in Mon
treal exchange.
Approximately S.OOO,OOO autos have
been made in the United States during
the last twenty years, according to
statistics prepared by the National Au-
tomObile Chamber of Commerce.
City officials stopped twenty-five
tons of sand and gravel from being
sold at 30 cents II pound IN New York.
The real estate was in the crops OF
$4,000 chickens bound for the New
York market.
The Republican National Committee
has selected Chicago. and Tuesday,
June Sth, as the place and time for the
national convention at which the
party's 1920 candidate for President
will be nominated
Furs valued at more than 100000
were stolen from fur dressing estab-
lishment in Brooklyn, according to an
announcement made by Starobin 4 Ru-
bin. the owners. Ten. thousand skins
were hauled away by thieves In trucks,
it was said.
| Vincent Eisi, II barber in Sew York
City, while shaving Harry Presher,
was taken with vertigo and failing
gashcd Drcsher's throat with the razor
| Dresher is in Il hospital and not ex-
pected to live. Detectives arrested
Eisi on the charge of felonious assault.
| Chicago ranks second in point OF
negro population in northern cities,
the report of the Urban league shows.
New York is the only city In the
North surprising Chicago In point OF
cOlored residents" said 4. A. Hill, sec
retary. "Since 1915 Chicago has added
10000 to its negro population. Detroit
and Newark have had 400 per cent In
| creases in the last four years"
The main body of the Atlantic fleet
| will leave Eastern seapOrts for Guam
| tanumo. Cuba, Jan. Sth, Secretary
| Daniels announced In Washington.
The flagship Pennsylvania, flying the
| four-starred flag of Admiral Wilson,
| will lead the force. Particular atten-
tion will be paid to main battery tar
get practice on the winter drill grounds
| this year, Secretary Daniels said.