River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-26
Northwest

Northwest
Wrangel, Alaska-The army air
plane expedition en- route from Nine
ola, N. Y, to Nome, Alaska reached
here from Hazeiton, b. G. The
landing on Chef island, near here, was
witnessed by the entire population of
Wrangel, including number of In
dams.
Chicago-Police have in custody
Walter Etter and William Reichle,
each Is years old, and both of Pitts
burgh, Pa, awaiting word from their
parents. The boys aroused suspicion
when they opened two suit cases and
counted $2,215, which litter admitted
taking from his father, who, he said.
owns a hotel in Pittsburgh.
Winnipeg, Man.-Twenty-two "har-
vest specials" bearing thousands OF
farm workers from Eastern Canada
to help harvest the big crop of the
prairie provinces, will arrive here
soon. The first of these trains pull
ed into this distribution center with
nearly a thousand workers who were
sent into the fields of Manitoba, Alder
ia and Saskatchewan.
Ottawa, Ont.-Cattle from the Unit
ed States may enter Canada free OF
duty for another year. DR.. s. F. Tolm.
lie, minister of agriculture, stated that
the government had renewed for an
other twelve months the privilege ex.
tended last year. He also said that an
order in council probably would be
passed shortly providing for the free
importation of United States sheep In.
to Canada.
Personal
London-Sir Norman Lockyer, emin.
ct scientist is dead at Sidmouth.
Salem, Ore.-John Curl, who crossed
the plains from Missouri to Oregon 70
years ago, is dead here. He accom-
panied his family west in 1S47.
Tacoma, Wash.-John Bagley,
founder of the Tacoma Eastern rail.
road and known in financial and lum.
bering circles of the Pacific northwest
and Wisconsin and Michigan, is dead
here He was born in Quebec in 1852.
Berkeley, Cal-Brig. Gen. G. A.
Woodruff, u. S. A., retired, is dead at
his home here after long Illness. He
was veteran of the Civil war and
was decorated for gallantry in the
Custer Indian campaign. He served
in the Philippine island campaign and
was retired in 1908.
Calexico, Calif.-Colonel w.
Dodds, a local businessman, was IL
custody of customs officers today id
connection with the capture near the
international boundary of Carlos
Ortiz, a Mexican, driving an automo
bile loaded with 81 carbines and IL.
900 rounds Of ammunition.
Foreign
Paris-Twelve million children in
Europe lost one or both parents during
the war; according to American Red
Cross figures.
Toronto-Amalgam of Can
ada's two former service mems organ
| izations to present united front in
favor of gratitudes to former soldiers
was proposed.
London-The British light cruiser
indicative, sunk in the entrance of
| which had blocked that port since that
time, has been refioated.
Athens-The newspaper Estia gives
details of the discovery by the author.
tiles of an alleged plot for the restora.
ton of former King Constantine, In
volving the assassination of Premier
Venizelos.
London-Serbian forces have occu.
pied Allessio and the valley of the
Drin, Albania, thereby surrounding
Scutari and cutting its communica.
tions with Durazzo and Turana, says
Rome dispatch.
Buenos Aires-Adoiph PAUL., head
of the German South American de.
partment, has been appointed German
minister to Argentina. Foreign Min.
lister Pueyrredon announced he was
persona grata here.
Tokio-Field Marshal Prince Yama.
gaia, elder statesman and member OF
the military council of the empire, has
received a letter threatening his life
for interfering in the politics of the
empire, it has been announced.
Paris-Petit Parisien says the yield
of grain will be light. The total is
estimated at 7,315,000 tons of cereals;
100000 tons must be imported to
meet the deficiency All of this, it is
remarked, will come from North
America.
Paris-Premier Lloyd George is to
arrive at Boulogne on the way to Swift,
zerland. He will pass through Paris
without stopping. The earl of Derby,
British ambassador to France, will
meet him and discuss the diplomatic
situation.
Havana-More than 80 persons were
injured when two interurban electric
trains, composed of two cars each, all