Cheyenne record., 1919-04-17
FOREIGN

wounded in street fighting II added
that order was quickly restored.
Reginald Devnelle, fashion design
| er formerly of New York. was found
| not guilty Of manslaughted in connec-
tiOn with the death of Billie Carlton,
| an American dancer, in the Old Bailey
court in London.
The troops at Munich express sym
pathy with the soviet cause. They have
| declared their intention, however, to
maintain neutrality and to prevent
riOting. At all public gatherings enthu-
siasm Is shown in favor of the soviet
idea.
The Polish paper Louch of Thorn an
nounces that according to the Franco
Polish military convention, France is
required to train the Polish army af-
ter the French system. Twelve hun
dred French officers will begin this
training soon.
The airplane of the Shortt Brothers,
one of the entries for the 10000 ster-
ling race across the Atlantic, will start
from Ireland for Newfoundland short
ly, weather permitting. The airplane
Is expected to make the journey in
twenty-four hours.
There is widespread agitation in
Constantinople that il any country be
given the mandatory of Turkey it must
be the United States. Turkey is bank
rupt financially, politically and COM
mercially, and it is impossible for her
to recover by her own resources.
Replying to question in the House
Of Commons of England, Stanley
Baldwin, parliamentary secretary to
the treasury, said allied obligations to
the United Kingdom March 31st last
were 1,56S, AT 900 pounds sterling and
obligations of the doninions 17O,S96,-
600 pounds sterling.
General Emiliano Zapata, the rebel
leader in southern Mexico, has been
killed by government troops, accord
ing to an announcement by the Mexi-
can War Department. The announce
ment confirmed an earlier newspaper
report of Zapata's death from Cuaut-
la, in the state of Morelos.
Premier Romanones of Spain had
dor concerning the convention between
Great Britain and Spain. England by
this treaty will permit the importation
of Spanish oranges and will ship to
Spain 100000 tons of coal q month.
Spain will lend Great Britain 75,OOO,-
900 pesetas, the rate Of interest being
5 per cent.
SPORT
The New York Assembly passed the
bill of Senator Walker permitting Sun
day baseball games. The bill now goes
to the governor for his approval.
The British legation recently chal
lenged the American legation to II six
mile ski race and ten members of each
organization took part in the contest
at Christinna, Canada. The Americans
won with 81 points against IS for the
English.
Tommy Carter, lightweight cham
pion Of the southern division of the
United States army, was given the de-
ciSion over AL McNlannis of Los .\nge-
les after ten rounds of hard fighting
at the Copper Belt roof garden at
Globe, Arizona.
GENERAL
The Baden bank of st. Louis was
held up by eight bandits and looted Of
an amount estimated at 100000.
BY majority, twice as large as
that by which they voted the state
dry" in 1915, Michigan voters reject
ed constitutional amendment modify
ing the states prohibition laws to per-
nit the sale of beer and wine.
The thinnest building in the world
is to be erected on Michigan boulevard
in Chicago. The building will I've 1870
feet wide and only nine feet deep. 1t
will be erected by Walter f. Chandler
and will be nothing more than huge
show window, the entire space being
devoted to the displaying of merchan-
disc with spectacular lighting effects.
The Georgia early peach crop was
seriously damaged by the cold weather
according to reports deceived from
Fort Valley, Byron and Marshallville,
the centers of the peach belt. The late
peaches are not believed to have been
affected.
Miss Margaret Carnegie, daughter Of
Andrew Carnegie, and Ensign Roswell
Miller, U. S. N. r., have obtained u
marriage license. The wedding will
take place April 22nd. Ensign Miller
is the son of the mte Roswell Miller,
chairman of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway. He is "a years
old. Miss Carnegie is %, and the only
child. of the former steel manufactur-
er.
Rear Admiral William II. CapertOn,
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the Pacific
fleet, has arrived in New York aboard