The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-02-18
NEWS OF THE
WORLD in BRIEF

Poland and Roumania have begun
negotiating a defensive alliance, :
American trade with Germany in
1920 totaled slOo, $685. 100000.
Tho American Red Cross has reor-
gnnized on a peace-time footing.
Governor Frederick H. Parkhurst, OF
Maine, died ut Augusta. Nc. last week,
John ID, Rockefeller has given $40,
100000 to education during the pas,
year, ......I .'.~........
A, f. wallcnberg has been named
as minister OF Sweden to the United
States 49,. - ..:. r..
American coal In France has dcclm-
ed from sS2 II ton TO 81 ton since
last October, . s..l ....@'
a case Of typhus fever reached New
York last week on tho steamship
President Wilson,
Japan is continuing with her naval
building program in spite OF dlsarmI
n'ant discussion. 49,.
Motion picture films sent out OF tho
United States last year aggregated
$4,000 miles lin length.
More than $4,000 yen have been
raised In Japan for the relief OF fam
inc sufferers in Northern China
Sottlenen, OF diplomatic problems
with Japan Is to be postponed until
the Harding administration assumes
office
The United States Supreme Court
has reversed the verdict finding Victor
l.. Berger guilty OF violating the cs-
pionage act.
In selecting her clothes while in New
Nurk las, wax, Mrs Warren c. aard.
Tag showed dccldd preference for
blue
The fi7st census ever taken Ia Japan
10 modern rlcthods SHOWS the popula-
ton OF the Japanese Empire 10 be a..
Gui.itO ..a
Watei mud Eight are being ri,tioned
in Mexico City ue,-luse OF the shortage
OF water. tne season having been al
normally dry.
Directors OF the Third Inicrnationa!o
ia Moscow have ordered American
communist TO overthrow the present
American government
No motion picture MINIS depicting
thlGNing, robbery murder. or miciicI
will be permitted TO be shown hi New
Zealand after May l.
General Pershlng has asked tho
House Committee to bring back from
France the body OF an unknown sol.
der to be inferred In Arlington Gem
etery.
Morris Gest has sued Henry Ford
for s6,eeo.000 damages. because OF 81
legged ''libelous, slanderous, and false
statements concerning MIR. Gest and
certain stage productions he has ham
He'd" which appeared In Mi, Ford's
paper the Dearborn Independent,
President Wilson, upon the request
pf President Elect Harding. has issued
l proclamation calling a special 1pssion
If the Senate 10 convene March 1.
All OF the House war investigating
committees were to cease hearing viii |
lesses last Wednesday after nearly |
.wo years of inquiry AZ home and |
broad
King Constantine has stated that
iirect negotiations for the settlement |
" Near Eastern problems between the |
ireeks and Turkish Nationallsts are
President Wilson has refused to com
mute the teny year sentence Eugene V |
)ebs is now serving In the Atlanta
'enitentiary for violation of the war
ime espionage laws.
Twenty -four tons OF German marks
ave reached Paris from Germany TO |
-pply on Gcrmany's war indemnity to
he Allies. The gold was deposited In
he Bank OF France.
The joint resolution directing the
topping of cnllstmonts until the regu-
ar army is reduced to $4,000 men has
'een passed by the House over the
residents veto.
Seventy radicals, including several
women, were deported to Russia from
Jew York last week. Most OF these
yere sent TO Ellis Island from Boston
nd Philadelphia.
The War Department has bought of
tally the giant airship Roma for APP
fortunately 100000 The Roma Is
elieved TO be the largest semirigid
irship In the world
Sir Francis Younghusband, the Brit
sh soldier explorer, Is to attempt to
limb Mount Everest, theNhighest peak
the Himalayas, which has never yet
cen scaled by man.
Manufactured goods led in the ex-
orts of this country last year, with
alue OF ss,204,3sS,l09. while crude
laterials for use in manufacturing led
he imports at siH52. s76.SS3.
George Peabody Eustis OF Washing
m City, grandson OF william w. II
orcoran, philanthropist and donor OF /
he Corcoran Gallerv of Art M Wash ,