The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-13
FOREIGN

Essen and the Ruhr district.
1t is reported in London that the
commander of the British army of oc-
cupation at Cologne has requested the
French not to encroach upon the Brit
ish occupational territory.
Fifteen hundred fresh French troops
have arrived at 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. Cosgrave 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 be concluded between the
two Irish factions.
Mohammed VI, former Turkish sui
tan and caliph, has gone to Mecca, the
birthplace Of the founder of the Mo-
hammedan faith, where he will make
his future home. He is an exile from
the Turkish state, but has been offered
protection by King Hussein of Hedjaz.
Mrs. Edith Thompson and Fred
erick Bywaters were executed in Lon
don for the murder of the woman's
husband, Percy Thompson, on Oct. 4
last. Bywaters was executed in Pen
tonville prison. Mrs. Thompson was
hanged u few minutes later in HollO-
way Jail.
Premier Theunis formally an
nounced to the Chamber of Deputies
in Brussels the governments determi-
nation to "stand beside France" in
the occupation of the Ruhr 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
ileges for foreigners in Turkey, the al
lied delegations are pushing forward
the preparation of peace treaty
which they still are hoping may be
signed ut Lausanne.
Judge Andres BorromeO, known as
the fighting judge, who was shot and
fatally wounded in Manila by bandits,
shot one of the bandits dead before
second member of the robber gang of
five wounded the judge, according 10
"a police statement. Two city detec-
tives also were wounded by the BAN
dts, who escaped in a motor car.
Greece Is massing troops along the
frontier between Eastern and Western
Thrace, but claims that the measure is
only precautionary, said Central
News dispatch from Athens received
in London. A Constantinople dispatch
to the Daily Express stated that the
Greeks had invaded the Martha river
neutral zone near Adrianople, occupy.
ing Karagatcb.
GENERAL
Earl Grey, % years old, race driver
of Flint, Mich, was killed at the Gulf
Coast speedway at Houston on the
last lap of the second race.
Application of Edwin Bergdoll,
wealthy Philadelphia draft dodger, for
release from the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kan, where he IS
serving u four-year sentence for draft
evasion, was denied in Federal Court
at Kansas City.
Eight men were injured, five seri-
ously, when u 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 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 mile. The
damage was estimated at between
100000 and $150,000.
A fire in the downtown section of
Grand Rapids. Mich, destroyed the
Valley City Milling Company's plant
and spread to the Berkey and Gay
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 II thrilling experience
during the voyage when n steel drum
two tons in weight, ripped from its
lashings by 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.
Dr. Robert Lewis Laddock, former
Protestant Episcopal bishop of the
eastern missionary district of Oregon.
and Miss Helen Aitken, heiress to half
of $2,500,000 estate, were married
at New York city in st. Columbus
chapel, Cathedral of st. John the Di-
uinn Rishnn Arthur S LLOYD con-