The Raymer enterprise., 1919-08-14

lies at Vienna.
George Johnson. a United States
army officer, committed suicide In
dramatic fashion at Nice. He waded
out into the sea In sight Of numbers OF
pleasure seekers and then drew re-
volyer ond shot himself.
Marshal Foch, colnmander-n-chlet
Of the allied armies during the war, Is
reported by the Echo de Paris TO hay"
been invited by the United States gov
eminent. as well MS several organiza-
lions In the country, to visit America.
All the castles and buildings which
the Hohenzollerns can prove they pur-
chased with their own money they may
retain. This Is the decision Of a com
mission which almost has completed
the task Of liquidatlng the affairs OF
the royal house.
The Solr announces that the hun
bred million dollar loan concluded by
the Belgian government with Ameri-
can banks will be made through ths
American government, the latter hay-
ing asked that the loan be reserved
for purchases made under Its control.
The United States is not the only
prohibition country. Belgium having
followed suit SO far rs whisky, gin and
other highly alcoholic liquors are con
cerned. Soon after the armistlee was
signed law was passed forbiddlng the
manufacture and sale Of such beyer-
ages
A statement has been made that
American steel companies, after hay
Ing bought out the Doehlewercke steel
factories at Vienna and Dusseldorf, tho
largest In Europe, are now negotiating
TO acquire the famous Skoda works,
noted for Its naval guns. II successful
In this the Americans will have yir-
tually monopoly Of the steel works
OF the continent, 1t Is said.
The surrender Of General Kruska,
commander Of the German prison camp
at Kaiser has been demanded by the
allies rs the first OF the enemy off
clals TO be tried for violations Of inter.
national law during the war, according
to Copenhagen dispatch, quoting Ber-
lin adviees. General kruska Is accused
OF having been responsible for an cpl
demic Of typhus fever at the Kaiser
camp which caused the deaths Of 5000
French prisoners.
GENERAL
A sample loaf OF bread refused TO
explode when Chicago police shot at
II within package. They thought the
box Judge Lands got In the mail was
Y bomb.
The sugar crop OF Cuba this year Is
expected to break all records, accord
ing TO Gabriel G.. Menocal, brother OF
the president OF Cuba, who Is In New
York from Havana.
Charged with criminal anarchy UNI
der an old section OF the penal code,
four men were arrested In New York
by detectives OF the bomb squad nfter
n raid on their apartment In the Bronx.
Much anarchistic literature and load.
ed revolver were found In the flat. All
NJ tho men were Films
Chicago. George Fleming, a youth
recently released from the navy, was
bayoneted by Private Edgar NOLAN, +
company OF Fourth Illinois reserve
militia Fleming was In the riot
zone" and was ordered TO move on. !"
This he failed TO do and In the argu-
mcnt he was thrust in the abdomen
with the soldiers bayonet
Twenty persons are believed to have
lost their lives when the Tern schoon-
er GaIlia was sunk in a collision with
the British steamer War Witch, near
Halifax
The sugar yield from the Louisiana
cane crop will be more than lOO,M'
tons below the average for the proceed,
Ing ten years. according to estimates
of the federal bureau OF crops made
public.
Approximately 100000 worth OF
surplus leather goods, finished and I'M.
finished, purchased by the government
before and during the war, was sold
at public auction In Chicago. The
prices obtained for the material were
greater than those paid by the govern
ment at the time OF the purchase, Ii
was said.
Two Mexicans were shot and killed
by American customs guards at I'll
Paso, Texas, while attempting to
smuggle six barrels of whisky TO Mex
leo, according to the announcement Of
Judge Jesus Cuen, OF the District
Court, who completed an investigation
One OF the smugglers was Identified
as n man named Ruiz, OF prominent
family in Juarez.
The United States submarine G-2,
which Is listed as an obsolete craft
and used for experimental work, sank
with open matches in Long Island
sound and three of its crew OF eight
were drowned. Others were rescued
by men from the United States coast
guard cutter Acushnet. which was ae-
campaigning the submarine.