Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-03-09

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Rome, Ca, March Sire this
morning destroyed the Armstrong
hotel. All the guests escaped. The
loss is fifty thousand dollars.
Paris, March THE Ukrainian
insurgents have occupied Kieve, driv-
ing out the bolshevik defenders, was
announced in Paris this afternoon.
Trieste, Italy, March st is re-
ported today that the Italian ana
Jugo-Slav troops are fighting at
Adelsburg on the frontier, and the
city is flames.
Singapore, March Slight hun
dred and sixty Chinese were lost
when the British steamship Hongho
was wrecked near Swatow. The
vessel was bound from Singapore
for Annoy. Two hundred and fifty
were rescued.
New York, March 8-Action on
the stock markets was today inter-
rupted as indicating that those con
the inside" were not in the least
apprehensive over the final outcome
of the German indemnity situation.
Dublin, Mach Mayor Clancy
and Former Mayor Michael O'Calla-
CHAN of Limerick were shot to death
in their homes early today. Clan
cy's wife was wounded while trying
to defnd her husband, and died IN
a hospital later. -
Balboa, Panama, March SIS
thousand Costa Ricans invaded Pam
anna occupying the village of Almi-
rante, says information here today.
American destroyers have been sent
to protect the United States citizens
along the border.
) New London, Conn.,, March 5-The
submarine OF which ran on ledge
off Wilderness Point on Fisher Isl
and Thursday night, was today sue
cessfully floated by wreckers and
started on her own power. Small
damage was done.
Atlanta, March 8-Mail was deliv-.
cred to thirty-one points on the Birs
mi nho q,
road today, by automobile trucks.
The federal mediators are preparing
for a meeting with the receiver and
representatives of the workers. The
strike situation is unchanged.
Mobile, Ala, March 5-Grover
Goff, young farmer residing In
Mobile county, was shot and instantly
killed late last night by his father
in-law, John Houston, at the latter's
home, ten miles out from the city.
Houston surrendered to the authori-
ties, stating that Goff threatened to
kill him.
Balboa, Panama, March 8-A more
favorable situation existed along the
Panama-C Costa Rican frontier today.
1t is reported that the Costa Ricans
who crossed into Panama territory,
are retiring across the Sixaola river,
the frontier fixed by Justice White
in the boundary award. The Off
cial residence of President Porras
has been trebled.
Berlin. March 5-The German
cabinet is still defying the Allies on
the indemnity, according to the best
information obtainable today. Al
ter a long session the ministry FRI
day reported the opinion was ex-
pressed that it would be preferable
for the French to carry out their
threats rather than for the Germans
to sign.
Chicago, March 8-The wages of
employees of the Armour and Swift
packing companies were reduced
twelve and a half per cent today.
A great strike is threatened.
The workers paid by the hour were
reduced eight cents. The reduc-
tions are effective March the 14th.
The basis of eight hours will also
be eliminated.
AlInOugn Armour anu OWllC are
tthe only packing companies to make
announcements of wage cuts, it is
understood that the other packing
companies are preparing to take sim
liar action. The reductions affect
the plants of these two packers
throughout the country. In Chica-
go alone thirty-five thousand are
concerned.
The leaders of the packing house
employees union have declared that
they will not accept the reductions,