The state herald., 1921-01-07
FOREIGN

FOREIGN
The effectlvcs Of the German army
have been reduced to 100000 In ac-
.ordance with the Spa agreement with
he allies, 1t was announced In Berlin.
The population Of France was re-
duced by 100000 during the war. said
Louis MOurier, the new director Of
public assistance, in, discussing meas
1res to be taken by the Seine depart
mental council to reduce infant NOR
,ality.
The French Socialist party by
large majority, voted In favor of abso-
lutte affiliation with the Moscow inter
rationale. Efforts are now proceeding
to keep the Socialist party intact but
the probability seems to be that the
organizations should be split In two.
King Constantine has declared to
delegations from the provinces that he
must go to the Smyrna front. He is re-
ceiving kilograms of felicitation from
nil parts OF the country. Constantine
slowly and carefully is formulating the
speech with which he will open parlia-
ment on Jan. 8.
Official protest against the exhibi-
ton of moving picture film portray
Ing the execution Of Edith Cavell, who
was put to death by the Germans In
Brussels. Oct. 15, 1915, was made Mt
Havana, Cuba, by DIR. Franz Karl Zlt-
tolm ann, German minister to Cuba. As
n result of his protest to the State De-
partment the film was withdrawn.
The Tientsin government mint has
concluded loan for S1,0O0,0O0 with
the Sino-French bank, giving that In
stitution the right to purchase all bull,
lion and also to take charge Of the out
put OF silver dollars and copper coins.
according to reliable reports from that
city. The funds supplied through the
bank are japanese.
Cancellation of President Iroygen's
usual holiday trip gave strength to ru-
mOrs Of an impending general strike at
Buenos Aires. Workers generally were
said TO be planning a wnlkout to sup
port ferry hands and naphtha work.
ers. The presidents trip was post
poned because OF the extraordinary
.
newspapers.
Striking miners In the Rhondda coal
field district of Scotland have voted to,
resume work pending negotiations be-
tween their employers and the South
Wales executive committee. 4 general
strike of the miners In the district was
reported Dec 30, following refusal of
one company to relnstate eleven men
who had been dismissed on the ground
TINT their work wns not remunerative
to the firm.
GENERAL
Four men are seeking to recover in
court at Milwaukee S2.725 lost in an
African domino game IN which 1t is al.
legged "londcd" dice were used.
An entire family OF seven was wiped
out by fire at Fairfield, Conn. The
,ictims were Felix Yackimovitch, "a:
iis three sons, and three daughters.
Retail prices OF practically all cloth
ing reached their lowest levels since
1914 In Chicago when merchants ad-
vertised gigantic clearance sales,
throwing millions of dollars worth Of
goods on the market this week.
Three children and woman were
burned to death and two other chill
dren and their father narrowly escaped
thy same fate near Mount Morris, n.
Y, when the home of William Barrett
was destroyed.
A red.hot rivei, dropped by workers
IN the hold OF the oil tanker Charles
Eyaresi, nt dry dock, Redhook, Brook
lyii, caused m explosion which killed
one man. seriously injured two and
slightly hurt dozen others. at the
same time virtually destroying the
vessel.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany of Akron. Ohio announced a def
lcll FOR the fiscal year ending Oct. 81,
Of Sl5,Gi7 ,G13, not including nntlcipat-
cd losses on conrncturnl obligations
for rubber aud fabrics which are ex-
pected 10 be approximately Si90J10oo.
Notwithstanding that sales exceeded
s201000000. the largest IN the history
of tho company.
More than Il score OF women and
children were partially overcome nnd
q panic amoug the 200 guests wns mar
rowly nverrcd during fire IN the Bur
0ci huuse la Cincinnati The fire orig
ln1ici In sforeroom In tho basement.
Fircmon rescued all occupants and tho
fire was confined TO the basement.
John DOYLE, MI A. Il. +. veteran. was
Killed In the subway when he lcnpcd
IN front OF AN express trnin at the Sow
cnty.second street sintlon In New
/ York Doyle served In rruncc with a
machine gun hattalion and was suffer
Ing from shell shock when he returned.
/ lin ia two weeks ngo he worked I'm N