The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-22
FOREIGN

his sixty-fourth birthday by entertain.
ing about 100 neighbors at his sum-
mer residence at Murray Bay.
Recruits Of the class OF 1922, have
been called to the colors. All who
have acquired Greek citizenship since
1921 and have not passed the age of
forty. were also directed to report for
military duty.
Six soldiers Of the American army
Of occupation In Germany were killed
when military lorry was struck by
the Dortmund.F Frankfort express. said
a dispatch to Paris from Coblenz. Cob
ienz Is headquarters Of the American
army Of occupation.
Contract for construction of great
bridge over the Yellow river on the
Inc Of the Peking. Hankow railway has
Just been awarded a Belgian concern.
Its bid was $10,5O00OO. Four Ameri-
can bids were entered. The bridge IL
to be more than mile and half long.
The Quest, the small ship on which
Sir Ernest Shackleton will explore the
uncharted sections Of the South Allan.
tic. the Pacific and the Antarctic seas.
left the Thames on the start Of her
two-year voyage. Large crowds gath
cred on the docks to wish Sir Ernest
and his party successful voyage.
Marshal Foch has received and ac.
cepted an invitation from Ebert II.
Gary, chairman Of the board of the
United States Steel corporation, to be
a guest at dinner given by the Iron
and Steel Institute In New York City
at which, 1t is understood. there will
he great gathering Of financiers and
industrinlists.
Baden authorities announced that
they had ascertained the names of the
murderers of Matthias Erzberger. They
are Heinrich Tillessen. a student, and
Heinrich Schulz, 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 Rnsquivlana-Z -Arbas line in
their new offensive against the Riffian
tribesmen has given them point OF
departure for a fresh forward move
ment. The Moroccans have destroyed
the railroad running from Nador to
the south OF Melilla to Batel. 1t be.
lOnged to a French mining company.
Payments made by various oil com.
panies In compliance with President
Obreg0n's export tax decree Of June 7
last were returned by the government
In accordance with an agreement said
to have been reached with the five
American oil company heads. Such
taxes as were paid were proportionate,
ly small as compared with the usual
payments, us the larger companies had
postponed payments.
GENERAL
"Gunman" Joe Manning, Des Moines,
wanted as suspect in recent grocery
store robberies In Omaha, was shot
and fatally wounded In a fight with
two city detectives.
The military order of the Cootle of
the United States Of America. was In.
corporated In New Jersey In the office
Of Secretary of State Martin. The oh.
ject of the order Is to foster ties of
comradeship formed during the world
war among men who saw service on
foreign soil.
The committee Of forty-eight an
nOunced 1t Is organizing a new politl-
cal party to enter the 1922 congress
sional campaign. Solution Of the rail.
road problem, reduction Of national ex.
pendtures and relief from taxation by
providing new and legitimate sources
Of revenue, were stated to be its chief
aim.
The German mark fell to the lowest
price In its history. Its value on the
foreign exchange market at New
York was less than l cent-$.OO93, to
be exact. Disquleting. unconflrmed
rumors Of the possibility of a morator-
ium being declared In Germany was
responsible for the decline. The pre-.
war value Of the mark was about "a
cents.
First official action by authorities
against the activities of the Ku KluI
Klan has been taken In Chicago. 1t
came In the form OF q definite declara.
tiOn from Chief of Police Fitzmorris
that parades of members OF the khan
or other organizations whose members
appear masked will not be permitted
in Chicago streets.
The charred body Of one man, who
could not be identified. has been re-
covered, and bodies of two others re-
porte missing after fire which de-
stroyed three square blocks Of build
ings at Rockaway beach, Long Is-
land resort. The damage Is estimated
at $1,OO0,O00. The fire Is believed to
have started by gay season send
party In frame cottage.
Heavy rains north Of Ell Psso, Tex,
caused an overflow In the Franklin
canal which drove several hundred
families from their homes in the Mex.
lean section. Casualties were avoided