Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-12-10

fighters into regular army units, and
he recently added to his equipment a
quantity of artillery obtained from
the soviet Russians.
From Geneva came a story that the
league committee on Armenia, of
which Lord Robert Cecil is chairman,
probably would appoint Gen. Leonard
Wood commander Of the Armenian ex-
peditionary force with the title of
high commissioner. The choice, 1t
was added, was ON the recommends
tion Of Sir Frederick Morris and
Gen. Weygand. Oficials in Washing
ton did not take this report seriously,
but it may turn out to be true.
BY unanimous vote the league COM
mission on new members decided that
Austria should be admitted, and there
was no doubt that the assembly would
ratify the action. Bulgaria also wants
to get in at once, but Greece, Serbia
and Roufnania all are opposed to her
admission and may prevent it There
was reason to believe they would be
supported In this by France, which
seeks to gain strength in central Eu-
ropean friendships. For the present,
at least, France has her way In bar
ring Germany from immediate men,
bership in the league. The commits
sion has decided against the admis-
sion Of Lichtenstein and Azerbaijan,
but recommended that Costa Rica be
made member.
@ !. "a
Gustav Ador Of Switzerland, backed
by the delegates Of several other ma
tons, tried to have the economic COM
mission instructed to study means Of
preventing monopolies of raw mate
rIals and measures to insure their
distribution throughout the World. the
argument being that raw materials
belong hot to the nation in which they
are produced, but to the world This
vas blocked by SIR George b. Foster
81 Canada, who said his country and
TIE United States meyer would sub,
scribe to that principle. a futile. ef-
fort to have Spanish Adopted as the
third official language of the league
brought out the statement by the for
eign minister of, Panama that the Is
states of Central and South America
are united around Spain as their
leader,
If the Greeks recall Constantine to
the throne, they will forfeit the good
will and support of Great Britain
France and Italy. These three powers
It was decided at conference in Lon
don, should so warn the new Greek
bvernment, and a note to that effect
was drafted. The restoration Of the
former king, says the warning, "coult
only be regarded as ratification of hi:
hostile acts during the war. This de
cisiop by the entente is a victory fol
the French point of view.
D'Annunzio having refused to &C
cept the agreement between Italy ant
Jugo-Slavia, the Italian government
sent General Caviglia to invest Fiume
This he did, and sent to the poet war
rior by airplane a proclamation an
nouncing the intention of the govern
ment to enforce the conditions of tn,
Rapallo treaty without delay ant
calling on the regency of Fiume t.
withdraw all its forces behind tn
frontiers. He next invited D'Annun
zio's troops to leave him and re
enroll in their old units, and threat
ened a severe blockade Of the city
D'Annunzio, seemingly undaunted, re
sponded in a declaration Of a stat
Of war with Italy, effective Decembe
8. General Caviglia is doing all h
cs to avoid bloodshed and his troop
v.dd hate to fire on their brothe
II ians, but II It comes to actual wal
IA the result cannot be In doubt
D'Annunzio would soon be crushed.
The warning issued by the Britis
government, that the Irish were abou
to carry the "war" to England, wa
! justified. To date the chief Yeapo
used Ip this new development Of th
conflict IS arson. A large number c
Incendiary fires were started simu
taneously along the Liverpool waite
front and several big cotton VAR
houses we're destroyed. rhe ineeTi
diaries worked In small groups an
some q them, being interrupted b
the police, KILLED one 2ficsr and
civilian. About the same time ii
London police said they he'd foile
a plot to start fires In the metropol
on a large scale. Elaborate preca'
tons were taken In all the lars
cities Of England. .-,'assss--'' a.. -
Sunday night two motortrucks fl
Of black and tan recruits, all form