Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-09-22
FOREIGN


his sixty-fourth birthday by entertain.
ing about 100 neighbors at his sum.
mer residence Mt Murray Bay.
Recruits of the class of 1929, have
been called to the col0rs. All who
nave acquired Greek citizenship since
lS2l and have not passed the age of
forty, were also directed to report for
military duty.
Nix soldiers Of the American army
II occupation In Germany were killed
when military lorry was struck by
he Dortmund-Frankfort express, snid
dispatch to Paris from CoblenZ. Cob.
enz Is headquarters Of the American
lrmy Of occupation.
Contract for construction of preat
bridge over the Yellow river on the
Inc of the Peking- -Hankow railway has
lust been awarded a Belgium concern.
Its bid was $1O,5OO,OOO. Four Ameri-
can bids were entered. The bridge ia
10 be more than mile and half long,
The Quest. the small shin on which
Sir Ernest Shackleton will explore the
unchnrted sections OF the South Atlan-
nc, the Pacific and the Antarctic seas.
left the Thnmes on the start of her
two-year voyage. Large crowds gath
cred on the docks to wish Sir Ernest
ana his party n successful voyage.
Marshal Foch has received and nc.
cepted an Invitation from Elbert II,
Gary, chairman of the board of the
United States Steel corporation, to he
II guest at dinner given by the Iron
and Steel institute In New York City
ut which. 1t Is understood, there will
he great gathering of financicrs and
industrinIfsts.
Baden authorities announced that
they had ascertnined the names of the
of Matthias Erzberger. They
are Heinrich Tillessen, II student, ana
Heinrich Schulz, n merchant. Both
men were members of the brigade of
General Erhardt. which was promin
ent In the Kapp insurrection. Neither
has been arrested.
Occupation by the Spanish forces of
the RnSquivinn%Z0c -ArbaS line in
their new offensive against the Riffian
tribesmen hns given them n point of
departure for II fresh forward move
nent. The MOroccans have destroyed
the railrOad running from Nador to
the south of MellIa to BatcI. 1t he.
longed to French mining company.
Payments made by various oil com.
panles in compliance with President
ObregOn's export tax decree of June Z
last were returned by the government
In accOrdauce with an agreement said
to have been reached with the five
American oil company heads. Such
taxes MS were pnid were prOpOrtiOnute.
" small rs compared with the usual
payments. rs the larger companies had
postponed payments.
GENERAL
"Gunman" Joe Manning, Des Moines,
as suspect In recent grocery
store robberies In Omaha, was shot
and fatally wounded In fight with
two city detectives.
The military order of the Cootie of
he United States of America, was In.
In New Jersey In the office
If Secretary of State Martin. The oh.
|eCt of the order Is to foster ties of
formed during the world
var among men who saw service on
'oreign soil.
The committee Of fOrty-eight I'M
bounced it Is organizing II new pOliti-
al party to enter the 1922 congress
,iOnal campaign. Solution OF the rail-
'oad problem, reduction of national ex-
,enditures and relief from taxation by
providing new and legitimate sources
# revenue, were stated to he its chief
lin.
The German mark fell to the lowest
,rice In its history. Its valu" on the
'oreign exchange market at New
York wns less than l cent-$.O093. to
,e exact. Disquicting, unconfirned
'umors of the possibility of IL moratOr-
uIn being declared in Germany was
for the decline. The pre-
var value of the mark was aL.ut "a
.ents.
First official action by authorities
painst the activities OF the ku klux
[Ian hns been taken In Chicago. 1t
ame in the form of Il definite declara-
ion from Chief of Police FitznOrris
hat pnrades of members of the klan
n other organizations whose members
ppear masked will not be permitted
II Chicago streets.
The charred body of one man, who
Ould not be identified, has been re-
overed, and bodies of two others re-
orte missing after Il fire which de-
troyed three square blocks of build
ngs at R0ckawny beach, a Long Is
md resort. The damage is estimated
t S1,OOO,OO0 The fire Is believed to
ave started by a gay seasOn's-end
nrty in n frame cottage.
Heavy rains north Of FL Paso, Tex,
aused an overflow in the Franklin
l. Il a