The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08
PERSONAL


the farewell cheers Of thousands {
Tacoma citizens President Hardin
sailed Thursday for Alaska, the firs
chief executive of the nation to yisi
that territory since 1t came under tn
American flag fifty-six years ago.
Henry Ford's first grand daughte
was born Saturday. She is the daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edsel Ford. Fore
has two other grandchildren, Henri,
ii and Edsel b. Jr. both sons O
Edsel Ford and Mrs. Ford, who be
fore her marriage was Miss Eleanor
c. Lay.
France at the present time is fight.
ing for the same principls as are
upheld by the American Legion
Marshal Foch declared in an Inde-
pendence day message received at
national headquarters Of the legion
at Indianapolis.
Captain Donald B. Macmillan, Ar
tic explorer, and his picked crew OF
six sailed for the far north on the
Bowdoin on another long cruise, the
primary object Of which is to deter
mine, II possible, whether another
lice age" is in the process of forma-
ton. The advance Of glaciers the
last seventy years has indicated this,
and Macmillan hopes to bring back
the scientific proof.
Rear Admiral Edward w. Eberle
gave up command Of the battle fleet
of the United States navy Saturday
to Rear Admiral s. S. Robson with
imposing ceremonies aboard the bat
tleship California, now in San Fran
cisco bay. Rear Admiral Eberle will
depart for Washington to become
chief Of naval operations.
General j. c. Gomez first vice presi-
lent of Venezuela was assassinated
n bed Saturday night says bulletin
rom Caracas.
Walter Warwick, OF Cincinnati, has
esigned as assistant secretary of the
udget, to become financial agent of |
he Panama government, it was an
at the treasury department
Warwick was formerly comptroller of
he treasury.
DR.. George Ellery Hale, director of
ne Mount Wilson observatory, Cali
)rnia, has been relieved at his own
equest Of active duties and appointed
onorary director, and DR.. Walter
idney Adamas, his assistant has
cen made director in charge of oper-
ions.
FOREIGN
France has compromised with Great
ritain on the latters desire for q
ritten answer to the British ques,
Dnnaire on reparations and the Ruhr
it was learned in official
larters at Paris.
The British steamer Woron made 1
rt at Manila without her captain. A. {
ope, who, the chief officer reported, I
s been missing since the morning of |
ly 4, apparently having been lost |
erboard during the night previous. 9
Bandits Saturday held up a train
the Canton-Kowloon railway, fiji 4
IN miles from Canton, killing /
inese military officer and one SOL c
II, and carrying off about ninety n
per-class Chinese, who are being n
Id for ransom. Booty valued at T
1000 was also taken.
in the northern part Of d
,angtung was rscaptured Saturday N
Yunnanese troops supporting Sun G
t-Sen in his efforts to check the in O.
sion of the levies. On the West II
err, Kwangsai soldiers enemies Of
4 Yat-Sen, are advancing on Shi- r,
lg. On the East river the position 81
the opposing armies is unchanged. ~
he metal workers union at Ber- p;
respecting a wage award of the N
lister of labor, has proclaimed a ID
eral strike. The carpenters have
. decided to cease work, thus hold of
up building operations. w
III passengers and crew of the sc
amer Advance, which went ashore ne
Shut-In island near Halifax in br
se fog, were taken off safely by hi
boats. The vessel later broke in
I. DC
he first seizures undor General tn
ioutte's decree giving the occupa- tn
forces power to take over pri- tn
> property for reparation purposes re-
q announced Monday. Three
ITS were taken over by the French, NJ
first being branch Of the Krupp
motive works at Segeroth, little Of,
ion near Essen.
,pan has decided to approach in
erica and Great Britain with n IN
' of reaching triparty agreement de
enforce the provisins of the
,hington naval treaty, without
iting ratification by France, it was ue
,rfed confidently in JaDanese ioi