The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-08-08

suburb of NculIy. The French tro,
have been taking care Of Bulgaria ID
~ and when the other day some
them were attacked by Bulgarians
French regiment occupied Sofia d
disarned the local garrison.
Sweden Is expected tn make Id
vail over the report Of the baltic co
mission of the peace conference.
recommends that the Aiand lands
the mouth Of the Gulf OF Bothn
which Sweden has claimed. be- ne
trniized under the guaranty Of
League Of Nations. The Swedes q
not In high favor with the allies al
any protest they may make Is not IN
iy to be considered,
Our relations with Mexico seemed
he approaching the well-known china
ms they have been Internationally I'd
years. Senators and representatives
from the border states einmor for III
PREVENTION. more Americans are kiile
or kidnapped or robbed by Mexicans
Interested European nations bec0m
more. and more exasperaied by the
chaotic conditions below the Ris*
Grande. but the administration keeps
It's own councils, giving NO inilmatiOsx
Of Its intentions. II IL has any. AinonG
the recent outrages 10 be rep0rted@
were nn attack by armed McxIrnns ON
n bontioad Of sailors from the u. s.
ship Cheyenne near Tampico aud tho
robbery OF about $4,000 from ih0@
Puerto Lnbos station OF the Atlantlcx
Refining company. Some trlfes were;
stolen from the sailors and the Mexi.3
can government says II WINS their own
| fault because they disregaried warm
ings and went into rebel territory.
| Mast Of the other outrages the Carr
ranzn officials try weakly TO explain
| away.
Henry T.. Fletcher. ambassador to
| Mexico, appeared before house conn
miItee and said that. although hum
dreds of Americans had been Killed In
Mexico In The last few years. aud ID
| since February. 1917. he had never
| heard of the prosecution or conviction
| OF any Mexican for the murder OF AN
American. He thinks. however. that
nothing would h. gained by withdraw
al OF our recognition OF the carranxa
government and liftlng OF the embargo
on arms.
| Word WIS brought from chihuahua
| City To III Paso that villa and General
| Angeles had disbanded their forces un-
| III September aud Mere going 10 Japan
10 obtain arms and ammunition for
renewal of their revolution.
The city of Washington WAS greatly
upset early IN the week by mob riots
TINT amounted tn rnce war. Whites.
augered by alleged attacks on women
/ by color.d men. made indiscriminats
warfare an the negroes. and the latter
| retaiinied In kind. Several persons.
| including two policemen. we're killed.
After long aud wearIsome debate.
the house of representatives passed
th. prohibition enforcement, bin by
vote Of 2s7 Co 100 Nearly all the
rigid restrictions Insisted ON by ihs
radical drys were retained. but intii-
yiduals nre permitted Ia have liquor
Ia their homes for their own eonsuinp-
| ton. III. measur. Ia now In the SEN.
ate and may be changed In important
particulars. !
The chief counsel for the Assoela-
ton Opposed 10 National Prohibition.
/ IN reply 10 numerous inquiries. has Is
sued statement concerning the sta
ius of the fight against the eonstiin-
rionai amendment. lie ssys the right
~ referendum OH acts OF the legisla-
rure exists la II states. Petitions for
referendum have been fil-d In seven of
ihcs. and are being circulated IN the
others II the people In ten of these
siaf.s reverse the action Of the iegi~.
lsiures the prohibition amendmsut
will be void. since IL must be ratified
by 81 states aud - have taken that
action Til. validity Of the amsnsl-
ment also wilt be attacked On con>ii-
,utionai grounds before the United
States Supreme court in the fail.
All the world WAS startled and
shoeked by the anian. alrSiin disaster
In Chicago. dirigibie balloon was
making experimental flights over the
loop district of the city when IL burst
into flames aud fell through the roof 10
one of N. largest banks. Ten -ni-
ployees OF the bank aud three men
Who we're in The car of the bailonn
were killed and more than score wer's
injured The cause Of the accident
! was q mystery.