The Colorado statesman., 1919-10-11
FOREIGN

An intercepted Russian BOlshevik
wireless message from Moscow con
firms the report that the Bolshevlk
have been forced to abandon the town
OF Dvinsk, between Old Russia and Po-
land.
A commission of German experts
who have visited the mines Of north
ern France which were devasted dur
ing the war, believes that it will take
from two to eight years to restore
them to their former condition.
Brig Gen. Edgar Jadwin of the
American mission in southern Russia,
who was reported to have been ex-
ecuted by the Bolsheviki, is well and
on his way home, according to dis
patch to the War Department from
United States Minister Gibson at War
saw.
General Won der GoltZ, commander of
German forces in the Baltic provinces,
whose activities there have recently
led to sharp exchanges between the al
lied powers and Germany, has, with
his staff, Joined the Russian Bolshe-
vik forces, according to n Berlin dis
patch.
The German reply TO the allied note
demanding the withdrawal of General
Won der Goltz's troops from the Baltic
provinces was discussed by the Su-
preme Council at the resumption of its
meetings. 1t was considered unsatis-
factory and Marshal Foch was in
structed to draw up a new note to send
the Germans.
NlttlN hne fO-
ceived from the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club of England, Il formal challenge
for series of races to be sailed for the
Americas cup during the summer of
1920 in American waters. The chal-
lenge specifically names the Shamrock
w., owned by Sir Thomas Upton, as
its representative.
GENERAL
Henry Mills Alden, editor of Harp
er's Magazine since 1869, died ut his
home in New York after II long Illness,
He was 81 years old
Willie Jackson, New York light
weight, knocked out Eddie Morgan of
England i'm the fourth round of six
round bout, at Philadelphia.
Yale and Colgate universities each
receive 100000 by the will of Richard
NJ. Colgate, soap manufacturer of West
Orange, n. j., which was filed for pro
bate in Newark. The will leaves to
Henry A. Colgate, a son, stock in Col
gate < Co. held by his father, while
the residue of the estate, the value Of
which is not given, goes to the widow
and daughter.
The Protestant Episcopal church of
America will spend in foreign and do
nestle missions during 1920, S1,215,2OO
more than was appropriated for the
work last year, if recommendations of
the board of missions which met at De
troit, to the riennial general conven-
ton, are adopted The board recom-
mended total budget for mission
work of $3,242,749
The clocks of the country will be
turned back one hour, under the provi-
sions of the daylight saving law, Oct.
26, the last Sunday in October, at .
o'clock in the morning. The law, which
was passed in 1918 and repealed in the
summer of this year, says that the
clocks shall be turned forward one
turned back to normal time again on
the last Sunday in October.
Plans have been completed and
forces throughout the country mObi-
lized for the national railroad accident
prevention drive scheduled for the pc
Rod of Oct. 1S to 81, 1919. 1t is al
lied to n similar movement conducted
by the United States railroad admin
istration in June and follows close up
on the remarkable results attained in
that drive in lessen ng deaihs and ac-
cidents on our railroads. There VIII
be 1877 roads, employing nearly 1000
600 men and operating Approximately
231 900 miles of track. competing for
first place in th's drive. The roads
In the central western region, in
which Denver is included, have APP
proximately 325,000 employees and 55,-
600 miles of track.
The Aero Club of America and the
Aerial League of America have an
nOunced the appointment of a commits
sion to arrange for the aerial derby
around the world to be held in 1920.
The commission which is to arrang.
the air race is composed Of Commo-
dore Louis b. Beaumont, president:
Maj Charles J. Glidden, executive sec
retary, and Benjam he Hillman. The
members will leave New York Oct. 10th
for trip around the world to arrange
for the race, and will sail from SAP
Francisco Nov. 3rd.
Two men lost their lives and another
narrowly escaped death when he was
cut off from land at the end of a
burning pier, and property worth ST.
100000 was destroyed IN fire that
swept the plant of the Standard Guano
Company at Curtis bay, Md. The