Taiban Valley news., 1921-09-23


have acquired Greek citizenship since
1921 and have not passed the age OF
forty, were also directed to report for
military duty.
| The governor of the state of Vera
Cruz threatened penalties for any man
ufacturers who close their plants be-
cause of the new profit-sharing law
(which compels them to give one-half of
their profits to the workers In Mexico.
Marshal Foch has received and ac.
cepted an invitation from Ebert HI.
Gary, chairman of the board of the
United States Steel corporation, to be
a guest at dinner given by the Iron
and Steel institute in New York City
at which, 1t is understood, there will
be a great gathering of financlers and
lindustrialists.
Baden authorities announced that
they had ascertained the names OF the
murderers of Matthias Erzberger. They
are Heinrich Tillessen, a student, and
Heinrich Schulz, merchant Both
men were members of the brigade OF
General Erhardt, which was promin-
ent in the Kapp insurrectlon. Neither
has been arrested.
Occupation by the Spanish forces of
the Rasquiviana-Zoco-Ar line in.
their new offensive against the Riffiani
tribesmen has given them point of
departure for fresh forward move-
ment. The Moroccans have destroyed
the railroad running from Nador to
the south of Melilla to Batel. 1t be-
longed to a French mining company.
Maj Gen. Leonard Wood announced
his acceptance of the post of governor
general of the Philippines offered him
by President Harding. He notified
Secretary of War Weeks that he would
retire from the army to accept the gov
ernorshp. He said he believed it to
be his patriotic duty to accept the posi-
ton, owing to the seriousness of the
situation in the Philippines.
Payments made by various oil COM
panies in compliance with President
Obregons export tax decree of June I
last were returned by the government
in accordance with an agreement said
to have been reached with the five
American oil company heads. Such
taxes as were paid were proportiOnatei
ly small as compared with the usual
payments, as the larger companies had
postponed payments.
GENERAL Il
GilmOn Holmes, negro, arrested
on charge of numbering Sidney Man.
helm, station agent at Columbia, La,
was hanged by mob, the body then
being riddled with bullets and set
afire. Holmes was alleged to have
confessed to the posse that captured
him.
If either of the two sons of the late
f. III. Atwood, Chicago attorney, use
tobacco or alcoholic drinks during the
life of their mother they will forfeit
an Inheritance of 100000 under their
fathers WILL If the widow remarries,
she will be deprived of her bequest,
according to the will. No restrictions
were placed on a daughter.
The German mark fell to the lowest
price in its history. Its value on the
foreign exchange market at New
York was less than cent-$.O093, to |
be exact. Disquieting, unconfirmed
rumors Of the possibility of morator-
ium being declared in Germany was |
responsible for the decline. The pre-
war value of the mark was about "a |
cents.
The charred body Of one man, who
could not be identified, has been re- |
covered, and bodies of two others re- |
porte missing after a fire which de- |
stroyed three square blocks Of build |
ings at Rockaway beach, a Long Is
land resort. The damage is estimated |
at $1,000,000. The fire is believed to
have started by gay season's-end
party in frame cottage.
Having been bought by the White
Star Line, the Columbus, a new 35,OOO-
ton ex-German liner now lying at Dam
zig, is 10 De renamed the Homeric and
will be employed on the companys
Southampton-N York service.
Five bullets were fired into the back
of Frank Demarlo as he stood on
crowded street corner in the Nine
teenth ward in Chicago scene of thir-
teen feud murders in the last few
He died later. The shots
were fired by one'of two men in an au-
tomobile which sped away.
The military order OF the Cootie of
the United States of America, was in
in New Jersey in the office
IF Secretary of State Martin The OBJ
ject of the order is to foster ties of
formed during the world
war among men who saw service on
foreign soil.
The committee of forty eight, an
1t is organizing new p0liti-
al party to enter the 1922 congress
'iOnal campaign. Solution of the rail.
'oad problem, reduction Of national ex-
,enditures and relief from taxation by
new and legitimate sources
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