The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-06-03
THE WORLD

indianapolis - Three sections o
the Lever act were held unconstitu
tional by United States District Judg'
A. B. Andrews.
Washington - The government
gross loss in operation of the rail
roads during federal control wa
S90O,478,0OO.
Washington - George Miller, thu
British subject, reported held b.
Francisco Villa for ransom, has beer
released.
New York-A tigers claw, a "lucl
token" from Georges Clemenceau
former premier of France, was re
ceived by Hugh Jennings, manager
of the Detroit Tigers.
New York - Denial Great Brit
ain was seeking to monopolize the
worlds fuel oil supply was made here
by Sir Auckland Geddes, British Am
bassador.
London - Bolsheviki forces con
tinue to pour into Persia and have
occupied Rashi, from which British
troops have retired toward Teheran
says the Daily Sketch.
New York - Glenn H. Curtiss
pioneer aviator and airplane inven-
tor, urged in New York Legislation
to prevent the dumping of low grade
surplus war aircraft in this country
by Great Britain.
Philadelphia - A dispatch from
Elkton, the Maryland Gretna Green.
says Edith G. Gould, said to be a
daughter of George Gould, and Car
roll L. Wainwright, both of New
York were married there.
Queretaro, Mexico-General Rod
olfo Herrera has surrendered to
General Lazaro Cardenas at Coyulta,
Puebla, and is being taken to Mexico
City to tell all he knows about the
death of Carranza.
New York-The government will
seek to obtain fair distribution of the
country's sugar supply through a
sweeping investigation of sugar brok-
ers who ignore conditions of their
federal licenses.
Pittsburg - Charged with having
collected unjust and unreasonable
prices for sugar, the Standard Sugar
company and five individuals, said to
be officials of the concern, were in
dicted.
Montpeller-The Republican state
convention, declaring itself in favor
of woman suffrage, urged Governor
Clement Wednesday to call the legis-
lature in special session to make pos
sible ratification of the amendment.
Mexico City - Formal investiga-
ton for the purpose of clarifying the
part taken in the death of President
Carranza, both by General Herrera
and members of the Carranza party
has been ordered. y
San Francisco - With the inten-
ton of Staying four grizzley bears
with a bow and arrows, DR.. Saxton
Pope, practicing surgeon at the af-
filiated colleges of the University of
California, left here a few days go
for Yellowstone Park.
Observation-Disclosures forces captur-
ed the entire White Sea fleet, con-
sisting of six cruisers and seven trans
ports, following their occupation of
Enzdi last week, according to a boil
sheviki communication from Mos
COW.
Wausau, Wis.-The bodies of JAG
OBJ Soukop and Mrs. August Kaas
were found in the home of the latter
Sunday by the police, who were noti-
fled by a man who heard shots fired
in the house. The police believe
that Soukop shot Mrs. Kaas and then
killed himself.
Spokane - Herbert T. Irvine, a
mining broker of this city, who dis
appeared nearly a year ago and for
whom a warrant charging grand lar
ceny in connection with alleged stock
transactions later was issued, died
May 10 in Mexico City following a
surgical operation.
Toxic - The situation in the Far
East is still too unsettled to permit
the withdrawal of Japanese from
Siberia, said the imperial address read
by the empress at the annual meet
ing of the Japanese Red Cross last
week. Owing to the emperor's ill
ness, the empress read the address.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Homer Carr, an eX-
aiming engineer for the American
Smelling & Refining company, is a
prisoner of the forces of Francisco
Villa coincidently with new demands
The bandit leader has presented to
he de facto government of Mexico
hat he be made military commander
If the state of Chihuahua.
Warsaw - The bolsheviki are at
in waves on the northern
lighting front in a thrust to break the
Polish lines and open communication
With east Prussia. The fiercest
lighting in months is raging in this
battlefield. Villages are changing
lands daily and the lines are swaying
o and fro. Il
Washington-The $1,017, 100000
revenue which the rail-
are seeking through increased
reight rates does not take into ac-
cunt any increase in wages which
he railroad labor board may grant
he 100000 railroad employees, ac-
ording to Howard Elliott, of the
association of Railway executives.
New York-Armin w. Riley, chief
f the department of Justices ely ]
ng sqadron" of profiteer hunters, s
nnounces that he telegraphed the
Washington authorities, recommend /
1g an immediate embargo on expor- {
alton of sugar from this country. l
lie also requested authority to halt
ne sale of sugar to non-essential in S
~ustries. |
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