The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-15
FOREIGN

Sthhaiholit uiSl"''h.
The first meeting OF the council of
the League of Nations. will he held In
Paris. the supreme council decided. II
did not, however, fix n date for the
gathering.
A semi-official message reaching
Copenhagen from Prague announced
that the Czecho- Slovak national AS
sembly adopted both the Versailles and
st. German treaties.
The Austrian, Johann Noas, who
shot Hugo Haase, president of the In
dependent Socialist party, has been de
clared insane, according to the Iel-
tung am Mittng, and will be sent to an
asylum without trial.
The southern provinces of China are
in the market for arms, ammunition,
tanks, airplanes and other munitions
to be used against the provinces OF the
north, according to Capt. Herbert Ling
of the southern Chinese army.
Official denial is given reports that
the Chinese government coBtemplates
opening direct negotiations with
Japan over the restoration of Using
Tau. The. Chinese attitude is that
China's claims should await decision
by the League OF Nations.
For the first time since the declara-
tion of the World war the Pope Off
cially received in private audience Il
representative Of the Central powers
Baron Johann Won Gorbsatt, secretary
of the BavaTan legation, who arrived
to prepare for the return of the Bava-
rian minister.
The German government has ad-
dressed to the Supreme council at
Paris note protesting against the re-
tention by France of German war pris-
oners The note declares the situation
not only dangerous to Germany's own
existence but menace outside the
German frontiers.
Love-making by the girls of Ireland
with members of the British govern
ment forces has been prescribed by
the Irish republican army. Any girl
keeping company with government
soldier or policeman will he penaliZed
| by having her hair cut off. One girl
has already suffered the penalty,
A wireless message from General
Denekine states that the chief of staff
of the soviet army near Britinsk or
ganized an uprising of workmen, occu-
pied Britinsk and overthrew the so
Wet authorities. phus, the statement
says, the Red army AT the most i'm
portant point on the front lies between
General Denekine's troops and the in
surgent workmen.
A positive cure for cancer or other
organic afflictions by transfusian of
the patients blood from the veins OF
the forearm TO the muscles in back OF
the part affected has been discovered
| by DR. Ferreyrolles, IL member of the
| Academy of Medicine in France. 1t is
announced that several cures already
have been effected The method of
| treatment consists of three injections
of four cubic inches of blood each fort
night at intervals, this to be repeated
| if necessary three months later.
GENERAL
Cary r. Miller, American vice consul
to Stockholm, shot and killed himself
in his suite in the Waldorf-Astoria in
New York.
One soldier has been killed and an
other wounded in the coal fields near
| Knoxville, according to word received
Mt Nashville.
Seven alleged swindlers, including
Mayor Rollin H. Bunch of Muncic,
Ind, and Prosecuting Attorney Horace
| G.. Morphy of Delaware county, were
found guilty in Federal Court of con
spring to use the mails to defraud.
Doubt as to the validity of the war
time prohibition law was expressed in
New York by Federal Judge Learned
| Hand. He voiced his opinion during
argument on a motion to vacate an in
junction classifying the Eastern hotel
fas public nuisance" under the Vol
| stead act.
Prompt shipment of 25,000 Canadian
box cars from the United States to re-
l;eve the Canadian shortage is being
sought by the Dominion government.
| Having crossed every Mexican bor-
| der state, Lieut.. Col II. ). Hartz re-
turned to Boiling field, of which he is
commandant, after completing the first
"around the rim" flight in the history
of American aviation. 1t was esti-
mated that approximately 122 flying
hours were required. The longest non
shop lap was from San Diego TO FL
Paso, nearly 800 miles.
| Charges that agents of the Amalga-
| mted Clothing Workers of America
have obtained more than $5OO,OO0 from
| clothing manufacturers in Chicago and
other cities, led to raids on the Chicago
headquarters of the union by detec'
| tives from the state's attorneys office