Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13

said if reports that England was
leasing islands in the Baltic were
true, Russia would regard it a war
like act.
Referring to a speech made by
Lord Birkenhead, secretary of state
for India, attacking the soviet gov
eminent, Foreign Minister Tchit-
cherin of Russia said:
81 cannot pass over in silence
this extraordinary declaration Bir-
kenhead appears to be aiming at
the breaking off of diplomatic re-
lation with the soviets and the
next step can only be war. 1t
is clear that Birkenhead and his
colleagues are only looking for a
pretext, the consequences of which
cannot be forseen.
Lord Jellicoe. famous British adj
miral, declared that naval disarm-
ament was not worth the risk
A. B. Swales, chairman of the
British trades union congress said:
New wars more inhuman and
CHASTITY than any in history are
approaching"
Tests Of new gas masks are be-
ing carried out at the r. A. M. &.
depot at Millbank. England.
Jugo-Slavia has bought an addi
tional $50 military airplanes from
France. Russia is purchasing
large quantities of airplanes in
Holland.
The British war office announc-
ed the largest infantry maneuvers
held since the war will occur in the
south of England this summer
The Birmingham Small Arms
company announced profits OF 300,
600 sterling last year.
The allied military commission
at Budapest acting upon a tip from
the Hungarian government sliced
eight car loads of military air
planes which they allege Rumania
was attempting to smuggle through
Hungary in sealed cars under false
declarations.
The Versailles inter-allied mill
tary commission reported that
German is constructing the frame
work of a new army by training
her police organization as non
commissioned officers; that secret
chambers where concealed mach
inery for making guns were found
in certain factories.
Austeg Chamberlain, foreign
secretary of England said i'll a
speech at Birmingham; Fear
broods over Europe. Unless we
can alter the outlook relieve these
fears and give security in the in
ternational sphere, it is brought
home to me every day that | pass
at my work that Europe is moving
uneasily, slowly, it may be, but
certainly to a new catastrophe.
The Italian minister of marine
urged the passage of a naval buo-
get of one billion lire, or fifty five
millions more than previously.
Fokker, the famous Dutch de-
signer, has invented super fight
ing airpIane of 1000 horsepower,
carrying six machine guns and a
bald ton of bombs travelling 189
miles an hour.
LonGon is recruiting an addition
al 500 men for air defense. To
stimulate interest, mock raids were
held over London at night. Scar
cblights played over the skies seek
ing the droning planes, in exact
imitation of the Gotham raids of
war times.
Hadfield's the British munition
works, announced the discovery of
16-in. armor piercing shell, which
will mortafly damage any battle
ship af1oat, according to their an
nouncement.
A British feet is expected to
cruise the Baltic this summer. In
retaliation the soviet government
has ordered a Estate of siege" at
the Kromstadt naval base and a
demonstration by their own feet.
1t is reported Great Britain is
planning a naval program that will
include five new ten thousand ton
cruisers, costing nearly three mil
lion sterling each. Says the
Daily News: 'What in the names
of patriots and common sense is
the reason for challenging the
world with new and costly naval
program"
G. G. Davidson, parliamentary
secretary of the British admiralty
announced in commons that 245
war vessels have been laid down
in the world since the armistice
and 200 more are projected.
France is establishing on air
base at Cherbourg which is much