River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-07-22

United States will continue to refuse
| to issue passports to Russia, will not
establish mail communications and
will refuse to give any sort of recogni.
| tion to the soviet government.
Foreign
Mexico City-Representatives of the
| oil interests in Mexico have declared
| themselves satisfied with the govern
| ments attitude.
| Buenos reinforcement opposi.
tion to the prohibition bill recently in
| troduced in congress was announced
| by Finance Minister Salabcrry.
Buenos Aires--A dispatch from Tana
in the Chilean province of Tarapaca to
| the Nacion, says that Mayor Cusicaum-
| tut of Lapaz is reported to have been
assassinated
Tokyo-Universa suffrage was de-
| feated in the lower house of parlia-
ment when a resolution introduced by
the opposition, was rejected by vote
of 155 to 2S3.
London-A dispatch to the London
| Times from Teheran says the situation
in Lower Mesopotamia is serious. 1t
is reported in Teheran, the dispatch
adds, that the Uasra-Bagdad line had
been cut in three places.
| Santiago-Chile has called to the
colors the military classes of 1915 to
1919, inclusive, of the four northern
provinces of the country. 1t is under
stood this action was taken in veiw of
| the internal situation arising in con-
nection with the Bolivian revolution.
Toronto-Sir Thomas White, FORM
| er minister of finance, who has been
mentioned as a probable successor to
Sir Robert Borden as prime minister
| of Canada, stated definitely he could
not accept the government leadership
should it be offered to him, as he does
not feel equal to it's arduous tasks.
/ Antwerp force OF 700 Russian
prisoners of war, who had been intern
ed near TURNOUT, % miles northeast
of this city, escaped from the intern
ment camp and marched on Antwerp.
A regiment of cavalry sent in pursuit
surrounded the Russians and intern
ed them anew in one of the Antwerp
forts
Consantinople-Eig Thousand Ar
/ menian refugees concentrated in
Smyrna have enlisted in the Greek
army. The Turks have begun depor-
tations of Armenians eastward, from
sections where the Armenians might
aid the Greeks. There have been de-
portations from Cesares, and many
| other places.
| Berlin-Two million tons of grain
and an equal amount of fodder, are
mentioned in a catalog of foodstuffs,
of which Germany is most urgently
in need for the coming year, from out
side sources. The catalog, which is a
comprehensive one, was compiled by
| the minister of agriculture and food,
and has been presented to the repre-
sentatives of the Allies at Spa.
Domestic
New York-Ellis island officials
| have evidence to show that several
unidentified employees have assisted
immigrants to enter the country I'M
| lawfully.
San Francisco-Two hundred Rus
sian brides of American soldiers ar
rived here from Vladivostok with their
| husbands, on board the army trans.
port Madawaska,
| Jackson, Miss.-The democratic
state executive committee adopted a
resolution opposing the proposed mi
grafton of 5000 Msnnonites from Can
ada to southern Mississippi.
Traverse City, Mich.-Grasshopp
which have been devastating farm
crops in this district, invaded TRAY.
| erse City. Damage to crops has been
estimated as high as S1,000,000.
Hazard, Ky.-John S. Burgill, mi
ner, was shot to death by posse
when he barricaded himself in va
cant house, after killing Deputy Sher-
| if, R. S. Wooten and Robert Gal
braith, Negro, while resisting arrest.
Montreal-Former President Will
liam H. Taft has been appointed to
represent the Grand Trunk railway
| system on the board of arbitration to
determine details of the railways be-
ing taken over by the Canadian gov
| eminent.
independence, Kan. = Lieutenant
Frank Stanford was killed and Homer
Adams, deputy sheriff, seriously in
jured when an airplans IN which they
were flying, preparatory to giving "a
| fireworks display over the city, fell
| 100 feet.
Mclaughlin, S. D.-Lloyd Coffin, IL
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Coffin, was drowned in Cannon Ball
river, while swimming. The lad with
four companions attempted to wade
the river and was carried away in the
swift current The body has not been
| found
Jefferson City, Mo.-The Missouri
| Supreme court sustained the injunc-
ton brought at the instance of the
Missouri Anti-saloon league u re-
strain Missouri officials from submit