davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
GENOA CRISIS LITTLE
CONCERNS WASHINGTON
America Maintains "Hands orr" Policy
but Watches Developments
With Interest

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Ameri-
can government rs negtecting no op-
portunity o Uniform itself Of what IL
happening AZ Genoa. officials here be
tray no anxiety v e the latest develop
ments as they affect American inter-
ests.
ON the highest authority II was said
Wednesday that IN the view OF the
administration the new treaty between
Russia and Germany means nothing
10 the United States. Unless later In
formation convlnces them otherwise.
President Harding and his advisers
we're said TO accept the treaty Mt It's
face value as a financial and peace
settlement without sweeping political
Significance.
On the basis Of It's present advices.
this government Is declared 60 be of
the opinion that nothing In the treaty
conflicts with the separate peace treaty
between the United States and Ger
many. lnterferes with American Inter
ests In either country. or materially
alters the status situation.
The state department is said 20 he
firm In its belief that the soviet regime
In Russia should not he recognized, but
Il is not disposed 10 question the right
OF another sovereign power 10 extend
that recognition. Nor does IL apparent
ly expect that recognition by Germany
alone will have any important effect
toward giving ho~fSfFsFssEa Z n srands
Ing In the family OF nations.
MeantImaLa regnrdr European IN
terests and policies. the hands OFF"
policy, which actuated the American
refusal so sit In the conference. con-
Times. Not only In regard to their
political outlook but in regard 10 tho
economic negotiations as well. high
officials are saying nothing. They in
that they still regard the con-
ference as an effort 10 straighten out
economic tangle pre-eminently
European and that they are content
to keep their distance In the conf
dence that the European powers Will
meet the situation as best they can.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
REPLIES Of RUSSIA AND
GERMANY BRIDGE CRISIS
Stand Of TWO Delegations 10 Salts
factory TO Allies and Further Ne
-aetiatieHs Are Possible

Genoa.-BOth the Germans and the
Russians Friday submitted their re-
plies Ia the allies demands. The Ger
man reply accepts the allied proposal
that the Germans take no further part
In the negotiations between the allies
and the Russians. but the reply does
not modify the effects Of the Russo
German treaty. The Russian reply
accepts the allied proposal for payment
of Russia's debt due TO foreigners and
the restoration of foreign property na-
tlonalIzed by Russia. In case the SOW.
let regime is granted full recognition
hy- the n1lfef governments and Is civ.
en- adequate financial assistance. The
effect 0f the two replies Is 10 continue
the tfETmm Hnf ftugsfHH p%affIcfpa.
tion In the work here and thus To
bridge over the crisis which recently
threatened 10 disrupt The conference.
while the soviet reply apparently ac-
cepts practically all the allied demands.
the details of working out the plan
and the amounts the Russians may
expect IN loans fo restore their oun
try admittedly present . difficult prob
lem without any certainty that II can
solved and thus complete the pre-.
necessary for Russian rec.
ognltion.
The subcommlsslon Of 10 mrmbers on
Russian affairs. Germany now being
eliminated. met the Russian delegates
afternoon and Informed them
that their reply was satisfactory as "A
for discussion.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
Navy Avlstors Are Decorated

Lisbon Captains Sacadura and
Coutinho. The Portuguese avlators who
reached St PanL.s Rocks In their Lis
bon 10 Rio Janeiro flight. have been
decorated by the government with the
grand cross Of Christ.
While awaiting arrival At the Rocks
OF a new hydro-plane the aviators have
gone 10 Fernando. Noronba This is
to be their next leg Of the flight and
Is about 400 miles east Of Pernam.
buco.
Their hydropIane * expected 10.
reach St. Paui's Rocks IN less Than
two weeks. 80 the %ayiators may begin
their fourth leg Of their journey by
May 3. In which event they probably
would reach Rio Jnnelro by May =.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
ARMNSANS APPEAL TO
GOVERNMENT FOR MD
Many Important Towns and Wide Area
Of Rich Farm Land Threatened
With Destruction

Little Rock, Ark-An urgent appeal
10 the federal government for an emer-
gency appropriation to be used In the
fighting of flood waters of the Miss
isslppi river In Arkansas was tele
graphef TO Washington Wednesday by
Governor Mclsae.
Reports from Arkansas City, where
1000 men have been working day and
night 10 prevent n major break In the
riyev levees, declared the situation
there was still critical. Additional
forces are being recruited In southern
Arkansas and northern Louisiana 10
meet the Increased gravity OF the sit.
uafIon. A break M Arkansas City, Of
ficials point ont, would flood thous-
ands of square miles of rich farming
lands In southern Arkansas and north
ern Louisiana, including many towns
of Importance.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
RATES OUT Of LINE
WITH FARM PRICES
Congressional Commission Recon-
mends Immediate Reduction
Following inquiry.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rates
on products OF agriculture. yss on many
other commodities now bear a dispro-
portionate relation to the price OF such
commodities" and should he immedi-
ately reduced according 10 findings Of
the joint congressional commission of
agriculture announced Saturday by
zChairrnan[Anderson Not only should
these freight charges come down, the
report declared. but In the future, rate
making bodies should give greater con-
sideratiou TO the relative value OF COM
modlties In the making Of rates, and
let existing charges on high priced
finished products stand. II necessary 10
remove cost burdens from basic ma
terials.
Exhaustive review OF the Transport
tatiOn situation has convinced the COM
mission. Chairman Anderson said. that
pyramid per rem advances Of freight
rates during the war and following
years caused dislocation OF long stand,
ing relationships between rates on ag-
rlculture and industrial products and
between competitive enterprises and
competitive territories" which dlsIo-T
cations should now be removed. The
object ~ rate making bodies should be.
he said, I'm presenting commission
views. "to readjust rates 80 far as
practicable 4 the relationship exist
Ing prior to 1918"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
MANY TO TRAIN N
ARMY SUMMER CAMPS.
War Department Announces Fun
Schedule; Officers 20 Get
Extra Service.

Washlngton.zA fun schedule OF
summer military training this year I'M
der the new army OF the United States
military policy OF the government. has
been completed at the war department
and is now In the hands of the corps
area commanders who Will supervise
the work. 1t covers the places, dates
and purposes OF scores of camps to
be held oyer the country beginning
june Is, IL congress provides suffi-
cient funds in the pending army Dill.
Training work for the reserve of
Ulcers and the training corps that sup
plements that branch of the citizen
soldier machine. is included In the
schedule as well as the civilian train
ing camps, modelled on the old Pats-
burg plan, the national guard and the
organized reserves Virtually every
military post or national guard camp
site In the country will be In use and
IN all close TO 100000 civilians are ex-
pected TO get a taste OF army life dur
ing the summer months. Last year
RF1A tNsNV PbNNfA tIANahh tAt 800
ian training camps and 100000 through
the national guard centers. -
In round figures the encampment
training schedule worked out and
which awaits only the action OF con-
gress in making funds available 10
set II going in mld-June. provides Of
l5-day trimming periods for 100000 ma
ton guardsmen. 10000 reserve off
GERS and specialists and longer peri
DDS for 10000 student members of the
reserve officers training corps. and
III. 900 civilians IN the civilian military
training camps. The full strength OF
the regular army In the United States
VIII be thrown into the training work
together with the full equipment OF
the troops.
To aid regular officers. some no
reserve officers will be called az In
structors In the civilian military train
Ing camps. their work being. in addl-
ton to their own 15-day training with
the regular troops.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

los Angeles.-Introduction of festi-
mony Of the second trial Of Arthur c.
Burch, charged with the murder OF ].
Bolton Kennedy. began in the super.
Tor court here Friday. after a thir-
teenth or alternate juror had been SO
cured and sworn. J. ID. Kennedy. faith
or of the slain man. was the first wit
ness called by the state.
Before a jury WAS finally selected
526 talesmen were summoned. Os this
number 203 were examined In the jury
box. the remainder claiming exemp-
lions and being excused for other reas-
ons. Court officials said this broke
all records for a single case in Los
Angeles county.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

Meredosia. m-The levee OF the
Meredosia lake drainage district broke
Wednesday flooding 5000 acres of
wheat lands and the homes of more
thnn 30 families.
All residents OF the district with
their livestock are said TO have escnp-
ed before the levee broke.
Families have withdrawn from the
MCGEE Creek drainage district which
covers territory 10 miles along the
west bank Of the river and all but a
few families have fled from the Mere
dosia lake drainage district on the east
Tine protecting fevees are among
the largest along the entire river.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
HUNDREDS ARE KILLED
IN AMMUNITION BLAST
Most Of Victims Are Children; Flames
Add to Disaster at Monastir,
Serbia

Belgrade.-Four hundred carloads OF
ammunition and high explosives stored
near the railroad station AT Monastir,
southern Serbia. exploded recently.
killing sereraEfmndFed persons. wound
ing thousands and destroying the heart
OF the city. One half of the city's
population was rendered homeless.
The victims were mostly children
and soldiers. A church In which the
children we're worshiping collapsed I'M
der the defamation. while the barracks
in which 1900 soldiers were having
lunch vas destroyed.
Immediately after the explosion fire
broke cut iH4xarinns parts of the city.
The panic-striken inhabitants fled 10
the nearby woods and mountains.
where they watched their homes burn.
All telegraphic communication from
cut off.
The first news of the disaster reach
ed Belgrade from refugees who man
aged 10 reach Prilpe. 40 miles north
west Of Monastir. Several relief units
Immediately were organized and start
ed for Monastir.
Mrs. William Brewster of New York
city, who conducted an American mis-
sionary school In the center of Mona
stir, has not been heard from since the
explosion.
The last reports are to the effect
that soldiers and gendarmes are en-
gagged In rescue work. The exact num-
Der of persons killed may be
known as far as civiifaHs-Hre[con-
cerned. A roll call of the soldiers is
being made however, and II Is stated
that the number of missing troops al.
ready amounts TO more than 400.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

New York-Talklng movies With
the lines recorded on the film iHstpad
Of on photograph discs have been per-
fected by Lee DE Forrest. pioneer In
the wireless telephone field. he de-
cIared on his arrival from Germany
where he has been experimenting for
six months. He said he had perfected
the talking motion picture 50 that the
human voice was photographed" on
the film at the same time that the
picture was tsken electrically. through
the action Of light on . sensitive cell,
he explained
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

New York ivacIous T.ady Aston.
smiling. chatting continuously. and
tosfiug those ahOW her. arrived from
England aborad the steamship. Olym-
pic Wednesday on her way ~ Balii-
more. where she viii address The Pan
American conference ~ ome To
greet Lady Astor-natiye ~ Virginia.
wife Of q British peer and the first
woman ever elected TO the house ~
commons scores u friend@andAdA
rmfrers gathered at the pier.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
RAIL MEN TO SEND OUT
SECOND STRIKE BALLOT

ChIcago-The sending out Of a sec
ond strike ballot to the railway en-
ployes department OF the American
Federation OF Labor was authorized
n the biennial convention which
closed here Saturday.
The action resulted from d~issaiiS-
faction Of the shop crafts employees
with decisions OF the United States
railroad labor board concerning rules
affecting this branch Of the service.
Each OF the strike ballots Is return
able IN 60 days II possible anil VIII be
sent out soon, according TO T. NJ.
Jewell. president III the railway en-
ployes' department.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
ANOTHER CRISIS
EXISTS At GENOA
FRENCH EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS
OF GERMAN DOCUMENT; DRIVE
HARD FOR REVISION
ALLIES PREPARE SECOND NOTE
France Also Objects to Terms Out
lined in Reply from Reds on Allied
Demands; Lloyd George Ia
Tired of Delays

Genoa.-The crisis in the economic
conference raised Saturday by the
French objection TO Germany's reply
10 the 10-power note. suggesting that
the German delegation refrain from
discussions relating TO Russian affairs,
had not passed satisfactorily up to a
late hour hat evening.
The 10-power delegates met Sunday
TO draft a supplementary note TO the
Germans. but II was not certain
whether the French would agree TO
this action, as they are extremely sus-
picious OF the German document and
apparently the French delegation at
Genoa is being driven hard by Paris
10 have 1t revised.
The French also raised objections
10 the voluminous bolshevlk document
which became public Friday, In which
Russia made a long reply TO the Lon
don experts report on the restoration
OF Russia.
NJ. Barthou said the French could
not sit with the Russian commission
again until this deeHment-waS@ dis
cnssed. The soviet experts explained
that this document comprised merely
their own arguments and was super
coded by III. Chitcherin'sv note setting
forth their position exactly.
Premier Lloyd George appeared
much annoyed over the French "qufb-
bte- He declared he had only read
three lines of the document. which
eve had been officially presented TO
the conference and was patiently part
of normal b%olsheyik propaganda. He
also announced that he was getting
tired of crises, which were being
foisted on the conference. to the great
detriment OF work. and wished TO say
on behalf OF the delegations of the
British empire that II these crises and
constant delays continued he would
be forced TO explain who was RESPONSE
BILE for them.
The British delegation has not re-
ceived as yet the protest which the
French government is reported TO have
sent out from Paris to the powers sig
natoFy 10 the Versailles treaty, In
which France is said TO maintain that
the Russo-German treaty is a viola
ton of the Versailles treaty.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

Paris=The German gnxernmentSa t
urday paid the Preparations commission
the first monthly Installment on the
new schedule Of payments fixed by the
commission on March u. In pursuance
with the decisions Of the allied fInauce
ministers. The installment paid
was 100000 gold marks. and suisse
quent payments are TO be J0.O00sOp0
gold marks monthly.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

New York.-Gen. Gregorie Semen
OF Recommendations Of the ceeeaeks
who vas freed on $4,000 bail Friday
from Ludlow street jail. dropped ont
Of sight and ever his lawyers said fheg
were not certain where he could be
located
The generals bail. I'm cash. "a pro.
vided by the Russian National socie-
fy and the Association for the Unlty
of Russians. an Organization OF Rus
xian TDonarchlsfs. As aeon as he wsf
fired. the Cossack lesped into q taxi.
cab and was whlske6 away.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

@Spokane@Twe hundred fifty thous
and bushels Of Washington and Idaho
club and red wheat, valued at approx
maiely $4,000. win be loaded and
shipped from the port Of Seattle about
MAY !, for marketing In Europe. Wal
ter j. Robinson. secretary Of the Wash
ington-Tdaho Wheat Growers associa.
ton. announced Wednesday.
This VIM be the third full shipment
Of Washington no wheat II 20 to
Europe this year, Mr.. Robinson stated
Several partial shiploads have been
IN reren nao0tha Z
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
Elercs Elahtlna in eeIfast

BeIfaxt@The worst fighting Belfast
has yet-eEP4FieE8eed eeeBFFed In HE
east end Friday night when several
hundred men. ail armed with rifles
pa rficipafezf The gunner nm boldly
into The OTea lying flat on street for-
BerK, and shooting frantieally A hot
encounter also occurred IN The Sh0ri
Strand district. where police used ma
chine guns freely.
Ali Traffic was stopped AMI the fram
EARS were diverted Tie Opposing gun
men fired until their ammunition aae
exhausted.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

London.-Fire broke out Friday
night in the harbor district OF Aal-
hrough. a seaport Of Denmark. spread
Ing rapidly and covering an area OF
7 Oacres, SAYS a Central News dispatch
from Copenhagen.
Enormous quantities OF grain, lum-
Der and fodder were destroyed.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

New York A4Cancellafian 9GalLenp-
tracts for the showing Of films In which
Roscoe (Fatty) ArbuckIe appears, was
announced Wednesday by VIII VI.
Hays. head Of the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers' association. This action, he
said. affected nearly 10000 contracts.
The action was taken after o
suItatIon with Nicholas schenck. rep
.re~enfing Joseph Schenck, the producer
and Adolph Zukor and Mr.. Lasky a
the Famous Pi~ayersLasky corporation
The distributors" Mr.. Hays ststexnsnf
said
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27
DEATH LIST IN GASOLINE
EXPLOSION REACHES FIVE

Los AngeIes=F1ve deaths were re-
ported early Saturday In hospitals at
Downey and Artesia. near here, as q
result of the explosion Friday mora
ing If a gasoline wagon. while scores
were fighting a fire In a gasoline fiji
ing station at Downey. Five others
seriously burned, we're reported la a
critical condition nj hospitals Ia Dos
ney and here. A score or more Other
persons were burned In various do
Erees
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

Buenos Aires-Tne Munson line
steamer Acolus bound from Rio Jan
eIro TO Montevido collided with the
British freighter Zero Friday off the
coast of Uruguay, says a wireless mes
sage received at the -Munson line Of
flee here. The Zero sank but her
crew was saved.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

Cairo. Egypt.-Dispatches received
here from Syria say that fighting be-
tween Revolntionists and French
troops has become increasingly severe
around Jarablus and that the French
have withdrawn from Dedezzor after
a battle Of considerable duration.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

Spokane.-Placing Of an order for
800 carloads OF Inland Empire lumber
with three eastern Industrial concerns
was announced Wednesday by the
Weyerhauser Sales company. II is one
OF the largest lumber transactions OF
recent months. II Is said.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

COpenbagen.-The north Monaghan
government IN Urga. ai the lnstigation
OF the Moscow government. has pro-
claimed Mongolia's independence ~
China says n Helsingfors dispatch 10
the Exchange Telegraph company. The
Urga government also has concluded
n fFeatyIsifhEt he=Ruxs
eminent.
, 1922-01-24
1,440,OO0 MEN
READY TO FIGHT
FOR REPUBLICAN
|A|Ms, IS REPORT
independence Edict to
Follow British Refusal
Of Conditions Made by
Gandhi, Says Agent

Jan. "a
The Indian Nationalist volun-
teers have signed 100000
men, including 1000 British
Indian troops, within the last
week, S. H. Chose, director of
the American commission to promote
seif-government in india declnred IN
a statement issued here today. The
volunteers. which were outlawed In
November. he said. arc secretly Grill
ing and have increased in number to
LAO. 900.
Mr.. Chose said he had been in
firmed that the indian council OF state.
which is composed OF Indian princes.
Indiana loyal to the British and Eng
iishmen appointed by the viceroy. had
rejected tho proposal OF Afohandas X
'Gandhi. leader Of the incorporation
list movement. for dominion status.
This. he declared. greatly diminished
prospects OF peaceful solution OF the
Independence movement in India
1T seems certain now" Mr.. Chose
asserted. that IL tho British fail 20
meet Gandht'E conditions in tho time
stipulated 10y January 3il. he will then
issue the declaration OF independence
IN the name Of the whole Aii.Indln
congress.
, 1922-01-24
WOman's Party
Chief Mdrries,
Retains Name

WASHINGTON. Jan. zf. = Elsie
Hill. one OF tho leaders OF the Ma
tionai Womnn's party. confirmed to-
day reports Of her marriage TO Albert
~I-cayitt. a professor in the univer-
sity OF North Dakota, and in charge
so announced she would not change
her name.
why should I change my manner"
she asked: There is M Law to insist
on 1t. and II is only custom that has
been leading people to do It all this
time. 1 think It would be lnconveni-
ent to change my name. OF course
II people call me Mrs j win not
make an isspe OF 1t. but ! intend &c
Keep my name for all legal matters
visiting cards and 80 forth"
Tho suffrage leader said she and
Professor Leavitt were married
Christmas eve in Chicago.
, 1922-01-24

ing q tho % alton ana cor
rection OF "A. OF the city Of
Casper.
The report suhsitted to the coun-
ell last night shows in detaiIs ths H.
nanclai transactions OF the city int
In many places outlines corrective ac-
counting systems to facilitate and sim
pity tho work OF handling the vol
luminous city business,
The gross receipts Of the city of
Casper FOR 1891. according to the re-
port are shown TO have been s1,7is..
222.57 and disbursements 1859. 55T.
%. leaving a balance of cash on hand
81. 1891. OF s153.655.o2.
Included In tho above receipts and
disbursements is revenus derived for
the sale OF bonds o. the city and dis
bursements Of bond money in provid.
ing public improvements.
Tho ordinary revenue OF the city
for the year as shown by tho repor,
was ss7s. o2e.15, whereas the ordinary
disbursements. covering actual run
ming expenses for the year. ineiudins
the installation Of the Gamcweil hr.
alarm system. was S424.420.32, leav
ing a deficit for the year from ordi
nary operations OF s46.3s1.17.
The outrtanding indebtedness OF the
city Mt the close OF business Deem
Der 81. 1921. is shown TO be sI,929,
Ts4.s5; this includes warrants issued
and unpaid and direct operation
bonds. less sinking funds set aside
for retiring same.
The city valuation for tax purposes
for the yea 1920 Is shown at sa2.
435.s 44 and for the year 1871 at sa4,
s1o.s7i. an increase for 1871 ovci
1920 OF s~2.3T4.T37.
There is shown AS due from tn,
county treasurer on account 70 1872,
taxes the sum OF s~soo.2o5.4s.
Tho report goes into detail. and con
tains exhibits and schedules GOVERN,
practically every phase OF the city,
ananciai activity for the period GOV
cred.