, 1920-01-22

kaiser, 1t has been learned In Paris.
The prince of Wales will probably
leave England for Australia about the
middle of March on board the battle
ship Renown. 1t is believed he will
go by way of the Panama canal.
Many marine mines which were car
ried away by the heavy storm which
prevailed over the North sea for sew
eral days are floating through the
Scandinavian straits, according to re-
ports.
Germany will be compelled TO sur
render to allied military authorities
for trial $50 persons guilty of crimes
committed against the rules of war
fare. OF this number $50 will be de-
manded by France.
The capture of 25,4OO prisoners is
claimed in an official statement is
sued by the soviet government at Mos
cow, giving details of the results of
Bolshevist operations on the southern
front between Dec. 81 and Jan. 9.
The American Red Cross spent 1885,
100000 francs in relief work in 1919,
according to a report issued from it's
hSi' w IlllLlN billlo
francs of this sum We're spent in Bel
GUM and the remainder on civilian
relief in France.
The authorities of barcelona, Spain,
surprised ~siNty-eight syndicalist work
ers' delegates, and succeeded in ar
resting all of them, although they
fired at the gendarmes. A quantity
of money, ~proclnmations, list of en-
plOyers and other documents were
seized by the officers.
A single lock of hair from the head
of Napolean realized 500 at a sale of
S%otheby's the. other day. The curl
was presented by the little Corsican's
valet to Capt. Henry Hollingsworth,
captain of the twentieth regiment
which was on guard at st. Helena, at
the time of h emperor's death.
f. ]. Roney and Earl Boles, Ameri-
cans, who met death in the Tampico
region early this month, We're killed
by bell after having disregarded
warnings from local authorities who
advised them not to venture into law
less regions alone, according to infor-
nation from state officials at Tampi-
co given out by the Interior Depart
ment.
The last will and testament of Ade-
lima Patti, the famous singer who died
recently, reveals that she failed to be-
queath her throat to IL London hos
pital as h had promised years ago.
She said at that time that she would
be pleased to allow surgeons to eX-
anime the wonderful structure of her
vocal organs for the benefit of stu
dents.
Two Americans We're killed and
three wounded in a clash with an
armored train of General Semenoff,
commander-in-chief of the all-Russian
army. between Lake Baikal and YER
khneudinsk, in the province of Trans
baikalia, according TO the correspond
ent of the Daily Mail at Hardin. The
Americans We're reported to have cap
tured the train.
GENERAL
George Sinclair, Chicago's oldest
settler, is dead, aged 81. He was
brought to Chicago when Is months
old on the brig Illinois, from Buffalo,
in 1885.
Forty-three physicians of the public
school staff have been dismissed in
Chicago by order of Commissioner of
Health John Dill Robertson. Lack of
funds was given as the reason.
Jack Britton, welterweight champion
of America, will accompany Promoter
Cochrane to England in order to ac-
cept u $4,000 offer to box the winner
of the Kid Lewis-Johnny Basham
match.
Reduction of fine silver in Canadian
currency to o parts with 0 parts
alloy by a government order has been
announced in Ottawa, Ont. The for
mer standard was 925 fine silver and
rs alloy.
A real funeral ceremony, with cot
fin and pallbearers and with BILLY"
Sunday presiding, was held at Norfolk,
Va, over John Barleycorn. The aber-
nacle was jammed when Sunday
preached the funeral sermon.
DIR. Britton D. Evans, noted alienist
and superintendent of the New .Jer-
sey state hospital, died at Morris
Plains. He was 81 years old. His
testimony was the basis for the brain
storm defense for murder presented
by Harry Thaw.
-Four men were killed, nine probably
fatally injured and several others Sc
verely burned by filming crude oil,
when q still at the Sinclair Oil Com
pany's refinery in East Chicago eX-
pooled. The four killed were working
around the still. Their bodies were
burned to a crisp.
Sir George Paish, British financial
expert, said that Europe would re-
quire a loan of 500 O0, 600, 900 for its
financial rehabilitation. He proposed