Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05
NEWS FROM MANY PLACES

washington, May 3. Germany will
be forced to yield completely to the al
lied demands for reparations and prob.
Washington, May 2-Unless Panama
acts voluntarily within "a reasonable
time" the United States will take
measures to compel her to transfer
jurisdiction of the disputed Coto ter.
ritory to Costa Kica, Secretary Hughes
says in recent note to the Panama
government. The text of the docu.
ment was made public today at the
State Department.
"This government believes that it
would be inadmissible to interpret its
obligations to- the republic of Panama
as embracing an obligation to support
any claims for adjoining territory
which might be advanced by the gov
ernment of Panama, no matter what
the opinion of this government might
be as to the validity or justice OF
these claims" the note says.
The Panama claim that its title to
the disputed territory had been un-
challenged since colonial times, the
note holds as in no way emitting the
government of Panama to demand the
occupation of territory which Is not
part of the republic of Panama and
has been conclnsively adjudged to he-
long to Costa Rica"
hat territory which was adudged
to be portion of the territory of the
republic of Costa Rica." the note de.
clares, in accordance with boundary
line which the republic of Panama had
formally declared clear and indsruta.
bic still remains in the opinion of
the American Government the TERRITORY
OF Costa Rica,," and is to be respected
as SUCH
Washington, May 3.-Strikes and
lockouts now in force are costing the
workers nearly n million dollars a day
IN wagse lost, it was estimated here
today on the basis of reports to the
labor department. These reports indi.
cate that at least a hundred thousand
men and women are unwilling to work
pending May Day negotiations with
employers on wage scales
The losses sustained by the employ
"rs as result of the cessation of work
is estimated at four times those Of
the workers. ..
Paris, May 3.-French troops TODAY
swept toward the Rhine.
The fervor of 1914 was awakened as
soldiers gathered everywhere for trans
portation to the German border under
mobilization orders. The only provinc.
es not contributing to the new army
were the devastated regions in north
ern France.
The class of 1919 was called up and
l'o,ooo men were provided for, ready
Tor quick dash into the Ruhr valley.
The armies sof occupation are organiz
ing under the command of General De.
gouctte.
Washington, May 3.-Business men
of the United States will not know nm.
ti' the latter part. of the year what
their federal taxes will be for 1920
Although this uncertainty is one of
the factors Of the business depression,
II was definitely determined today that,
Notwithstanding the letter of recon-.
mendation from Secretary of the Treas
nry Mellon. congress will adhere to its
tariff first program. with taxation
revision to follow. Il will likely be
several months before the revenue bill
is adopted.
= New York, May 3.-An early settle
ment of the marine strike and complete
victory was being claimed by both
sides in the controversy here today.
The union leaders claim that prac-
tically the entire strength of the union
Is on strike, this approximating 49,
600 men. The owners declared that
only few hundred were out. The