The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

| the American flyers planned to make
the jump from Reykjavik. Iceland, on
Thursday. Then came wireless re-
port that the ice had again closed In.
and the flight was postponed. The
Danish steamer Gertrud Rask finally
has forced her way into the harbor
with supplies for the ayiators. Lieu
tenant Locatelli of Italy, who Is flying
in the wake of the Americans, was
prevented by fogs from making the
jump from. the Orkneys to Iceland.
Major Zanni. Argentinian round-the-
world flyer, has reached Rangoon.
TOR several weeks vague reports OF
T. severe foods in China have reached
the western world. More definite
stories are now coming, and these say
the devastation Is terrible. 1t Is es-
timated that between 1900 and a.
600 persons have been drowned and
that nearly 100000 are In peril Of
death from famine. The torrential
floods were general throughout the
country but the provinces Of Chill
and Human were the worst sufferers.
The American Red Cross chapters In
the Far East already are doing what
relief work is possible. The Ameri-
can legation at Peking says $10.000.-
600 will be needed.
~ UTBREAKS In the Sudan which
~ eliminated In fight at Atbara
between Egyptian troops and British
Sudanese soldiers are looked on In
London as serious precursors Of trou-
Bile and the government has sent war;
ships to Egypt and reinforcements TO
Khartoum. The disturbances are said
to have been stirred up by an Egyp-
tian propaganda society with head
quarters In Cairo, which aims to re-
store the former khedive, Abbas Hill
mi. Control Of the part Of the Sudan
affected Is in dispute between Egypt
and Great Britain.
THERE Is grave trouble. too. In
i Spain, though the censorship keeps
the details rather dark. The Moroc-
can army has demanded that the king
dismiss Dictator Prima de Rivera and
abolish the dictatorship, and wishes
General Weyler to be the head Of
new government. Since King Alfonso
supported the revolution that over
threw the constitutional government
and placed De Rivera in power. 1t Is
considered possible that he will abdi-
cate.
In both the Spanish and the French
protectorates Of Morocco there has
been sanguinary fighting and in the
latter the Moors we're temporarily
successful.
uC CONSTITUTION day." the fifth
~ anniversary of the foundation
Of the German republic. was celebrat-
ed in Berlin and elsewhere last week.
| but with such monarchist flavor
| that observers were led to remark
| that Germany was republic largely
without republicans. especially In the
| capital.
U NGLAND. France and Italy are
- determined that there shall not be
a Balkan war. and have suggested to
Greece. Yugo-SIavia and Rumania
that they lay their grievances against
Bulgaria before the council Of ambas-
sailors in Paris. Russia is said to
i have been fomenting the disputes be-
tween those smaller nations. but just
now she is expecting credits from
England, and so may be counted on to
behave for the time being. None of
the great powers will finance a war
movement.
lvXyHITE haired. feeble veterans of
| w the Grand Army Of the Republic,
In national encampment in Boston.
paraded bravely through driving
rain last Tuesday. and the throngs
who watched them cheered and wept
as the old soldiers passed. Not many
of the boys of 81 are left. and II may
be they will never lave another an
nual parade.
| On Thursday the veterans elected
DR.. Louis F. Arensberg of Uniontown.
Pa. commander in chief for the ensuing
year and chose Grand Rapids. Mich.
as the place for their next encamp-
ment. Among the resolutions adopted
was one calling for increased pensions.
.lDR. OTTO WEIDFELDT. German
~ ambassador TO the United States.
has been relieved at his own request
and will return to private life. It Is
expected that DR.. William Cuno, for