Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-03-23
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Examination of the report Of Ad-
miral Jellico, recently tabled in the
house of commons, shows that the Brit
lsh government is prepared to present
to Canada a fleet of ships which, at
pre-war prices, would be worth $16-
100000. These vessels include one light
curiser, four torpedo boat destrOyers,
eight patrol boats. one flotilla leader,
eight submarines and four mine sweep
ers.
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The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times says he is in a position to
state that there is no truth in a report
from Brussels that the British govern
ment has guaranteed military support
to Belgium for five years in case of
an attack by Germany, and also that
France and Belgium have signed I'M
conditionally a treaty of alliance for
an indefinite period
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The Duchess of Marlborough, for
merly Consuelo Vanderbilt, has insti-
tuted a suit for the restitution of
conjugal relations.
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The British and French governments
have notified Prince Feisal, son of
the king. of the Hedjaz, that they
cannot recognize the validity of the
decision of the Damascus congress
which proclaimed him king of Syria.
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The Dutch premier has informed the
president of the upper and lower
houses Of the English parliament that
former Emperor William has assured
the Dutch government that he will
refrain from all political activity and
do nothing which would involve Hol-
land in an international difficulty.
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Income and excess profits taxes can
not be reduced until after 1922, Secre-
tary Houston informed the house ways
and means committee, urging an imme-
date simplification of these taxes and
substitution of flat tax on gross
profits instead of the graduated rates
of 20 to 80 per cent.
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Sunken treasure worth f50,OO0,OOO
has been raised since the war began
around the British isles. The Restor-
er and the Reliant, two salvaging yes
sells that were bought by British
concern from the American navy, have
new device, an oNy-acetylene flame,
which is worked under water for cut
ting holes in the sides of submerged
vessels.
Four children, sons of Gust Wohlka.
farmer living near Ryder, N. D.,
were frozen to death in the recent
blizzard.
The new cabinet of Finland, the per-
sonnet of which was announced at the
Finnish legation at Washington, is de-
scribed as composed wholly of rep
reSentatives of the bourgeoisie parties
of the country and with no represen-
tation of radical elements whatever.
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A detachment of 40 United States
marines, the last to see duty in France,
mas hAAlNSu III view 1OIk On the tTelcl
line steamship Niagara from Bordeaux.
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The application for vises for pass
ports to America received at the Amer |
lean consulate at Madrid has, since the
beginning of the year, exceeded all re-
cent records. Most of the applicants |
are farm laborers, with a fair sprink
ling, however, of skilled artisans. brick |
layers especially being attracted by the
wages in America.
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General Bredow, czarist, who is al
legged to have been responsible for
Jewish pogroms in south Russia, has
been shot and killed by his own at
PENDANTS, according to a Moscow dis
patch received in London.
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Photographers were permitted to
take their first pictures of President
Wilson Wednesday since his return
from his western trip last September.
The president was photographed as he
left the White House grounds on his
fifth automobile ride since he went to
bed in October "a very sick man." J.