Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-09-15
FOREIGN


Aida" He had been engaged to sing
IN; the Metropolitan Opera house in
New York the coming season.
Two soldiers were killed and more.
than twenty wounded when 2.5OO Hun
gurian regulars and volunteers clashed
with Austrian gendarmerie on the
AustrO-H Hungarian frontier, said a
Vienna dispatch to the MorgenpOst.
The governor Of the state Of Vera
Cruz threatened penalties for any man.
ufacturers who close their plants be-
cause Of the new profit-sharing law
which compels them to give one-half of
their profits to the workers In Mexico.
Aiustapha Kemal Pashn. Turkisl, Ma
tiopalist leader, Is fighting stubborn
ly hgainst the Greek army In his last
attempt to save Angora. His army Is
continually being pressed by the
Greeks, who are only forty miles from
the city. The Turkish losses have been
exceedingly heavy.
Hungarian troops. led BY two parish
priests, overpOwered the sentries Of
the Austrian garrison at ZagersdOrf.
Two members of the garrison were
killed and many wounded, while the
others were blindfolded and taken
away In motor trucks. Reinforcements
overlook the Hungarians and the Aus
trians were released. The priests were
made prisoner.
Informal discussions are taking
place at Paris between American II.
nanciers with the purpose Of estab-
fishing closer cooperation between
American banking interests In France
end evolving practical methods for
helping French industries through
these institutions. Five of the largest
American banks and trust companies
have offices there.
Maj. Gen. Leonard wood announced
his acceptance of the post of governor
general of the Philippines offered him
by President Hurding. He notified
Secretary of War Weeks that he would
retire from the army to accept the gov
ernOrship. He said he believed II to
be his patriotic duty to accept the posi-
ton, owing to the seriousness Of the
situation in the Philippines.
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known Rembrandt Birth OF Christ"
estimated to be worth more than $780,
600. is reported from Nottingham. The
painting, which Is signed by the great
Dutch master, Is "A inches by 4S inches
In size. For the last $50 years It has
been In the possession of the family
of its present owner, Mrs. Catherine
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manufacturer.
The worlds poultry congress was
opened in Holland by Queen Wilhel.
NINA and Prince Henry. Fifteen coun-
tries sent exhibits. The United States
Is represented by educational displays.
among them model poultry farm.
which greatly interested the queen.
Demonstrations OF the methods en-
ployed on such farms were given by
Professor Rice of Cornell and Profess
sor Beach of the University of Cali
fOrnia.
GENERAL
David Behnke of the Checkerboard
field, carrying a woman passenger.
won the Labor Day airplane derby at
Chicago. flying the fifty-five-mile
course in ~ minutes. He was closely
followed by Price HollingswOrth, John
Kiser and James Curran.
Three men were arrested In Chicago
charged with the theft of goods worth
100000 from ears in South Chicago.
Those arrested were Paul VOlbrecht.
painter; John G. Mack, special ngent
Of the Michigan Central, and Martin
COrybOn, Il switchman. Some Of the
stolen material has been recovered.
Three armed bandits held up the
Beech Grove State Bank ut Beech
Grove, a suburb Of indianapolis, forced
three employees and two customers of
the bank into a back room and escaped
in an automobile with approximately
S25,OOO. A fourth bandit remained mt
the wheel of the automobile while the
hOldup was committed.
Two through Florida passenger
trains, the Dixie Flyer and Seminole
Limited, running between Jackson
vile and Chicago, met in Il rear-end
collision at Sumner, Ga, on the Allan
tic Coast Line railroad. Several pas
sengers We're injured
Louis F. Swift, Jr.. son Of the mil
lionaire packer. was fined $500 In
County Court at Waukegan, ILL.,. for
taking drink" in Zion City. Swift
pleaded guilty to the charge. His
companion, Dr. George +. NeOuvos of
Chicago, was given similar fine.
Joseph Cain, sheriff of Boone coun-
ty, Ind. was shot to death In bat
tie with whisky bandits. One bandit
was wounded. His three companions,
driving truckload Of whisky, es.
capped. The wounded man said they
had come from Chicago.
Chief of Police Daniel Hays, Chief
of Detectives Gene Cassidy, and VIII
liam Kohrt, traffic officer, all of
Hibbing, Minn., are dead from rifle
shot wounds inflicted by John Webb
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