The Ordway new era., 1920-05-07
FOREIGN.

in England. 1t has been announced In
| Ottawa.
Out of the millions of Britishers who
fought In the war only one soldier re
mains unidentified He is a private
who lost his memory through shell
| shock, and no trace can be found of his
relatives. All the missing have been
accounted for.
British clergymen want the mar
riage fee doubled. A couple may now
be married for s1.75. but the preach
ers say that inasmuch as the burial
rates have been doubled In the last
five, years it is right that the mar
riage cost should advance accordingly.
British troops on the Rhine total ap-
proximately 1900 according to state
ment made in the House of Commons
by Winston Spencer Churchill, secre-
tary for war. French troops there
number $1,000, American 10000 and
Belgian 10000.
The Prussian government has adopt
ed the draft of n bill to abolish the
privileges of the nobility. according to
a report at Berlin. The abolition of
the rights to titles, such as royal
hlghness" and "illustrious" is included
in the provisions of the measure
Five warships will be added to the
Chilean navy as a result of negotia-
tions between the Chilean and British
governments. Chile has decided to ac-
cept the offer by Great Britain of one
dreadnought, three torpedo boat de
stroyers Of 1,SO0 tons each and trans
port.
The Allied Reparation Commission
has refused Germanys recent request
not to be deprived of its last ships"
and pointed out that, although it has
been three months since the treaty be-
came effective, not n vessel has been
delivered and that the commissioners
cannot possibly consider further pro-
posals until satisfactory quantity of
Tonnage is surrendered.
The work of modern Bluebeard
has been discovered at Tanta, fifty
four miles northwest of Cairo, Egypt.
Women enticed into certain house
on the pretext Of meeting a wealthy
Jewels and then murdered. After
wards their bodies were burned, except
for the heads, twenty of which were
found in the house.
Teleshore Gagnon was found guilty
at Montreal of having participated in
daughter. Aurore, by torture. The jury
convicted him of manslaughter. His
wife, Marie Annie Houde, stepmother
of the child, was previously convicted
of murder and is sentenced to die in
October. While there was evidence
that Gagnon was unnnturally cruel to-
ward his daughter, it was indicated
that he was under pressure from the
stepmother.
GENERAL.
All available petroleum in the United
States Will be exhausted in three
years at the present rate of consump-
tion, which is overlapping production
by more than 5O,OOOOOO barrels annu-
ally, is the prediction of II. l.. Welsh,
general counsel for the American Pc
troleum Institute.
The Supreme Court has set aside
the Oklahoma Supreme Court DEGREES
denying judgments to sixty seven Choc-
taw and Chlckasaw Indian citizens in
that state who sought Il refund of
$4,000 collected by Love county Off
Gals as taxes on land allotted them
under treaty.
The Yukon legislature adjourned
after passing eleven bills, one prohlb-
iting the sale of intoxicants for bev-
erage purposes. Other Legislation en-
acted included providing for the H.
censing of nonresident big game hunt
ers and fur traders. The export of
moose and caribou hides will be pro-
hibited to prevent slaughter Of these
animals.
Only twenty-threc alleged extremists
finally have been held for deportation
at Ellis Island, out of 600 rounded up
in raids by the Department Of Justice
last January, according TO statement
by Miss Rose Weiss, counsel for many
of them. Hearings In all their cases
had been completed, she said.
Local clothing merchants at Bir-
mingham, Ala, issued a challenge to
the Overall Club and the Patchem and
Wearem Club, womnns auxiliary, by
offering to sell all cotton garments at
cost. At the same time Frank Spain,
chairman of the Fair Price Board, an
nounced the merchants had agreed to
confine their net profits 10 II per cent
on mems and women's wear.
Capt. ]. Allan Brookcs of the Royal
Flying Corps of London. England, has
announced the completion OF the
$5,OOO,OOO United Airways Corporation
at London, at the Old Colony Club at
Cincinnati. Captain I,rookes stated
that New York. Chicnrn Sun Fran.