Evening star., 1921-08-07

new in Chinese battles. which are usually
quite bloodless the decision depending on
which side first firmly resolves to run away
or to desert en- masse to the enemy. For
your Chinaman, though the bravest man on
earth. finds modern warfare bore; the
which does credit to his common and his
-. artistic sense, but serves him i'll politically.
But. however this battle may wage its re-
suit may prove of very great Importance in
world history
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UNITED STATES OF AMERIcA.-The
Senate conferees accepted. with little modi-
1cation the packer control bill received
from the House. abandoning the sterner
Senate measure. The Senate has approved
the conference report. and it goes to the
House
The Senate has passed an amendment to
greatly extend the credit scope of that act
and is intended for relief of the farmers
1t is the Administrations substitute for the
Norris bill. 1t goes to the House.
Senator Borah has offered a resolution
which calls for reduction of the Army from
10000 to 100000 men. He also favors a
proportionate reduction of the officer
strength.
MISCELI.ANEOUS.-Th an instru-
ment known as the Belinograph (after the
inventor, DIR. Belin, Frenchman), a mes
sage sent by wireless telegraphy from New
York August reproduced in Paris
in facsimile form written, in seven
minutes Date to be marked, perhaps
The Dali Eireann (Irish republican parlia-
ment) has been summoned for August Is.
1t is expected that the British government
will release before that date the twenty
five members of that body whom it holds in
prison or detention camp Except one
charged with murder). Apparently. ex-
changes have been taking place between
Dublin and Belfast. but what and with what
results only the principals know.
Recent reports alleged that, though the
various Illicit German military formations
have been formally dsbanded. they have
failed to give up considerable part Of their
of the matter.
A portion of the British press, which
shows more and more suspicion and jealousy
of France, seems to give credence to the
rumor that France has agreed to subsidize
the Polish army in return for French control
Of the army: for extraordinary economic con-
cessions in Poland as she is and for the
promise of still more extraordinary conces-
sions in the dispute districts of Upper Silesia
should they go to Poland.
The Bulgarian government. its attention in
vited to reports Of the Bulgarian intrigues
pointed against Thrace, tells the allies that
1t desires peace above all things and has
made effective dispositions to quash any at
tempts which might be made from Bulgaria
to disturb the status quo in Thrace. good
deal of excellent testimony tends to show the
present Bulgarian government decent and
reliable.
Practically news from the Anatolian
front this week. But note a report in the
Paris Temps to the effect that London has
told King Constantine that he may go ahead
and occupy constantinople. do not believe
it. If it is so. the fat is in all the fires of
Europe and the near and middle East
Japanese newspaper declares that the
Japanese government have made a list of
twenty-one subjects which they would bar
from discussion at the Washington confer
ence. among them being Yap. Shantung and
the Japanese occupation of Siberia. If this
Information is correct, one should like to
know, not what subjects may not but what
subjects may be. discussed