The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-08-14

suburb of Neuilly. The French troops
have been taking care of Bulgaria late
ly and when the other day some of
them were attacked by Bulgarians q
French regiment occupied Sofia and
disarmed the local garrison.
Sweden is expected to make a loud
wall over the report of the Baltic COM
mission of the peace conference. 1t
recommends that the Aland islands at
the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia,
which Sweden has claimed, be neu-
tralized under the guaranty of the
League of Nations. The Swedes are
not in high favor with the allies and
any protest they may make is rot like
ly to be considered.
Our relations with Mexico seemed to
be approaching the well-known climax.
as they have been internationally for
years. Senators and representatives
from the border states clamor for In
tervention, more Americans are killed
or kidnapped or robbed by Mexicans,
interested European nations become
more and more exasperated by the
chaotic conditions below the Rio
Grande, but the administration keeps
it's own councils, giving no intimation
of it's intentions, if it has any. Among
the recent outrages to be reported
were an attack by armed Mexicans on
a b0atload Of sailors from the U. S.
ship Cheyenne near Tampico and the
robbery of about $4,000 from the
Puerto Lobos station of the Atlantic
Refining company. Some trifles were
stolen from the sailors and the Next
can government says it was their own
fault because they disregarded warn
ings and went into rebel territory.
Most of the other outrages the Car
rama officials try weakly to explain
away.
Henry p Fletcher, ambassador to
Mexico, appeared before house COM
mittee and said that, although hum
dreds of Americans had been killed in
Mexico in the last few years, and 90
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 be gained by withdraw
al of our recognition of the Carranza
government and lifting Of the embargo
on arms.
Word was brought from Chihuahua
City to Ell Paso that Villa and General
Angeles had disbanded their forces un-
til September and were going to Japan
to obtain arms and ammunition for a
renewal of their revolution.
The city of Washington was greatly
upset early in the week by mob riots
that amounted to a race war. Whites,
angered by alleged attacks on women
by colored men, made indiscriminate
warfare on the negroes, and the latter
retaliated in kind. Several persons,
including two policemen. We're killed.
After long and wearisome debate,
the house Of representatives passed
the prohibition enforcement bill by a
vote of 2S7 to- 100. Nearly all the
rigid restrictions insisted on by the
radical drys were retained, but indi-
yiduals are permitted to have liquor
in their homes for their own cOnsump-
ton. The measure is now in the SEN
ate and may be changed in important
particulars.
The chief counsel for the AssOcia-
ton Opposed to National Prohibition,
in reply to numerous inquiries, has is
sued a statement concerning the sta
tus of the fight against the constitI-
tional amendment He says the right
of referendum on acts of the legisla-
ture exists in Is states. Petitions for
referendum have been filed in seven of
these and are being circulated in the
others. If the people in ten of these
states reverse the action of the legis-
latures the prohibition amendment
will be void, since it must be ratified
by SO states and As have taken that
action. The validity of the amend
ment also will be attacked on consti-
tutionel grounds before the United
States Supreme court in the fall.
All the world was startled and
shocked by the unique airship disaster
in Chicago. A dirigible balloon was
making experimental flights over the
loop district of the city when it burst
into flames and fell through the roof of
one of the largest banks. Ten en-
ployees of the bank and three men
who were in the car of the balloon
were killed and more than score were
injured. The cause Of the accident
was mystery.