The Benson signal., 1919-02-01
FOREIGN

OF all the great North German-Lloyo
liners for repatriation of American
troops.
The question of Russia continues to
be one of the most important before
the supreme council of the peace con-
ference.
President Poincare gave luncheon
tave Ador, president of the Swiss fed
eral council
Of the 203 German submarines lost
during the war, it is estimated semi
officially, 120 were sunk with all on
board, and that in the others an av-
erage of half the crew perished.
The North German Gazette reports
an American concern has bought the
Schichau shipbuilding yards, one of
the most important in Germany, for
160,000,000 marks O,000,000).
Plans for expansion of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars of the United
States, organized after the Spanish
American war, to include those who
have seen service in the war against
the central powers were announced
in New York this week
Fourteen hundred prisoners
charged with Maximalist activities
are on board a cruiser awaiting de-
portation, according to secret service
operatives at Buenos Aires. The ma
jority of them are Russian Jews.
Sine Spaniards are among the num-
ber.
Bull fighting remains under an Of
ficial ban in the Federal district and
territories under the control of the
central government in Mexico, an eff
fort in the Chamber of Deputies to
rescind the presidential decree pro-
hibiting this sport having been de-
feated by one vote.
Eighteen American soldiers were
killed and thirty injured when a
troop train collided with freight at
Manoirs station in France. Heavy
damage, was done to the right-of-way
and the railway cars. No names of
the killed or injured have yet been
announced by the United States mill
tary authorities. No detailed an
nouncement is expected until the mil
itary authorities have made COM
plete check of the soldiers on the
train.
HI. P. Fletcher, American ambassa-
tor to Mexico, has left Mexico City
for Washington to discuss with the
American State Department ques-
tions now pending between the
United States and Mexico. The an
nouncement of his departure was ac-
companied by a revival of various ru-
mors in Mexico City. These rumors
are to the effect that his visit in
| Washington would be connected with
loan to Mexico by American banks
and with the decision of American
capitalists interested in eMxican oil
and mineral lands to send a delega-
tion to the peace conference.
SPORT
Supporters of the Cleveland Amer
leans unanimously approve the action
of President James C. Dunn in re-
electing Lee Fohl manager of the
club for 1919. 1t will be Fohl's
fourth year.
George Carpenter and Jack Demp-
| sey are names most frequently men
| toned as possible opponents for Jess
Willard in July. Tex Rickard, who
tied up Jess future activities for a
promise of 100000 will decide in
March who will meet the champion.
Around May he will pick the place
| of battle and determine the number
of rounds.
GENERAL
Oil aboard the tanker Roald
Amundsen exploded, killing one and
| injuring many and causing a million
dollar dock fire at Philadelphia.
Charley Taft, son of former Pres
ident William Howard Taft, just back
from France, returned to Yale univer-
sity. He will coach the varsity bas-
ketball team.
| Vice President Marshall in an ad-
dress at the Presbyterian rally at
Baltimore said that Bolshevism and
all it represents must be suppressed
in this country and those leaders who
were instrumental in trying to pre-
cipitate riot and bloodshed should be
hanged. The great congregation OF
Presbyterians vigorously applauded
the vice presidents declaration. Mr..
Marshal's address was devoted to
the reconstruction problems and he
vigorously assailed those who would
overthrow the institutions of the gov
ernment.
Contrasts for 500 public school
houses, totaling some E$80,OO0,O0O.
have been held up as result of the
| war, according to but partial tabu-
| lation of the building conditions
| throughout the United States, which
| has been made by the statistical sec