The Colorado statesman., 1919-10-25
FOREIGN

The American army transport Great
Northern sailed from Naldivostok with
100 Officers and 400 enlisted men re-
turning to the United States.
The result of a provisional census
taken oct shows Berlin's popula-
ton to he 1897 900, which is n de
December, 1910.
Hundreds of American children will
receive Christmas dolls, gifts of the
French children of the city of Mez-
leres, as a mark of their gratitude for
the organization there of the schools by
the American Red Cross
The chamber of deputies in Paris
have voted n credit of 100000 francs
for national participation in the cree
ton of the monument at Pointe de
Grave, at the mouth OF the Gironde
river, in commemoration of American
intervention in the war.
The disappearance of silver money
from circulation has resulted in such
a shortage of small change that many
restaurants in Paris have posted
notices that customers must make
their own change or accept postage
stamps In place of silver.
The fall of Petrograd and the oc-
cupancy of both that city and the fort
ress of Kronstadt by the anti-Bolshe-
visit forces has been reported official
Iy by the general staff of the Finnish
army to the Viborg representative of
the northwest government of Russia.
The first announcement by Chicago
concerns of a Christmas bonus for en-
ployes came from Marshall Field & Co
| Officials announced that S1,5OO,OOO
would be split among workers receiv-
ing less than $1,000 yearly The dis
tribution is made in view of the high
cost of living, the officials said.
The game of baccarat is again al
lowed in the clubs in France since the
ratification of the peace treaty. AS
soon as the ban was lifted veritable
| frenzy of gambling set in all over
Europe. 1t is estimated S1,O0O,OOO
were won and lost in the first night
after the famous game was resumed.
The supreme council has decided TO
| intrust to the military authorities of
the allied powers the duty of fixing
| date for depositing notifications of the
treaty of peace with Germany, which
| date will mark the coming into force
of the convention, according to the
Echo de Paris.
| Twenty seven war vessels were lost
by France during the period of hos
| tilities, it is shown by an order of the
day issued by Georges Leagues, the
minsto. of marine, citing this number
| of war craft destroyed. Included in
the list are three battleships, the Dan
ton, the Gaulois and the Suffren.
GENERAL
Alfred r. Ringing. head Of the firm
of Ringing Brothers, circus owners,
| died suddenly on his estate mt Oak
Ridge, n. j.
| Progress in surgery and medico-ther-
apeutics since the Civil war have add
ed fifteen years to the average human
life, DIR. William Mayo of Rochester,
Mimi. told the ninth annual American
Congress of Surgeons in New York.
An embargo on the expectation of SUI
gar to relieve the existing shortage is
sought by Representative Gallinger of
Massachusetts in II bin introduced in
the House Under the bill no sugar
cane or raw or refined sugar can be
exported for a period of six months and
such further time as might be consid-
cred advisable by the President.
Surviving children of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, according to petition filed
in the county clerks office, will soon
receive a pro rata division of $780,
| 600 trust which was bequeathed to
| their father, by his father, also Theo-
dore Roosevelt, in his will probated
soon after his death, Feb. 8, 1878.
| Colonel Roosevelt in his will directed
that this trust fund be divided into
equal shares and be turned over TO
each of his children.
The state of New York will attempt
to collect an inheritance tax amount
ing TO millions of dollars from the es-
tate of William w. Aston, who died in
| London.
Two men We're killed, another may
die and several others We're injured
following two explosions in a fire
which destroyed the produce plant of
Swift & Co., at Iowa Falls, Iowa.
OF 10,245 members of the army nurse
| corps who saw service overseas, 266
| died and three were wounded in ac-
ton, according to report on the work
| of the nurses on the western front
made to the surgeon general by Miss
| Julia C. Stimson, director of the army
| overseas nursing service.
Secretary Glass put his name TO a
check for 50, GAS, 800, 171.53, said to have
been the largest ever drawn. 1t was
made payable to the treasurer of the
United States, but did not involve a
| transfer of that amount of money. 1t