The Ordway new era., 1920-05-28
FOREIGN.

A copy of the extremely rare two
pence stamp of Mauritius, issue of
lS4T, was sold for 100000 francs at the
| sale of collection in the Hotel
! Grouot, in Paris,
Frank A. vanderlip of New York
and his party were guests at luncheon
IN the Shibai imperial palace at To-
kio. Prince Fushimi, lord keeper of
the privy seal. acting as host.
The first woman elected to office in
Hungary is Margaret Schlachta, sue
cessful Christian Nationalist candi-
date for the national assembly from
the first district of Budapest.
Odessa is still claimed by the Rus
sian Bolshevists and rumors of its cap
ture by Ukrainlan force have not been
supported by subsequent messages. AL
lied commissioners are without Off
cial information.
Greek and Turkish troops have
clashed about twenty-five miles east of
Smyrna. where the Turks are taking
the offensive and are apparently mass
ing reinforcements preparatory TO fur
ther advances against the Greeks.
The carrying out of $50 death SEN
tences pronounced by the courts-mar-
tal in the Ruhr district in Berlin has
been postponed by President Ebert's
order, according to official announce
ment. The sentences probably will be
revised.
The Bolshevists have launched an
attack on the northern front between
the River Dvina and Borisoff and the
Poles have been compelled to suIren-
der ground in the face of superior
forces, says an official communication
issued at Warsaw.
Torcador Joselito Elgallo was killed
at Place de Talnvera when dispatch
ing his fifth bull ut Madrid. He be-
longed to n famous bull-fighting fam
lily, his father being a banderillero.
while his older brother, Rafael, also
is bull fighter.
The council of the League of Nations
has sent message TO President VIII
son requesting him to convoke the
League of Nations next November at
Brussels. 1t is pointed out that Gen
eva is not ready to receive the assem-
bly,.
Wireless telephone communication
over n distance of 800 miles with ap-
paratus of a strength of only three
kilowatts has been achieved by Will
iam Marconi, the Italian inventor, he
announced at Rome upon his return
from Il cruise in the Atlantic and Med
iterranean on the yacht Electra.
A lump of pure gold weighing just
over twelve pounds, one of the largest
| nuggets ever found, has been discov-
| cred in the Kilo state mines in the
| northeastern district of the Belgian
| Congo, according to the African
World. 1t is now in the possession of
| the London branch of the BanQue du
Congo Beige and will be sold ON behalf
of the Belgian government.
with n view to insuring against IN
pleasant incidents on the occasion of
| the evacuation of Frankfort, says a
| dispatch from that city, the French
are demanding the following hostages (:
President Cossman, the head of the To-
| cal government Chief Burgomaster
| voighi; Police President Ehrler ];
Chairman of the City Council Hopf
Alderman Rumpf and Councillor Lion,
and are also demanding guarantee of
| 100000 marks.
GENERAL.
| Thirty-five states will elect govern
ors next fall at the time when the
President and vice president are chos-
en-. Thirty-two United States senators,
| to take office March 4, 1921, also are
to be elected.
| Levi l.. Morton, vice presiden. of
the United States under President Har-
rison, left an estate of S10,O00.o00. He
died from bronchial pneumonia on the
keepsie, n. Y.
Three men We're killed and Sisters
vile, w. Va, wns rocked by an eNplo-
sion of 100 quarts of nitroglyccrine at
the plant of the Young Torpedo Com
pany. The cause OF .he explosion has
not been determined.
The election of officers of the gem
eral society for Daughters of the Rev
olution for the ensuing year marked
the close of its convention mt Boston.
Mrs. Sue c. Wolbert of Philadelphia
was chosen president general.
Six bandits shot up the main street
of Delta, Ohio, seriously wounded
James Warner. baker, invaded the
Peoples Savings bank and escaped
with $4,000 in cash and Liberty bonds
Townspeople scurried for shelter as
the bandits sped thru the main street
in touring car, shooting in all direc-
tions.
The American Legion has inaugu
rated campaign for the re-adoptior
of Approximately 5000 of the more
than 500 fatherless French children