The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-29
FOREIGN

berS OF the Nlcaraguan LlOernl party
because of revolutionary activities has
been ordered by President Chamorro,
according to private advices received
in Mexico City.
The Paris newspaper Action Fran
Gals has demanded that Berlin be oc-
cupied by France The Temps and FL
garo professed to see war and the grim
sound of cavalry and arms in the Rus
sian treaty with Germany.
Wireless messages received by the
American legation at Peliing from
Canton said the expedition of Sun Vat
Sen, head of the Canton government,
against Gen. WI Pei Flu, commander
of central Chinese forces, has been
abandoned definitely.
Soviet Russia contributed another
sensation to the economic conference
by sending note to the Polish dele
CATION demonstrating against Poland's
action in joining with the allied pow
ers in protest against separate treaty
between Russia and Germany.
Charley Ledoux, the French bantam
weight pugilist, recently won the ban
tamweIght championship of England
by defeating Thomas Harrison on
points in a fifteen-round bout at Liv-
erpool. The Englishman was floored
twice in both the first and second
rounds, and also was knocked down
several times in later rounds.
Advices from Saloniki, Greece, re-
port great loss of life at Monastir as a
result of an explosion of war material
stored 200 meters from the Monastir
railway station. Hundreds of childr9I
were buried In the ruins of a church
on which shells fell, and it was be-
lieved 1,S00 soldiers were buried in the
ruins of their barracks which were de-
molished.
The American embassy In Wilhelm.
platz again houses a fully accredited
ambassador, the concluding forInality
on effecting complete and formal re.
storation of diplomatic relations be
tween the United States and Germany
having been disposed of when Alanzon
B. Houghton placed in the hands OF
President Ebert his letters of credence,
designating him Ambassador extra.
ordinary and plenipotentiary" of the
United States government to Germany.
GENERAL
Hedrick, Ind, almost wiped off the
map by the recent floods and cyclones,
is to be rebuilt at once.
Three women were elected town
councilmen in the municipal election
at Bradley, S. D., defeating five men
seeking the same offices.
The second annual observance of
National Hospital day." the anniver-
sary of the birth of Florence Nightin-
gale, will be held throughout the
United States May IL
Mrs. Esther Dudley has filed suit in
the District Court mt Butte, Mont, ask
ing damages of $4,000 from Louis
Kaufman, prominent in business in
Butte, on the allegation that he forci-
bly, kissed her. The alleged offense
took place Jan. 16, she charges.
Eleven persons We're drowned, at
least 1,500 made homeless, the city wa
ter plant put out of commission, other
public utilities endangered, property
damage of 100000 inflicted, all inter
urban traffic was suspended and street
car service crippled as a result of
storm, the most terrific that ever Wis
tied Fort Worth and vicinity.
A general order directed specifically
against the Ku KluX Klan and declar-
ing that there is no room in the Okla
homa National Guard for any officer
or man who owes allegiance to any
power, secret organization or society
that might become arrayed against the
United States or the state of Oklaho-
ma and its laws has been issued in
Oklahoma City by Gov. B. A. Rob
ertson.
Adopting the methods of Jesse
James and Cole Younger, two high
waymen rode into Leadhill, Ark,
robbed the bank of $4,000 in Liberty
bonds and $1,000 in cash and rode off.
The gunner who had tied their horses
near the bank, forced the cashier and
asSlstdnl cashier 10 accompany them to
their mounts.
Mary Garden has announced her re-
tirement as director general of abe
Chicago Opera Company, a position
which she has held for the past year.
II am an artist, and l have decided
that my place is with the artists, not
over them," she declared in a state
mena which '1as taken as an indica-
ton that she would remain with the
organization as singer.
The best long distance runner in the
country eleven years ago proved him
self the best again when Clarence II.
De Mar of Melrose raced home a win
ner for the second time of the Boston
Athletic Associations annual American
marathon rOnd race De Mars time of