The Colorado statesman., 1919-02-22
FOREIGN

The situation at Kadish on the Arch
angel front is more satisfactory for the
moment, according to an official state
ment issued by the British war office:
Reports from Omsk state that the
Russian government there has accept
ed an offer from Japan of men, money
and arms to settle the Bolsheviki diff
ficulties.
Three American steamers, laden
with foodstuffs for Poland, arrived Mt
Neufahrwasser, on the Gulf of Dan
zig. according TO Danzig advices re-
ceived at Basle
The French dreadnought Moravau
has been driven ashore at SebastopOl
in a snowstorm. At last accounts it
seemed doubtful whether the big war
ship could be saved from destruction.
Baron Nobauki, head of the Japa-
nese delegation ut the peace confer
ence, has been instructed to disclose
all the unpublished treaties between
China and Japan, says dispatch
from Toxic.
Germany is preparing to raise
large loan in the United States as soon
as peace is signed, says Geneva dis
patch The money is to be used TO
pay for expected raw materials from
allied countries.
The German government is considers
ing the question of putting the ex-
Kaiser on trial charged with stealing
thirteen automobiles and S150,OOO
from the German treasury before he
escaped into Holland.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
issued from his headquarters at Col
berg an appeal for volunteers. The
document, given to the German press
for general distribution, deplores the
general loss of Willingness to sacri-
flee for patriotism" and urges the peo-
pie to work energetically TO preserve
the native soil against the new enemy,
Bolshevism.
The program of the new German
government, which has just been pub
lished at Berlin, includes equal rights
for men and women, the improvement
of the educational system, conscription
along democratic lines to establish
peoples army, rationing at maximum
prices of food and necessaries of life,
care of the wounded and the families
of those killed during the war, the so
cialization of all industries ripe for
such treatment, particularly the coal
and iron mines, and considerable addi-
tions to income taxes.
SPORT
The Navy wrestlers had a walkover
at Annapolis defeating the University
of Pennsylvania team by score of
80 to 0.
For the second time Bryan Downey
of Columbus, Ohio, and Willie Laugh
lin of Bethlehem, Pa, fought fifteen
rounds to a draw at Tulsa, Okla.
Wladek Zbyszko, Polish wrestling
champion, defeated Arvid Anderson of
Boston in two straight falls of 20 and
minutes each respectively, at ST.
Louis.
The Chicago city council, by vote
of "a to 2, approved the proposed box
ing bill, which provides for state and
city athletic commissions with powers
to regulate ring exhibitions.
Alfredo de Orc, the Cuban cue eX-
pert from New York, wrested the
three-cushion billiard championship
from Augie Kieckkhefer of Chicago by
winning the third block of their 150-
point match.
Pal Moore gave Johnnie Ritchie of
Chicago a thrashing at Memphis, but
Ritchie took the beating about as
gracefully as beating was ever alb
sorbed Moore had every round Of
the eight, but from the beginning to
the end Richie showed no signs of
giving up.
GENERAL
Greater New York's daily consump-
ton of water amounts to nearly 600,-
100000 gallons.
Forty-nine declarations of war were
made between 1914 and 1918.
Nearly 100000 acres in Canada
are devoted to wheat growing.
Wisconsin has granted women the
right to vote at presidential elections.
The Senate, by a vote of y to 4,
passed the House bill to this effect.
Col. Harry Cutler OF Providence, r.
l., and other delegates of the Jewish
American Congress who are to present
the so-called Jewish bill of rights" to
the peace conference ut Paris, have
sailed from New York.
Sergt. Earl Caddock of Anita, Iowa,
heavyweight wrestling champion, is on
his way home from France. 1t was
declared Caddock had decided to quit
the wrestling game and devote his
time to operating Wyoming ranch.
Hard cider has officially been
classed as liquor in Ithaca, n. Y.
More than a dozen stores were recent
Iy raided, a few of them famous In