Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-17

dianapolis, and Henry Ryan, director
of Americanization in the Legion, and
Col. Milton ]. Foreman of Chicago
narrowly escaped death at the same
time.
With what we like to consider. the
true American spirit, the people of
Pueblo already are at work restoring
their city after the devastating flood
that swept through that part of Colo
RADIO. The National Guard is policing
the area of destruction, which en-
braces about 296 square miles, and all
week supplies of food and clothing
were being rushed in by all possible
means of conveyance. 1t is not likely
the number of dead ever will be known
accurately, but it probably reached
500. In addition to the immense prop
erty damage in Pueblo and other
towns, much of the crops and the live
stock In the flood area was destroyed.
Fears Of an epidemic due to the utter
ly disorganized sanitation of the re-
gion were allayed by the prompt work
of the medical corps. The American
Red Cross has undertaken the COM
plete rehabilitation of the flood
stricken sections, and 1t has issued a
national appeal for funds that Is
meeting with the generous response
always given In such instances. The
railways, of course, are carrying the
relief supplies free.
The British troops in Upper Silesia
are making quick work of pushing the
lnsurgent Poles back nj of the dis
puted region and, according to re-
ports, they are doing it without any
fighting, for Korfanty's men know re-
sistance would be worse than useless.
The French are looking on, hoping
that the interests Of the Poles, with
whom they sympathize, will not suf-
fer. Meanwhile the German defense
forces, which are under the command
Of General Won Hoefer, have ceased
their advance in n sector, but have
kept going forward in another, taking
Slaventitz, Kandrzin and Ujest after
bloody fights with the Poles and ap-
preaching close to Gleiwitz. which Is
called the key to industrial Upper ST.
lesia- Gross Strehlitz, which is held
by a French garrison. was surrounded
by the Germans on three sides.
After the German high court had
convicted two minor defendants of
cruelty to British prisoners during the
war and given them Jail sentences, 1t
took up the case Of Submarine Com
mander Neumann, accused of sinking
the British hospital ship Dover Cas-
tie. On his plea that he was merely
obeying the order of his superiors he
was acquitted, and consequently, 1t is
now reported. the court intends to
bring to trial the admiralty chief or
chiefs who gave the orders to Neu-
mann and the other submarine COM
manders whose cases are pending.
The allied council Of ambassadors
has sent to Berlin q letter taking cog
nizance Of the good will of the Ger
mar government in its efforts to full
fill its undertakings under the peace
treaty, and granting a delay until
September 80 for the transformation
of the Diesel submarine motors to
civilian industry. From Munich came
the word that the Bavarian citizens
guard has decided to disarm voluntar-
lily by June 80, in compliance with the
ultimatum Of the allies. This relieves
Berlin Of one great worry.
The new parliament of northern Ire
land-Or Ulster-met in Belfast on
Tuesday and was formally organized.
Maj. Hugh O'Neill, descendant of the
famous O'Neills Of Irish history. WAS
elected speaker and six of Ireland's
thirty-two counties were put on a self
governing basis. Viscount Fitzalan,
the British viceroy and a Catholic.
opened the proceedings. OF the SO
members elected 40 were present. The
others are n~atiQnalists and Sim Fem
ers, who refuse to recognize the par
tition Of Ireland and who will sit on
Dali Eireann, the revolutionary par
lament which claims to represent all
of the Emerald Isle. The experiment
of the British government in thus d.
viding Ireland will be watched with
intense interest by the world.
Bands of men supposed to be Sim
Feiners made a bold and ingenious at.
tempt Wednesday night to isolate
London by cutting all the telegraph
and telephone wires running out o,
the city. They succeeded to a cons.d.
cradle extent. A similar attempt vas
made In Liverpool.