The Dolores star., 1919-07-18
EOREIGN

| @<'' VI 4 t>iiats lliul anu DJeNuhl
Pasha, the leaders of the Turkish gov
ernment during the war, have been
| condemned to death by Turkish court
martial investigating the conduct of
the Turkish government during the
war period.
Notwithstanding strong opposition
by the government, House of Com
mons committee adopted by vote of
fifteen to twelve a clause in the alien
blIl restricting the employment of
aliens in Great Britain.
Marshal Foch was given laurel
wreath of gold by the inhabitants of
the Department of Seine-Et- Disc. Pres
ldent Poincare, speaking at the cere-
mony, held in the palace of Versailles,
eulogized Marshal Foch for his deeds
during the war
Twenty-Five thousand French SOL
dlerS died from tuberculosis during the
war and 10000 men were exempted
fiom service because of the disease, it
was stated in the Senate during a dis
cuSSion of bill to establish tubercu-
loSis sanitariums.
| The government is called uDOn to
make definite pledge to reduce the
cost of living or to resign in n resolu-
ton passed by the national executive
committee of the Labor party in Lon
| don. The resolution declared the gov
ernment had failed to prevent ''merci-
less exploitation" of the public by
proftteers, who are charged with TAX
| lu9r r.IIfh1nSS -
age i'll supplies and transports"
The German National Assembly in
Nelmar has adopted the resolution
fatltying the peace treaty by vote
of POS to 115, according TO advices re-
cetved in Paris. The resolution reads /:
The peace treaty signed June %,
1919, as well as the protocol annexed
and special agreements on military oc-
| cupation of the Rhneland, are hereby
ratified. This law becomes effective
from the date of its PRONUNCIATION"
SPORT
Jack Britton, welterweight champion,
Knocked out Al Doty of Canton in the
second round of a scheduled twelve
round bout at COnnelsville, Pa.
w. 7. Tilden of Philadelphia won the
western Pennsylvania tennis cham
pionship at Pittsburg by defeating
Vincent Richards of New York. The
scores We're 81, 6-3, SO. G-1.
BY coming in with &c for the sec
ond half of the qualifying round for
the championship fight, Ralph Rider of
the HNnarinp
Des Moines, captured the special prize
awarded the low medaIist in the Iowa
state golf tournament at Cedar Rapids.
GENERAL
Frank l.. Rain. Nebraska, who was
Installed grand exalted ruler of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks at the closing session of the an
nual convention at Atlantic City, de-
clared in an address that he pledged
the support of all Elks in the warfare
on BolSheviSm. Other officers, most
of whom were reelected, were also in
stalled.
Unqualified approval of the right of
worknen to organize, the principle of
collective bargaining and an eight hour
working day, coupled with far-reach-
| ing recommendations as to changes in
| Canada's industrial system, are includ.
ed in the majority report Of the com
mission on industrial relations which
| was presented to the House of Com.
mons at Ottawa
The presidential ship George Wash.
| ington, which sails back to France, has
been fitted up with a nursery to take
care of the war babies returning on
that vessel. Two hundred "war brides
are scheduled to sail on the transport
on her next trip from France to this
country and, at the request of DIR. G. A.
Kicker, the ships surgeon, the Ameri-
can Red Cross has provided the ship
with baby food, milk, clothing and 9th.
er prerequisites of infantile comfort
Two men were killed and two in.
jured when the Allan liner Grampan
| Montreal for Liverpool, cOlided with
an iceberg off Cape Race. The steam.
ship, with $50 passengers and crew
of $50, arrived at st. Johns, n. F., for
repairs.
| ih' "oi All
nounced in New York the operations
of INSCRIPTIONS traffickers in thrift
and war savings stamps were being in
vestigated with view to prosecution.
The investigation is being carried on
under Instructions from the Treasury
Department. The committee said that
many persons fail to realize that war
\ savings stamps can be redeemed at
any postOffice for their face value,
plus interest.
In 1918 automobile manufacturers
paid a total of $33,OOO,OOO in taxes to
the federal government. In the same
period car owners paids$50, 100000 in
motor registration fees to the states
Total automobile taxes, including the
personal property, local charges, etc.
for the year are estimated at S150,0OO,.
600 The charges will reach S2OO,OOO,.