The Ordway new era., 1919-07-25
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Twelve S<rsons were killed In an eI-
plosi0n on ssard the British tank
steamer Ro-eIeaf al Cardiff. Wales
The explosion vas caused BY an ac-
curnulAtion Of gas.
II the Germans are good and full
I'll the terms of the peace treaty.
American forces On the Rhine viii Be
reduced 10 5000 men by November.
General Perxhinz stated in Loodon-
Eighteen million marks gold which
the German zovernmenr owed S~frzer-
land and payment Of which had been
stopped temporarily By rhe allies. was
taken 10 Switzerland as Ordinary
freight
One officer and SIX enlisted rnea
Eere killed in the destrucriOn Of the
American mine sweeper Richard H
Buckley By the explosion 0, mine IL
the North sea. Two other officers we're
injured.
Enyer Pasha, Talasi Bey and Dlsrnzl
Pasba. the Leaders Of the Turkish gov
ernnent during the war, have been
condemned 70 death By Turkish eour1
martial investigating the conduct Of
the Turkish government during the
war period
Marshal Foch vas given laurel
wreath Of gold by the inhabitants Of
the Department Of Seine Esr-Oise. Pres
ldenf Poineare, speaking at the cere-
mOny. held In the palace Of Versailles
eulozized Marshal Foch for his deeds
during the war.
Twenty-Five thousand French sol
dIers died from Tuberculosis during the
var and 126.Oro men were exempted
fiOL1 service because Of the disease, il
was stated in the Senate during dis
cus-ion Of a blu to establish tubercu-
iosis sanltariums-
Government reports sh0E that 1,01c.-
90 sheep and 10000 cattle have been
drowned In floods in the southern part
Of BuenOs Aires provinces. The rail-
Fays and teiegraphic communications
have been interrupted and several sec
lions 90 that region have been com
Disteiy Isolated for more than q week
Prices on az fOOisfuffs have fallen
with q crash 10 Berlin as q result Of
the lifting Of the blockade They be
gan 70 show weakness when It Was
lifted. but the real drop came only
when Illicit dealers with huge con
cealed stocks brought them out in a
virtual panic 10 unload before conpet-
ing supplies entered Germany.
A. English law now stands, man
may marry his dead wlfe's sister, but
a woman cannot wed her dead hus-
bands brother. The point was made
clear by the presiding judge at the
Northampton AssIzes the other day in
tie case Of two women who went
through the marriage service with bro
,herz Of their dead husbands. Both
we're held for trial.
SPORT
Lew Tender defeated Joe yelling
Of Chicago in a hard sir-round fight at
Shibe Park In Philadelphia.
Harry Greb, Pitrsburg, and Battling
Leyinsky. Philadelphia, fought a six
round draw at Philadelphia.
Joe Tiplitz, Philadelphia, knocked
out George Clancy. Baltimore, in the
third round at Philadelphia
Ted tKid) Lewis, former weiter-
weight champion. had the better of a
si1-round bout with Steve IAtzo Of
HazeltOn, Pa.
GENERAL
Negotiations for loan of 10000
OOc to SiO,DcOODO 10 the Swiss republic
through the sale OF bonds In this coun-
try have been virtually completed, 1t
has been reported.
Using IN iron wedge, Robert Seifert,
20. beat his mother, 56, to death at
AlIx, Ark The wOman's skull WAS
crushed. The cause of the crime has
not been learned. Seifert is In jail.
A federal mail airpIane, carrying
| 800 pounds of letters from New York
10 Cleveland. was forced down by a
terrific wind at Albany, and wrecked
The aviator, Lieut.. J. ID. McAlden, was
uninjured.
Federal investigation of an alleged
s1O0,OC0,OCo food combine at Chicago
United States district attorney, and
| Walter Il. Wooden and Attorney
Charles +. Moore Of Washington. Clyne
said there was evidence Of great
trust OF producers, Gamers and dis
tributors operating In this territory
and extending its activities to all parts
Of the country.
In 1918 automobile manufacturers
paid n total of 33.OO0.OOO In taxes to
the federal government. In the same
period car owners paid sJO,0O0,Oo0 In
motor registration fees to the states
Total automobile taxes, including the
personal property, local charges, etc,
for the year are estimated at s1JO,OOO,-
900 The charges win reach 500, ,Oo0,-
900 In 1919 All OF these are paid by
| chr nMners In the last nnnly making