The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-16
FOREIGN

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Harding was held at the Baltic Meth
odist Episcopal conference in Kovno.
Lithuania.
Chancellor Cuno of Germany has
handed President Ebert his resigna-
ton, says Central News dispatch re-
ceived in London from Berlin. The
president has accepted it.
Protection of the western Canadian
coal Industry by high tariff on
united States coal was advocated by
Premier Charles A. Dunning of .Sas-
katchewan before the royal grain in
dustry commission.
The British cabinet council has
agreed to the terms of the reply 10
the French and Belgian governments
IN the reparations negotiations, it was
authOritatiyely stated in London. The
reply will be dispatched shortly.
New volcanoes are developing III the
mountains of northern Spain, following
an earthquake which destroyed VII
lagos said dispatch from Berdun.
Hundreds OF persons whose homes
were demolished are living in the open.
The man who was shot and killed by
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. the Ameri-
can draft eyader, has been identified
as a Swiss named Karl Schmidt of
Lausanne, and the man wounded is
said to be Roger Sperber, an American
resident of Paris.
quiet has prevailed In Amboy since
Aug. 8. Admiral Yang, representing
the Peking government, is moving on
Annoy with four gunboats and two
transports. BY land troops are moving
on the city from Foochow. An attack
by land and sea is expected soon.
Annoy is defended by southern troops
friendly to Sun Yat-Sen.
Senator Giorgio Bambich was killed
BY two revolver shots through the
head, fired by vittoria Calecchic, ma
tive OF Fiume. As soon as Caiecchic
started firing, Bombich attempted to
take cover behind trolley car stand
ard, but slipped and fell. His assail-
ant was upon him instantly and shot
him twice through the head before the
terrified onlo0kers could interfere.
Colecchic is believed to be insane.
Berlin.-Passive resistance In the
Ruhr and the Rhineland, which Chan
cellor Cuno yesterday informed the
reichstag would be continued until
France decided to create an atmos-
phere conducive to negotiations on an
equality basis, Is approaching the
stage where It's further maintenance
along peaceful lines will depend who'll
ly on the governments ability to keep
the resisting population well fed.
Twelve thousand persons attending
the annual Welsh festival, or Eistedd-
fod, at Mold, Wales, heard former Pre-
mier Lloyd George speak of the late
President Harding as zone Of the
strongest men who ever governed
country" Later Mr.. Lloyd George, as
president Of the Eisteddfod for the
day, dispatched "a message to the
White House expressing sympathy to
Mrs. Harding and the American peo-
pie.
GENERAL
Fire In the flour mills of the Dutch
Colony Amana, Iowa, twenty-five
miles southwest Of Cedar Rapids, did
damage estimated close to half mil
lion dollars before 1t was put under
control.
Untitled orders of the United States
Steel corporation on July 81. made
public in New York City totaled g.
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under those at the end Of the preced-
ing month.
Three members Of the supreme board
Of the Knights Of Columbus whose
terms expire Sept. 1, were reelected
In the fifty-first international conven-
ton Of the order at Montreal, Canada.
They were William F. Fox Of Indian
apolis, fourth term; Frank X. Loner-
gan of Portland, Oregon, second term,
and Edward Houlihan Of Chicago, sec
ond term.
A few days ago st. Louis experienced
Its heaviest hours rainfall in the fifty
two years record Of the weather
bureau, 1t was announced. Streets
were flooded, some with four feet OF
water, hundreds Of automobiles were
stalled, and several thousand persons
were marooned at the municipal open
air theater in Forest Park, where they
had gone to attend style show.
Wall Streets confidence in President
Coolidge, which has been voiced by
many Of its banking and business lead
ers, found expression in the stock
market few days ago, the first full
day session since the death Of Presi-
dent Harding, when prices recovered
the ground lost recently and mounted
upward to higher levels than those pre-
yailing at the close Of business Aug. q
Announcement BY the Standard on
Company Of Indiana that 1t would re-
duce its price Of gasoline to 16 cents
gallone In South Dakota to meet the