The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-05-27
Washington

LOuSe, ClldlIllldu u thS AohO ASAs"
lions committee, the senate without a
| record vote, refused to recede from
its amendment making permanent
| wartime passport regulations.
Washington-Of 1920 insurance
claims filed to date with the bureau OF
war risk insurance 127,151, including
claims for death and total permanent
disability, representing total OF ST.,
| 135,552,173 have been liquidated.
Washington-The house military
committee yesterday reported the
senate bill authorizing distribution OF
captured German material to states.
| amended so that senators and repre-
sentatiyes from each state would
| make the distribution instead Of the
governors.
Washington-A resolution extend.
ing to tina people of Armenia congratu'
| lations of the senate of the United
States on recognition of the Republic
! of Armenia and requestin. President
Wilson to send warship to Batum
on the Black sea "for protection to
| American life and property" was
| adopted by the senate.
Observation-Disclosures the bodies Of
1853 officers and enlisted men of the
navy and marine corps, the u. S. S.
Nereus is expected to arrive at New
York in few days. Services on the
pier will include Secretary Daniels as
the principal speaker The Nereus
is bearing the first bodies of American
sailors to be removed from France.
On board also are IS bodies Of Off
GERS and men who died while on duty
in Mediterranean and Adriatic wa
ters.
Foreign
Ottawa-Elimination of war import
duties and substitution Of luxury taxes
are provided in proposals submitted to
parliament by the finance minister.
Londo1l-The governments Irish
home rule bill was changed to provide
for two senates for northern and
southern Ireland in the proposed Irish
parliament.
Paris-Brigadier General Fourier,
commander of the French fortress OF
Maubeuge at the beginning Of the war,
and six of his subordinates, courtmar-
tailed for surendering the fortress to
the Germans in September, 1914, were
acquitted yesterday.
Geneva-Former Emperor Charles
of Austria, from his haven at Pran.
gins, and Count Leopold Won Berch'
told, former Austrian foreign minis.
ter, from Lausanne, deny reports hav.
ing their origin IN Italian circles, that
new plot is afoot to restore the
Hapsburg dynasty.
Domestic
Chicago-District Attorney c. F.
Clyne announced today he would pros
ecute dealers who forced customers to
buy other articles to obtain sugar.
New York-Opening of commercial
wireless service between Scandinavian
countries and the United States was
announced here by the Radio corpora
ton of America.
Chicago-Mrs Helen Griffin Basic
husbands death, and her three chill
dren are made the sole benefciaries
of the $2,25O,OOO estate of George F.
Griffin, according to the will filed.
Baton Rouge-Recommen that
the Louisiana legislature refuse to
ratify the federal woman suffrage
amendment was made by Governor
Pleasant in transmitting to the legis'
lature the congressional resolution OF
ratification.
Wichita, Kan.-Four carloads of su.
gar, alleged to have been held for spe'
culation, were seized at Wellington
and Emporia, Kan, by deputy United
States marshal, upon instructions
from Fred Robertson, United States
district attorney for Kansas.
New York-Headed by Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, 80 delegates, alter
mates and visitors sailed yesterday
from New York to attend the eighth
congress of the International Woman
Suffrage alliance at Geneva, Switzer
land, June 6 to ~.
New York-Details for continuing
the interchurch world movement pro
gram until May Is, 1921, were com
pleted here yesterday by the general
committee and representatives OF the
cooperating organization. The bud
get presented by John D. Rockefeller
Jr., provides for expenditures Of So,
100000 until that time.
New York-Saloons in this city are
running full blast, providing lawbreak'
ers with abundant liquors of the very
worst kind because Of lax enforcement
of the prohibition law" Judge Charles
G. Mott declared in general sessions
court, imposing sentence of seven to
IA years on Frank Murray, who plead
ed guilty to first degree manslaugh
ter.
New York-Aliens are now arriv'
ing at the port of New York at q
rate three times greater than they
are leaving, according to statistics
made public at the Ellis islands i'm
migration station. Last weeks arriv'