view raw text
LATEST CURRENT NEWS OF THE DAY DAYField Field Marshal Ilindenburg is dead acording 4o the newspaper Lcs Nouvelles His death is said to have occurred after a stormy interview with the German emperor at great headquarters at Spa The emperor and the field marshal are dochired to have had serious differences of opinion concerning the German offensive toward Paris The field mar ¬ shal died of congestion of the brain The violent interview between Von Ilindenburg and the emperor occurred May li says Les Nouvelles It was fol ¬ lowed by an apoplectic stroke which ultimately re ¬ sulted in the field marshals death the newspaper says It declares the information was obtained from good sources iu the occuiped districts of Bel ¬ gium giumAustrian Austrian prisoners confirm the reports that a large number of noblemen are selling off their estates in Bohemia and Moravia because they fear a revolution It is said that Count Czernin former AustroHungarian foreign minister has sold for 3000000 crowns all his lands in Bohemia and that the purchaser was a bank with agricultural inter ¬ ests It also is stated that Count Henry Clam Martinic former premier expressed the opinion in Vienna that a revolution was probable in Mora ¬ via and lie therefore was selling his lands there thereThe The plan to utilize the Mississippi river as a me ¬ dium of transporation is being pushed rapidly and with au industrial survey of the river valley in progress a fleet of government barges witli their noses turned toward northern ports from St Louis and an 8000000 approbation bill pending in con ¬ gress an early return of lumbering days activity on the stream is confidently expected expectedAccording According to an uncensored private letter dated June 18 which was smuggled out of Smyrna on the Asia Minor coast a regiment in the Turkish vilayet of Aidin southeast of Smyrna which had been ordered to Mcsoiiotamia mutinied and murdered its German officers Many soldiers from regiments sent to suppress the ninthly joined the rebellious troops the letter declares declaresAn An unofficial canvas of all police stations and detention camps in Chicago showed that 1137 men of draft age were held for failure to comply with regulations This is the extent of the real catch from a day and a half ot rounding up of suspects Approximately 10000 men were taken and questioned the most oi them being released after showing they were O K KDenial Denial that Germany intended to retain Belgium was made by Von Hertling German chancellor in the course of his speech before the Ueichstag main committee Thursday Our present possession of Belgium only means that we have a pawn for future negotiations the chancellor said We have no intention to keep Belgium 111 any form whatever whateverMilitary Military as well as political intervention in Itus sia by the United States to bring about the estab ¬ lishment of a stable government and the overthrow of German influences was urged in the Senate yes ¬ terday bv Senator Borah of Idaho who declared that not until that has been accomplished could a lasting peace be made madeProvost Provost Marshal General Crowder yesterday issued a draft call for IL143 registrants of grammar school education and qualified for general military service These men 151 of whom are negr es will entrain between August 1 and 28 for various schools for special occupational training to fit them for army service serviceArchbishop Archbishop Francisco Orozro of Guadalajara Mexico was arrested by military authorities at Lagos Jalisco Inly ii and is now being held as a prisoner according to a courier who reached Kl Paso yesterday yesterdayChief Chief of ordnance with rank of major general for four years Brigadier General Clarence C Williams
