The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02

d of numbering his wife in Cincinnati.
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artillery, later becoming assistant
chief of staff of the First army corps.
He participated in five major cam
paigns and was decorated for bravery
by America and France.
COL. CHARLES r. FORBES, for
~ mer director of the federal vet.
erans' bureau, who was sent to Leav-
enworth for two years for defrauding
the government, left the penitentiary
last week. He had completed his SEN
tence and, having signed a pauper's
affidavit, served thirty additional days
in lieu of paying $4,000 fine.
WARFARE in the Colorado coal
w strike region broke out, as pre-
dicted, when state police and mine
guards at the Columbine mine, thirty
miles from Denver, opened. fire on a
big and threatening mob of strikers
that invaded the mine property. Five
Of the mob were killed and more than
score. were wounded. Governor
Adams called out the National Guard
and tank, airplane, infantry and cav
airy units were sent to the trouble
zone. A proclamation declaring mar
tial law was given to Adjutant Cen
eral Newton to post if he deemed it
necessary. The l. W. w. leaders of
the strike rather Unexpectedly did not
meet the situation with arms, but in
stead called on all the strikers to re-
frain from violence. They swore out
warrants for the arrest of the mine
superintendent and an under sheriff
on charges of murder.
d UMANIA was thrown into mourn.
IN ing by the sudden death of its
premier and virtual dictator, lionel
Bratiano. This brought to the fore
again the possible return of former
Crown Prince Carol. but the Eu-
manian minister to Paris was in.
structed to warn Carol not to attempt
to enter the country.
TTALY'S reply to the Franco-Yugo
Slavian treaty was the publication
of treaty of military alliance be-
tween Italy and Albania which WAS
signed Tuesday. The danger of hos
tilities was so serious that. on orders
from Foreign Secretary Chamberlain
of Great Britain, the British ambas.
sador to Rome urged Mussolini not to
is young state and IMMERSED in the
niceties of diplomacy.
COVIET Russia has agreed to take
- part in the coming disarmament
conference at Geneva. and it's full in
tentions there are matter of much
concern to the other nations. Premier
Rykov said last week: "The Soviet
union is ready to propose, support and
carry out the most radical program of
disarmament for the whole globe, and
simultaneously conduct a campaign
against proposals only destined to MS
lead and disguise preparation for a
new war under mask of pacificisn."
Vice Foreign Minister Litvinoff de-
clared the Soviet delegation was going
to Geneva to propose complete and
general disarmament, and he added
that Moscow has no faith in the good
will of capitalist nations or in their
ability to disarm.
Leon Trotzky and his associates in
the opposition party in Russia, hav-
ing been ousted from the Communist
party, have been put on probation for
six months with plain warning that
unless they cease their Vaccinations
they will be banished to Siberia or
executed Reports from south Russia
said Trotzky supporters had fought
the government police in Odessa, Khar-
kov and other Ukrainian cities and
that IS persons were killed and so
injured. The Ukrainians want sep
arate republic.
n ERMANY and Poland have ended
~ their long customs war by the
signing of protocol which declares
an armistice in the economic battle
over coal and manufactured products
on the principle that the Poles will
have the right to send coal, farm prod
ucts and manufactured articles into
Germany while the Germans will have
the right to open banks and places of
business and sell manufactured arti
cles in Poland.
COCIALIST members of the Belgian
~ cabinet insisted on reduction OF
the term of military service and
brought about the resignation of the
ministry. Premier Jaspar promptly
formed a new ministry which contains
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