, 1922-08-03

Dundalk Jail, County Louth. The shock
of the explosion shook the town, shat
tering the windows of the county hos
pital and the dwellings, Of the towns
best residential district.
National army troops have gained
a fresh victory in west Ireland by cap
turing ~Ballyhaunis, County Mayo,
from the Republican i~rregulars, The
Free State triumph in the capture OF
Limerick was followed swiftly by sue
cesses in the surrounding district.
Lord Newton, speaking in the House
of Lords recently, declared England
and Scotland were the dirtiest coun-
tries in Europe. He quoted statistics
to SHOW that 300 tons of SCOT fall every
year on each square mile Of London,
which was enough to build a pyramid
four times as high as the famous clock
tower over the houses of Parliament.
Former Premier Orlando, after an
hours consultation with King Victor
Emmanuel in Rome, is reported to
nave refused TO form a cabinet to- sue
coed that of Premier Facta, which re-
signed recently. Signor Orlando. who
has been discussing the situation with
all the leaders of the various constitu-
tional groups of the chamber. is said to
have declared himself against the
formation of a short-lived cabinet.
Fighting around Shiuchow, seven
miles north of Canton, has resulted
favorably for General Shen Chung
Ming's forces, according to reports to
Chem. These say the troops of DR..
u Vat Sen, whose south China gov.
eminent Chen overthrow, have re-
treated miles. These forces were part
of the-body Sun threw into Kiengsl
province. whose return to Kwangtung,
sun anticipated, would enable him to
regain his lost capitol, Canton.
Limerick is completely in possession
of the Free State forces, it is official
ly announced In Dublin, but no details
OF the final engagement with the ir.
regular troops are given. With Lime
rick and Waterford in the hands OF
the National forces, the attack on this
line now has been opened in earnest
and a combined assault is expected
shortly. The Free Staters also have
occupied Tullamore, where they were
received with enthusiasm and opu
lar rejjajiclng. They now dominate
Kings county.
Because of the technical state of
war still existing between the allied
powers n Turkey, the plan of the
British. French and Italian and Amer
lean governments to investigate joint
ly alleged Turkish atrocities in Ana
tolla has been abandoned and an in
quiry is to be made instead by the In
ternational Red Cross. The change in
plans was made at the suggestion Of
the British and French officials after
the United States had Indicated its
willingness to take part in a joint gov
ornamental Investigation.
GENERAL
Horace Tanner. "a years old, con-
tractor, died in a Mobile, Ala, hospi-
tai from a broken back suffered while
diving in shallow water. Tanner dived
from a lofty height into what he
thought was twenty feet OF water
when there was only three feet.
The last announcement of the gov
ornamental agencies seeking to bring
about a resumption of work by the
striking shopmen. clerks, oilers and
groups of maintenance of way VOTERS.
having been that of the federal rail-
road labor board to the effect that IT,
board contemplated no further move
mt present, has left the country wait
ing Tor something to happen.
S. C. Frelden, president of the Citi-
zens' Ice and Coal Company of Council
Bluffs was shot n instantly killed,
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