The Ordway new era., 1919-01-10
FOREIGN

The brazilian peace delegation lett
Rio Janeiro for Havre. France.
| Lyman N. Stearns. known as an
authority on the game of checkers,
died at Manchester, Eng
Herbert Hoover has been designat-
| ed director general OF food relief
measures in restored. neutral and
enemy territories, 1t was officially
announced in Paris.
David Lubin OF San Francisco.
founder OF the International institute
OF agriculture, and the American rep
resontative on It's permanent board,
died In Paris Of pneumonia. His fatal
illness followed an attack Of grippe
President Wilson arrived in Roane
at 1925 O'Clock Friday morning. He
was received ut the station by King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Hell
ena, members OF the government
and representatives OF the local au-
thorities.
Marshal Joffre was elected chan
cellor of the French Academy. fol-
lowing the precedent of according
that post to the most recently re-
ceived member. Pierre de La Goroe,
the historian, was made directOr or
the academy.
The international labor confer
ence, which. according to program.
will meet concurrently with the on
cial peace conference, will open at
Lausanne on Jan. 13 and continue In
session for several weeks. according
TO Arthur Henderson.
From the frontier to Rome the jour
ney of President Wilson was like =
triumphal procession. Mountaineers
and villagers swarmed from the hills
and valleys 10 the railroad over which
the Presidential train passed to pay
homage to America.
American Ambassador Thomas Nell
son Page. in company with the mill
tary and naval attaches OF the Amer
lean embassy. left Rome to. meet Pres
ident Wilson at the Italian frontier
The visit OF Mr.. Wilson to Rome was
the chief topic of conversation at Of
ficial New Year receptions in Rome.
There is every likelihood. accord
ing to Paris newspapers. that the
peace conference, or. rather. pre-
liminary conference. between the
four great allies Will open Jan. 13.
The secretaries of the conference
will be Paul Dutasta, French am
bassador to Switzerland, and Phil
ippe Berthelot OF the French foreign
office, il is said.
SPORT
R.kh
Jack Dempsey II he is guaranteed
100000.
Jack Dempsey started west to open
theatrical tour. after having dis
posed of Gunboat Smith in the sec
ond round of their bout at Buffalo,
N. Y. "a
Several new boxing bills which
have for their purpose the legalizing
of ten-Yound boxing bouts in the
state of Oregon are now reported
to be In process of formation.
When the California Legislature
meets at Sacramento Edward Lewis.
ssemblyman-elect from Marysville.
will present "A new boxing bill which.
II passed. will permit ten-round
bouts and decision by the referee.
Many other states plan the same
movement when their Legislative
bodies convene.
GENERAL
An official Polish delegation has
arrived IN Switzerland and will visit
Paris to lay Polish interests before
the peace conference. r.
Mrs, Vernon Castle. whose hus-
band was killed in an airplane acci-
dent lAst year. is reported engaged
to Tom Powers of the Royal Flying
Corps.
A Polish army af $4,000 10 10000
men. striking toward Berlin. has cap
itured Frankfort, on-the-O Oder, forty
miles from the German capital, the
Polish agency in Lausanne was mott
fled by telegraph from Posen. The
Germans, the report said. are hastily
re-arming their demobilixed troops In
AN effort to stem the invasion.
The Pershing theatsr. said to be
the only playhouse in the United
States maintained exclusively for
Aoldiers. and to which admlttance lis
free. was opened in New York by
tie New York Community Camp
Service.
Battling against u rough sea which
capsized three OF their boats. coast
guards from many stations. aided by
crews from nearly twenty naval craft.
had by nightfall on Thursday taken
safely TO shore seventeen navy nurses
and 2s7 OF the 2.4S0 homeward bound
soldiers on the United States trans
port Northern Pacific. hard aground
for two days an a sand bar near Fire
Island light. according 10 a New York
report.
This war has taught the lesson
that those who make the best eiti-