The Ordway new era., 1922-10-27
FOREIGN

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Poincare that on account of the polit
! ical situation in England he thinks II
| impossible that the Turk peace con
ference can convene before Nov. 1S
Lord Curzon suggests Lausanne as
the meeting place.
One dead, sixty wounded. including
five policemen, and fifty persons in
clashes between Nationalists and Com
munists, the first bloody skirmlsh on
the eve of the winter of fate 10
which all Germany is looking with
dread as the real test of the German
republic.
Paris. - France will be unable to
meet any part of her debts for the
next four years, as all available re-
celpts for that period must be devoted
to reconstruction OF the devastated re
gions, according TO the Paris Herald,
which quotes "one OF the highest au-
thorltles of the French ministry Of
finance"
Berlin.-AnOther shocking cannibal-
list crime, similar 10 those OI Butcher
Grossmun, was revealed recently with
the arrest . Alfred Obendurf, charged
with the murder OF his sweetheart, =
year-old Anna Wroebel. According to
the police Ubendorf. In 4 fit of jeal-
Gus rage, cut the body 10 pieces, ate
some and sold part as veal
David Lloyd George has resigned as
prime minister of Great Britain. He
presented his resignation 10 King
George at Buckingham palace after
tie Unionist caucus which met at the
Carlton club repudiuted his ministry
This marks the end OF the coalition
acknowledgement of the Liberal
and Unionist parties which came into
being during the World war.
Tie first payment by amy OF the al
lied powers upon war loans OF APPROX
imutely SlU,NV,uOUUUU advanced by
the United States was made by Great
Britain when tile Treasury Depart
ment turned over Sju,UUuUpU to tie
American government through j. +.
Morgan & Co. al New York, American
fiscal agent ,l tAe British govern
meuy.
Chinese bandits have taken Anton
an American missionary,
prisoner and are holding him Tor ram
som, according To reports 10 the Amer
lean legation al Picking, China. For
mai protest has been made to the Chi
nese government He was IL member
of the staff OF the AuguStunu mission
In Honun province. Three women and
two children ut the mission are re-
ported safe
The Free State government offer
of amnesty upon their surrender of |
persons Illegally bearing arms, holding
stolen property or retaining premises |
occupied, has expired.
Military authorizes are now empowered
to punish offenders with death, depor-
tatlon, Imprisonment or fine, and the
Of new courts 10 deal with |
such offenses can proceed forthwith.
GENERAL
Checks ranging in sums from $50 to
s., ,545T1 were mailed from the office
of Judge X NJ Lands. Chicago, to
men who participated in
the 1922 world series games.
New York.-"Iie Kept Us out OF oDes-
ity,' is the slogan vi fifty ,JOmen and
fifty men-fOrmer members OF Health
Commissioner CUpelands reducing
classes-who organized the copeland
Fat Mems and Fat Women's League"
to boom the commissioners campaign
as the Democratic candidate for
United States senator.
Arthur a. Hanna, contractor, was
acquitted of d charge of murder in
connection with the staying of his
wife, by jury in criminal court at
Lexington, Tenn. Hanna shot his wife
in their home near Lexington and
claimed that her death was acciden-
tai, as he had fired at her in the
belief that she was burglar.
San Francisco was awarded the 1923
convention Of the American Legion by
acclamatiOa at the convention in New
Orleans. The committee On time and
place for the convention reported that
delegates from thirty states signed
the report. a delegate from New Jer-
sey moved That the report be APP
proved and delegate from Oregon
seconded It,
State troops have been sent to Rock
Island. H., 10 put an end to violence
in the underworld, following the kill
ing of two policemen, the shooting OF
third and the fatal woundlng of the
murderer. The triple Staying brought
the death list in Rock Islands under
world war;" which began With the ia
tai shooting of John LoOney. Jr., up to
| six.
| Automobiles valued at more than
100000 were stolen by a gang of auto
Chieves from Chicago during the last
few months, according to alleged con
fessions in the hands of police. The