The Ordway new era., 1920-08-13
FOREIGN


Poles and the Bolshevisis have been
broken off and Polish delegates have
returned TO Warsaw.
Soviet Russia has followed up its
successes against Poland with a thrust
into southwestern Asia and lis forces
already are threatening the Persian
capital of Teheran.
Count Salvetierr, former governor
of Barcelona, was seriously wounded
at Valencia when mn attempt was made
| to assassinate him. His sister-in-law
| was killed and his wife badly hurt. A
bomb was thrown ut their carriage.
About fifty American women and
children have left Warsaw recently.
! The only women remaining are well
fare workers. who have been assured
of transportation should the capital be
directly menaced by the Bolshevists.
Great Britain has begun war prepar-
ations to intervene in behalf of Pol
and. Steps are being taken for the
mobilization of the British army on
war footing. The government is re-
ported to be considering the calling of
volunteers for service in Poland.
Lower California is in state Of
blockade, the Mexican government
proclaimed. Instructions were for
warded to Iglesias Calderon, Mexican
representative at Washington, to ad-
wise the State Department that the
ports of Lower California We're closed.
Fighting continues in the regions
disputed by Armenia and Azerbaidjan.
The Armenians have met with success
in Chaour from which they have
driven the soviet troops and occupied
the city Of Gueroussi. Nouri Pasha,
brother of Enver Pasha, is trying to
gather bands in the Chaous region 10
fight the Armenians.
The king received John H. Fahey,
former president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, accompanied
by A Il. Dennis, American commercial
attache ut Rome, in an audience at the
Quirinnl palace. The Informal conver-
sntion, lasting half hour, had the as
pect of talk any business man in
Italy would have with two American
| business men.
An agreement for final disposition
of Nalona has been signed by Italian
and Albanian representatives at Dur
azzo. Under its terms Italy renounces
claims to Cape Linguetta and Cape
| Theforti, which command the ap-
| proaches to Valona by sea and on
which the italians had intended TO
build forts, but retains the Island OF
Sasseno, which commands the np-
proach to Vnlonn from the northwest
Grave statements concerning Italy's
food position were mnde in The cham.
her by Signor Soleri, the food com
missioner. The harvest was disap.
pointing, he reported, and despite re;
Questioning there would be only
twelve instead of the 4O.O00,000 quin.
tails of wheat 1t had been hoped to OBJ
tain. To meet the needs of the popu-
lation, the commissioner explained,
Italy would be required to purchase
broad about 3O,OOO,0OO quintals.
GENERAL
After shooting and killing his father
at Fairview, n. j., in defense of his
mother, Louis F. Gross, Jr., 81 years
old, telephoned to the police and await
ed arrest
| A national convention of postmasters
will be held in Cincinnati Sept. S-11
according to announcement of Post
master Colin NJ. Selph, president of the
National Association of Postmasters
The national gathering will supplani
the tri-state conventions this year, ht
said.
Alexander Jaunuiksa, said to be ar
international anarchist, sought by the
allied governments for five years, wat
arrested at Chicago, and with him was
taken documentary evidence said by
police to show he was the head of ar
underground system of communica
tion between radicals of this country
and abroad.
John w. Davis, American ambassa
dor to Great Britain, will sail for the
United States on the steamship Olym-
pic, Aug 1S. 1t is Officially announced
he will be away for three months.
The Kentucky state wool pool, in
Guiding more than 100000 pounds
from many countries in the state, will
be stored in warehouses here until the
market breaks favorably for the grow.
ers.
Sensation followed sensation in the
unprecedented career of Charles POM
of Boston, variously known as the '5t
per cent interest king" and the post.
age stamp king of Pie alley" who
claims 10 have made $12,Oo00O0 in Q
few months by manipulation of for.
eign exchange. The United States gov
ernment is investigating the finance
wizards accounts.
CASTOR Chevrolet set new worlds
record for 100 miles over u dirt track
at Columbus, Ohio, when he covered
the century without a stop in 50 min