Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-07
FOREIGN

bile with $4,000 in cash.
Republican irregulars fired on
congregation Of mourners as they were
leaving West Port (Mayo) church.
having attended mass in honor OF
Michael Collins.
The American steamship Septo has
sailed for New York from Marseilles
with the bodies of sixty-three Ameri-
cans killed on the French front dur
ing the war.
Twenty Of Montreal's smartest and
prettiest girls, rebellinG against the at
tempt Of style creators to foist long
skirts on women have formed no
longer-skirt league.
The American consul warned more
than 800 American tourists In Vienna
to leave the city us soon as possible
for fear Of riots, unless detained on ab-
solutely urgent business.
Increase in the population Of Cuba
from. 100000 to 100000 mainly
through Spanish immigrants, is one OF
the purposes Of the new secretary OF
state, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes,
former Cuban minister at Washington.
The United States will grant recog-
milton to Mexico by October 10, lead
ing Mexican cabinet officer has de-
clared. The cabinet official, whose
name was withheld for political rea-
sons, voiced the opinion of official
Mexico on the eve Of the opening OF
Congress.
In accordance with the Washington
naval agreement the admiralty has or
dered SIX large capital ships scrapped.
They are the battle cruisers Lion and
Princess Royal. and the battleships
Orio, Monarch, Conquerer and Erin, all
among the most famous warships in
the British navy.
| In an ambush near Tullamore, ma
tional troops in IN automobile were
fired upon, and one officer was killed
and another mOrtally wounded. In
Maryboro jail, where COO irregulars
are confined, fire broke out. 1t Is as
serted that prisoners set fire to their
mattresses, the flames spreading to
many Of the cells.
Tortuao Lemus, co-operationist
deputy, was shot and killed in the
green room Of the Chamber Of Depu.
ties In Mexico City. Martin Barra.
gan, m Independent member, Is
charged with the shooting, which fol.
lowed u dispute over the contested
credentials Of the two men as deputies
from the state Of Michoacan.
All is in readiness for the opening at
Fairbanks, Sept. IS, Of the farthest
north college on this continent, the
Alaska Agricultural College and School
Of Mines. The college. which Is about
three miles outside Fairbanks In the
heart Of rich mining country, will
teach mine engineering. Teachers and
students will live in Fairbanks.
The possibility Of Mexico being made
bone dry again is discussed seriously
at Mexico City. 1t Is announced that
several deputies will propose dry"
bill as soon as Congress begins Its ses-
sion. The belief prevails that dry
law modelled after the Volstead law in
the United States will be introduced,
although 1t Is not believed the measure
will be enacted.
GENERAL
Leon Rupkowsky, a Chicago alder
man, mistaking his son, Frank, q, for
n burglar, shot and perhaps fatally
wounded him at their home.
Henry Ford has refused to avert
shutdown Of his automobile plants
Sept. 16 at the expense Of the domestic
coal users ,of the Northwest, 1t has
been learned from reliable source.
| James P. Larkin, Irish leader, and
former Assemblyman Benjamin F. Git
low, who were convicted two years ago
of criminal anarchy and who have
been out on certificate of reasonable
doubt, were ordered returned to Sing
Sing prison to finish the remainder of
their sentences of from five to ten
years.
The rapid spread of typhus in Po-
land constitutes menace to the while
al S. Copeland on his return to New
York from Europe, where he has been
studying health conditions.
Mrs. Franklin Hatch Jones, only
daughter of Gen. U. S. Grant, one Of
the country's few "White House
Brides" and one Of the nations pop
ular heroines of century, died at her
home in Chicago a few days ago.
Recall of Mayor Frederick Kohler Of
Cleveland, Ohio, was demanded in pc
tltions containing approximately 25,O00
names. The filing of the petitions Is
the climax Of the mayors fight with
the Cleveland Federation of Labor
over the "open shop" policy inaugur-
ated in city departments.
Led by Admiral w. H. Billiard, U.
S. n, the passengers on the steamship
President Grant, which arrived at Sc
attle recently from the Orient, unani-
mously signed protest to the United
States Shipping Board against limi-
tation Of speed, which they declared
waa q tho only ron son rho CANADIAN pn.