, 1919-06-12
FOREIGN

The governor general of the Kediri
district of Java reports that 800 per-
sons were killed in the recent eruption
of the volcano Kalut.
A Budapest dispatch reports that
Admiral Won Horthy, former command.
er-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarlan
fleet, had been assassinated by red
guards.
Prominent business men of Toxic
have met to discuss the project of lay
ing a new cable line between Japan
and the United States. Committees
have been appointed to study the
question.
France will spend about 100000
900 francs on new public work, be-
sides about 5000, 0 900 francs for the
rebuilding of railroads in the devas-
tated regions" says NJ. Claveille, min
lister of public works.
In the House of Commons in Lon
don "A resolution has been adopted au-
thorizing the treasury to raise a LOAF
to "A limit of f250, 1000, 900 to cover the
estimated deficit for the year, and any
sum required for the repayment of ma.
turing securities and the creation of a
sinking fund.
There is a sufficient surplus of food
indicated from the coming harvests to
supply Europe n meet the needs of
the world, unless some unexpected
catastrophe happens to the worlds
h%arvests, according to n statement is
sued by Herbert c. Hoover, head of
the allied relief organization.
Lieut.. Milton Roberts of Lebanon,
Ky, is the first American to be dec
GRATED for gallantry during the fight
ing on the Murmansk front. He has
been awarded the French war cross
for leading an attack on the Bolshe-
visit trenches at Urosozero on April
18th, with the cooperation of a
French armored train.
Nearly 100000 persons died in Paris
of influenza within five months-from
October, 1918, to the end of last Feb
ruary-Dr. Dubieft discloses in the
Hygiene of the Seine" The exact
total of the victims during that period
1871, 50O. During November, when
the epidemic was at its height no
fewer than 81, CIT persons died.
SPORT
Mike Gibbons of st. Paul and left
Smith of New York will box ten rounds
in Kansas City, July 4th.
Charles Albert (ChieD Bender, for.
mer star pitcher of the Philadelphia
American League Club, has been
signed as manager of the Richmond,
Va, league team. Bender will play
right field and pitch.
NJ. Botcazen, the one-armed golf
professional at La Boulie links, YER
%sailles, France, is coming to America
to play in a number of exhibition
matches. On the French links NJ. Bot
cazen's cor averages from 76 to 80.
Americas expeditionary force will
present an American-made track team
when the i%nterallied championships
are held in Paris this month. All the
material for the track uniforms and
for the training of the men is being
shipped to them from this side of the
water.
GENERAL
An order from the Navy Department
calling for a reduction of the entire
force to not more than 25O,-
900 men by July LIST, has been received
at Boston. 1t is directed that the
greater part of the reduction come
from shore stations first so hat the
efficiency of the fleet will not be i'm
paired.
Savings banks that started life as
hand grenades intended for use by the
expeditionary forces against
the Germans will be distributed to
school children who earn enough mon
ey this summer to buy war savings
stamps. Distribution of the banks,
numbering 100000 will be entirely
under the direction of saving directors
of the twelve federal reserve districts.
According to word received by the
local police department of Kansas
City, a bank near Pittsburg, Kan, was
robbed of Liberty Bonds to the
amount of $4,000.
Legality of the migratory bird act
oeAy o. lOlOf CItClcu
to carry into effect a treaty with
Great Britain, was upheld by Federal
Judge Jacob Trieber at Little Rock,
Ark.
The Pershing highway, a proposed
transcontinental route from New York
to San Francisco, was organized re-
Gently at a meeting in Lincoln, Neb.,
attended by of savaroI
states included in the projected itin-
erary.
Despite a vigorous protest from the
good-road men of Missouri, Governor
Gardner signed the dirt-road bill
which provides for a system Of 5000
miles of graded highways. Each
county in the state is allowed $1,000
a mile provided that the total graded
is not less than fifty miles. There
is some doubt as to whether federal
aid will be possible under this sta
tute, as the law limits federal annro-