The Ordway new era., 1919-04-18
/ FOREIGN

Ing defeat to a large Bolshevik attack
ing party.
The Polish paper Louch of Thorn an
nounces that according to the Franco
Polish military convention, France is
required to train the Polish army af-
ter the French system. Twelve hun
dred French officers will begin this
training soon.
A wealthy American is expected to
be the biggest bidder for the historic
| Queen Elizabeth castle at Richmond,
which has been offered for sale by its
lessee, John Middleton. The castle
was built in 1225 and has housed prac-
tically every sovereign since.
Replying to question in the House
of Commons of England, Stanley
Baldwin, parliamentary secretary to
the treasury. said allied obligations to
the United Kingdom March 31st last
were 1858, Az 600 pounds sterling and
| obligations of the dOminions ITO, $685.
900 pounds sterling.
| General Emiliano Zapata, the rebel
leader in southern Mexico has been
killed by government troops, accord
I
can War Department The announce
ment confirmed an earlier newspaper
report of Zapata's death from Cuaut-
la. in the state of Morelos.
The Hungarian Bolsheviki have
turned temperance advocates. The
Budapest soviet has decreed that ex-
treme cases of drunkenness shall he
punishable with death, says "A dispatch
from that city. Persons are liable to
death also IL found in the streets of
Budapest after 9 O'Clock at night.
The allies have drawn up list of
articles which Germany will not be
permitted to export without permis-
sion, according to Paris report The
list includes coal, coke, paper, wood
pulp, timber, dyestuffs, products of
Iron and steel, sugar, window glass,
machine tools, machinery and electri-
cal machines and their parts.
Premier Romanones of Spain had
conference with the British ambassa-
dor concerning the convention between
Great Britain and Spain. England by
this treaty will permit the importation
of Spanish oranges ana will ship to
Spain 10000 tons Of coal month.
Spain will lend Great Britain 75,OO0,-
900 pesetas, the rate of interest being
per cent.
SPORT
Governor Beekman of Rhode Island
signed the bill legalizlng Sunday base
ball. II becomes operative at once.
boxing bouts in New York was passed
without debate in the Senate by
vote of 81 to IS.
A team of officers from the Eighth
Cavalry, stationed on the border, won
| the Del Monte Lodge cup In the polo
tourney at Del Monte, Calf.
The Chicago Cubs. ON their training
trip, had no difficulty winning from
the great war veterans baseball nine
at Phoenix, to 2. A capacity crowd
saw the game, In which Vice President
Thomas X. Marshall tried to pitch the
first ball, which Governor Campbell
failed to catch.
GENERAL
The Baden bank of st. Louis was
held up by eight bandits and looted of
an amount estimated at 100000.
Rioting marked by promiscuous Cir
ing by strike sympathizers and police
opened the tenth week of the textile
strike at Lawrence, Mass.
BY II majority, twice as large as
| that by which they voted the state
dry In 1916, Michigan voters reject
ed constitutional amendment modify
ing the states prohibition laws to per-
nit the sale of beer and wine.
Untitled orders of the United States
Steel Corporation on March 31st were
1 5,43O,5I2 tons, according to the cor
p0ration's monthly statement. This is
n decrease of 5SO,2l5 tons compared
with the orders on February 2Sth.
The state OF Illinois won a victory
over the federal government when Su-
perior Judge Foell made permanent
an injunction granted last February
restraining the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company ana Post
master General Burleson from lncreas-
ing telephone rates in the state.
Miss Margaret Carnegie, daughter of
Andrew Carnegie, and Ensign Roswell
Miller. L. $. n. r.. have obtained n
marriage license. The wedding will
take place April 22nd. Ensign Miller
is the son of the late Roswell Miller,
chairman of the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 St Paul railway He is "A years
old. Miss Carnegie is 22. and the only
child of the former steel manufactur-
err
Mrs. Stanislawa Lypchinski has
been held for trial at the May term
of the Circuit Court on charge of
numbering Sister Mary John, Felician
nun who disappeared from the con-
vent mt lsadore, Mich, eleven years