The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-07-28
FOREIGN

eral Headquarters, serving on the staff
of the director of operations. 1t is be-
lieved headquarters has been trans
ferred from Mallow to Limerick. The
provisional government reaffirms it's
determination to suppress the revolt.
Chen Chung Mings troops have
broken the drive of Sun Vat Sens
forces in the vicinity of Shiukwan, in
flicting considerable lossea, Chen
Chung Ming, who controls the railway
between Canton and Shiukwan has
sent $4,000 troops nOrthward from Can
ton. Reserves around Shiukwan ap-
pear to have lessened Suns chances of
recapturing Canton.
Famine and plac in Russia are I'M
der control, President Harding was in
formed by Secretary Hoover in a pre-
liminary report on the use of United
States Grain Corporation funds for re-
lief work. The situation, Mr.. Hoover
er the harvest although it is too early
to determine whether American relief
work will be extended.
Chang Tso-Lin, rebelliOus Manchu
rian super-tuchan, still is holding onto
the rolling stock he took from the rail
road lines between Picking and Mukden
when he made peace and retreated
northward. AS this amounts to about
rs per cent of the lines available
equipment, resumption of normal traf-
fic Is impossible, despite the more
peaceful conditions caused by his with
drawal.
Hermann Fischer and Edwin Kern,
who for many days have been pur-
sued by the German police as the as
sassins of Foreign Minister Rathenau,
committed suicide, according to a dis
patch to Berlin from Halle. The two
men shot themselves, the dispatch
said, as they were about to be cap.
tured in the turret of Saaleck castle,
near Bad Koesen, whittier they had
been traced by the police.
A grave political situation is devel-
oping in Poland as the result of hos
tiIity between President PilSudSki and
Adelbert Korfanty, the newly appoint
ed Polish premier, according to adj
vices in London from Warsaw. The
Polish army is said to be supporting
President Pilsudski, but the support
ers of Premier Korfanty are standing
| firm and assert KOrfanty will not heed
the presidents request that he resign.
Formal and official announcement
will of
| $40 100000 to the United States,
was made in the House of Commons
by Sir Robert Horne, chancellor of the
British exchequer. "Our debt TO the
| United States is a solemn obligation
| and it will be met" said Sir Robert.
1t is expected this announcement will
put an end to discussions of debt cam
| cellatiOns."
Talk in Dublin continues to center
around approaching operations on a
big scale against the Republican ir-
regulars, but the Free State comman-
ders so far have successfully hidden
their plans. Meanwhile the National
army troops continue to reap scattered
successes. Including the prisoners
captured by Free State troops during
the recent fighting in Dublin, the Ma
tionals now hold approximately 1000
prisoners.
GENERAL
Charles Bouzek, a deputy sheriff of
Rock Creek, died in the Lutheran hos
pital at st. Louis of fractured skull
caused by a blow over the head with a
baseball bat in the hands of Charles
| Woolesey of Valley Park. Woolesey.
| enraged over a decision made by BOu-
eek, who was umpiring baseball
game at Fenton, near st. Louis, struck
BouzeE with bat.
| Millions of dollars are to be spent
for building during the ensuing year by
the Benevolent and Protective Order
| of Elks, according to the report or re-
firing Grand Exalted Ruler William
| Wallace Mountain, presented at Allan
| tic City. The assets of subordinate
lodges now amount to $5S,099, 234, and
the elaborate building program for the
year shows that there are to be erect
ed in various parts of the country thir-
| ty-one new homes.
Edward G. Workman, Of Water
town, New York, evidently missed
the war, so he brought it to
his porch, in the form of 155-millime-
ter shell, "a dud'' salvaged from the
artillery range at Pine Plains. Either
the heat of the sun or the blow from a
childs croquet mallet exploded the
shell, killing eight children and wreck
| ing the concrete house in which Work
mans family and that Of William l..
Salisbury lived.
Grand jury action to fix response
bility for the recent coal mine warfare
near Herrin, ILL.,, will begin as soon as
the community has had chance to
"cool down." Attorney General e. j,
Brundage of Illinois declared in Chi