The Ordway new era., 1919-12-12
FOREIGN


mately S300,00O
The city of Stockholm, Sweden. has
decided to send about S1,0OO,OOO worth
of foodstuffs to Berlin and Vienna to
relieve conditions there, according to
Swedish reports received.
The situation In soviet Russia Is
growing more serious. In several
towns workers are without employ
ment and desperately hungry, ana
have revolted against the Bolsheviki
An armistice stipulating the imme-
diate evacuation OF Lithuanis by the
Germans has been signed by Germany
and Lithuania through the mediation
vf the interallied military mission
The firepIts of Mount Kilnuea which
for months was level with the main
crater and overflowed frequently, col
Inpsed and fell 400 feet. Ten earth
quake shocks accompanied the col
lapse.
The order for the discontnuance OF
the general strike called after the
opening of the parliament in Italy, has
been generally obeyed. Quiet has been
restored in Mantua, where disorders
occurred.
Should the allies decide to attempt
the forcible removal of the former kai-
ser from Holland, he will try dash
into Germany, it is believed In Dutch
circles. 1t is known Wilhelm Will make
every effort TO prevent his proposed
trial
The League of Nations Association
in BRUSSELS adopted Il resolution rec
ommending that the covenant of the
Lea que of Nations be amended to to-
tally eliminate from the text the
clauses giving nations the right to go
to war.
Tickets to the public gallery of the
house of commons for the opening ses-
sion We're in great demand, hundreds
showing their desire to see the first
woman member presented in the house
1t was impossible to accommodate
nearly all the applicants.
1t has been announced that the In
fante Antonio of Bourbon Orleans, by
nm acknowledgement signed Nov. Goth,
renounced his title as an infante of
Spain and the privileges attached to
this title. He also relinquished his
Spanish nationality and severed family
ties with the Spanish royal family.
Lady Astor has received her first
lesson in the rules and regulations of
parliamentary conduct She has been
twice called to order by the speaker
for conversing on the floor of the
house with another member. The vis-
countess occupied the seat formerly
belonging to Tim Healey, the Irish ma
tionalist leader
ut was primarily due 10 the recep-
tivity, courage and driving force of
Winston Spencer Churchill of England
that the general idea to use such an
instrument of warfare us the tank
was converted into practical shape"
says the report issued by the commit
tee which Investigated at great length
the numerous rival claims to credit
for inventing the tank.
The Japanese government, through
Ambassador Shidehara, has conferred
decorations on fourteen ranking Off
GERS of the American navy in recogni-
ton of war service. Among those dec
Grated We're Rear Admirals Benson,
Sims. Mayo and Knight, who received
the Grand Gordon of the Rising Sun I;
Admirals Gieaves and Wilson, Grand
Gordon of the Sacred Treasury Ad-
miral Rodman, Order of the Rising
Sun, second class.
GENERAL
Trial of Industrial Workers of the
Canton Lumber Company mt Baltimore
spread to the Spedden Shipbuilding
Company adjoining, and half dozen
or more ships, and caused n property
loss of more than 81 100000. One life
was lost. several men injured and sew
ernl boats owned by the United States
shipping board were burned and sunk.
Cause of the fire has not been deter
| mined.
Henry Clay Frick, pioneer ironmas-
ter and one of the foremost art collec-
tors in the United States, died sudden
| ly nt his New York home in his 10th
year.
The German general staff's story OF
the war written from the official
archives will soon be issued and will
be entitled "The Battles and Fights ol
the Great War of 1914-19lS." The
account is 10 contain consecutive ant
ordered description of all battles il
which German troops participated.
A prize of 100000 has been Offered
for the invention of an airplane whicl
will rise and descend vertically. An
nouncement of the offer, made h,
Edouard. and Andre Michelin, Frencl
tire manufacturers, through the Aero
club OF France, was made at New Yorl
by the Aero club of America.
After fatally injuring his wife, Hat
tie, aged II, and seriously wOundni
his 16-year-old daughter, Maude, whil'
they slept, Walter Webb, Ford EN-