The Meeker herald., 1921-04-23
YORRI0N

SIR Alfred TffotfoA Lawrence, judge
Of the High Court Of Justice sincs
1904. has besn appointed lord chief
justice Of England In succession to the
Earl Of Reading, now viceroy Of India.
The revolt Of natives Ia Belgian
6Conso last nsonth during which fifey
trading posts were burned. -xas -
mented BY native prstsndinE to have
discovered q charm making Its posses
sor invisible and invulnerable. accord.
\ ing to Congo aASices received In Brus-
seaA
Fire, which broke cut In Haketiate.
Japan. destroyed nome 1000 houses be-
fore It was brought under control. The
lhuildlngs destroyed Included three
Christian missions, the British con.
suiate, several banks, hospitals. school
lssusss, ti,eafevv and government
buildings.
-Four rebels, Including the leader Of
the band, Auxustin Michel. were killed
In q sharp hattie between revolution
lists and federal troops at Autian, In
the state Of Jaiisco, Mexico. Two more
rebel officers were sentenced to death
lby q courtmartiai for tiselr connection
with revelt On March ~.
In western Konia Turks have Gre
ated special corps Of men aged from
% to 10 years. Its commander 10 50
years old. A Greek destroyer In the
Bia<k 80 has captured the pirate
leader, Hasaan. ased q, who has been
burning Greek sailboats and villages
On the Pontius coast.
Russian Bolshevist authorities have
closed the frontier Of that country
against immigration from America, &C.
eordinS to cablexrnm received by
London shipping company from Its
agent In Llbau. Immigrants will he ac-
cepted. however. from steamers al
ready ON their way to Russia from
America. f
The nOn-unIon crew Of the steamer
Huttalta. operated by the Paraguay
nm government between Paran riv-
er ports, stole off with the vessel and
headed north toward Brazil. according
to advices from Asunclon. A Para
guayan gunboat was sent in pursuit.
Dispatches received at Buenos Aires re-
ported that the Huttaita WAS sunk
near Cuocepcioa.
Fcrper Esnpress Augusta Victoria Of
Germany died in Doom, Holland. Born
OCT. n, 1853, At Dolzig, Augusta Vic
teria WAS the Oldest daughter Of Grand
Duke Frederick Of Schlsswig- Holstein-
Soadesburg-Augustenburg. and ranked
- . princess Of Schieswig- Holstein.
Her early childhood was spent at Kiel.
She marrsed to the then Prince WIZ
liam Of Prussia on Feb. ~, 1881. They
had six snnG and one daughter.
Gkismishing 10 going on between
TURKS sud Greeks In the BardlEag re-
gsou Of Asia Minor. where It Ii re-
ported neither Of the combatants il
respecting the American flag hoisted
ever the Near East relief stations.
shots having besn fired at the Amer.
lean women's hospital unit OF Mrs.
Mabel Nickerson. Miss Bernice Ever
EFT OF the Wellesley College unit has
been cut off In Brush. although the or
phans In her cnre have been trans
ferred from that place to BartiiEag.
oENERAL
Love for his dog nearly cost the life
Of Harold O'Grady. Z, In Chicago. Har.
old and his brother. Ray. 9. live next
door to the Lvlngston warehouse.
which was burned ut 4 loss Of $780, 900.
The father of the boys rushed into his
home and rescued them. Harold re-
inembered his dog and rushed back In
to the house after 1t. AZ walls were
caving In, firemen rescued him. He
had the dog.
The United States battleship Con
necticut and the tank steamer 8 @.
Folger. from Port Arthur, Texas. col
llde1 Off Point Breese. four miles
south Of Camden, N. ]. The Conneeti-
cut was steamlng up the Delaware
river when the tide caused the moor.
ings OF the 8. c. Foleer to break. The
Connecticut was not badly damaged
IS. o. 8. calls from the Connecticut
said the Fo,ger was in danger Of sink
| ing and aid was rushsd at ouce.
After holding John West, alias Ed
ward Roberts, In Jail ~ suspect. Lin
coin. Neb., police released him. only to
receive notice from Joliet, ILL.,. tl.nt he
was wanted for violating \ parole
granted by the Illinois penitentiary au-
thorities. Advlces from Joliet said
West had served two terms In San
Quentin prison.
Federal authorities In Jacksonville.
Fla, have taken steps to seize tho
japanese steamship Erie Maru. aboard
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