The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-26
FOREIGN

nature Of peace.
Bochum is almost Isolated from the
rest Of the Ruhr aS the result Of bomb
throwing. Street car traffic has. been
and all the restaurants,
picture shows and other places Of pub
lie assembly have been closed
Herr st. Hamer, German ambassa-
dor to England, has received renewed
from Berlin that the Ger
man people cannot accept military oc-
cupation Of German territory as q
sanction to enforce indemnity pay.
ments.
Gen. Francisco villa, one-time noted
bandit leader and his chief Of staff,
Col. Miguel l.. Trillo, and three men,
bers Of Villas escort were assassi-
mated in an ambuscade on the out.
skirts Of Parral, In the state of Chi.
huahua, Mexico.
Belleau wood, which Marshal Foch
cal I'd 'the cradle Of victory" was
cOnsecrated to the memory Of the
Americans who died there. The
French flag, at Foch's command, was
hauled down to trumpeting by French
buglers and the "Marseillaise" by the
marine band from the U. s. s. Pitts.
burg. and the American flag was run
up to the strains Of the Star
Spangled Banner"
The development In Liverpool Of q
serious phase Of the dockers' strike,
interfering with transatlantic shipping
from that port and stopping other
traffic out Of the Mersey, came as a
setback to the hopes Of peace held out
In London as the result Of the execu.
tive body of the transport union hav-
Ing decided to call a conference In
London Of strikers from all the ports
involved.
The Ruhr population intends to con.
tinue passive resistance. high Berlin
government official. who has been In
close touch with the situation here
since the occupation began, stated in
Essen few days ago. Whatever
England may propose to Berlin In the
forthcoming note concerning resist.
ance, he added, there was not the
slightest indication that the Ruhr resi-
dents were even thinking Of ceasing
their resistance under the present
general outlook.
Bandits shot down a low riding air.
plane laden with $4,000 payroll
near Lima, Peru. They were foiled
when the daring pilot brought the dis
abled plane to earth, after q sensa.
tIonal effort, and escaped on foot be-
fore the modern pirates could reach
him. The payroll ship was driven by
Lloyd Moore, a former mechanic on
one Of the NC flying boats which
crossed the Atlantic. He was rushing
the money from Linn to Canete for
payment Of laborers working on the
government irrigation project near
Cerr0agul.
GENERAL
Following Its policy Of holding ring
champions to the letter Of the New
York boxing laws, the state athletic
commission dethr0ned Joe Lynch Of
New York. as bantamwelght dtlehold.
er, for failure to accept within six
months the challenge Of Joe Bur.
man Of Chicago. Simultaneously, Bur-
man was elevated to recognition a.
ll6-pound champion In this state.
A plan to withdraw 2OO,0O0,OOO
bushels of wheat from the market and
store 1t on farms until prices advance
was announced in Chicagoa few days
ago by c. +. Brudfute, president Of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora.
tion. The farm bureau plan provides
for financing the project under the
new intermediate credit act, by which
Mr.. Bradfute estimated $500, 100000
could be made available to lend to
farmers for storing their surpluses.
President Bradfute estimated that
Sl5000O,000 would be ample to store
2OOpOO,OOO bushels Of wheat and
thereby remove ii from the below o
dollar market.
The National Nonpartlsan League
lost another publication when it was
announced in the current issue of the
National Leader, official organ of the
league, published at Minneapolis, that
the paper had been forced to suspend
on account Of financial difficulties.
Funeral services of Rear Admiral
Slgsbee, commander Of the ill.fated
battleship Maine, were held In New
York City in the Cathedral Of Saint
John the Divine, conducted by the
precentor Of the cathedral, the Rev. II.
p. VeasIe. Honorary pallbearers were
Rear Admiral Charles z. Plunkett,
Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Bullard, Mel.
vile f. Stone, Col. Henry l.. Swords
and Maj. Philips Tilden.
Dressed In boys clothing and con.
Tossing. according to the police. that
she had assisted In several holdups,
Blanche Voorhies, 10 years old, was
arrested In Chicago In an automobile.
With her was Joseph Warner, q.
Police said they found loaded pistol
In the car. The girl said she had mas.