The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
FOREIGN

an were Killed while climbing ~ the Jungfrau in Switzerland.
 Through hole blown in the wall by mine, 1O5 prisoners escaped from the 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 fresh victory in west Ireland by cap turing Ballyhaunis. County Mayo, from the Republican irregulars. The Free State triumph in the capture of Limerick was followed swiftly by sue cesses in the surrounding district
 The end of the season hOmeward movement of Americans has been ac- celerated by an official announcement by the French bureau of statistics that the cost of living is doomed to rise 25 per cent within the next few months. Many who had intended to remain for some time have changed their minds and the booking passage.
 The body of City Receiver Clement Denize, Port Au Prince, Haiti, was found recently, a wound in the head indicating he had been murdered. This follo~~ closely the attempted shooting of Mayor A4douard MandOnes, for which a minor city official is under arrest, and which was regarded as development from the mayors activi- ties in unearthing alleged local graft.
 Eugene Jova, acting American con sular agent, captured by bandits at Sagua Ia Grande, Cuba, and held for $2O,OO0 ransom, escaped recently, but was badly wounded as he made his break for liberty There were five dag ger wounds in the young mans body when he was found in a ranch house in which he had sought shelter, but he was able to give the authorities information which was expected to lead to the capture of the bandits.
 Because of the technical state of war still existing between the allied powers and Turkey, the plan of the British, French and Italian and Amer ican. governments to investigate joint ly alleged Turkish atrocities in Ana tolia has been abandoned and an in- quiry is to be made Instead by the In- ternationar 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 joint gov ernmental investigation.
 GENERAL
 Mrs. Angie M. Booth, widow of the former head of the Ward Steamship Company, left an estate whose value will aggregate between $S,0OO,OOO and $12,OOO,OO0, it was disclosed in Surro- gate Court in Chicago.
 Three men on the wagon bridge spanning the west end of Ray yards, freight terminal at the outskirts of Denison, recently fired on Texas na- .tional guard troops protecting that section of the railroad property al Denison. An exchange of about fifty shots between the men and the sol diers followed. No casualties were reported.
 s. c. Freiden, president of the Citi- zens' Ice and Coal Company of Council Bluffs, was shot and instantly killed, | it is alleged, by Mrs. Linda Taylor, wife of William Taylor. Mrs. Taylor alleges that about one week ago when | Freiden care to her house to callect a i bill he assaulted her; that county off cials refuSed to take any action and | that when Freiden again appeared at | her home she shot him.
 Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight | boxing champion, successfully defend ed his title against Lew Tender of | PhilaC eIphia in a twelve-round node | cision contest at Jersey City, N. J., earning, in the opinion of majori+v of | sport writers at the ringside, narrow shade in a great struggle. The chal- lenger, a left-hander, furnished the champion the most interesting combat | Leonard has had Since he turned back | Billie Ritchie some years ago.
 Initiative petitions for bill to pro vide a new state grain grading act to be voted on at the general election in November, are being circulated, it was announced by the North Dakota head. | quarters of the Nonpartisan League.
 The boilers of two nOnuniOn coal | mines at Cuba, few miles from Can. ton, H., were blown up by unidentified 1 persons, 1t has been reported. Several | other wagon mines in the same dis. trict were closed when explosions | wrecked the openings.