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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
POLAND'S REPLY SUITS
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON
Assurance 10 Given United States She
Has No intention Of Conquest
Strategic Positions Wanted

| Washington, Sept Entire salts.
faction was expressed yesterday by
state department officials with the
formal reply of the Polish government
to the American note requesting a
Polish declaration to abstain from
transgression Of Russian territory.
Poland Is understood to have re-
piled that strategic positions must gov
ern the hating of her armies In their
pursuit Of the Bolsheviki at tho from
tier line Of Poland tentatively fixed
BY the supreme council. Suggestion
had been made by the American gov
eminent In Its note that Poland make
clear that her Intentions toward Rus
Ella were not imperialistic and that her
armies should not advance beyond the
photographic line laid down by the
supreme council.
The first portion Of the reply con-
slsts OF nm expression of gratitude Of
the Polish government at the attitude
assumed by the United States In the
American note TO the Italian amba ssa-
dor on the Russo-P Polish situation.
The second portion. which liz n mem
orandnm addressed to Prince Lubomir-
ski. the Polish minister, ana which also
was delivered to the state department.
serves rs the specific reply to the
"olish government to the American
note. While insisting that the Polish
government In In entire accord with
the United States In the contention
that Russian territory should be re-
spected, the note declares that Poland
is forced to consider consequences
likely to ensue from the abandonment
Of the present offensive against the
Bolshevikl on u fixed line without SUI.
ficient guarantee
1t ~ believed the United States now
takes the position that the Polish
armies may continue to press their at
tacks on the Bolsheviki. even II the
frontier line should be crossed. SO long
as assurances are forthcoming that
Poland's Intentions toward Russia are
not imperialistic and that her armies
would be withdrawn to the line when
all danger from Bolsheviki offensive
has passed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
Germany Will Apologize.

Paris. Sept. 3. Germany has &C
cepted the French demands concern.
Ing the incidents at Breslau. which in
Guided an attack by German mob on
the French consulate at that place.
DR. Simons, the German foreign min
lister, informed the French embassy to
this effect yesterday. The demands
differ on one point from those formu-
lated in the note OF August 81. The
French government consents that the
regrets of the German government
shall be made al the embassy by the
Prusstan minister of foreign affairs
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Hardin. Manehuria. Sept. at Is
reported here that lrkutsk and Kras.
noyarsk. Siberia, have oyerthrown the
soviet forces and that Perm Is In the
hands NJ 6o,o0 Insurgents. Hungarian
troops having Joined In the movement
There also have been serious upris.
lngs In four districts of the Verkdnie.
Cdinss region, populated by II sect OF
old believers" On the appearance
~ n Rolshevik requlsltionng detach.
ment, the peasants drove off the In.
vaders with rifles. killing ST OF them
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
Burned Boat With Murderous Intent

juneau, Alaska, Sept. 2.-E. c. Lilly
was charged with first degree murder
here yesterday in connection with the
death of William Il, Woodwork. wide
ly known Alaskan. who persisted when
the gasoline boat Seabreeze burned
at sea last Sunday. The preliminary
hearing was set for September s.
Lilly, who admits having been with
Woodwork when the boat caught fire
was picked up in boat on the open
sea two miles from the burning re.
mains Of the Seabreeze.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
CONTRACT GRAFT
CASES REOPENED
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTIONS
ARE ORDERED BY THE DE.
pARTMgNT OF JUSTICE
324 FIRMS ARE INVOLVED
Millions OF Dollars Concerned In Pro.
cesdinos Against List OF Contrac-
tors Who Performed Work
for the Government

Washington, Sept. 3.--Prosecution ol
RIA contractors and contracting firms
marking tho beginning OF u move b,
she government 10 clean up Its wal
contract controversies. has been order
I'd BY the department Of justice. The
proceedings will include both criminal
and civil action. and Involve millions
Of dollars" department officials said
yesterday. Practically all Of the cases
embraced by the prosecution were
turned over by the war department.
hut there were indications that SINH
lar cases wsuld BE- received from other
government departments. The shipping
hoard IL understood 10 be planning to
request criminal prosecution 10 half
. dozen cases. In addition to those
already Ia the hands of the attorney
general. The contracts on which nc
tion will be pressed were said TO In
solve amounts ranging from few
thousand to few millions each"
They include agreements for the fur
nishing Of supplies Of nearly every
commodity which the government pur-
chased for war purposes. as well ~
construction Of camps. environments
and warehouses and other facilities
for the training Of the army.
Preparatory to instituting legal pro-
eee<iings. In most cases the govern
ment has started Z re-checking OF such
data and figures ~ II has planning
later 10 pursue the investigation into
the records Of tho firms and individn-
els whose contracts are questioned.
This work will require several months
snd possibility Of early settlement OF
most Of the suits appears remote.
Officials expressed the belief that |
although the war department had fall
81 TO reach an agreement. many OF the
controversies would be settled out OF
court. The war department abolished
It's fraud and graft Investigation sec
Iions some months ago and its Ia
cilIties for making necessary Inquiries
In most Of the cases were limited.
With respect to \ score or more OF
the contract settlements In dispute
there was the belief that 'honest mis-
sakes'' had been made by the con-
tractor or sub.coDtractor and That an
OF records would produce
on which adjustment Of the
matters could he easily made, II was
said that In other cases. however.
plain fraud and conspiracy had been
proved 10 clearly that no other course
was open to the government excepting
ilrect action looking TO indictments OF
he law violators."
Robert +. Scott. assistant to the at
orney general. said II would be the
,olicy of the government not to deal
enientiy with the fraud eases. He ex-
,iained. however. that contractors
gainst whom ciyil proceedings only
would be instituted would he given
very opportunity to siraighten out
before the matter was
brown into litigation. The contracts
epresent practically every section OF
he country and court action will be
ought In local Jurisdiction.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Through an order issued by the war
department nj Washington. officers
nnd men In the army ARE empowered
To- register for aud east their ballots
In the presidential election In Noyem.
her without returning la their home
InMnH.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
WANTS BOOZE IDEAS :"

Chicago, Sept. " :. n
wood. campaign mahase' \
hibition party. sent a 'e's =.
ernor James NJ. Cox ias' ~ -
that he promptly anu -, - i
state whether, if he Is .ssI
use his official infi'e"', ..w
power to defeat any ~e'
Volstead act. ~
The telegram sara "a, q
made against Govern" -,
had the support OF " -
made such a statrihe
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Paris, Sept. S.-M. Tchitcherin the
Russian soviet foreign minister, In Il
wireless message to Prince Sapieha,
the Polish foreign minister, picked up
by Paris yesterday. accepts Riga as
the scene of further peace negotia-
lions between Russia and Poland.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
EXPORTS FOR JULY ,scs
SHOW BIG

Washington, Sept IN, =
the United States = a So
countries in July to's s,s,s =
an increase of ,,sr
corresponding period = -so.r,ei
partment of commerce - sss !
day. Imports fos roe q. - :
amounted to s53s.is,,' ~ -
Of S193, 424-os1 oSei senihs
For the first seSsss asl
year, exports "a es.,S
compared with
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Buncrana, County Donegal. Ireland.
Sept. S.--While the postmaster and
seven assistants were sorting mail
yesterday. 10 armed men entered the
postoffice and compelled the staff to
stand facing the wall. Three raiders
stood on guard while the others rifled
the mails, taking letters for the police
naval and military authorities.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Cork. Sept. 3.-The citizens pro
test against the treatment Of Lord
Mayor insolvency and other hunger
strikers now contains more than 30
600 signatures representing all de-
nominations, including 200 priests.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Claremorris, Ireland. Sept. Seer.
ious damage was done ut Ballaghade-
reen Wednesday night by fire and
shooting, following an attack on the
police by 90 armed men. In which one
constable and one civilian were shot
dead. Constable Mccarthy, reported
seriously wounded Wednesday night,
died yesterday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Nashville, Sept. 1.-The Td
house of Representatives, viii
rum present for the first 'lH
August 20, expunged from is
yesterday all record OF ratllldl
the federal suffrage amendne
voted, Al to "a, with 70 mol w
nOn-concur in the action Of lR
in ratifying the amendment
Governor Roberts, on being
of the houses action, declined
any statement other than 70
the situation could only pe a.
in a legal manner and va
hands of Attorney General ~
The latter, in a letter reaa
house floor during discuss"s
matter of reconsideration Oh
expressed the opinion fha' ~
alton of the resolution Of 40
was impossible, since the nous
has adopted 1t and Governs
has certified to Secretar! VI
by this action by both hoaS
ate.
State officials and meiDr
legislature expressed the
night that legality or illefaau
nessee's ratification would
on the record certified 10 v"
nv Governor Roberts, ana =
action taken by the hou~
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Mrs. Hand
lor Upton, vice chairman Of d
publican national Commits, \
day told a conference Of REL
leaders from Mississippi yalls
that she had been assured b. 4
tary of State Colby and Assis1
torney General Frierson tha
was no way in which the II
legislature could nullify it, 4
ton of the suffrage amendmdt
The conference which will
through today was ATTENDED b
governors, national committees
several Republican leaders fm|
east, although Its object was !
cuss the presidential campair I
sissippi valley states only.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
RIGA CHOSEN AS SEAT OF
RUSS-POLE DELIBERATIONS
Red Reserves Are Hurryinp to Polish
Front In Endeavor to Stem Vic.
torious Advance

Warsaw. Sept. 8.-M. Tchitcherin.
Bolshevik foreign minister. has agreed
to send peace delegation to Riga to
negotiate with the Poles.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Washington, Sept. 2-Lesdn|
National Woman's party u, !
tain Tennessee's ratification ,
suffrage amendment win BE- ~
that they are not planning q !
campaign for a thirty-seyeath >
was announced yesterday at ID
ters of the party.
Special efforts will not Be =
was said to secure favorable !,
either the Connecticut or AlabaI
islatures, both of which have ~
ed to meet In special session =
TENDER IA.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10

Dublin, Sept 3.--Numerous private
houses, stores, public buildings and
schools were raided by the police and
military In Dublin Wednesday night.
The places raided included the offices
of Arthur Griffith's paper, Young Ire
land. the ClOntarf town hall. the resi-
dences of relatives OF Sim Feiners and
the publishing establishment Of M. II.
GIL Il Co., the principal Catholic pub
fishers in Dublin.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
TENNESSEE S[II
Still WITH S|
VOTES II TO 9 AcA,s.,
WITH HOUSE IN
OF ITS ACTION
SUFFRAGE LEADERS ,
So Confident That AmenA,.. /
Sustained That They A.. ~
ming a" Active Campaign /. !
Up Additional st,,..

Nashville. Sept. 2.-Bv , 81
to 9, the Tennessee sen.,.
IN effect refused to join with n
In an attempted reyer.a, ~ :,
ton OF the federal suff,,s.
ment.
The senate's vote wa, :.
favor Of a motion to r...N
mouse the latter's messsr, !.
ing that it had voted to nan.
the senate's adoption Of n.
ten resolution and had e,n-.
its record the concurrins =. }
gust 81.
The motion for the r,,ar J
house message as passed -
explanation that the rstin.,,,
olution had been taken out = !,
ate's hands and therefore n
Jurisdiction over it was peer
the senate. Disclaimer Va, +
any intention of discourtesy,
Governor Roberts aaid
that he had not been offic,,,,
ed OF the action of the houe
he could not say what he :,
until he had been SO inforuA
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Sale Of the naval ordnance plant at
Dayton, Ohio, to John r. Omer, Of
Dayton, for $4,000, is announced by
the navy department. The plant was
purchased by the navy during the war
for the manufacture Of fire control In
struments.
Geld imports continue to exceed ex-
ports, according to figures made public
by the federal reserve board last week
for the 10 days ending August 20. I'm
ports of $2,119,O0O against exports Of
81, 766, 600 were reported for the period.
Silver imports aggregated $1,264. 600,
while exports of that metal continued
to decline, the figure for the 10 days
being $426,755.
Jos. Randall, 4S, a machinist arrest
ed by federal operatives on the charge
of threatening the life of President
Wilson, was adjudged insane In SUI
perior court at Seattle and commit
ted to the Washington state asylum
at Sedro WOoley. Randall was charg-
ed with having written abusive letters
to the president over an alleged claim
to land In Alaska, and finally to have
threatened bodily harm.
Only one-third as many women as
men commit suicide, according to
survey of California vital statistics
made by l.. +. Ross, statistician of the
state board of health. The survey was
for the period beginning Jan. /, 1911,
and ending Dec. 81, 1919 During that
period 1901 persons died in Califor-
MIA by their own hand.
Edward Hines Chicago lumberman,
and several companions pleaded guilty
to violating the Minnesota game laws
and were fined 1902 in municipal court
at Hibbing. Partridges shot out of
season were found in their possession
Mt Hines summer home at Namikin
lake, near Virginia. The men pleaded
guilty over long distance telephone
and mailed a check to cover the fine.
y
Airplane mail service will be estab-
lished next month between Seattle,
Wash, and Victoria, B. c., Postmaster
General Burleson announces. Bids
have been asked for operation of the
service between October Is and June
30. 1921. by hydroplane. both cities
being located on Puget Sound. "a miles
apart.
Refusal Of the public to pay "ex-
cessive prices" caused n continuation
of the downward trend of values In
August, the federal reserve board de-
clared in its monthly review of bust
ness conditions just issued.
4 u
DIR. Paul s. Reinsch. former United
States minister to China, has announc-
ed his resignation as legal adviser to
the Chinese government. He accept
ed this position shortly after his res
ignation last year as American minis
ter He will return to the United
States.
& 4
Three men In an automobile held
up the paymaster of the General
American company at East Chicago
and escaped with $4,000. The BAN
dts started toward Chicago in an au-
tomohile. but on the outskirts of East
chicago stopped and stole another ma
chine in which they fled across the
state line, eludlng Hammond police.
q q
benjamin Smith Lyman. 81. geolo-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-10
g DEAD; ESQ HURT
IN IRISH R|OT|NG
SIXTY HEAVILY ARMED RIOTERS
MAKE ATTACK ON POLICE AND
KILL CONSTABLE
ROB POSTMASTER; LOOT MAIL
Military Precautions Have not Been
Reiaxed.-PoIice Searching Houses
for Arms and Ammunition Of
Slim Fein Rioters

Belfast. Sept. 4.--Belfast yesterday
was quieter than for fortnight. Ow-
Ing to the steady rain which has fall
en-. Two more victims Of the rioting
died In the hospital yesterday. bring
ing the total deaths to 20. 1t Is be-
lleved that there are more than $50
wounded distributed among the vari-
Gus hospitals, many seriously.
Military precautions have not been
and the police yesterday con-
tinued the rajding Of suspected houses.
In one instance they seized nine rifles
and 5000 rounds of ammunition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-12

same age and appearance as the Cough
lin infant. At that moment the woman
who was carrying IL turned the baby's
head to conceal il. Mrs. Bergen said
she. thought the circumstance peculiar,
and she and her husband discussed It,
Captain Souder. il is known, attaches
considerable Importance to the incident
The story was told Captain Souder on
Monday night, and 1T was one Of the
things that prompted him to set out
Immediately upon his search.
SO strongly did the captain feel about
1t that he showed some elation as he
placed Pasquale in the automobile for
the trip yesterday to Egg Harbor.
You have been lying to us long
enough Pasqualc was told. as he left
his cell. I'VE have the goods on you
right this time. Now we are going down
into Jersey, and IL you don't take us
where the baby is being concealed
things. are going mighty hard with you. I"
Assistant District Attorney Hen
bricks is preparing information to swear
out before Magistrate Clark, of Nor
ristown, with view to holding Pas
quale for the grand jury's action In the
next term Of criminal court in Norris
town, September 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-12

ana the Bug we are driving the enemy
westward. Further south we are ad !.
Vanclng on the river Nuretz.
On August 10 we occupied the town
OF hadomir. and on the 9th. after
nerce nghting, we occupied the town OF
W iodawa. In the region of Vladomir
Nolyhsky we occupied the town of that
name and are continuing to advance. -
Johannesburg. East Prussia. Apg
L.. tBy A. P.)--Reports that Mlaws
an important city on the Warsaw
Danzig Railway, was taken by the
Russian Bolsheviki on Tuesday md
that Soviet cavalry was within rifle
shot OF Warsaw, the fall of which was
expected today or tomorrow. wer,
brought here yesterday by a correspond :
ent OF the Koenigsberg Allegemeine
There have been no official dispatches
indicating the Soviet armies have taken
Miawa, and most recent advices from
the hghting area have shown the Bol :
shcvlki to be some thirty miles from
the Polish capital.
Americans, British and French fight
ing. with the Poles against the Bolshe
Wiki are considered fair game to kill''
by the common soldiers of the Soviet
army. 1t is declared by the correspond
ent, who says the Bolsheviki have been
told these fighters are "bourgeoisie, who
should be exterminated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-12
FOES OUTNUMBER
POLES FIVE TO TWO

Washington. Aug. 12.-(By A. P.)
Polish forces defending Warsaw are
outnumbered about two and half to
one. Comprehensive details as to the
Bolshevik military organization, re-
ceived today in offciaf circles here,
place the ration strength of the Soviet
army on the Polish front at $50, ,OOO
men. The strength of the Poles has
been estimated at 100000.
Soviet infantry divisions to the num-
Der of twenty six, the official details
assert, have been identified as facing
the Polish army in the front line. with
thirteen divisions in reserve. In addi
ton. ten cavalry divisions have been
noted in active operation at the front
with two such divisions IN reserve.
Besides the thirty nine infantry di-
visions reported on the Polish front. the
Bolsheviki are estimated to have scat
tered in other parts of Russia twenty
five others, as well as two cavalry di-
visions.
Contrary to previous reports, Cen
eral Sergius Kamencff and not General
Brusiloff commands the entire Soviet
forces on the Polish front In an in =
tercepted wireless dispatch sent re-
Gently from Moscow by the Soviet gov :
ernment the report that General Brus
iloff. former commander of the Russian
imperial armies against Germany, was
in command Of the Soviet army, was
characterized as ''the mistaken, inten =
tionally perverted idea spread by Eu :
ropean5 bourgeois agencies.
The wireless dispatch added that
there is not a single German officer
in the whole of our army. 1t is unneces
sary to state that the ranks of the Red
army are always open to all persons ir-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-12
CAMPAIGN BY AIR FOR DRYS
Nominees After Notification Decide
to Tour Country by Plane

Germantown. o.. Aug. 12.--Beforc
an enthusiastic crowd of neighbors, adj
mirers and party adherents that oyer
flowed the athletic field at Miami Mill
tary Institute here last night, the Rev.
Aaron s. Watkins, standard bearer OF
the Prohibition party. and ID. Leigh
Colvin, his running mate, formally ac-
cepted their nominations. both assert.
ing enforcement Of prohibition laws
and especially the Volstead act, are vital
issues of the campaign.
"To us the supreme question of the
year is not equal suffrage, the League
Of Nations. labor. Mexico, or Armenia,
nor any of the minor questions on which
all agree. but the entire extinction OF
the liquor traffic" said tRe Rev. Mr..
Watkins in his acceptance speech.
notwithstanding that we have pro-
hibition in the constitution both political
party conventions have refused to
assume the responsibility for the ma in =
tenance of the Volstead enforcement law
without which the constitutional amend :
ment is impotent," declared Mr..
Colvin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-12
MYSTERY MAY BEAR
ON KIDNAPPING CASE

Deep interest is displayed by the au =
thorities in the whereabouts Of an Ital- =
ian family who on Tuesday suddenly
left their farm. half mile from New
Gretna. Their departure was so sudden
that the only preparations made prior
to their leaving was to ask neighbor,
Charles +. Kramer. to look after their
farm. With him they left their for
warding address as ,253 West Forty
fourth street. New York city. Their
crops are unharvested and some livestock
is on the farm.
&. The family is named Liguori and con :
sists of three brothers, their wives and
two children. one four months old and
the other eighteen months old. Two
of the wives are said to be italian. the
other is believed to be Of Irish extrac-
tion.