The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-17
FOREIGN


able information. fourteen men and
two wOmen-foreigners- with
an unknown number of Chinese, VIII,
have been held by Chinese bandits
who raided the Shanghal-Peking ex-
press and kidnapped the passengers.
The Irish Free State government
has refused the peace terms Of
Eamonn de Valera and has declined
TO communicate further with the Re-
publican leader. Heavy fighting be-
tween Free State troops and irregu-
lars has been reported from County
Wicklow, the home Of Eamonn De
Valera.
Photographs of Clara Phillips. the
hammer murderess, which were
brought to Honduras from Los An
geles, show marked resemblance to
the woman held as Mrs. Phillips. In
addition, both the blouse and large
scarf pin worn by the prisoner are ap-
parently identical with those depleted
In the photographs taken in California.
The steamer Kun Sang, which was
beached near Bolinao Point following
battles with storms In the China sc.,,
is expected to be total loss, accord
Ing to reports reaching Manila. The
44O Chinese passengers have been
landed safely and the crew probably
will abandon the vessel. The steamer
Sisiman, which grounded on Nogas
island, has been hoated and now is en-
route to Manila.
A violent storm that broke rs the
Good VIII delegates from America en-
tered the war-devastated area near
Scissors, gave the scene a dramatic
setting. Seated comfortably in a
closed car, the delegates were deeply
impressed with the desolation that
seemed to hem them in. The delegates
were the luncheon guests of the Amer
lean committee to devastated France
at Bierancourt, where the committee
maintains large community center.
In curt note Great Britain In
formed the soviet government that
unless a series Of demands were full
filled 1t will assume that Russia does
not desire to maintain present rela-
tions. The note gives Russia ten days
to carry out Britain's demands un-
conditionally. Dispatches from. Lon
don to the United States recently in
dicated Britain was particularly In
censed at the seizure Of a trawler by
Russia and the execution and impris-
onment of priests.
GENERAL
Sweeping denial Of charges against
the House of David and its lender
King Benjamin Purnell, was made In
the cults answer to quo warranto pro-
ceedings instituted by the state of
Michigan, filed at Lansing The state
started action to force the colony to
show cause why 1t should not be dis
solved.
Danville, Ill, abandoned itself
wholeheartedly few days ago to the
business Of celebrating the eighty-sev-
enth birthday of its most distinguished
citizen-Uncle Joe Cannon. From all
over the Eighteenth Congressional
District, which Uncle Joe served for
more than half a century, the farm
folk wended their way to Danville.
Thirteen identified bodies and three
skeletons smoldering in lake Of fire
800 feet across was the known toll
of death from the explosion Of the
gusher of the J. K. Hughes Develop
ment Company McKie No. well near
Corsicana, Texas. The fire was visi-
Bile for fifty miles. The smoke ex-
tended to Corsicana from the scene of
the disaster, eleven miles away.
New York detectives have arrested
a suspect in connection with the Wall
street explosion which caused the
death of more than score of persons.
The man under arrest gave his name
as Noah Lerner. Lerner was arrested
on Information obtained by detectives
from persons who told Of the alleged
boast Of Lerner that he had driven
the wagon that carried the bomb in
the Wall street explosion"
Six Italian immigrants attempting
to enter the United States were shot
bero of the party wounded when sew
eral Mexicans hired to assist them In
their flight across the Rio Grande
fired upon them, according to reports
received at Laredo. Texas from Co
lumbia, Nuevo Leon.
When an airplane flew over herd
of cattle grazing by the roadside near
Luray, Iowa. the animals stampeded
and frightened four-horse team
driven by Wallace Perry, a farm hand.
The horses ran, dragging Perry some
distance and injuring him severely.
He was badly bruised and was uncon-
scious for a half hour.
Conferences held by President Hard
ing with some of his advisers recently
have resulted in Encouragement Of
the executives tentative speaking
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