The Ordway new era., 1921-04-29
FOREIGN

The German foreign OFFICE sent
note TO Loring Dresel. American COM
missioner expressing regret for the
attack of German crowd on James
E. Tobinson and his wife of Chicago.
Soviet Russians debt to Switzerland,
according to statistics of the Swiss
federal government, amounts to 1885,
100000 rubles. 129,00o,000 Swiss
francs. 100000 French francs, a.
100000 and 3,OOO.00O marks.
Prof Thomas G. Masaryk has re-
signed rs president of Czecho-Slovakia,
according TO a Prague dispatch. Ill
health is given as the reason. DIR. Ed
ward Benes. foreign minister. will be-
come premier and acting president
General tightening of the conscrip-
ton laws by Japan, including extern
sion for the first time of the applica-
tion of universal military training to
japanese residents in the Philippines,
East Indies and the South Sea islands,
has been reported to official circles in
Washington.
The allies have sent a demand to the
German government for the transfer
of 1,000.O00,000 gold marks (normally
$3.50. .000,00O), constituting German gold
reserve. from Berlin to Cologne banks
for safer keeping" Cologne is the
center of the British army of occupa-
tion on the Rhine.
Honest efforts are being made TO
devise arrangements for immediate
payments on the interest on Mexico's
foreign debt and to that end repre-
sentatives of foreign banking houses
have been asked to come to Mexico to
offer advice and suggestions. Presi-
dent Obregon told "A gathering of
newspaper correspondents in Mexico
City.
An indemnity of S40,000,o00,000 v-as
the penalty which the Kaiser pro-
posed 10 impose upon the United
States if Germany had won the war
in 1917. 1t was included in his
peace terms" written by himself in
the spring of that year and just dis
covered in the archives of the German
foreign office, according to Il Berlin
correspondent.
The imminent collapse of the Con
stantine government in Greece is fore
seen in receipt of news on the deplor-
able condition of the Greek army in
Asia Minor and the destitute condition
of the treasury at Athens. Seven
Greek divisions used in the last often
sive we're smashed and their morale
weakened The 5000 troops, sent as
reinforcements, are being used to for
tify Smyrna. thus indicating that the
forces around Ushak and Brussa are
preparing to retire.
GENERAL
For stealing 40 cents worth of soap,
Louise Cody, a young girl, was fined
$40 and costs in Police Court of Du-
luth, MINI. She pleaded guilty.
To offset the wiles of Mrs. Cora Isa-
bella Orthwein it was proposed by
Lloyd Heth, assistant states attorney,
in Chicago, that she be tried by a jury
of women on the charge of Staying
Herbert F. Zeigler, tire sales man
ager. The plan was agreei to by Mrs.
Orthweins attorneys and Il venire Of
women will be drawn if there are no
legal obstacles.
Twenty-six thousand persons are at
the point of starvation in the coal
fields of Northern Alabama, Governor
Thomas +. Kilby was told in an ap
peal by the Salvation Army, South
eastern division. with headquarters in
Birmingham. The organization said it
was helping to the limit of its re-
ia
come from other sources.
The Illinois Supreme Court has
ruled that Henry Anthony Marsh, son
of Peggy Marsh, London actress, is
not the legitimate son of Henry Field,
and therefore is not entitled to a share
in the Field millions. Peggy Marsh
claimed part of the vast Field for
tune for her son, but the Superior
Court of Cook county ruled against
her contention and the higher court
here upheld this decision.
Mrs. Adah Bishop, farmers wife,
was painfully injured when tornado
demolished the three-room house in
which the family resided near Boone,
thirty miles east of Pueblo. Consider
able damage was done to small build
ings in the vicinity, and q lumber yard
shed $50 feet long was demolished in
Boone. Several barns were unroofed.
United States secret service opera
tives of Chicago revealed what they
declared was plot to flood the CEN
trail West with smuggled diamonds
from Canada. after arresting /. Gittler,
a furrier, and his wife. The govern
ment agents said they had Information
which led them TO believe the couple
were the Chicago representatives of an
organized band of smugglers.
Captain" Harry w. Devore is serv-