Cheyenne record., 1920-01-15
FOREIGN

Jan 11tn was xxoQ a. tn6 Oote IOr
the election Of Q president Of the
French republic by the French cabinet.
A German sportsman has bought the
yacht owned by former Emperor Will
liam of Germany. paying 100000
marks for the craft, 1t is learned at
Zurich.
The revolutionary movement In Bull
garia is spreading among peasants
and working men, according to Bel
grade advices received at Geneva.
King Boris and the royal family are
said to be secluded in the palace,
which rs under heavy guard.
Whether the League of Nations is
to be the real thing or an imposture
depends upon the attitude of the peo-
pies, and not least the British people,
in the opinion of Lord Robert Cecil,
who is chairman Of the executive
committee of the League of Nations
Union.
The Dutch aviator and Inventor,
Fokker, who gave his services to Ger
many during the whole ot the war, is
now constructing a new machine cnpa-
BILE of carrying sixty paSsenssfA5 The
machine will weight 100000 kilos,N
will have six motors and make speed
of 100 kilometers per hour.
The French steamer Malte, from
Havre and yigo, with passengers and
cargo for Buenos Aires and Rio
Janeiro, arrived at Rio Janeiro with
five passengers dead, seven danger
ously Ill and large number of others
suffering from an attack Of influenza,
which broke out in violent form on
the boat.
A French aviatrix has arrived at
Rabat, Morocco, from Paris by air,
having made the flight in two days.
This is the first case of a woman fly
ing from France to Morocco. Her
lencia, Alicante, Granada, Malaga and
Tangier. The distance was about ], 1,15O
miles,
Ygnacio Bonillas, ambassador to the
q. s., will relinquish his post and re-
turn to Mexico City Jan. 25th to become
a candidate in the presidential elections,
according to Information from "reli-
able soruces" published in Mexico City.
The same sources are quoted as stating
that Jose Diego Fernandez, at present
in charge Of the foreign office, will
succeed Senior Bonillas as ambassador.
Nikolai Lenine, Russian Bolshevist
premier, has made new peace offer
to the allies, which is being taken to
London by Colonel Talents, British
representative in the Baltic states.
Among other conditions included In the
offer is a promise to abolish terrorism
and the activity of revolutionary tri-
bunals, according to an Esthonian
newspaper.
Thirty million men, women and chill
dren have died in Russia from viO-
lence, famine and disease during the
last three years, according to state
ment made by Princess Cantacuzene-
Speransky, granddaughter of Ulysses
s. Grant, in an appeal in behalf of the
Aerican central committee for Rus
sian relief. The tremendous death
toll was exclusive, she said, of 5,OOO,-
600 men who had been killed in the
war.
GENERAL
Brooklyn census officials announced
that the population of the borough ex-
ceeds 2,25O,OOO. Their estimate is
based on the census now being taken
and which is nearly completed. The
state census in 1915 showed 1,S25,5S4.
An explosion occurred in the Laugh
lin mine of the Ameriran Sheet 'nnd
Tin Plate Company at Martins Ferry
at Wheeling, w. Va. Eighteen men
were said to have been trapped in the
workings, but had later escaped.
A gift Of 100000 from Sir George
Watson, noted British manufacturer,
for the establishment of travelling
professOrship in American history In
the various universities Of the United
Kingdom, has been announced in New
York. The purpose of the donation is
to cement more firmly the friendship
between the United States and Great
Britain.
Ten billion dollars is needed to keep
Europe from anarchy and save the
world from Bolshevism, Sin, George
Paish, British financial expert, told 700
members of the Pennsylvania Bankers
Association at Philadelphia.
Final plans for the introduction Of
n bill at the coming session Of the New
Jersey Legislature authorizing the snle
and manufacture within the state of
beers and wine were made in confer
ence between Governor-elect Edwards
and number of Democratic state
leaders. After the conference it was
announced that bill had been decided
upon authorizing beers and wine con-
tanning up to s per cent alcohol.
Marrying persons and justices look
for prosperous new year following
advice hy Attorney General ]. ].