, 1922-10-26

from sWarmlnS into that country from
Thrace.
Lord Curzon has Informed Premier
Polncare that on account of the polit-
ical situation In England he thinks 1t
impossible that the Turk peace con-
ference can convene before Nov. 13.
Lord Curzon suggests Lausanne as
the meeting place.
One dead, sixty wounded, including
five policemen, and fifty persons in
jail were the net results Of recent
clashes between Nationalist and Com
munists, the first bloody skirmish on
the eve of the winter of fate" to
which all Germany Is looking with
dread as the real test of the German
republic.
Paris. - France will be unable to
meet any part of her debts for the
next four years, as all available re-
ceipts for that period must be devoted
to reconstruction of the devastated re-
gions, according to the Paris Herald,
which quotes ''one of the highest au-
thorities of the French ministry of
finance"
Berlin.-Another shocking cannibal-
list crime, similar to those of Butcher"
Grossman, was revealed recently with
the arrest o. Alfred Obendorf, charged
with the murder of his sweetheart, q
year-old Anna Wroebel. According to
the police. Obendorf, In a fit of jeal-
GUS rage, cut the body to pieces, ate
some and sold part as veal.
David Lloyd George has resigned as
prime minister of Great Britain. He
presented his resignation to King
George at Buckingham palace after
the Unionist caucus which met at the
Carlton club repudiated his ministry.
Thic marks the end of the coalition
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the Liberal
and Unionist partles-which came into
being during the World war.
The first payment by any of the al
lied powers upon war loans of approx
imately $10,0O0,0OO,000 advanced by
the United States was made by Great
Britain when the Treasury Depart
ment turned over S50.0OO,UO0 to the
American government through J. Z.
Morgan * Co. at New York, American
fiscal agent of the British govern
ment.
Chinese bandits have taken Anton
Lumder. an American missionary,
prisoner and are holding him for ram
som, according to report TO the Amer
lean legation at Picking, China. For
mai protest has been made to the Chi
nese government. He was u member
of the staff of the Augustana mission
in Honan province. Three women and
two children ut the mission are re-
ported safe.
The Free State governments offer
of amnesty upon their surrender of
persons illegally bearing arms. holding
stolen property or retaining premises
unlawfully occupied, has expired.
Military authorizes are now empowered
to punish offenders with death. depor-
tation, Imprisonment or fine, and the
constitution of new courts TO deal with
such offenses can proceed forthwith.
GENERAL
Checks ranging in sums from $50 to
S4,545.7l were mailed from the office
of Judge *. Nj. Lands, Chicago. to
seventy-four men who participated in
the 1872 world series games.
New York.-"He kept US out of obes.
lty," is the slogan of fifty women and
fifty men-former members OF Health
Commissioner Copeiands reducing
classes-who organized the copeland
Fat Mems and Fat Women's League"
to boom the commissioners campaign
as the Democratic candidate for
United States senator.
Arthur A. Hanna, "A contractor, was
acquitted of a charge of murder in
connection with the Staying of his
wife, by u jury in criminal court ut
Lexington, Tenn. Hanna shot his wife
in their home near Lexington and
claimed that her death was acclden-
tai, as he had fired ut her in the
belief that II was u burglar.
San Francisco was awarded the 1923
convention of the American Legion by
reclamation ut the convention in New
Orleans. The committee IN time ana
place for the convention reported that
delegates from thirty states signed
the report. \ delegate from New Jer-
sey moved that the report be APP
proved and n delegate from oregon
seconded IT..
State troops nave oeeh Sent 10 itock
Island, ILL.,, TO put an end 10 violence
in the underworld, following the Kill
ing of two policemen, the shooting of
II third and the fatal wOunding OF the
murderer. The triple Staying brought
the death list in Rock Islands under
world war;" which began With the fa-
tnl shooting of John Looney, Jr,, up 10
six.
Automobiles valued at more than
$5OO,UOO were stolen by n gum of auto
thieves from Chicago during the last
few months, according to alleged con
f~esslons In the hands Of police. The