The Winslow mail., 1923-06-22
FOREIGN

mund few days ago says an official |
bulletin issued at French headquar-
ters in Dusseldorf
A joint reply by allies to the last |
German reparations note is regarded |
in official circles in Brussels as like |
ly to be sent, providing the Brussels,
London, Paris and Rome governments
can agree upon an Interpretation of
the term abandon passive resist
ance."
Two French non-commissioned Of
ficers were killed by Germans during
pistol fight in Dortmund. AS far as
the French authorities have been able
to ascertain the fighting occurred dur
ing a brawl. 1t is considered likely
that no penalty will be imposed upon
Dortmund.
The two representatives. Of the
Paotzuku bandits returned to the Paot-
zuku camp accompanied by General
Chen one of the governments dele
gates engaged in the negotiations. All
negotiations were completed and Cen
eral Chen announced that all the
captives had been released.
Sudden reformation of the drinking
habits of the British nation is not at
tainable, says the report of the special
committee appointed by the British
Labor party to inquire into the ques-
ton of prohibition, made public today
in London. The committee says it
perceives no signs that the British
people are at all likely to vote a
national prohibitory law.
Jesse G.. Carsen, who was arrested
at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, at the time
Mrs. Clara Phillips, the hammer MUIR
deress was apprehended there, has
been released according to Teguci.
galpa advices. 1t is explained that
the American authorities waived their
claim to extradition of Carsen, who
was arrested in connection with the
escape of Mrs. Phillips from Los An
geles Jail.
Thirteen lives were lost and a large
area laid waste by typhoon on the
Island of Samar, according to tele
grams received in Manila from con-
stabulary headquarters there. The
report said that in seven towns 90 per
cent of the houses were blown down,
and that the homeless thousands were
threatened with famine. Those in the
devastated region are subsisting on
unripe coconuts and green palm
leaves.
President Ii Yuan Hung, of China,
who fled the capital under military
pressure from Gen. Feng Jui-Siang,
was reported safe at Tientsin under
French protection. State seals, re-
ported missing, which caused his
train to be held up, have been re-
turned to the cabinet, a few remain
ing members of which are still func-
tioning in Peking. The political situ-
alton remains greatly muddled. Lii
has signed no formal abdication.
GENERAL
Coy. AL Smith of New York state
reiterated in Chicago that he will not
be candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination next year.
Thirteen thousand maintenance OF
way employees and shop laborers OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paut
railroad were granted wage increases
ranging from l cent an hour to ~
month, effective us OF June IL, it was
announced ia Chicago.
With her decks veritlble
shambles. the little sailing vessel Mary
Beatrice arrived at New York City
with the story of Il terrible fight al
sea in which nine men were killed and
numerous others wounded. The
bodies of the slain were dumped over
board at tie height of the battle Two
of the dead were white men, two
negroes and five Chinese. The casu-
alties resulted in a battle between
coolies and the crew. According TO
information in possession of the
United State immigration authorities
twenty Chinese were being smusgIed
into New Iorl, for fee of 5000
apiece.
Headquarters for the enlistment oi
120 officers and men for the proposed
uir service unit Of the National Guard
of Missouri Kansas and Nebraska
were opened in st. Louis.
Building and loan associations il
the United States have invested SO,
OO0,O0O,000, the savings of 6.OOO0OO
persons in home building mortgages
the National Association Of Real Es-
tate Boards announced in Chicago.
DRY" forces gained the edge on
''wet" members in the fight over pro-
hibition in the Illinois Assembly when
the Senate defeated, 62 to 13, the bill
of Senator Marks, Republican, Chi
cago to repeal the state prohibition
and search and seizure acts.
The French Steamship Company
has formally asked the French gov
ernment to send warships to New
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