The Dolores star., 1923-01-19
FOREIGN

A Brussels manufacturers states that
two Belgian divisions will assist seven
French divisions in the occupation OF
Essen and the,Ruhr district.
1t Is reported in London that the
commander of the British army of oc-
cupation ut Cologne has requested the
French not TO encroach upon the Brit
ish occupationaI territory.
Fifteen hundred fresh French troops
have arrived Mt Dusseldorf The
town is in a state of excitement. Tanks
and cavalry patrol the streets. Ger
man officials believe troops will be
sent forward to Essen Immediately.
President W. T. Cosgruve OF the
Dali Eireann replying to the peace pro
posals of the Republicans issued an
ultimatum that the Republican irreg-
ulars must give up their arms before
peace can lie concluded between the
two Irish factions.
Mohammed VI, former Turkish sui
tan and caliph, has gone 10 Mecca. the
birthplace OF the founder of the Mo-
hammedan faith, where he will make
the Turkish state. but has been offered
protection by King HusseIn of Hedjaz.
Mrs. Edith Thompson and Fred
erick Bywaters We're executed in Lon
don for the murder of tie womans
husband, Percy Thompson, on Oct. 1
last Bywaters was executed in Pen
tonviIle prison. Mrs. Thompson was
hup fa, mil, los lea.
way Jail.
Premier Theunis formally an
nounced to the Chamber of Heput,es
in Brussels the governments dctermi-
nation to stand beside France" in
the occupation of the Ituhr district.
He regretted that the allies were NOV
ing without England, but said that
neither anger nor vengeance actu-
ated Belgium.
Notwithstanding the disappointing
collapse Of the negotiations between
the allied representatives and the
Turks concerning special judicial priv
lleges for foreigners in Turkey, the nj.
l'ed delegations are ps.Shing forward
the preparation of Il peace treaty
which they still are hoping may l.
signed ut Lausanne.
Judge Andres Burromeo, known as
the fighting Judge, who was shot and
fatally wounded in Manila by bandits,
shot one OF the bandits dead before i
second member of the rubber gang of
five wounded the judge. according 10
police statement Two city detec.
rives also were wounded by the ban
dts, who escaped in Il motor car.
Greece is massing troops along the
frontier between Eastern and Western
Thrace, but claims that the measure is
only precautionary, said Il Central
News dispatch from Athens received
in London. y Constantlnuple dispatch
to the Daily Express stated that the
Greeks had invaded the Martha river
neutral zone near Adriunopie, occupy.
ing karagatCh.
GENERAL
Earl Grey, % years old, race driver
Of Flint, Mich, WAS killed ut the Gulf
Coast speedway at Houston on the
last lap OF the second race.
Va l-iNlH iptTPubll,
wealthy Philadelphia draft dougcr for
release from the federal penItentiary
ut LeavenwUrth, kan., where he :s
serving a four-year sentence Tor draft
evasion, was denied in Federal Court
ut Kansas City.
Eight men were injured, five serI-
ously, when Il gas explosion destroyed
the plant of the Michigan Drop Forge
Company at Pontiac, Mich. Fragments
of machinery and brick were found
three blocks distant. The cause of the
| explosion is unknown. The gasoline
was contained in Il large tank and the
force of the blast shattered the roof
of the factory, caved in the walls in
several places and broke windows in
houses for u radiOus of Il mile. The
damage was estimated at between
100000 and SlJO,OOO.
A fire in the downtown section Of
Grand Rapids, Mich, destroyed the
Valley City Milling Company's plant
and spread to the Berkey and Cay
| Furniture COmpany's building, one of
the largest furniture factories in
Grand Rapids The blaze was brought
under control before great damage was
caused to the furniture building.
The crew of the Anchor Lines Va
| lacia which docked in New York city
| recently, had thrilling experience
| during the voyage when steel drum
two tons in weight, ripped from its
lashings by Il mighty wave, crashed
| down into the fOrecastle. Two sea-
men were crushed to death and seven
| injured as the drum rolled from wall
| to wall.
DIR. Robert Lewis Laddock, former
Protestant Episcopal bishop of the
| eastern missionary district of Oregon.
and Miss Helen Aitkcn, heiress to half
| of $2,5OOOOO estate, We're married
| at New York city in ST. Columbus
| chapel, Cathedral of ST. John the Di-