Evening star., 1921-04-02

by the Assocat ted Press.
TOXIC, April ATTEMPTS by anti
bolshevik elements to gain control of
the city of Vladivostok have resulted
in failure, according to official advices
received here.
The incident was the outgrowth OF
terday, morning, but had not proceed
ed very long before officials of the
Japanese garrison ordered the bel
ligerents to cease firing and disarm.
This order was obeyed, and dispatch
es from Vladivostok state that at
present. the situation is not conSid
cred serious.
The incident was the otgrowth Of
an intrigue of the anti-socialists to
seize the city. with the help of the
remnants of the forces formerly COM
manded by Gen. Kappel, anti-bolshe-
special dispatches to this city. The
authorities, however. had been in
formed of the conspiracy and took
precautions against a serious upris-
ing.
Some of the attacking forces arriv-
ed by steamer, and opened the en-
gagement at several points, notably
near the railway station and around
the fortress. They were disheartened.
it is said, by the failure of the $500
militiamen in the city to join them,
as was expected. AS they were arm
ed with only bombs and pistols, the
; attacking forces were soon dispersed
by machine guns in the hands of the
defenders of Vladivostok. There
were a few casualties, two japanese
soldiers having been wounded by
stray bullets.
The commander of the attacking
party and several reactionary lead
ers have been arrested.
Delegate to He C0nsecrated.
ROME.-Mgr. Pietro Benedetti, the
new apostolic delegate tos Mexico.
will be consecrated on April 10 as
archbishop of Tyre by Cardinal Ba-
silio Pompilj, the pope's vicar. Mgr:
Cerretti. papal undersecretary Of
Aquila, will act as co-consecrators.
Mgr Morchetu, former auditor of the
apostolic delegation a washington
and newly appointed nuncio at Wen
ma. has arrived to celebrate the Jub1-
lee of his priesthood.
Menocal Backs Gomez's Request.
HAvANA.-Presiden Menocal has
announced he is not averse to per-
mitting Minister Cespedes in Wash
ington to accede to a request made
by Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, former
president of Cuba, that President
Harding be asked to receive Gen.
Gomez as an ex-president OF Cuoa.
German Bank Profits Large.
BERLIN.-It has cost the reichs-
bank 100000 marks to keep Ger
many supplied with paper money, ac-
cording to the banks statement just
issued, in which that sum is designat-
ed as the cost of printing the ma
I4I,, hA I'M
ton made a net profit of 53.10o.ooo
marks on a turnover of 71,000. 900
marks, on the strength of which a
dividend of 81 per cent was declared.
which was only a fraction less than
that paid in 1910.
May Register Aliens I'm Spain.
MADRID.-Several of the newspa-
pers have started a campaign for the
registration of foreigners residing in
Spain. The movement was begun be-
cause of reports that many undesir-
able aliens here connected with ex-
treme syndicalism came from abroad.
ing to the activity Of the police.
Mexfcans Face Firing Squad.
MEXICO CITY-victor Lazcano and
Heriberto Salgado met death before
a firing squad ten hours after their
arrest for alleged completely in a plot
against the lives of prominent per-
sons in Mexico City and the city of
Puebla. according to an extra edition
published by Ell Nacional. Lazcano, ac-
cording to Ell Nacional. at one time
was a brigadier general under the
bandit Zapata. but recently had been
identified with revolutionary activi-
ties ascribed to Felix Diaz, letters
from whom were said to have been
found on his person. Salgado, who at
the court marital asserted he was a
mere tool for persons higher up. had
been captain in the federal army.
FOch to Honor DOugherty.