Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
FOREIGN


note to Loring Dresel. American com
attack of a German crowd on James
Il. Tobinson and his wife of Chicago
Prof. Thomas c. Masaryk has re-
signed as president of Czecho- Slovakia,
according to 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-
ton 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.
Furious attacks against Greek forces
holding positions along the Meander
river, In western Anatolia, have been
launched by the Turkish Nationalists,
but have been repulsed everywhere,
says an unofficial statement issued in
Athens. The Greeks have been sue
cessful farther north in holding their
positions against Turkish assault.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Austen
Chamberlain. in introducing the new
budget In the House of Commons In
London announced that more than
$160,o00,000 would be expended during
the forthcoming fiscal year in meeting
interest on the British debt to the
United States. Heretofore no interest
payments have been made.
An indemnity of $4,000, oOO, 900 Was
the penalty" which the Kaiser pro
posed to 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 Berlin
correspondent
Great Britain Is seeking American
coal. but dock men at British ports are
putting obstacles in the way of unload
ing imported coal, the United States
Department of Commerce at Washing
ton has been advised The dock men
were reported to be sustaining the
striking miners also by refusing to coal
ships, TO prevent vessels proceeding to
continental ports for supplies.
The government of Panama has
dropped its defiant attitude toward the
White award of the boundary dispute
with Costa Rica and shows every sign
OF compliance with II. 1t recalled the
troops that had been concentrated in
the neighborhood of Coto Cosrica The
boundary force at the capital was or
dered to disband. These actions were
taken as positive indication that the
Panama government has decided to ac-
cept the White award as final.
GENERAL
Positive identification of Tilo Ligi,
arrested in Scranton, Pa, on suspi-
cion of completely in the Wall street
explosion last September, was made
by Thomas j. Smith of Brooklyn, en-
ployed in the legal department of an
insurance company having offices in
the New York financial district.
United States secret service opera
tives of Chicago revealed what they
declared was a plot to flood the cen
trail West with smuggled diamonds
from CANADA, after arresting l. Gittler,
II furrier and his wife. The govern
ment agents said they had information
which led them 10 believe the couple
were the Chicago representatives of an
organized band of smugglers.
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 p Zeigler, tire sales man
ager. The plan was agreed to by Mrs.
Orthwein's attorneys and venire of
women will be drawn If there are no
legal obstacles.
A 5-year-old girl was killed and five
persons were injured when race
horse dashed through the track fence
into crowd of spectators at Pitcher,
Okla. The police are investigating Il
report that the horse had been given a
stimulant to increase its speed.
A verdict in the case of Jazz VS.
Classics, Entertainment VS.. Culture,
and l.. Brow VS. II. Brow, tried during
the theatrical season in New York was
handed down as follows: The Hippo
drome closed its season with n profit
of $150000. The Metropolitan opera
closed its season with deficit of $685.
900.
Resolutions demanding that the
United States government issue n sec
'ond emancipation proclamation" to
free Indians from the shackles placed
upon them when the white man OBJ
tanned possession" of their lands were
adopted at council of war" held in
Duluth, Mimi. by Chippewa Indians
living in northern Minnesota and Wis
consin. The resolutions will be sent to