The Ordway new era., 1921-02-18
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lVIadivostok correspondent at Iokio
The plant of the Socialist newspa-
per voratore, which was zeized by Com
munists of Trieste and has since been
occupied by a Communist working
force. was burned by a party OF Fas-
cisti. or extreme Nationalists. as Sc
quel TO the assassination of a carabin-
eer by Communists.
Nearly 5000 of the 10,So0 members
of the Diamond Workers Union at
Amsterdam are idle and the bottom
seems to have fallen out of the worlds
diamond market Experts in precious
stones in this city and in Antwerp say
an era of financial stringency has sup
planted the epoch of free spending.
The German government has accept
ed the invitation TO participate in the
allied conference on reparations in
London March l, il was announced in
Berlin. The government in sending its
acceptance, sets forth its suppositson
that the negotiations will include dis
cussion of the German counter-propos-
ais.
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RACES are reported in Dublin. Three
masked men raided the Baggott street
branch of the National Bank, eluded
police pursuit and escaped with 1900.
Two military lorries We're attacked
when two bombs were thrown and Il
boy was injured. Armed men attacked
the home of Gilbert Fenton.
The residence of the archbishop of
Mexico in Mexico City. the Most Rev.
Jose Mora. has been bombed. A bomb
also was exploded at the entrance of
the building occupied by Juergens and
Company, American manufacturers
of jewelry. There We're no casualties.
The bombirss are declared to have
been attempts at sabotage by radical
labor elements.
Greek armies will launch a whirlwind
offensive against Turkish Nationalists
in Broussa with the intention of
cleaning them up if the allies fail 10
take action at London, General Vlacho-
poulos declared in an Interview. Mus
tapha Kemal's forces can be wiped out
in ten days" the commander declared.
Thousands of men are being rushed 10
the front from back sectors and prep
arations for the attack are complete,
he said.
Serious fighting between the Ger
man population and a Belgian patrol
in Aix-la- ChapeIle is reported in an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam. The dispatch, quoting a
message from Aix-la-Chapelle in the
ber of inhabitants of the town refused
10 obep the police instructions with
regard 10 the carnival celebrations
and remained in the streets and cafes
until after the hour fixed for closing
the festivities. This resulted, it is add
ed in Belgian patrol firing on a
crowd, wounding several persons.
GENERAL
Robert z. Brindell, president of the
Building Trades Council, convicted of
extortion from builders, was sentenced
in New York by Supreme Court JUS
years in prison.
Accused by the police of having paid
William Belshaw, head of the police
murder squad" ST5 to shoot and kill
her husband, Mrs. Edna Murphy was
arrested in Philadelphia, charged with
conspiring to commit felony.
Residents of the exclusive Lakewood
boulevard district in Detroit were ter
rorized by fear of a man believed to be
homicidal and incendiary bandit, who
set six fires, tried to poison baby
and threatened TO shoot another child.
The 100000 breach of promise suit
filed against Kingdom Gould, Oldest
son of George Jay Gould, by Mrs. Elsa
Blum ended in New York when the
principals entered into an agreement
of compromise. 1t is understood that
Mrs. Blum received $4,000.
Seven persons were injured and prop
erty damaged to the extent of several
thousands of dollars by a tornado,
which passed north of Gilmer, Tex.
Abandoning his houseboat cruise to
begin final period of consultation on
the personnel and policies of the ad-
ministration, President-elect Harding
returned here by automobile to spend
most of the time until Inauguration
day. The president-elect left his house
boat Victoria late in the afternoon at
Daytona. seventy-five miles south, af-
ter changes in plans based on the un-
certain progress of the vessel up the
Indian river.
Federal Judge K. NJ. lands startled
those in his court room when he re-
leased on his own recognizance Francis
]. Carey, 90, after the youth had
pleaded guilty to the charge of taking
$95,0OO from the National City bank
of Ottowa, ILL.,, Nov. 10. 1920. "This
young bank teller was notoriously un.
derpaid. The elevator men in the fed