Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-03-09

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NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington, March THE Colum-
bian treaty was ordered reported to
the senate today by the senate for
eign relations committee.
Washington, March 8-A heavy
artillery duel is raging between Kron-
stadt and the forts denfending Pet
rograd and has been in progress
since Monday afternoon, says infor-
nation from Helsingfors today.
Washington, March 5-All the
members of the new cabinet were
sworn in an dassumed office today.
Secretary of State Hughes conferred
with President Harding this after
noon.
Washington, March 8-Dr. C. y.
Sawyers, of Marion, Ohio, President
Hardings personal physician, will be
made a brigadier-general in the army
medical corps, it was learned today.
He was IN the medical reserve during
the world war.
Warrington, March 5-Secretary Of
the Navy Denby today announced the
appointment of Major r-General John
LeJeune, commandment in the marine
corp, and r'gadier-General George
Bennett. to be permanent major
generals in the marines.
Washington, March 7-The first
cabinet meeting of the new admin
istration will take place tomorrow
morning. The White House today
issued call for the initial session
at eleven in the morning. Vice
President Collodige received an invi-
tation to attend along with the regu-
lar cabinet members.
Washington. March 8-Further
loans to the European governments
upon the credits established by
former President Wilson were stop
ped by the treasury department.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellen di-
rected that action upon claims for
additional loans be postponed pend
ing further study of commitments
and other documents.
Washington, March 8-The Presl:
dent met with his cabinet for the first
time at eleven o'clock this morning.
An innovation was the presence of
Vice-President Coolidge who was Civ
en- a seat at the end of the cabinet
table facing the president.
A wide range of subjects covering
practically all the pressing interna-
tional and domestic problems facing
the government were considered to-
day by the President and the cabt-
net. The session occupied over two
hours.
Washington, March Sir Ernest
Rasburn, representing the British
government, and Brigadier- General
Connor, representing the United
States, have just reached an agree
meEt as to the amount due Great
Britain from the war department
in the payment of claims for the
transportation of American soldiers
to Europe on British vessels. The
amount is understood to be twenty
five million dollars The original
claim for Q hundred and five million
has been reduced by a number Of
Washington, March 8-An cap
proximate disarmament" will be the
proffer of President Warren Hard
ing for world peace. This phrase
was carefully chosen by the Presi-
dent while standing upon the thresh-
old of the main doorway Of the
White House early this morning.
The President stressed the word zap
proximate" especially as he faced
the newspaper men pressing him for
commitment on disarmament.
What he said was brief and pointed
but in an instant he conjured up the
American nation as being unwilling
to be disarmed or unprepared for de-
fense but willing to join with other
nations in abolishing excessive ar
maments.