The Ordway new era., 1919-03-28
FOREIGN

France desires intensive American
cooperation In putting the northern
districts back on the map, Philippe
Cochran, controller general of the lib
Grated region, announced ~ Paris.
Paris police are on the track OF
thieves who stole Miss Margaret VIII
sons automobile while she was sing
ing to American soldiers In village
near the American front.
Surrender of part of the German
mercantile fleet will be delayed on ac-
count of the shortage of bunker coal.
The coal shortage is due to strikes
among the miners and transportation
difficulties.
Prince Joachim, youngest son Of the
former kaiser, has been Injured In
runaway accident, according to ad-
vices received from Berlin. He was
driving in carriage, when the horses
bolted and threw him out.
The British air ministry announced
that the steamer MOntcalm has started
across the Atlantic to make daily air
tests with kites, the results of which
will be made available to all ayiatOrs
attempting transatlantic flight, re-
gardless of nationality.
On application of the United States
Steamship Company, Judge Reed In
Superior Court appointed E. o. Cutler.
vice president and manager of the
Groton Iron Works, and p. L. Har-
wood, treasurer of the Mariners Saw
ings Bank, temporary co-recelvers of
the Groton Iron Works.
Because of the great number of mill
tary and civil entente missions which
have visited Germany since Novem-
Der, the German cabinet has decided
that no person from any allied coun-
try will henceforth be permitted to
travel in Germany without special per-
mission from the armistice commits
sion.
The Mexican government has no in
tentiOn of forcing the immediate col
lection of royalties on oil produced in
January and February under the de-
cree of President Carranza issued on
Feb. 1S, according to statement
authorized by the branch of the Treas
ury Department in charge of petrol
cum revenues.
SPORT
Miss Betty Grimes of the University
of Minnesota, swimming under the col
ors of the Minneapolis Athletic Club,
set II new central A. A. U. record of
331 in the 220-yard swim for women
in the c. A. A. U. tank events at the
Ia s,fx ha
former record.
Willie Richie put spike in the re-
port that he had retired from the ring.
Richie is in New York with his bride
enjoying part of his honeymoon in the
East. He said he did not expect to do
any boxing this trip, although he
would be willing to consider any
tempting offers.
To perpetuate the memory of the
late Charles Il. Van Loan, movement
has been started by his friends ut the
Los Angeles Country Club to dedicate
perpetual golf championship cup to
him, to be played for on ivan Loan
day in June. Subscriptions are under
way among various friends of Van
Loan.
GENERAL
Mrs. Nancy Montgomery, 95. of New
Castle, Pa, has never been on steam
train, has taken one ride on an cleo
trio line and has never lived more
than mile away from her birthplace.
j. II. Bessant, representative from
Dyer county, Tenn, in the lower house
of the General Assembly, was killed !;
Representative Dan Wolfenberger Of
Granger county WAS dangerously In
jured and Representative Martin Long
of Robertson county was badly cut
about the face and head when an auto
mobile driven by negro chauffeur,
plunged over the high embankment in
the road at the north side of the Cap
ltol grounds at Nashville.
been stolen from Anoka, Minn., homes
in the last ten years by George Hyatt,
printer on the AnOka Herald, arrested
for robbery, are stored at the Anoka
Jail, and numerous articles already
have been Identified by their former
owners.
Miss Annie Tobie of Eliot, Maine,
one of the women operators at the
electric shop in the navy yard who
made the record for driving rivets,
not only claims the worlds champion
ship, but is willing to compete against
any woman operative in this country
or abroad.
Doctors alighting from an aeroplane
at Manteo, n. c., proved such n god
send to the people of that town and
other sections of the Atlantic coast
that hundreds of lives are believed to
have been saved. Manteo, Ocracoke
! and other isolated spots had n large
Dercentape of their pOpuIation down