Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-11
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ulBpatch received In AO0ooA SAVn' "AeA~
rid.
The troops of Gen. WI Pei Flu, the
central Chinese commander. have sur
rounded Peking. Gen. Chang Tsao-
Lin's army in the vicinity of Peking
has been scattered. All railroad traffic
out of Peking has been suspended.
A lorry was driven into crowded
Cromac square in Belfast recently and
SIX men, who had been tarred and
feathered were thrown off; then they
were permitted to run to shelter. 1t Is
understood they were caught pilfCrins.
Ten persons were wounded by the
police and ten were arrested while the
police were dispensing demonstra-
tion of municipal workers outside the
town hall in Berlin. The demonstra-
tion was held in connection with dis
pute over wages.
Claiming to have discovered the ex-
Istence of highly developed espipn-
age system organized by communises
in France for the benefit Of the Rus
sian soviet government, the French
police have made three arrests In con-
nection with the alleged plot.
Sergt. Aaron Kaplan of the depart
ment of criminal investigation Of the
American forces in Germany is suffer
ing from n gunshot wound through the
left elbow, sustained during May ony
demonstration In Mayence. The driver
of Sergeant Kaplan's car and two Ger
man policemen who were in the ma
chine were badly hurt.
| France will stand with Belgium in
opposing that part of the allies men,
Orandum to Russia dealing with the
property in Russia Of foreign owners.
In consequence of this decision, which
was communicated to Premier. Lloyd
George by NJ. Barthou. head of the
French delegation, another crisis has
arisen, which endangers the confer.
ence.
A group of British and American
doctors has volunteered to treat out
side Peking men wounded in battle. It
is reported that many wounded were
found Mt Changsintein and Fengtai
who had received no attention. The
assertion is made the contending ar
mics nre without base hospitals, dress
Ing stations, bandages or means Of
transportation.
GENERAL
A 19-year-old youth was slain by
I10-year.old fellow camper near Janai-
ca, Long Island. as the climax Of n
fle duel in which the two had stalked
each other from behind trees.
I Carbon county commissioners are re-
crulting men to act as peace officers
in the coal fields Of Utah where there
Twas considerable shooting recently,
land where three men were wounded in
q battle between mine guards and
striking miners.
Close friends Of the late Henry r.
Dawson, who died recently from an
Operation for brain tumor. estimated
that the financier left an estate Of
about $1OOOO,OOO He carried a large
amount of life insurance, but the fig
ure has not been ascertained. Mr.. Da-
visions public benefactions were large.
Records show that 2,105.4 miles Of
federal aid highways have been COM
pleted since 1916 in Colorado; Wyo-
ming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada. Utah,
Arizona and New Mexico, and that
funds have been allotted for an addi-
tiOnal S,363.2 miles, making total of
5,467 miles,. 1t Is said 50 9,671, ,S74 Is now
available for new projects in these
states.
Bishop Eugene r. Hendrix. senior
biabop OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. in Kansas City, has ten
dered his resignation from the church
In letter sent to the Methodist con-
ference at Hot Springs, Ark. Failing
health was assigned as his reason for
leaving his church work, after serving
for thlrty-six years. He has been in
the ministry for fifty-three years and
/ Is now T5 years old.
Michael ]. Finn. 81 years old. part
owner and business manager of the
Omaha Western League baseball clab.
pitched forward in his grandstand seat
at recent game with Tulsa at Omaha
and died without regaining conscious
ness. Heart failure L. given as the
cause of his death. Mr.. Finn's collapse
followed home run hit by Yank Da-
vis, q Tulsa player.
Charges that the Roessler Haslacher
Chemical Company of New York, a for
mer German-owned concern, made "un-
considerable profits" during the World
war, were made in the Senate by Sen
ator Smoot, Republican, Utah, during
a general cross-fire Of debate as to
whether the company should be given
a tariff protection Of 10 per cent ad
valorem on its production Of cyanide.
While daylight saving time is being
observed in many cities and towns In
the East, survey Of the middle west
ern states indicates that, except the
large cities, few towns advanced their
clocks one hour this year. Summer
time Ii not being observed in Iowa, Ne
hrn ska and Nfinnesofa tho suryov