Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-07-27
FOREIGN

f1tOry Will not emu uHtll tnc 0eEh"u
war guilty are tried in the courts OF
France and IL convicted delivered up
to the government, Premier Poincaire
told delegation of the League of Ma
tions. N
Secretary Edwin DENLY Of the Amer
ican navy narrowly escaped death at
Peking in an airplane accident. When
flying at height of 1900 feet over
the great wall, the engine Of the plane
broke down. The machine was demol-
ished in landing, but Mr.. DENLY was
uninjured.
Former enemy aliens will be ad-
mitted to the British crown colony OF
Hongkong with the expiration of the
anti-alien ordinance next month, the
chairman Of the Chamber OF Com
merce Of Hongkong learned from the
government sources. The ordinance
will not be renewed, he was Informed.
Famine and \ / Russia are .il-
der control, President Harding was in
formed by Secretary Hoover in pre-
liminary report on the use Of United
States Grain Corporation funds for re-
lief work. The situation, Mr.. Hoover
added, promises to be much better aft
er the harvest although it is too early
to determine whether American relief
work will be extended.
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 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.
There were wild scenes on the
bourse as values of the German mark
fluctuated in consequence Of newspa-
per announcements that the allies
were going to take over control Of Ger
man finances. There was considerable
dealing in foreign securities. The marx
went to 535 for one American dollar.
One newspaper spoke Of allied finan-
cial control as "tantamount to re-
ceivership for Germany" Another
called 1t slavery"
Fighting around Shiuchow, seven
miles north of Canton, has resulted
favOrably for General Shen Chung
Ming's forces. according to reports to
Chen. These say the troops OF DR..
Sun Yat Sen. whose south China gov
ernment. Chen overthrow, have re-
treated miles. These forces were part
Of the body Sun threw into Kiengsi
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, 1t 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 n combined assault Is expected
shortly. The Free Staters also have
occupied Tullamore, where they were
received with enthusiasm and popu.
lar rejjajIcing. They now dominate
Kings county.
GENERAL
Federal survey of strike situation
gives 10000 miners on strike and
1s5, 900 still at work.
Three companies of Georgia Ma
tional Guardsmen, comprising about
175 men with a machine gun unit, are
on patrol duty in Waycross, Ca. to
prevent further disorders in connection
with the strike of some 1900 union
workers at the Atlantic Coal Line
shops in WaycrOss.
william Allen White, editor Of the
Emporia Gazette, defied the Kansas
Court Of Industrial Relations by plac-
ing a contraband placard, expressing
sympathy for the striking shopmen In
the window Of the Gazette office. MIR.
White posted the placard after he had
been informed that the attorney gen
eral had ruled 1t against the industrial
and anti-syndicalism law.
William Allen White. editor Of the
Emporia (Kansas) Gazette, who, for
several days, has been displaying a
office, now keeps his sign concealed
from the public. The yellow poster an
nouncing tive are for the striking rail-
road men so per cent was removed
following the issuing of n warrant
charging Mr.. White with violating the
Industrial Court law. The editor I'M
mediately made bond for his appear
ance when the case is called in the Oc-
tober term of the District Court.
Although gasoline refineries in the
United States are breaking all records
for production, the reserve supply of
"gas" for the nations automobiles is
steadily growing smaller. the American
Petroleum Institute disclosed in New
York recently. In May, 12.229,915 bar
rels Of motor fuel were refined. top
ping by over million barrels the high
est previous record made in septem-
n tho fnStt-