The Benson signal., 1919-06-21

habited by the Sultan of Turkey, has
been destroyed by fire.
The French minister at Belgrade has
informed the Belgrade government
that France has officially recognized
the SerbianC Croatian- Slovenian state.
General Pershing has advised that
he proposes to transport 375,00O men
homeward during the month of June.
This breaks all previous records for
moving troops overseas, and exceeds
the number Great Britain moved across
the channel in any month.
Adjutant Casale, the French aviator
who established a new world altitude
record in France by ascending to a
height of 1O,10O meters Approximately
33, 1876 feet). The flight was made in
fifty-five minutes. The temperature
at the height of 1O,1OO meters was
s degrees below zero.
The case of Robert Minor, former
cartOOniSt and writer for the New York
World, who was arrested mysterious
ly in Paris, is now in the hands of the
American military authorities. Infor-
nation regarding the charge against
Minor and his whereabouts is with
held pending further investigation.
Hundreds of Russians who refused
to contribute to levy of $11 100000
imposed by the city Of Odessa by the
Bolsheviki were forced to "walk the
plank" from yacht formerly owned
by the Car, according to August Dan
ner, representative in Southern Rus
sia, who arrived in New York with
Mrs. Danner as refugees on the Amer
lean 1rmy transport Englewood.
Capt. John Alcock and Lieut.. Arthur
w. Brown, in their Vickers-Vimy BIZ
plane, landed at Clifden, Ireland, COM
plsting the first nonstop airplane flight
across the Atlantic. Their trip from
st. Johns, N. F., was made in sixteen
hours and twelve minutes. In taking
the ground the machine struck heav-
lily and the fuselage plOughed into the
sand. Neither of the occupants were
injured.
The Persian legation in Berne an
nounces that Persia is about to claim
an indemnity at the Paris Peace Con-
ference for war losses. The legation
says that although Persia was neutral
100000 Persians lost their lives as
result Of battles in Persian territory
and Turkey invasiOns, and that the
damage to state property is computed
at 100000 francs, and that to pri-
vate property at 3,5OO,OOO,00O francs.
SPORT
Rudolph Wilhelm, present state
champion, won tie golf championship
of Oregon again at Portland, when he
defeated r. L. Macleay, up and to-
play.
Fifty-five thousand guide posts have
been placed on the boulevards Of
Southern California, by the AutOmO-
bile Club of Southern California, ac-
cording to an announcement just made
by officials Of that organization.
Four thousand wrestling fans saw
Joe Pesek defeat ZbysZko, one fall in
two hours, three minutes and fifteen
seconds, at Gordon, Neb. The match
was evenly contested for one hour, af-
ter which Pesek went behind and
stayed there until the final fall
Nelson Whitney Of New Orleans and
Richard Bockenkamp of st. Louis
were all square in the finals at the end
of thirty-six holes of the transmissis-
sippi golf championship, the decision
going to extra holes after see-saw
game on the last eighteen at st. Louis.
Boxing in Illinois got boost when
the Senate voted q to 16 for the pas
sage of the committee on license and
miscellany pugilistic bill. 1t followed
a debate that lasted for more than
two hours in which senators were con-
fined to a fifteen-minute limit in
speeches.
Walter Hagan of Detroit, won the
American golf championship at the
Braeburn Country Club, West Newton,
Mass, defeating Michael Brady of BOs-
ton in the playoff of the tie which re-
rounds of medal play. Hagan's total
score was II and Brady's 78.
Harry Wills, negro heavyweight of
New Orleans, Outfought J. Lester
Johnson Of New York, also a negro, in
an eight-round bout at Jersey City.
GENERAL -
General Pershing, the American COM
mander-in-chief, will remain in France
until the middle of July.
Portland, Ore, was selected for the
1920 convention of the Ancient Arabic
Order of Shriners, Domain of North
America, at the annual convention of
the order at Indianapolis.
Illinois went on record Tuesday as
favOring woman suffrage. She set the
pace for all the other states in the
Union when the General Assembly
voted for the,adOption of Senator Corn
wells joint resolution ratifying the
suffrage amendment as passed by Con
fox "a,