The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
FOREIGN

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lire to secure the steamers release.
A tremendous fire swept the big
Spanish navy yard at Bilbao, causing
damage which cannot yet be estimated.
The 14.0O0-ton Atlantic liner Alfonso
XIII, which was launched last month,
was destroyed by the flames.
Hundreds OF prisoners have been
taken In Dublin In great roundup OF
Sim Fein leaders. In addition to Ar
thur Griffith, head Of the Sim Fein,
and John Mcneil, commander of the
Irish volunteers, police and military
took many lesser officials to Jail.
A tremendous explosion occurred at
Vergato. near Milan, Italy. Several
persons were killed or Injured and
great property damage resulted. The
explosion is attributed to the extract
ing of charges from airplane bombs.
There was shell factory at Vergato
during the war and an ammunition
dump still exists there.
Most recent dispatches to the State
Department at Washington Indicate
Armenia is In condition OF chaos, al.
though the Bolshevists regime Is re.
ported to claim the sovereign power.
The Russian government has demand
ed that the Turkish nationalists halt
their advance In Armenia, offering war
as an alternative. The request from
the League OF Nations for American
mediation between the Kemalists and
Armenia has been received by Presi-
dent Wilson, who has 1t under consd
Grafton.
Answering an Interpolation in the
reichstag regarding the expulsion OF
300 Germans from Samoa, the govern
ment declared the blame rested on
England Several notes sent TO Eng
land, Ii said, had not been answered
The questioner asserted that those ex
PEELED had been allowed only 800
marks each. though many Of them were
wealthy. From the nature Of the In
terpelation 1t was gathered that the
belief had prevailed that the ex-
pulsions occurred at the instance OF
the American government
GENERAL
Constructing the will Of the late
Marshal Field cost the estate Of the
multimIllIonaire merchant prince $500
600 for attorneys fees alone, when
Judge Charles NJ. FOell OF the Supe-
rior Court at Chicago allowed that
amount TO attorneys for the parties In
the suit to contest the will.
Two more North Dakota banks have
closed their doors as result Of de-
pleted reserves, bringing TO fifteen the
number Of financial institutions that
have shut down for similar reasons In
| the last few weeks Those that closed
are the Farmers and Merchants Bank
at Sherwood and the Farmers State
Bank at Rhame.
One person dead, another missing
and property loss of approximately
100000 Is the result Of tornado of
two minutes duration which struck at
Port Arthur, Texas, a port near the
coast and on Sabine lake. A portion Of
| the Port Arthur canal and dock com
panles' sheds were demolished by the
storm.
X. D. Edwards. Methodist minister,
was convicted in Federal Court at
Harrisburg, Vi, Of bIgamy and viola.
tion OF the Mann act and sentenced 10
| four years Imprisonment in the Fed.
eral pcnitcntiary at Atlanta. Edwards,
married and the father Of two chill
dren, cloped with Ruth Bailey of
Staunton, Va, last August. They were
married In Cincinnati some time later.
Mrs. Charles Garland Of New Bed
ford Mass. agrees with her husband In
| his determination to refuse his inner
itance Of $l,OOO,0O0. She said SO, smil-
Ing cheerfully, this afternoon. and add.
ed: Il am quite willing TO be a poor
mans wife, and II my family in Ded-
ham leave me any mOney-they have
plenty Of it-I will turn ii down." Nor
do the couple have any fear that they
are doing an injustice TO their baby
Margaret, Just month and half old.
Prospective builders were given no
ray Of hope for lower lumber prices
by lumbermcn Of the Pacific North
west, discussing market and price con-
ditions at Portland, Ore. The con
sensus Of opinion among both whole
sale dealers and manufacturers was
that higher instead of lower prices are
the prospect.
Information charging Clara Smith of
Ringing, Okla, with assault and the
intent to kill in connection with the
woundlng at Ardmore, Okla, OF Jake
Hamon, Republican National Commit.
tecman of Oklahoma. has been filed
with Justice of the Peace Cannon by
Russell Brown, county attorney OF
Carter county.
The offering of rewards totallng ST.
800 has failed TO bring any news of
bonds advertised rs stolen, In an an
nouncement by Doremus Co., Wall
street advertising agents. The an
nouncement of the rewards was the
first intfmation given to the public of
the theft Of Liberty bonds valued at