The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-28

ing that he has accomplished the task
for which he assumed the premiership,
says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de
Paris. 1t is expected that parliament
will ratify the treaty late in July.
Fifteen flags captured from the
French, which were returned after
signing of the peace treaty, were taken
from museum in Berlin by crowd of
German officers and soldiers and pub
licly burned near the statue of Freder-
lex the Great. As the flags burned
great crowd sang Deutschland Uber
Allies"
SPORT
AL Norton of California, heavy
weight, won the decision over Hersco-
vitz of Canada in ten rounds in the
boxing events of the interallied games
in France.
Joie Ray, crack middle distance rum
ner of the Illinois Athletic Club, won
the first annual Chicago Daily News
marathon of six and three-fourths
miles on tn. boulebard in the time of
50 40 :02.
Aggressiveness won for Harry Greb,
middleweight, over Mike Gibbons of St.
Paul in their ten-round bout at Pitts
burg. Greb was given six of the
rounds, Gibbons three and one was
even.
Mrs. George w. Wightman, Long
wood Cricket Club, won the women's
national lawn tennis championship
-
| ersteln, her clubmate at the Philadel-
phia Cricket Club, 6-1, 60.
w. S. Hoon of Jewell Junction, Iowa,
captured the cup for high score in the
state trap shoot which closed at Mason
City with 591 out of 600 targets thrown
in three days. A. II. Chalk, Portal,
| N. D., made score of 592, but, as a
| nonresident, was barred from claiming
the cup b. f. Elbert, Des Moines, win
ner of individual honors, was the run
ner-up with 800.
GENERAL
The steamer Vauban left New York
for South American points with more
| than $15,000,000 in gold aboard. This
is said to be the largest single cargo
of gold that ever left New York.
Another of the many clews to the
lost collier Cyclops-all of which so
| far have been xploded-turned up at
Columbia, S. c., when the mother of
Otis Ramsey, seaman on the ship,
received a telegram from New York,
saying he was "safe in this country
again" and that the missing vessel was
in a German port. The navy records
show that Otis Ramsey of Columbia
was a seaman on the Cyclops and he is
listed as "lost at sea- with the ship.
Officials think the message a hoax,
but as they expect to solve the mystery
some day, they are carefully looking
up every clew.
Commencement exercises in Wool
of Yale University's 219th year. Thir-
teen honorary degrees and sos degrees
for work in courses were given.
The Lower House of the Ohio Legis-
lature have adopted resolution ask
ing Governor Cox to stop the Willard
Dempsey heavyweight championship
prize fight to be held at Toledo, July
4th.
Samuel Gompers was reelected pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, in convention at Atlantic City,
and his salary raised from $500 to
$4,000. Mr.. Gompers in speech said
the selection was American labor's an
swer to its traducers and opponents.
Full confessions are expected by the
police from Antony Kunski, build
ing contractor, and Miss Frances
Mann, arrested in connection with a
100000 "fire-bug" ring, which is al
legged to have been responsible for
more than 200 fires in Chicago and in
surrounding towns in Illinois, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa. The
police believe Kunski to be the
brains" of the arson gang. James
Kabulis also is under arrest as an al