The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
FOREIGN

| and arms to settle the BolsheNlki uii-
| fIculties.
The Dutch steamer Rick, Rotter-
| dam TO Bergen, struck mine and
| sank three miles off the Norwegian
| coast The crew was saved and has
| landed at Christianstnd.
The Poles have refused the German
demand to withdraw troops from the
Posen province, but on the contrary
have cnlled all Poles of military age
| to the colors to defend that territory.
King Alfonso of Spain has definite
ly decided to visit South America, ac-
cordlng to reports. He will go to
Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Rio
Janeiro, it Is said, but the date of the
! voyage has not yet been fixed.
British air raids upon German towns
and military objectives during the
last twelve months of the war were
nearly five times as numerous as the
total number of air raids made by
Germany over Great Britain during
more than four years of war.
Admiral yiscount Jellicoe's book on
the naval operations of the war which
is now published settles Mt last the
mystery" of Lord Kitcheners death
by stating that the cruiser Hampshire
sank after striking u moored mine of
the type laid by the German U-bonts.
At conference between British
manufacturers, British importers and
representatives of American shoe
manufacturers an agreement has been
reached by which American and Brit
ish firms dealing in boots and shoes
can start competition on an equal
basis.
Christian DOnhauser, the German
aviator who shot down Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt over the German lines on
the western front, was killed Jan. IL
last, according to word from Ben
Braker, who was stationed at n flying
field in Germany and who claims to
have witnessed the death of the Ger
man.
THE strength Of Britain move
ment" national temperance organ
iaztIon, has sent to President Wilson
and the people of the United States
a message of congratulation on ''the
ratification of the liquor prohibition
amendment to the constitution, the
Greatest legislative act since the days
of Lincoln"
The Havas agency gives out state
ment by Viscount Chlnda, the Japan
ese ambassador to Great Britain, who
now is representing his country at
the peace conference in Paris, declar-
ing the reports to he untrue that Jap
an has exercised pressure on China
to- restrain the action of the Chinese
delegation to the conference.
Few large cities of the countries
that were engaged in the war have
been less affected by it than the an
cient capital of Greece, Free entirely
from the menace of air raids and hos
tile bombardment, and participating
actively in the war for comparatively
only short time, Athens is today In
all essential features exactly as 1t
was in pre-war days.
SPORT
President Charles A. Comiskey an
nounced that the Chicago American
League baseball team will train at
Mineral Wells, Texas, this year. The
team will leave. Chicago March 81.
with the signing of Detroit con-
tract by Catcher Edward Ainsmith,
President Navin of the local American
League Club announced the uncondi-
tional release of Catcher Eddie Sper-
Ger.
Binland, 2:O3A. winner of the
Trnnsylvania at Lexington last fall,
sold for $1,000 at Springfield, Ohio,
being purchased by w. J. Myers. Bin
land will be raced again this year by
Trainer Frank Hendrlck.
Ed Lewis of Lexington, KY, chal-
lenger for the heavyweight wrestling
championship and Joe Stecher of
Dodge, Neb., the former champion,
are matched to meet In n finish con-
test at Chicago March for purse
of $4,000.
GENERAL
Careful survey ef food prices cover
ing period of thirty days shows the
high cost of living has taken Its first
big drop.
A world shortage of gasoline waits
Just around the corner for the motor
propelled world, according to Mark L..
Requa, Standard OIL official, who has
| been directing the oil division activ-
tiles of the Fuel Administration.
German ships of approximately 3O0,-
900 tons flying the American flag and
| furnishing the United States an addl-
tional troop-carrying capacity of more
| than G0000 men month, will be ready
TO put to sea in the next few weeks.
An American newspaper published
in Germany was discovered when n
| group of soldiers in the city of Mayen
We're found reading the Fourth Corps
| Flare. 1t is Il four-puge weekly, put
1 nuI hN Iunmhnrs nf Inn EnIIrth Enrns