Cheyenne record., 1919-03-20
FOREIGN

Eitel Friedrich, second son Of che
former German emperor, has com
menced divorce proceedings against
his wife, charging infidelity before the
| war.
1t has become known that Pope Ben
edict has addressed an appeal to the
powers emphasizing the urgency Of
the speedy conclusion of peace with
Germany
The German submarine U-4S, while
attempting to escape from Ferrol,
Spain. was chased by a destroyer and
sunk, according to Havas dispatch
from Madrid.
Alberto Gutierrez, minister of for
eign affairs of Bolivia since last De-
| cember, has resigned. 1t is said that
his resignation has no connection with
| the international situation
Three German steamers captured by
| allied warships for violation of the
armistice terms have arrived at Dun
kirk for internment. The steamers are
the Italia, Mercur and Pluto.
The preliminary peace treaty will
probably contain the clause compel
ling Germany to turn over all officials
found guilty of war crimes to be tried
by an international tribunal.
| Field Marshal Haig Is retiring as
cOmmander-in-chief of the British
army. He is expected to be succeeded
by Gen. Sir William Robertson of the
general staff. Sir John Cowan will re-
tire as quartermaster general of the
British army.
Another attempt has been made
against the life of Nikolai Lenine, the
Russian Bolshevist premier, at Mos
cow, according to reports received at
Copenhagen. Shots were fired at
Lenine, but he was not injured. His
chauffeur was wounded
A serious situation has developed
in County Glare, Ireland, by the es-
cape of lunatics from the Glare men-
tai hospital The county Is overrun
with the madmen, many of whom are
dangerous. The men made their es-
cape from the asylum during u strike
of the attendants
1t is reported from Basle that the
former German emperor has COM
planned against his residence in Hol-
land. 1t is asserted that he has de-
clared that the climate is disagreea-
BILE and that he desires to go to the
Riviera or to Egype on account of his
health and that he has requested Math-
las Erzberger, head of the German
armistice commission, to make repre-
sentatons to the allies to this effect.
SPORT
Charles B. Adams, hero of the 1909
worlds series, will try comeba OK
with the Pittsburg Pirates this year
Adams is 80 years old and real We
teran as pitchers go.
Yale's relay swimming team lowered
the worlds record for the 200 yard re.
lay race in n meet at New Haven in
which Columbia was defeated, 81 to IT.
The time was Al The old record es.
tablished by the Yale team two years
ago was 40 ID
Cliff Durant came home over the
Santa Monica automobile road course
ahead of his teammate, Eddie Hearne
winning in ; hours. minutes 45 sec,
onds, for 250.3+ miles in laps of 1863
miles each. He won prize of $4,000.
Durant's average speed was computed
at Sl.6 miles an hour.
GENERAL
The brewers of Boston are planning
to become candy makers after July /.
Mrs Sarah l.. Gushing, 100 years
old, one of the first women to take up
the practice of medicine in the Unit
ed States, died ut LGckport, n. Y.
Four prisoners are held in New
York on a charge of advocating the
overthrow of the United States gov
crnment" as the result of raid on
what the police termed BOlshevist
headquarters at 133 East Fifteenth
street.
-Four armed daylight bank robbers
shot and probably fatally injured Will
liam Bigel, assistant cashier of the
Metropolitan State Bank, and Margar-
ct PeZus, Il customer, in daring at
tempt to rob the bank in Chicago.
1t was reported that the consensus
of packers and representatives of the
food administration in conference in
Chicago was in favor of fixing a max
imum price of not more than $1S and
more probably $3.50 for hogs.
| If President Wilson insists that the
League of Nations be Incorporated in
the preliminary peace treaty, the Brit
| ish, 1t is understood, will concede the
point, although they still believe that
the preliminary pact is not the proper
place for the Inauguration Of the
League, which, they declare, should bs
included in the final peace pact.
| New York City's infant mortality
rate for 1918, with only 91.7 deaths to
! 1000 births, was the lowest of the ten