The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-05
/ FOREIGN

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the noted
poet, who recently was critically Ill
in London, is speedily recovering.
Mrs. Wilcox plans to return to the
United States Immediately.
The Ukrainians have defeated Boil
shevik forces all along the 'front.' re-
capturing Odessa and threatening
Kieff, according to Ukrainian Off
cial statement received at Berne.
The Krupp works at Munich have
been sold to Americans, according to
dispatches from Munich quoting news
papers there. 1t is added several in
dustrial concerns in the Bavarian
capital also have passed into Ameri-
can hands.
A dispatch from Oswestry, Shrop-
shire, says Admiral Won Reuter-, com
mander of the German fleet sunk in
Scapa Flow, was recognized when he
called at a local bank. He was struck
in the face with a rotten egg and was
otherwise halted.
London learned of the signing of the
peace treaty at Versailles at 3: 40
o'clock. The news became known thru
the firing of guns which had been in
stalled during the war to warn the
city of air raids. They now were
used as harbingers of the long-awalt-
ed peace.
The Paris correspondent says that
Holland, as a member of the League
of Nations, will be asked to inform
the eX-kaiser that ne must appear for
trial before an international court or
leave Dutch territory. The corre-
spondent further said he understands
the court will inflict either the death
penalty or Imprisonment.
Capt. Walter Schulaz of Chicago,
H., member of the 13Sth Aero
Squadron, was killed at CoblenZ when
an aeroplane in which he was dis
tributing an extra edition of the
Amaroe News, the soldiers daily
newspaper, announcing the details of
the signing of the treaty of peace, fell
near Montahaur, headquarters of the
First Division.
The Pan-German Deutsche Zeitung
printed the following across its front
page: German honor today will be
carried to its grave in the hall Of
mirrors, in which in the glorious year
of II the German empire was resur-
rected in all its former splendor. Lest
we forget! In restless labor the Ger
man people will again strive to attain
that place among the nations of the
world to which it is entitled. Then
vengance for the disgrace of 1917
SPORT
Georges Carpenter has received by
cable from Tex Rickard, the boxing
promoter, an offer of $4,000 for Il
match with Jack Dempsey in the
United States in January next.
Roland Roberts of San Francisco,
Pacific Coast champion, was defeated
by William Johnston, San Francisco,
former national champion, in the fin
al round of the Pacific coast tennis
championship tournament, 6-2, "a, 6-2
Governor Frank o. Lowden vetoed
the boxing bill providing for ten
round fights in Illinois under super
vision of commission of three. He
held that the bill was unconstitutional
as passed by the Legislature, which
cannot now re-enact the measure at
this session.
GENERAL
Secretary Lane asked the Senate to
increase the appropriation in the sun-
dry civil bill for education of Alaskan
natives from $4,000 to $265,00O.
A countrywide search for Mrs. Dol
lie Chesher, nurse who disappeared
last February, came to an end when
her body was found floating in Lake
Michigan, near Chicago.
Two new series of short term An
per cent certificates of Indebtedness
have been announced by the treasury
department dated July l. One issue
will mature Sept Is and the other Dec
15, dates on which the income and ex-
cess taxes are due.
A 10-cent car fare will be estab-
lished by the Boston Elevated Rail
way Company July 10th, the public
trustees of the road announced. The
present rate is cents. 1t was 8 cents
when the road was placed under pub
lie control last year.
Mrs. Lennie Torfs, during the great
war, made more than $500 cakes of
homemade soap and sent them to hos
pitfalls in France. She is now in pos
session of the medal of Queen Eliza
beth, awarded by the King of Belgium
to civilians for patriotic work.
Four firemen have been killed and
tobacco, said by officials to be worth
81, 100000, so far has been burned in
hfoh
warehouse at Norfolk, Va, of the I'm
perial Tobacco Company. The build
ing and contents are valued at $4,000
600.
A record flight from Atlantic City,