The Ordway new era., 1919-07-04
FOREIGN

as the peace treaty is ratified, It wal
learned at weimar.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. the noted
poet, who recently was critically Ill
in London, is speedily recovering
Mrs. Wilcox plans to return to ths
United States Immediately.
The Ukrainians have defeated Bol.
shevfk forces all along the front, 70
capturing Odessa and threatening
Kieff, according to q Ukrainian OFF,
cial statement received at Berne.
Frederick William Hohenzollern, the
former German crown prince, has -
capped from Holland and made his way
Into Germany. News of the escape Of
the ex-crown prince caused consider
able stir In peace conference circles.
British, French and Italian labor
representatives have decided to make
general demonstration on July 20 or
81 to protest against allied intervso-
ton in Russia. This announcement
was made by Arthur Henderson, Brit
ish labor leader, ut the labor confer
ence at Southport, England.
General Hoffman, of Germany, who
was prime mover In the negotiations
leading up to the Brest-Litovsk treaty
with Russia, has been dismissed from
his command In the eastern district
having declared he would defend that
district to the last man In defiance
of the governments orders and never
recognize the peace treaty.
Fifteen flags captured from the
French, which were returned after
signing of the peace treaty, were taken
from museum IN Berlin by crowd of
German officers and soldiers and pub
licly burned near the statue of Freder-
ick the Great. As the flags burned a
great crowd sang Deutschland Uber
Allies"
General Pershing and Herbert c.
Hoover represented the United States
in distinguished company Of noted
men from the allied countries who
were honored by Oxford University
with degrees of doctor Of civil law.
The ceremony was the eliminating fea-
ture of the annual encaenia or COM
memoration exercises.
SPORT
AL Norton of California, heavy
weight, won the decision over Hersco-
vitz of Canada in ten rounds in the
boxing events of the interallled games
in France.
Aggressiveness won for Harry Greb,
middlewelght, over Mike Gibbons Of St
Paul in their ten-round bout at Pitts
burg. Greb was given six of the
rounds, Gibbons three and one was
even.
Jack Britton, welterweight title
holder, and Jack Perry, challenger,
went twelve rounds at Cumberland,
Md. After the fifth round 1t was an
even battle. Britton fought openly
with very little covering and from the
start tried for a knockout but failed.
GENERAL
Secretary Lane asked the Senate to
increase the appropriation in the sun
dry civil bill for education of Alaskan
natives from $215OO0 to $265,OO0
Screaming at the sight of the scat
fold, two brothers, Erasmo and Joseph
Peretta, were hanged at the state
prison, Wetherfield, Conn. They were
convicted of the murder of Frank Pal
mere at New Britain last June. Guards
had to subdue the men when they were
brought to the scaffold.
Another of the many clews to the
lost collier Cyclops-a1l of which so
far have been exploded-turned up at
Columbia, s. c., when the mother of
Otis Ramsey, seaman on the ship,
received telegram from New York,
saying he was safe in this country
again" and that the missing vessel was
In German port. The navy records
show that Otis Ramsey of Columbia
was seaman on the Cyclops and he is
listed as lost ut sea" with the ship.
Officials think the message a hoax,
but as they expect to solve the mystery
some LAY. they are carefully looking
up every clew.
A record flight from Atlantic City,
~ n, J., to New York was estahi'.h-.. -, !.
when Lieut.. K--.etn K-...etn H. Murray, for
nferly of the American air service,
piloted a Sopwith "Came" over the
route, l7V hhieS III VI MINUTES. ihe
time was officially recorded by the
Aero Club of America.
The transport Dakotan arrived at
Philadelphia from Bordeaux with
1,6OO enlisted men and 81 officers of
the Eighty-seventh division. The
transport also brought 90 prisoners,
Including life prisoners. Seven for
mer officers were included among the
prisoners, accused of cowardice under
fire.
Henry Ford will turn back to the
government his share-5S per cent
of the war profits made by his De-
troit plant. The automobile manu-
facturer requested the secretary of