Cheyenne record., 1919-06-26
FOREIGN

@~oN
A divorce craze is sweeping England.
Three courts granted DEGREES In one
day at the rate of fifteen an hour. The
total number on the calendar is sos,
and in 452 of these husbands are the
petitioners.
Leon Ambrami, under secretary in
the ministry of war, announced that
more than 10000 French prisoners in
excess of the figures given by Ger
many were found in Germany. The
number Of French soldiers missing in
action has reached 314,OOO, the under
secretary said.
Five million dollars are to be set
aside by the British government to
conduct Il search for petroleum in
Great Britain, the financial secretary
to the treasury told the House of Com
mons. He also stated that S1,OOO.OOO
would be devoted to aid flax produc
tion, principally in Ireland.
A strike of priests, which Is without
precedent has just occurred at Loret-
to, celebrated resort of pilgrims
The priests asked for an amelioration
of their financial condition, owing to
the high cost of living, and when their
claims were not granted, they stopped
celebrating masses and performing
other religious duties.
Capt. John Alcock, pilot of the Wick
ers-Nimy airplune which made the first
nonstop flight from North America to
Ireland, announced that he and Lieut..
A. W. Brown, the navigator, intended
to divide equally fS,OOO of the 100000
prize given them by the Daily Mail.
The other $4,000 will 90 to the work
men who built the machine
Instead of brend lines in Petrograd
there are crowds awaiting their turn
for coffins and death certificates
Visitors to hospitals refuse to recog-
nize their dead relatives in order to
save funeral expenses, and the old and
young are got rid of or told to die as
soon as possible so that crust of
bread may be saved for the survivors
SPORT
Joie Ray, crack middle distance run
ner of the Illinois Athletic Club. Won
the first annual Chicago Daily News
marathon of six and thrrpfourthS
miles ON the boulcbard in the time of
81 ~ :O2.
Mrs. George W. Wightman, Long
wood Cricket club, won the women's
national lawn tennis championship
when she defeated Miss Marion Zind-
"rStein, her cluhmutc at the Phiadel-
phn Cricket Club, G-1, g.
The Illinois House of Representa-
tives passed the trn-round commission
boxing bill. The victory of the fight
fans came after years of defeat from
the hands of legislatures The measure
provides for Il commission of three to
be named by the governor, limits the
weight of gloves to six ounces and pro.
| hibitS decisions.
w. S. lIoon OF Jewell Junction, Iowa,
captured the cup for high score in the
| state trap shoot which closed at Mason
City with 59l out of 600 targets thrown
in three days. a. II. Chalk, Portal,
y. D.. made Il score of 592, but, as a
nonresident, was barred from claiming
tn" cup. Il. +. Elbert, Des Mnincs, win
nrr of individual honors, was the run
ner-up with 800.
GENERAL
In the ruins of the library OF Lou
vain. destroyed by the Germans in
1911, the degree of doctor Of law was
conferred on President Wilson by the
! University OF Louvain.
The steamer Vnuban left New York
for South American points with more
than $l5,0OO,OOO in gold aboard. This
is said to be the largest single cargo
of gold that ever left New York.
Jewels valued ut more than $25,OOO
were taken from the residence of Mrs
Nellie Magnus Loeb, daughter Of the
late Adolphus Busch. during party
in Chicago. The robbers worked with.
In sight Of the party on the front
| vcrandn
Samuel Gompers was reelected pres.
idcnt Of the American Federation of
| Labor, in convention at Atlantic City,
and his salary raised from 100 to
$4,000. Mr.. GompcrS in a speech said
the selection was American labors an.
swer to it's traducers and opponents
Citing the fact that conditions re-
vealed by the war called for unprece-
dented eXertionS to check the progress
of tuberculosis, the National Tubercu-
lOsis Association upon adjourning Its
annual meeting Mt Atlantic City, adopt
ed resolutions providing for Red
Cross Christmas seal campaign in De-
cember by means of which a sum in
excess of $6,OOO.OOO will be raised
Full confessions are expected by the
police from ANTONY kunski, a build
ing contractor, and Miss Frances
Mann, arrested in connection with a
S5OO,OOO "fire-bug" ring, which is al
legged to have been responsible for