The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
FOREIGN

serving Canada's wealth in natural
forests.
Although offering no very definite
evidence to support their statements,
some Of the British correspondents in
the Ruhr assert that there Is ten
dency towards peace and that both
sides would welcome settlement end
ing the strain of the past few weeks
Counter-revOlutlon Is brewing In
Greece and military measures are be-
Ing taken for fighting, according to a
BrlndIsi dispatch to the Daily Mail In
London. quoting travellers. Cannon
and machine guns were said to have
been mounted at strategic points In
Athens.
1t Is estimated that 80 Greek naval
officers and men were drowned when
the Greek transport Alexander cap
sized and foundered during a fierce
gale between Salamis and Pirseus. The
transport had on board 20 officers
anu pi ii'iiI ti' "
ers George, Savroff, kilkls and Lem.
nos.
1t has been reported that the Brit
ish government has formally protested
on legal grounds against the French
occupation of territories between the
Rhine brdgeheads. II Is learned au.
thoritatively, however, that no formal
protest has been made but only verbal
representations through diplomatic
channels, pointing out the difficulties
created for the British authorities in
the Rhineland
That France fears serious trouble in
the Ruhr was Indicated when the cab
met decided to postpone demOblliza-
ton Of the 1921 military class. Dis
bandment OF this class of reseryist
troops would automatically take place
in April. The cabinet. however, be-
| lieves that rehabilitation should be
postponed until the Ruhr emergency
disappears and will keep the men un.
| der the cOl0rS until May 81.
The Free State government has def
initely rejected the latest, and what
, many observers considered the most
promising, move for peace in Ireland.
| Archbishop IIarty Of Cashel and sew
eral others, influential friends Of the
government. in Munster, recently pro-
posed an immediate truce under which
the Republicans would dump all their
arms under a pledge that they be
handed over to whichever party won
| the next election.
GENERAL
All persons riding In government
| owned aircraft are now required 10
wear u parachute on every flight, ac-
cording to officers at Chanute field,
Rantoul, III.
The March lion descended upon cit.
les Of the Mississippi valley and the
central western states last week, plis.
| ing havoc with wire communication in
all directions, and changing spring
breezes to winter blasts Of wind, rain
and snow.
Harry V. Dougherty, member of q
detective agency Of New York City,
| which specializes In furnishing labor
to Industrial concerns, has given up his
hope of helping France exploit the coal
mines OF the Ruhr through the medi,
um Of American negroes.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
| American Federation of Labor. CON
fined to Lenox Hill hospital in New
York City, with pneumonia. Is out 0f
| danger, according to his physician, DR.,
| &. Fish. The labor chief Is expected
10 be able to leave the hospital soon,
| lie will 20 to Florida to reCuperatc.
A slight earthquake was felt at FL
Paso recently. Buildings were slightly
shaken and windows ratified, but no
damage has been reported. Western
Union offices report that the quake
was felt as far West as Lordsburg, n.
| NJ, as far north rs AlamOsOrd0 and as
| far east us Sierra Blanca. Reports are
| that 1t was the most pronounced ut Co
| lumbus and Hachlta, \. NJ. No dam.
age save broken windows and falling
plaster has been reported.
All creditors of the Lincoln Motor
Car Company. purchased last year by
Henry Ford at u receivers sale, have
been reimOu .sed in full by Mr.. Ford.
Approximately 1900 carloads OF wa.
termelOns, or only about tenth OF
the normal acreage, will be grown in
southeast Missouri this year, accord
ing to early estimates of farmers. The
section has the reputation of produc-
ing more melons than any other sec
ton of its size in the country.
Sixteen Russian refugees Of Admiral
Stark's command, who came to Manila
from Vladivostok, and who were ar.
rested Feb. 20, charged with mutiny.
we're sentenced to terms ranging from
one to five months. With the consent
of the government they will be con.
fined in Blllbid, the Philippine insular
penitentiary.
Joie W. Ray of the Illinois Athletic
Club, Chicago, defeated Willie Ritola
of the Finnish American Athletic Club
of New York City by fifty yards in II
5,OOO-meter race at the annual track
and field games Of the Western Union