Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
FOREIGN

1000 in the sectors of Arnoldstein, VII
ZACH, Rosenbach and Rainer, says vi
enna dispatch to Zurich.
An airplane in which General Sykes,
controller general Of civil aviation, was
making flight, fell at Kenly, Eng
land, and the pilot, Captain Knott, was
killed. General Sykes was badly shak-
en-,
A Havas dispatch from Dijon states
that American army authorities at Is
Sur Tile have sentenced and hanged
an American lieutenant for an assault
upon a girl, who died in consequence
of her injuries.
An attempt was made recently on
the life Of Lieutenant General Horvarth
Russian military commander at Har-
bin. His assailant attacked him with
bombs, but was seized before he had
carried out his purpose.
Three American soldiers were killed
and eight injured seriously when an
American army motor truck was
struck by IL railroad train at Il grade
crossing near La Ferte-St. Aubin, thir-
teen miles southeast of Orleans.
A manufacturing company of Lon
don announces 1t Is preparing to mar
ket an utomoble that can be retailed
for between $3.50 and $500. The prin-
cipal materials to be used in making
the cur is new substance which is
described as "a kind of concrete,
light but strong and durable, produced
from waste material
The Nice recreation area for Amer
lean expeditionary troops, it was an
nounccd, will be closed May % owing
to the celebrity with which the troops
are returning home. The general
council of the department of Alpes-
Mnrtimcs has adopted resolution
paying tribute to the excellent behav-
iOr Of the American soldiers.
| In defending the governments policy
of donations to the unemployed, Sir
Robert Stevenson Horne, the minister
Of labor in the House of Commons
| in London, said it was unnecessary to
| take Il gloomy view of the unemplOy-
mcnt question. Since the nrmistlce,
dcmobiliZrh and 100000 remain un-
employed.
SPORT
George (Knockout) Brown of Chi
cago won IA newspaper decision from
Bob Moha of Milwaukee at Racine.
Joe Stechcr. Omaha, Neb., former
! worlds champion, defeated Jack ROg-
rrs, Montreal, in two straight falls at
Kok"mo, Ind The first fall was made
In 23 minutes and the second in II
minutes.
Elizabeth Ryan of Philadelphia, won
the women's national championship
5O-yard swimming race at Alameda, In
81 2-5 seconds. Betty Grimes Of Min
nenpOlls, was second and Ruth Crane
of Oakland, Cal, third.
Jean Ors French aviator. won Il
$500 prize by lenping from an airplane
1000 feet above the Chelsea flying
field while the plane was speeding al
sixty miles an hour. He made Il per
feet descent. clinging to tiny white
silk parachute. The leap was the bli
event VI llle 1T lllc dl- aIIltIlCdl
Aeronnutical Congress.
GENERAL
A lot OF 1.4O0 silver fox pelts were
placed on auction at the spring sale
at the international Exchange in St
Louis. Half Of the lot was disposed
Of at IL total of $135,OOO A pair OF
the skins sold for 1,12O.
John NJ Thorn of Lansing, faced q
fifteen-month sentence in Leaven
worth penitentinry following his con
viction for using the malls to black
mail J. P. Morgan and his daughter
Mrs. Jane N. Morgan Nichols.
The wedding Of Elizabeth J. Wrent
more, the youthful Californian, to Gov
ernor Francis Burton Harrison of the
Philippines, will take place May 18th
nj the home of the governors mother
in Washington.
The worlds most powerful battle
ship, the supcrdrcndnaught Tennessee
was successfully launched when II
went sliding down the ways at the
New York navy yard
WcuEed under the seat IN an out
building on Il farm near l.ntrObe Pa.
the body of Miss Emma AuStraw, Is
years old, school teacher. who has
been missing for several days, was
found murdered. The girls hands
were tied behind her back, her fac.
had been beaten and she had been
struck on the head
Probably the first parade in this
country made up exclusively OF
wounded soldiers, most of whom are
ChicOgonnS. was held in Chicago
More than 1000 men from Fort Sheri
dan and the Cooper Monitnu General
Hospitals filed through the downtown