The Winslow mail., 1923-10-05
FOREIGN


Reports from Hungary state that
wheat taken from the tomb of King
Tutankhamen and planted on farm
near Budapest has harvested an excel
lent quality of grain.
Chancellor Stresemann, in public
statement announced governments
change of policy in the German Ruhr
region. Passive resistance is ordered
ended and workers are urged to re-
turn to work. The policy is effective
Immediately and Internationally.
Bulgarian government forces have
lost 700 dead and more than 1000
wounded in attacks against the agrar-
ian insurrectionists, according to dis
patches from Saloniki received in Ath-
ems. Messages from Philippoli said
the government forces were losing
ground over the whole of southern and
northeastern Bulgaria.
Chancellor Stresemanns most con-
vincing argument throughout his ex-
tended conversations proved to be the
official admission that passive resist
ance had been costing Germany eight
quadrilliOn marks weekly towards the
end. The mention of this promptly
mellowed the wavering doubters, but
the reactionaries preferred to make an
issue of the nations "honor and dig
nity."
The international balloon race for
the Gordon Bennett cup, held at Brus-
sells, developed into an international
disaster. Five men lost their lives,
one is believed to be fatally injured,
and no fewer than six balloons were
destroyed or badly damaged. Lieuten-
ants Olmsted and ShOptaw of the
United States army S-6 are among
those who perished, but the United
State navy A-6699 made a safe landing
at Putten, Holland.
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin,
speaking at Northampton, England, de-
clared that his conference with Pre-
mier POincare in Paris last week had
had the effect of restoring the former
good relations between France and
Great Britain. The atmosphere of re-
straint and almost of distrust, that
when the present British government
came into office has been changed, he
said, into one of mutual confidence.
Order has been restored in a major
ity of the disturbed districts Of Bull
garia, says a semi official statement
issued in Sofia. The only important
center where the Communists have not
been subdued is Ferdinadnovo, but re-
presSive measures are proceeding nor
mally. The statement adds that sew
eral chiefs of Communist bands have
committed suicide and others have
been killed by their followers. 1t
states that large numbers of commun-
lists who surrendered carried rifles of
a Russian pattern.
GENERAL
Minneapolis is the driest city of it's
size in the United States, according to
S. B. Quale, federal prohibition direc-
tor for the state of Minnesota.
One million German marks are worth
seven-tenths of one cent as currency
in New York, but one million of the
old one mark notes sold as waste-paper
would bring about 81.
The 1923 world series will open
Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the YanKee
stadium in New York City, home of the
three times American League cham
pions and greatest baseball park in the
country.
A story of an eleven-day battle
against towering seas lashed by
Behring sea gale, was told by members
Of the United States geological sur
vey party from Point Barrow who ar
rived at Teller, Alaska, on the thirteen
ton schooner Teddy Bear.
Legislation for the benefit of the
West was recently discussed with
President Coolidge by Senator Borah,
Republican, Idaho, and by Represen-
tative Swing, Republican, California,
and a delegation from California and
Arizona interested in the Colorado riv-
er project.
In addition to the Missouri hearing,
the proposed stock issue and sale of
the Denver 4 Rio Grande western
Railway Company of Colorado, hear
ing also will be held in Kansas City,
Oct. 6, according to an announcement
made at jefferson City by Attorney
General Jesse w. Barrett of Missouri.
Tying ether-soaked handkerchiefs
over the faces of their victims and mis-
treating them for over an hour, three
masked bandits forced James G. Gun
ming and his two daughters at Deca-
Ir, ILL.,, to reveal the place of con-
cealment of jewels valued at $1,5OO.
The robbers escaped from the Cunning
home with the valuables, leaving Mr..
Cunning and the two girls in seri-
Gus condition.
The state of Illinois will not hang
woman for murder on Columbus day
Oct. 12-as it had planned to do over
vigorous protest from many sources.
Mrs. ISABELLE Nitti Crudelle, who MUIR