Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-18
FOREIGN

owing to the continued menacing ad-
vance Of the BoIsheyist army which
threatened to cut off the Polish line OF
retreat
body. believed TO be that of an
American officer, was found in the III
river, near FeIdkirch, Austria, by fish
ermen. 1t Is believed the man was
drowned while escaping from an Aus
trian prison camp toward Switzerland.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to assassinate Premier Hara Of Japan,
according to Toxic cable advices re-
ceived by Nippu jill al Honolulu The
assailant, who is reported to be Jap
anese fanatic, was arrested, the dis
patch adds
The Austrian commission sent to Bel
grade to negotiate for foodstuffs and
other supplies, has reported that the
Serbs are unwilling TO accept luxuries
in exchange, which are all Austria has
to offer Neither will the Serbs accept
Austrian money.
Eight oil tankers belonging to Ger
man subsidiary of the Standard Oil
Company have been allotted to the
troll and oil to Europe, according to an
official communication issued at Paris
by the reparation commission.
Cantonese women are planning to
establish match factory at Canton,
China, and have issued prospectus In
an effort to obtain s8O0,OO0 for the
purpose The women themselves in
1rf bA f@.e rhal H. a
and managed entirely by them.
A severe earthquake shock occurred
throughout Formosa, Japan, according
to adyices received at Toxic The cen
ter of the disturbance was near ywa-
len, on the eastern coast. There were
some casualties and damage to build
ings.
Mrs Mabel Caster. wife OF the vicar
of St Paul's, Greenwich, mas been
killed by her pet donkey. She was
stopping in the country with her chill
dren and was feeding the animal In
the stable when IL kicked her down,
bit and trampIed ON her.
Preparations are being made both by
the government and the municipality
to receive in few days several hun
dred delegates from the whole world
who Will meet at Genoa for the inter-
national seamen's labor conferences.
The American delegates will be pres
ent only as observers.
An attempt to assassinate Arturo
Alessandri, presidential candidate of
the liberal alliance, occurred at Santi-
ago, Chile. Three shots were fired at
him but he was uninjured He WIS
speaking from the balcony of his house
when the shots were fired. His son,
rushing at the assnilant, disturbed the
would-be assassin's aim.
Herr Wustrow, German consul at Ta-
brz, Persia, committed suicide, accord
ing to dispatch from Teheran, while
the consulate was being besieged by
crowd demanding the surrender of
Persian BoIsheyists, who II was al
legged, We're being harbored in the build
ing. When the crowd appeared the
consul refused to comply with their re-
quest. Sharp fighting ensued, in which
machine guns We're used. II was dur
ing the disturbances that Wustrow
committed suicide.
GENERAL
The general education board of the
Rockefeller Foundation has contrib
uted $500,000 to complete the fund Of
81, 100000 being raised by Grinnell
College, Grinnell, Iowa.
Three national political conventions
will be held in Chicago the week of
July TO- The Single Tax party, through
Robert G. Macauley of Pennsylvania,
has issued call for its convention.
| The committee of Forty-elght and Ma
tional Labor party have already issued
their calls.
The country home of Enrico Caruso,
tenor, at East Hampton, n. Y, was
burglarized and jewels valued ut $780,
600 were stolen. The stolen jewels in
clnded diamond necklace valued ut
$4,000.
| Provision is made for the establish
ment of home for respectable bach
elors and widowers' in the will of
Marcus l.. Ward, son of New Jerseys
Civil war governor, probated, and dis
| posing of an estate valued at more
than $3,000,000. Men applying for a
place in the home 'must be white
bachelors or widowers who have
through misfortune lost the means
they once had for support
| With the city councils 1920 budget
already overappropriated by $500
GOO, new wage schedules OF members
of union crafts employed by the city
have been presented to the finance
committee of Chicago. Increases asked
average 20 per cent above the present
pay, and II granted would add nearly
$9OO,0OO to the budget. The commit