Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-24
FOREIGN


Prince Chnmyl. hend of the Daghis-
tan insurgerf mountaineers of the
northern Caucasus, has taken arms
against the Bolshevists In the eau.
cnsus and declares he win not surren-
der until liberty has been re-estab-
iished In the Caucasus He has de-
feated soviet detachments in several
fights recently.
Only one-third of the Filipino child
lie schools, according to the report of
Luther b. Bewley, director of the Bu-
renn Of Education. although popular
education has made great strides since
American occupation, 1t still has n
long way to go before reaching all
Children the report says.
The Near East issue between Greece
md Nationalist Turkey must be set
He'd on the field of battle and not in
the peace chamber, according TO II
Smyrna telegram received in London,
quoting DR.. Stratos, an official of the
Greek government. DIR. .Stratos has
just arrived at Smyrna, mt the head of
Greek parliamentary committee
which is going to the front.
Great Britain and France, sitting MS
n jury, have failed again to determine
Germany's fate. The conferences be-
tween Lord Curzon and Premier Bri-
and in Paris came to an end with the
Upper Silesan situation and the Rhine
customs barrier unchanged. Lord Cur
,on argues strongly for dissolving the
customs barrier, declaring Germany
has shown her good faith by making
the first reparatlons payment Good
faith" retorted BRAND contemptuous-
ly, "hasnt paid us a franc yet"
GENERAL
Charles Garland of Buzzards Bay,
Mass, who sprang Into prominence
few months ago by refusing to accept
his S1,250,O00 share of his fathers es-
tate, has just refused another million,
this time from the estate of an uncle.
Nelson Kelly, aviator. of Chicago, re
tains possession of his airplane. but
he was forced TO summon the police
to do It, He made Il forced landing on
the land of an Evanston farmer. who
the heavens"
John ]. Mitchell, Jr., scion of one
of Chicago's leading families. and his
bride, formerly Lolita Armour, daugh-
ter of millions, are spending their
honeymoon in Santa Barbara. Calf
They were married at Melody farm,
near the magnificent country estate of
Il nUHan 10 airx
father of the bride.
Seven firemen were killed and fif-
teen We're injured in collision be-
tween fire apparatus and Jersey
Central railroad train at Perth Amboy,
New Jersey The accident occurred
at the Market street crossing. The
fire apparatus had reached the center
The fifteen injured were taken to
hospital.
Mrs. Bessie Mitchell, widow, pub
licly flogged man known as Happy"
Brennan, whom she accused of at
tempting to mistreat her 4-year-old
son, Harry. according to report she
made to the police in Omaha, Neb She
used a riding whip. IF more mothers
would administer that kind of treat
ment the town would be much safer
for themselves and their children"
she said.
Use of dynamite halted fire at
Camp Merritt near Hackensack, N J.,
which destroyed 200 empty barracks
and threatened residences nearby. The
fire was the third at Camp Merritt
within the last few months. Original
ly used as debarkation base for over
seas troops, the camp was abandoned
several months ago and the barracks
sold to n Chicago contracting firm
Police believe all three of the fires
were of incendiary origin.
John Falls, Frankfort, KY, grocer,
who shot six persons while resisting
arrest for interfering in an alteration
between Il policeman and Falls son,
escaped during the night from the
combination grocery store and dwell
ing where it was believed he had bar
ricaded himself. Falls apparently left
the building before the officers had an
opportunity to surround IT,
The Porter peace resolution has
been sent to conference by the Senate
for adjustment of the differences be-
tween that measure and the Knox reso-
luton adopted recently by the Senate.
The Senate voted formally to disagree
with the amendment of the House.
which struck out the Knox draft and
substituted the Porter draft.
The United States Harness Company
will ignore President Harding's order
annulling the contract which the har-
ness company has with the War De-
partment for the disposal of surplus
harness, Frank ]. Hogan. counsel for
the harness concern has announced in
Washington. Hogan called ut the
White House and served notice that
his clients are of the OpiniOn that the