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New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Berthelot, French Foreign
Office Secretary, Resigns
Chief Target of Attacks on
BRAND Ministry Owing to
Failure of Chinese Bank

Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, Dec. 26.-Philippe Berthelot.
General Secretary of the Foreign Office.
resigned to-day, somewhat clearing the
political atmosphere. Berthelot, whose
position Was almost equivalent to that
OF minister, has been the main OBJ
ject of attacks in the Chamber of Depu-
ties on the BRAND ministry, in connec-
tion with the financial difficulties Of
the Industrial Bank of China, of which
his brother is president.
1T was openly charged in the Cham
ber that Berthelot invoked government
influence TO bolster up the bank, de-
claring it was in good financial condi-
ton shortly before it went into re-
ceiyership.
Berthelot was director of the French
foreign policy during the war and has
been in the diplomatic service for
thirty-two years. For the last year he
has had the title of General Secretary
o. the French Foreign Office and rank
ing Ambassador OF France.
His letter of resignation to-day dis
Closed that his resignation had been
thrice rejected by the Premier. His
leaving his post to-day was due to cur
fent criticism of cable Berthelot is
SAID to have sent to Maurice Casenave,
high Commissioner for France in New
York, suggesting the intervention OF
New York banks to accept small checks
drawn on his brothers Industrial Bank
or CHINA, when its difficulties due 10
unfortunate investments in rice and
SILK were becoming apparent. The ex-
llstence OF this cable is said to have
been unknown to Premier Brand
previous to few days ago.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Debs to Seek
Freedom of
ALI Convicts
Continued from page one)

small party of nien and women friends.
Il feel like Il young panther, was his
greeting. He then embraced several
of the men with profusc kisses and
posed for pictures.
Mr.. Debs refused to ride in taxi
cab to his hotel when informed that
the cabs at the Union Station were
non-union and under boycott. He in
sisted on riding on strectcar, but
finally accepted the offer Of d reporter
to ride in his machine.
Breakfast over, he "brushed up a
bit" in the hotel barber shop and put
on fresh collar from a box presented
to him by newspaper man. He was
dressed in clothes given him by the
prison authorities-brown suit, felt
hat, dark overcoat and black shoes.
Accompanied by his brother and a
number of reporters, he walked from
the hotel to the Department of Justice,
reaching there soon after II o'clock
He interviewed Attorney General
Daugherty alone.
He then walked to the White
House, arriving 4 few minutes before
II o'clock. Confronted with the
usual formal question Of the police
to the White House upon the request
of the Attorney General and was then
sent alone to Secretary George
Christians office
Mr.. Debs said he came to Washin,
ton to sec the President at Attorney
General Daugherty's request, and that
the warden furnished him with a
ticket to Washington for that purpose,
notwithstanding that he had planned
instead to go directly to his home in
Terre Haute, Ind
Mr. Daugherty. however, said that
AR. Debs called on his own volition, in
the following statement:
II have received a call from Mr..
Debs. | volunteered no advice to him
and he asked none. There were no un-
usual conditions attached to his COM
mutation. His call upon me was of his
own volition. / will shortly give out
for publication, with the Presidents
consent, my ommcndation in the
Debs case. My object in doing this
will be to refresh the memory of the
American people of Debs's violations
OF the law and to inform them of the
reasons for his commutation. | hope
1t will be educational, to some extent.
have nothing further to say re-
garding Debs's call or regarding his
case, except that l hope he may direct
his talents to a useful purpose. And I
trust that the notoriety his case has
received may not be commercialized. I
say this because | observe gathering
about him and undertaking to promote
him persons who have not the best in
terests Of the country or Of society at
heart. His life's efforts, pursuing, as
he has until now, when he is again a
free man. Il theory erroneous in princi-
pie, should not be commercialized."
Friends of Mr. Debs said to-nieht he
had been invited by the Russian Soviet
government to visit Russia as its guest
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Nary Economy Cancels
Joint Fleet Maneuuers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The
annual joint mancuvers of the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets, which
were to have been held in Panama
Bay in February and March,
1922, have been abandoned, the
Navy Department announced to-
day.
Decision TO cancel arrangements
for the maneuvcrs was reached
by the department, it was said,
in the interests of economy, and
because of the shortage of funds
available for purchase of re-
quired fuel.
Independent drills will be held
by number Of warships of the
Atlantic feet, beginning January
3.in Guantanamo Bay, and drills
and target practice will be con-
Quoted off the California coast hv
the Pacific fleet.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27

fairs Committee. He will have the
backing Of Senator Borah and other
Senators, both Democrat and Republi-
can.
Senator King believes the spirit Of
Congress will be for strict economy in
the army and navy appropriation bills
IL believe we shall reduce the army
much below its present strength, prob
ably to 75,000,' said Senator King to-
day. II shall offer resolution to re
duce il to $4,000. inclusive of officers
and men. That number. in my judg-
ment, would be ample. With the new
four power treaty and assuming that
the Philippines will go free, as they
should. We will have little need for .
large force in the islands of the Pacific
The force in Hawaii can be cut down
The number of troops in the Panama
Canal Zone can be largely reduced
With proper understanding with Mex
jco the force along the Mexican bor-
der can be cut much lower than it is
In fact, we could obtain force OF
Texas Rangers to guard the border at
much less expense than we could keep
= large body of troops along the border
for that purpose.
With respect to the navy, we cer-
tainly ought to get the naval expendi-
lures back to $150,00O 900, or about the
pre-war level. Even that is an cnor-
nous sum. assume the conference
program will lower the expenditures, or
will contemplate their being lowered,
about $150,000000 under what they are
now. This would bring them down TO
about $3.50, 100000.
at cannot be overlooked ,hat with
recent bombing experiments showing
the big battleship is vulnerable TO air
attack, and cannot longer be relied on
as the backbone of the navy, and With
developments showing the enhanced
s150,OOO 900 wisely expended would go
much further toward cquipping The
country for naval defense than if the
big battleship were still rated as the
80 Z e.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Red Enuoy Asserts Idle
Here Plar, Revolution

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (By Tho
Associated Press) j. Carr, rep
resenting American Communists
at the All-Russian Soviet Con
gress meeting here to-day, de-
clarcd that the American work
men were secretly organizing, and
eventually would overthrow capt.
talism and establish workmen's
government.
III do not bring greetings from
the American government said
Carr in his speech before the con-
gress, 'but from millions of op-
pressed people in America; not
from the politicians now confer
ring at Washington behind locked
doors as to how they can down
Soviet Russia. bring greetings
from millions who are walking
the streets with nowhere to sleep
and nothing to eat"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27

from the conference with most un~
comfortable situation with regard to
her neighbors. Britain, on the one side,
will be the most aggricved nation of all,
not only resenting the fact that France
has made it necessary for her to spend
many millions on the construction of
anti-submarine craft. but because she
wonders if the French submarine fleet
is Deing built against her. Italy, on the
south, will be bitterly resentful be-
cause she feels that she must be III q
position of equality with France on
the Mediterranean, and therefore she
will be compelled though she does not
wish it and cannot afford it, to build q
feet of anti-submarine craft.
Paris Expected to Concedc
Bat the hope here is that the French
Cabinet will sense this strong feeling
so obvious here in Washington outside
the seventh floor OF the Willard Hotel
which the French delegation occupies.
If the French Cabinet does sense it,
then cables may come permitting the
French delegation to accept a subma
rine tonnage in some conceivable ratio
to that which the other countries arc
willing to accept.
Even if the French remain adamant,
however, the best opinion is that they
will not be permitted to wreck the con-
terence--for the same reason that, al
though the French were humored on
the big battleship ratio, there was
never q chance that any insistence of
theirs would be allowed to prevent an
agreement which saves several billion
dollars TO American, British and Jap
anese taxpayers.
Failure to agree with the French on
submarine tonnage, however, will mean
that Great Britain will insist upon p
free rein with all sorts of auxiliary
craft which have been found Of value
IN destroying submarines, and this will
mean that great many hundreds of
millions of dollars will be wasted which
the armament limitation conference
could have saved the taxpayers of the
world.
Naval Experts Pessimistic
Some naval experts tonight. conf
dent that the French viii not yield,
and pointing to the fact that this
means practically that the only naval
agreement reached Will be on capital
ships, are raising the cry that the only
thing limited at this conference is the
big ship, and that the big ship was
scheduled for the scrap heap anyhow.
This may be true, but the fact re-
mains that the men controlling the
navies of Japan, Britain and the United
States were not and are not converts
10 that theory, with the result that all
three nations were building away at
ships costing in the neighborhood OF
S40,000,000 each for dear life. So that
even If France persists and nothing is
accomplished at the conference, SO far
as naval armament is concerned, except
the ending of big ship construction. at
least some billions of dollars will have
been saved these three countries.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Japanese Regent Urges
Cooperation for Peace
Hirohito Fe';c'taies Diet on
Increasing Friendship With
Treaty Powers

TOXIC. Dec. rs (By The Associated
Press ).-Crown Prince Hirohito, the
regent, personally reading the s~eech
from the throne at the opening of the
Fortyffth Diet to-day, expressed graf
iiication in noting the increasinc
friendship of the Japanese government
with the different treaty powers and
that the Washington conference was
approaching q successful conclusion.
The regent exhorted the cooper
alton of the Jananese people in the
promotion of national prosperity and
lasting peace in view of the added re-
sponsihility of the nation with respect
to other nations.
The session OF the Diet was brief and
formal,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Italian Delegations Army
Section PREPARES to Sail

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (By The AS
sociated Press) General Vaccari and
the entire military section of the
Italian delegation to the WASHINGTON
conference will depart tomorrow Tor
New York to sail from there for italy
The definite date for their sailing has
not been announced.
Senator Schanzer, head of the dele
cation, went TO New York Christmas
Day on personal business. He was ex-
pected to return in time for the next
meeting of the conference naval com
mittee.
slgnorina Italia Garibaldi, grand
daughter of the Italian patriot, has
arrived here to join the Italian delega-
ton as a member of the press section
She was assigned by Marquis Della
Torretta, Italian Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Hayti-Domingo Society
Assails Senate Report
Asserts Recommendation TO
Retain Troops Is Acce Dtnnce
of The-ry. of perialisnl

The preliminary report of TIE Senate
committee investigating conditions in
Hayti and Santo' Domingo was de-
nounced in statement issued yester-
day by the HaytiSanto Domingo Indc-
rendence Society as a disgrace to the
United States, q frank acceptance of
the theory of imperialism in its worst
sense and justification OF the Jap
s.nese policy in Manehuria and Eastern
Siberia.
The policy outlined in the report, the
statement adds, will do irreparable
harm to the faith and good name of
the United States, especially in Latin
America, and will make impossible any
serious protest from our government
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
French Debt Contested

PARIS, Dec. 26 (By The Associated
Press Minister of Finance Doumer,
speaking IN the Senate to-day. CON
tested Senator Cheron's estimate Of the
total debt OF France, which placed the
foreign debt at 33h 900 900 900 francs.
Senator Cheron is chairman of the SEN
ate Budget Committee.
In 'contesting the foreign debt esti-
mate, Minister Doumer said Senator
Cheron had figured the foreign debt at
the present rate Of exchange II do
not think any one can ask u.s." declared
NJ. Doumer, ito licuidate our debts
abroad at the present value of the
franc We Will choose our time
Figuring the foreign debt at the
normal rate OF exchange, N. Douner
sa1d ne estimated the total French debt
~ about 10000 0n0,ooo francs.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Madrid Subway Opened

MADRID. Dec. pa new sect;or !.
the subway between the Puerto del s.,
the largest and most animated nls,.
in Madrid, and the Pasco de Atocbs
was opened to-day, the King and op.o.
being passengers on the first tra,,
Other subway lines arc rapidly an.
preaching completion. They connect
most, Of the districts Of the city and
viii greatly relieve congestion Of stree,
traffic ~'s
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Defended
B,\ French W0,no, Rod

MARSElLLES. Dec. 26 (By The AS
sociated Press) An unexpected fea-
ture OF the first national convention Of
the French Communist party. in ses-
sion here, developed to-day, when the
women delegates voiced opposition to
the anti-militarist campaign. In a
speech to the convention Nine. Collisrd
declared: u
! don't want any militarism.
Russia, viii defend the revolution. We
accept violence when it will gain power
for US. fN'eA
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Italian Papers Denounce
Refusal of Sacco Re,r;al

LONDON, Dec. 26,-Italian news
papers condemn the refusal of Judge
Thayer, of Dedham. Mass, to grant a
re-trial to Nicolo Sacco and Bartolomeo
Vanzetti, who were convicted in his
court last summer of murder in the
first degree, according to a dispatch 10
the Central News Agency to-day from
Its Rome correspondent The dispatch
says the Rome newspapers predict a
new agitation throughout Italy on their
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Guatemala Ratifics Union

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2e.-Accordne
TO ofilcial advices from Guatemala re-
ceiyed here to-day the National Assem-
bly, has ratified, "in principle" the pact
providing for the creation of a Central
American union
New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
RussO-Italian Pact Signed

PARIS, Dec. 26~Thc Russo italian
commercial agreement was signed at
Rome this evening, according to dis
patch received by Havas.
Evening star., 1921-08-28

Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Qeft) and
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen taken just before their
pionship The American champion won from
the French wizard in the first set, after which
the latter withdrew from the tournament be-
cause of illness.
servies
Evening star., 1921-08-28

On the courts at Forest Hill. L. l.,
during the match when the woman
tennis champion of the world. Mile.
Lenglen. met her waterloo before the
aggressive play of the American racquet
wielder. Mrs. Mallory. Mile. Lenglen
Phetoa
Evening star., 1921-08-28

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore
Roosevelt, jr, and his brother-in-law, Repre-.
sentative Nicholas Longworth. on one of their
Saturday perigrinations through the highways
and byways near Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-24
Bates Track Sports

Those who are following track
sports at Bates will find one or two
changes for better conditions after
the recess. The old wooden track
outside the gymnasium is to be torn
up and replaced by one little more
up to- date in design, while much bet
ter facilities will be afforded in the
basement under Parker hall.
The old track was one of thirteen
laps to the MILF. was very aged,
which perhaps accounted for the fact
fall due to the unexpected breaking
of boards. 1t is to be replaced by a
slightly larger track, ncccssitating
only twelve Journeys about it to com
plete mile, patterned somewhat af-
ter the indoor track at the B. A. A.
games, with saucer corners. It is an
ticipated that much better time will
be recorded under the new arrange
mont and the relay runners will be
given opportunity to train under con-
ditions similar to those under which
they will actually run.
Part of the basement of Parker hall
has long been used us baseball cage,
while during the winter track coach
es have used it to train jumpers, both
high and broad. There was not
enough room. however, to give ade-
quate practice in sprinting and
hurdling, and the outdoor track
makes far too cold weather for the
best results, so it was decided this
fall to rip out one or two partitions
provision of a forty yard straight
way 1t has been impossible to do
this until now. because of the excess
sive interruption to the inmates of
Parker which the noise of the work
would cause.
Besides providing better facilities
for the sprinters, rings will be pro-
vided for both shot and the hammer.
and jumping pits established. Coach
Jenkins has shortened the handles
.of some of the hammers so that he
can use them for indoor instruction
in form. He hopes to get the men
! outside whenever conditions are IA
vorable for real practice.
| Bates lost by graduation two men,
| bers of the relay which competed last
! year. Dick Buker New England mile
| champion. and Hodgeman. Ray Eu-
ker. the two miller. and Batten re-
main. and it is anticipated that there
will be no trouble in finding team
mates for them. Archibald. '25 of
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ALBION

Miss Sadie Blake is passing her
Christmas vacation in town with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Blake.
John Taylor hurt his shoulder
Wedne sday while working in the
new hall. The staging upon which
Mr.. Taylor stood fell so that his
shoulder was thrown out of joint
Rosa Dow is at home from Cas-
tine Normal school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Littlefield
made a trip Tuesday to Skowhegan'
1t is reported that work is pro-
crossing fast on the new Disciple
church at Unity, which Mr. Wing
of this town is overseeing.
The Missionary Society held a
meeting last Tuesday at the parson-
age. where a fine program was pre-
sented. Each member present re-
ceived Christmas gift. Seventy
two popcorn bags were made.
All the stores are having a rush
trade this week. They carry an as
sortment of everything necessary
and a line of Christmas goods to
suit the fancy.
While at her home in Montville
last week Belva Davis had the mis-
fortune to fall down stairs and to
suffer severely in consequence, hav-
ing broken an arm, hurt her Shout
der and received a general shaking
up as well. She is getting along as
comfortably as might be expected
under the circumstances.
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Edward Little Prospects

Manager John Coburn of the Ed
ward Little basketball team has put
the finishing touches upon his re-
Gently announced schedule. Mana =
ger Cohurn announces that the game
with Gardiner High originally an
nounced as pending" and which
was to have been played in Auburn
March / has been cancelled by the
Gardiner hasketeers. A strenuous
game the night proceeding will
leave them in no condition to tackle
the Red and White organization.
Manager "Al" burned up the
wires between Packards Emporium
in Auburn and the Hallowell' High
school Results were satisfactory
and now the game originally sched-
ued for Gardiner will I've played on
the same evening in Auburn hall
with Hallowell High. The other
pending" date Oh the f. L. H. $.
schedule-the game with Brunswick
High in Auburn, Feb. %, has been
definitely fixed.
Grillng practice goes steadily for
ward, two hours every night in the
Week-Christmas vacation or no
Christmas vacation-for the Alumni
game is less than a week away. This
game is scheduled for Dec. IS i'll
Auburn hall. Practice is held under
Coach William skinner in the Web
ster school gymnasium. The lads are
shaping up well-LeWiSton Journal.
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MADISON

Friday morning was the coolest OF
the season in Madison, the mercury
registering from 8 to II degrees be-
low zero with heavy wind. The
plumbers were kept busy all day
with frozen water pipes.
Inc Arson fire alarm was sounded
about 6.45 Wednesday evening for an
overheated chimney at the home of
Lawrence Dutton on Main street.
Inc heavy wind carried sparks in all
olrections but no damage was done.
Itev. William Wood went Thursday
morning to Auburn to of1iciate at the
weddlng OF his brother. ]. ". Wood
OF the Wood-Smith Shoe Co.
Inc Christmas tree at the Free
Baptist church will be held Saturday
evening. On Sunday evening there
Will be an appropriate program by
the children Of the Sunday school.
Indian Spring Lodge I. o. o. F.
worked the second degree on enc
candidate at the regular meeting
Thursday evening.
Miss Dorothy Brown of Wheaton
college and Miss Helen Brown of
Simmons college are passing the holi-
days with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Brown.
Clyde Austin and Roland Morse
who are students at Harvard Dental
college arrived home Friday fore
noon to pass the holidays.
Daniel Steward went to Bingham
Thursday to pass few days with
relatives.
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Western Lightweight Eagel

George Eagel. the Western light
weight who arrived few weeks ago.
was unknown to the boxing fans of
this section, however. during his
time in this section. he has made four
starts and is now the talk of tho
boxing world, being looked upon as
the successor to Champion Benny
Leonard's title.
Woodman. his manager has receiv-
ed no less than four offers for Fagel
to box Champion Benny Leonard,
but says that George is going to box
an defeat Dundee. Tender, Hanlon
Jackson and Mitchell before he con
siders a bout with the champion.
On January 9Th, he makes his first
start in Madison Square Garden for
Tex Richard, when he meets either
Johnny Dundee or Joe. TiplitZ.
Eaael was born in Oakland, Califor-
MIA and has had but 81 contests
mostly of the four round variety. He
is not twenty yet and easily makes
the lightweight limit. Barring acct
dent he will be seen against all of the
top notchers during the coming year.
Boston Globe
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Nova Scotia Extra
Lobster Fishing
Proved Boomerang

Halifax. N. s., Dec. 15-(By Mail)
Lobster fishermen realized only
about one-half the income they ex-
pected from the special six weeks
fishing season for Holsters beginning
Nov. !, which was granted by the Do
minion Fisheries Department to the
fishermen along the southwestern
shore of Nova Scotia. At normal
prices the catch would have been
worth 100000 but it brought only
about $250,000 The result is gener-
ally regarded as failure, although
in Halifax County, where the catch
was not offset by heavy losses of
traps in storms, some of the boats
earned 500 month.
One reason for the partial failure
was that the Holsters taken were not
in proper condition for canning,
much less for fresh markets as their
shells We're soft and the flesh poor.
Nevertheless, the special season
caused considerable loss to the fish
ermen of Maine and New Bruins
wick who ordinarily have the early
winter market to themselves, as it
tended to gIut the American market
and cut prices.
Local fishing a1lthorNies say the
fishermen of the southwest shore of
Nova Scotia will in future years be
content to wait for the regular open
season for Holsters beginning March
1, when the Holsters they catch will
be of greater value.