Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-11-09
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The New York City Federation OF
Women's Clubs, representing 100000
women, opposed the long skirt in
resolution.
Orders have been sent from Tokyo
to the last japanese contingent In
Tsingtao, consisting of 200 men, TO
evacuate Shantung next week.
Leading Chicago bankers, in ex-
planning the fall of the German mark,
said the Germans inflated their cur
rency to avoid paying heavy war rep
aratiOns.
Representatives of eight nations,
members Of the Interallied Veterans
federation, signed a pledge binding
100000 allied war veterans to work
for peace.
Four boys were killed at Somer-
vile, Mass, by the explosion of gas
oline tank. The police say the boys
had been playing with matches near
the tank
The admiralty at London las issued
tenders for the construction of two
35,OOO-ton battleships, which are al
lowed under the terms of the Wash
1ngton naval pact.
Lieuts. f. L. Erickson and r. F.
Armstrong were instantly killed at
Norfolk, Va, when a training plane
fell 800 feet at the Hampton Roads
naval air station.
The estate of Mary T. Hill, widow
of James J. Hill, is valued at $11,222,-
1922, according to an inventory and
appraisement filed in the Probate
court at st. Paul.
Omaha was the hottest city in the
United States October %, when the
Thermometer showed 80 degrees in the
shade, the hottest October day re-
corded there for years.
The Turkish nationalist government
at Angora has officially accepted the
allies proposal fixing the Near East
peace conference for November 1S
at Lausanne, Switzerland.
DR.. Albert J. Ocnsner of Chicago
was elected president of the American
College Of Surgeons at Boston, and
DR.. Franklin 81. Martin Of Chicago
was chosen director general.
1t is reported at Riga that Premier
Nikolai Lenin of Russia has again
been stricken with illness, forced to
relinquish all his official duties, and
has left Moscow for the country.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, assistant
Republican floor leader Of the senate,
is Ill at Washington from progress
sive disorder, and the ACCESSIBILITY of
an operation is being considered.
DR.. ChauLcey Waggoner, head OF
the department of physics in West
Virginia university, died at 'torgan-
town. w. Va, from. injuries received
when he was thrown from a horse.
Prince Andrew, arrested in connec-
ton whit charges that he disObeyed
military orders during the Smyrna
campaign, is confined in the palace of
his brother, Prince George, at Athens.
The Mexican consulate general at
New York was closed as protest
against ruling by New York courts
against Mexico in a suit brought by
the Oliver American Trading company.
Turkish delegates to the Lausanne
Near East conference will demand alb
solute liberty for Turkey-jolitical,
judicial, economic and financial-Ra-
fel Pasha said in an address in STAN
bout.
The Ulster parliament at Belfast
will contract OUT of the Irish Free
State, instead Of adopting the autono-
nous union provided by, the Irish
English treaty, Premier Craig an
bounced.
The Filipino captain and Is men,
bers of the crew of the Chinese steam
er Tung Shin were lost who, the
steamer foundered near Haianan
island. Forty-two men were rescued,
say dispatches received at Hopgkong.
Premier Facta and his entire minis.
try at Rome resigned following the
hostile attitude Of the Fascist against
it and the ordering by the Fascist of
a general mobilization Of it's forces
throughout the country If the cabinet
declined to Civ. up power.
A Warsaw dispatch says a Polish
cavalry detachment has driven back
across the border the bands Of Ukrai-
mans who destroyed crops and tore
up railroads in protest against Polish
occupation of eastern Galicia, but the
Polish captain was captured by the
marauderS.