The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-05-27
NEWS OF THE
WORLD IN BRIEF

The Austrian republic has recognized
the Mexican government.
Tho Senate passed the emergency
IS.
Norway In 10 obtain government
loan OF 10000 900 kroner in New York.
oil and gus have been discovered
near Puerto Llmon. on the east coast
Of Costa Rica.
Telegraph service over the country
was interrupted Saturday night by
the aurora borealis.
The government OF Egypt has Just
purchased 100000 feet or railroad
ties from British Columbia,
The Mexican government is TO have
a large exhibit at the Texas State Fair
which convenes In Dallas October 8.
The Crown Prince of Japan is now
IN London He win remain in Eng
land until May 20 and then visit
France lncognito.
The immigration restriction bill
passed by the House and Senate has
( been sent 10 President Harding for his
approval
The ninety first meeting OF the Gen
erai Assembly OF the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church Is In session at
Greenfield. Mo, this week.
constnntinople. the Bosporus. and
the Dardahelles have been proclaimed
neutral territory In the hostillties be-
tween the Turks and Greeks.
President Harding has ordered an
Investigation of charges OF proiiteering
In contracts and purchases made by
the War Department during the war
France has issued warming that
German Invasion OF Upper s;iissia
would precipitate war In which she
could not be expected to remain neu-
trail.
James A. Terrell, active head OF the
United States Steel Corporation. will
head the new Shipping Board az IL IL
2 ii,,itis TsossanIzed by President Hard
ing.
4 BolAheylst plot 10 overthrow Mus
tafa Kemai, leader OF the Turkish Ma
tionaiists, and establish Soviet re-
public in Asiatic Turkey, has been dis
covered.
The designation OF the Japanese Diet,
hound for ;he United States for yisk
~ about three months. sailed from
yokahama May . on the steamer
Shinyo MARI
rha LaPlata observatory In Brazil
has announced the discovery or n group
OF sun spots several OF which are cal
cnlated TO be about the size OF the
earth.
cold received In the United States
from al lcountrIes from January J To-
Arm 80. 1891. totaied s2es,3i2.ssi.
while gold sent out totaled only sf.-
s54.sic
rhn swiss Federal Council has
agreed 70 arbttrate the long standing
boundary dispute between Venezuela
and Colombia the decision to br Fsii-
dered on or before April 80 1922.
The name OF Petrograd hns been re-
tained for the capital OF Russia by
The soviet government There has been
An inclination 10 revert 10 the Ger
manic name OF 81. Petersburg.
Tho War Finance Corporation has
approved an application for advances
of 100000 20 facilitate the eNporta-
ton or cotton. To date ti.40o,ooo has
been advanced against cotton already
exported.
An army appropriation bill, carrying
approximately sSa00eo.ooo and pfoyid-
ing Tor an army or 10000 enlisted men.
mas been passed by the House and sent
20 the Senate, the vote being stS TO
..
American representation at the al
lied conferences In Paris was resumed
on My 3. when Hugh G. wallace. the
American ambassador. took his seat az
session OF the Council Of AInbassa-
doris.
chief Iron Lightning. an Indian chief
under sitting Bull at the battle OF the
f.lttle Big Horn, when Custer ard his
men were wiped out. has just died on
the Cheyenne River reservation. in
South Dakota.
waiter T. Brown. OF Toledo. person
al representative OF President Hard
ing. has been elected to had the con
sressonal committee which is shortly
70 undertake sweeping reorganiza-
ton OF governmental departments In
Washington.
Nine thousand union men In seven
paper mills OF the United States and
Canada went on a strike May IL. With
those that struck in other mills on
May this makes a total OF more than
fifteen thousand OF this class of work
ers now idle.
Representative william II. Funk
hauser, OF Michigan, committed suicide
al a sanitarium In Battle Creek last
week. He was elected to Congress
last November, but because OF Illness
had MAYER been able to take his seat
In Congress.