The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21


Mayor L. F. Quigley of Chelsea, Mass.
laws. 3-Ffrst imposed picture of the
ok, N. ].
moving down from the Ell Arish re-
| gion, have effected junction and
started a joint offensive with the pur-
pose of rolling up the right wing of
| Abd-el-Krim's army and pushing 1t
| toward Chechouan. This movement,
according to dispatches from Fee. is
going far toward destroying the pow
| er Of the Riff leader. for some of the
| tribes have told him they will fight
no longer outside of their own terri
| tory, and others have opened negotia-
| tions for peace with the French. 1t
is announced in Paris that Marshal
Petain, the defender of verdun. is be-
| ing sent to Morocco to take the SUI
| preme command there and to direct
great offensive planned for Septem-
Der. The army of 100000 has been
recognized by General Nauin. COM
mander in the field, and most of the
| infantry are being supplied with the
| new Chattellerault automatic rifles.
The revolving Druses in Syria, after
killing or capturing 817 French sol
| diers, are now on the defensive, hav-
| ing been driven out of Suediah.
OFFICIALS of the United Mine
~ Workers announce that If The
| government interferes with the pro.
posed anthracite strike the union
will ask that the authorities first
consider alleged wage-cutting In the
soft coal fields. In the background
is the implied threat to call out the
bituminous coal miners.
w. w. Inglis of Scranton. chair
man Of the scale committee of the
anthracite operators, said: 1--WE have
feared that. as in the past. the an
thracite industry would become the
victim Of soft coal necessities. Our
industry is relatively small part Of
| the coal industry as a whole. The
mine workers union is dominant in
both hard and soft coal fields. and
however it may affect the feelings Of
hard coal producers and consumers.
they have always come in for second
airy consideration whenever there has
been a conflict of interests between
hard and soft coal.''
DARDON for Warren T. McCray.
1 former governor of Indiana. Is
urged on Attorney General Sargent in
a petition signed by IA governors Of
states, seven of the jurors who con-
victed him and 80 bankers who
were victims of his fraudulent trans
actions Many other persons also
signed the petition. McCray was SEN
fenced to ten years in prison and has
served but a year and three months.
His long career of service to his state
is cited in his favor.
/ THERE is now little doubt that
i John W. Weeks will soon resign
his post as secretary Of war because
of his continued III health. He Wis.,
tied President Coolidge at the White
House last week. and while it was de-
MED that he already had resigned. adj
ministration officials said there were
small chance for his ever resnmlng
his duties In the cabinet. Indeed,
Mr.. Weeks himself said that because
of the condition Of his health follow.
ing his operation last spring he was
doubtful whether he would be able to
return to Washington this fall. and
that 1t was possible he might not take
up his cabinet work again.
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE is said to
4 be considering several men for the
place of ambassador to Japan. made
vacant by the death of Edgar A. Ban.
croft. Among those mentioned as
possibilities are Frank w. Mondell,
William c. Boyden. a Chicago attor-
ney. and William NJ. Bullitt. who was
solicitor general for a time under
President Taft.
NEW YORK'S mayoralty campaign
IN Is Interesting the whole country.
Mayor Hylan. backed by Hearst, is
out after reelection and Tammany
has, selected State Senator James j..
Walker to oppose Hylan in the Demo-
cratic primaries. A Republlcan-Fu-
sion ticket has been made up. headed
by Frank d. Waterman. but w. M.
Bennett. frequent Republican can
didate In the primaries. announces
that he will again try to get the nom.
nation.
USTAPHA RENAL PASHA
; Iva president of Turkey. has divorced
his wife. LATHE HanouN WIN was
one of the foremost feminists Of
J Turkey. At the same time Renal Is
> sued another presidential decree
, abolishing all the old regulations gov
, erning the dress OF Turkish women