The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-29

"oH~ lev AottA@'
not the most serious side of 1t. Fed
eral Attorney Buckner will institute
libel proceedings against the vessels.
ECONvICTION of Col. William Nit
~ chell by the court-martial was APP
proved last week by the War nepart-
ment board Of review. which consld-
cred only the legal aspects of Tie case.
The sentence does not 60 int" effect
until it has been passed oa W I'resi-
dent Coolidge and it is hrucred by
many that he will reduce the five
years suspension to two years. at the
emo of which time Colonel Mitchell
will be eligible for retirement.
DOCTOR LUTHER. reappointed
- chancellor of Germany by Iresi-
dent Won Hindenburg, has formed
new ministry that is expected to put
into effect the Locarno pact. Strese-
mann remains as foreign minister. The
Nationalists and Socialists are left out
and Luther will have to have aid from
either the right or the left wing to
obtain majority in the house. The
Nationalists, who are trying TO wreck
the Locarno treaties, will not lielp
him, but probably the Socialists will
in pinch. Mainly because Peter
Reinhold, an expert on economies.
was made minister OF finance, the busi-
ness men of Germany are warmly
supporting the new cabinet and stocks
have risen on the bOurse.
DRENIIER COUNT BETHLEN Of
Hungary is trying hard to main
tain middle of-the-road course in the
midst of all the row stirred up over
the thirty-billion French franc forgery
plot, and may be able to prevent a re-
volt by either the ultra-radicals or the
ultra-F ascists. He is planning to re-
form the cabinet and it is announced
that a parliamentary commission of
% will be named to investigate the
forgery plot. The Fascists will en-
deavor to balk this inquiry. During
heated debate in parliament Bethlen
asserted the counterfeiters had not
planned to revolt. ut was an act OF
patriotism" he said, "but the govern
ment must oppose such patriotism"
DOOR old Damascus has been bonn
barded again by the French and
what was left of the1 Shagour quarter
was destroyed by shells because. the
French alleged, the inhabitants were
aiding the rebels. The population. it
is said, has been reduced virtually to
state Of famine
@ WEDEN and Denmark have signed
~ an unlimited arbitration treaty
which outlaws war between those
countries. It provides for the arbitra-
ton Of all questions. not excluding
those of national honor" and vital
interests" A similar treaty already is
in effect between Norway and Sweden.
D USSIAN officials of the Chinese
IN Eastern railway refused to trans
port Chinese troops free. whereupon
Chinese soldiers seized the trains and
precipitated what may become real
crisis. The Russian embassy at Toxic
announced that unless China complied
with the soviet demands in the mat
ter. Immediately releasing the trains
and freeing railway officials who were
imprisoned, Russia would send an
army into Manchuria. She holds the
Chinese government responsible for
losses and damages occasioned and
will insist on compensation. The for
eign consuls at Hardin also filed with
the Manchurlan officials vigorous
protest against the seizure of the
trains because of the obstruction of
the mails.
CTORIES that representatives of
~ soviet Russia are cooperating with
Mohammedan leaders in arousing ma
tional and international discOrd are
to be investigated by Dr. Henry S.
Pritchett, who has just been sent to
Egypt and the Near East by the Car
negie Endowment for international
Peace. Doctor Pritchett also will
make a study of the educational. So
cial and political movements in that
part of the world so as to advise the
trustees of the endowment as to poll
cies that might be adopted to improve
conditions.
CARLOS SOLARZANO having re-
~ signed as president of Nicaragua.
the office has been assumed by Gen.
Emiiano Chamorro. The United States
does not recognize the Chamorro gov
eminent because II is established by
Unconstitutional means