Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-01
FOREIGN

n llplH bftth dIuiA
headquarters on the campaign in Asia
Minor says the Greeks have advanced
eight miles toward Eski-Shehor and
Afiun- Knrahlssar, taking 800 prison
crs. four cannon and large quantity
of material
A case. believed to be the first of its
kind in England, was decided at Glas
gov, when fine of $50 was imposed
on an alrman, william Reeve. for Il
violation of the air navigation regula-
lions by dropping leaflets from an aer-
oplane during the local prohibition
veto poll.
Emil Locke, real estate man, left
San Antonio, Texns, for Las vacas,
Coahuila. Mexico. where he met repre-
sentatives OF Gen. Ignacio Villareal.
Mexican secretary of agriculture. to
discuss the plan for the colonization of
10000 acres OF land south of that city
by GermanAmerlcans
The Sim Feiners' ''fire-raising" cam
paign in England reached Il climax In
far apart ms the rivers Tyne and Tees,
or as Chester and the suburbs of Lon
don. Great precautions are being tax
en- to protect the Bank of England and
other public and private buildings
which are thought likely to be subjects
for the attention of the firebrands.
Warming that any person found on
Mexican soil with firearms would be
"shot on sight by federal troops, who
are seeking guerlllas," and an order
closing the border to American hunt
ers. was issued in Matamoras, opposite
Brownsville. The order and warning
wns signed by General Lopez, com
mander Of the Matamoras garrison, fol-
lowing conference with Gen. Arnulfo
X. Gomez.
AS result of the overhnuling of its
finances, the Hungarian government
has made the crown worth 2la Austrian
crowns. This increase in the value of
the Hungarian crown has had n pecu-
liar sequel, according to a statement
made by Holman Hededus, minister of
finance. ut is now profitable" he said,
''for some scoundrels in Switzerland to
counterfeit our stamp and imprint IL
on the unstamped bills of the Austro-
Hungarian bank"
GENERAL
Larry Mclean, former catcher for
the Cincinnati Reds and the New York
Giants, was shot and killed In Boston
during n brawl in soft drink estab-
lishment Jack Mccarthy, friend,
,ync Saynr..ly ,xn,tnIaH
The average American is great
milk drinker, and consumes twice as
much as former generations, accord
ing to the Department of Agriculture
The consumption of milk last year was
estimated forty-four gallons per cap
ita. not including that used In ice
cream, cheese and butter
Maj, Gen. Leonard Wood Will leave
Seattle April 8 on the steamer Wenat-
cltee for Manila, where he will conduct
an investigation relative to Philippine
claims for independence, he notified
the chamber of commerce at Seattle. 1t
previously had been announced that he
would sail from San Francisco April ..
Police of Jacksonville, Fla, began
search for Earl Weems, who, returning
to his room in a hotel, began firing
when he saw a form in his wife's bed.
The form proved to he that of Mrs.
Rosa Goodwin, n friend, who was
slightly wounded. Mrs, weems was
badly injured by another shot Weems
fled in an automobile and escaped.
Based on reports from Missouri Kan.
sas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
sociations said much damage had been
caused by freezing temperatures. Lit
tie hope for early fruit crops in Mis-
souri, and Kansas was Indicated, al
though IL was said the latter crops
probably had not suffered materially.
The New York Central railroad has
announced 10 per cent reduction for
round trip tickets with time limit eff
fective between May 10 and June / up
to Sept. 30, to all points in its terri
tory. Restoration of the 'homeseeker
rates for colonists bound west of Chi
cago also was announced. These rates
We're abolished during the war.
huge ape which was shot while at
tempting to break through window III
the bedroom of Fred Grossman in De
troit and which later terrorlzed East
Side residents, was claimed at the po
lice station by J. X. Seaman who sale
the animal was an escaped pet. Police
believing the Simian may have beer
trained to rob houses, have begun al
investigation.
Final settlement of the 100000 es
tate of Henry Field, grandson of Mar
shall Field and brother of Marshall
Field Ill, was made in Probate Court
in Chicago. The final accounting
showed the 100000 claim of Peggy
Marsh, an actress, by whom Henry
Field had son, Henry Anthony Field
had heen maid The claim had beer