, 1920-08-19
FOREIGN

eSPOh NOASANt Ne
The explosion resulted from a fire.
Private advices from Danzig predict
that Great Britain will in all probable
ity be forced to proclaim a state Of
over the territory OF the free
city should the soviet army threaten
to enter the Polish corridor.
The American motorboat Miss Amer
lea, owned by Garfield A. Wood of De-
troll and representing the Detroit
Yacht Club, won the first race for the
Harmsworth trophy, the international
prize, contested In the So
lent off the Isle of Wight.
Brigands who have terrorized the
upper reaches Of the Yangtsze river
in recent months found a sudden check
put upon their activities when Ameri-
can and British gunboats were dis
patched into the upper river from
Shanghai, according to reports from
Shanghai.
DR.. Walter Simons, minister of for
eign affairs, in an interview in Berlin
says Germany is prepared to resume
diplomatic relations with Russia when
satisfaction is given for the assassina-
ton of General Count Won Mirbach,
German ambassador to Russia, in Mos
cow, in 1918.
Walter Winans, widely known
American resident of London, col
lapsed and died while driving his
horse, Henrietta Guy, in a race at
Parishes park. Mr.. Winans called out
for his horse to be stopped, but be-
fore this could be done he fell off the
sulky. He was dead when picked up.
Governor Esteban Cantu has offered
to surrender possession of the execu-
tive office within two weeks, on con
dition that Provisional President de la
Huerta stops sending troops into Low
err California, according to an an
nouncement by Juan Plat, personal
representative of de la Huerta at
Nogales.
Esteban Cantu, the governor of
Lower California, is willing to aban-
don his rebellion against the govern
ment If he is permitted to remain in
office until December, when he
agrees to surrender office to the suc-
cessful candidate. His proposition.
it is believed, will not be accepted.
because it would give him a chance
to benefit from the export taxes
from the new cotton crop and from
the gambling concessions.
GENERAL
Woman suffrage strobe half way
to victory in the special session OF
the Tennessee Legislature when the
Senate voted. rs to 4, to ratify the
Susan B. Anthony amendment.
Charles Wilson, negro bandit, died
of starvation in the prison at Potts
Vile, Pa, after fasting for forty-three
days. Wilson took his last food on
June 20. He had not spoken to Jail
attaches for days.
Conrad Janke, brought to Hartford,
Conn, by federal officials from New
York city, charged with draft evasion.
hanged himself by his necktie from
the bars Of his cell. He was dead
when found by the janitor.
Cleveland was chosen as next years
convention city by the United Master
Butchers of America at the concluding
session of the thirty-fifth annual con-
vention in New York. Michael Kelly,
Jr., st. Louis, was elected president.
Champion Jack Dempsey will prob
ably fight Bill Brennan on Oct. II at
the Polo grounds in New York, accord
ing to reports. Articles for the fight
houn haan ciunnd hu tho 1aro 80
the two heavyweights, the place and
date Of the bout remaining to be
chosen.
Tony Bannock set out to break his
record of loading sixteen coal cars In
one day at the Troll Coal Company's
mines, Fair Point, Ohio, and paid for
the attempt with his life. After load
ing six cars in less than two hours, he
died of a ruptured heart, according
to the coroner
The railway labor board at Chicago
handed down a decision increasing
wages of employees of the American
Railway Express Company 100000 600
yearly. Eighty thousand men not pro-
vided for by the recent 100000, 900
railway wage award are affected. The
award is retroactive to May 1, 1920.
Rowe Stewart, Philadelphia, was
elected president of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World at a
meeting of the executive committee
at Cleveland, o., to succeed Charles
A. Otis, Cleveland. resigned. Allan
ia was selected for the International
convention the week Of June IL.
1921.
Five sailors were severely wounded
and a score of men received minor in
Juries in a battle at Revere Beach,
Revere, Mass, between Metropolitan
park police, whe were barricaded in
the police station and several hundred
attacking sailors, marines and soldiers.