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rifle that observers could find no ade-
rquate words in which to describe the
result.
So much for what is generally and
glibly referred to as moral force!"
The powers objecting to the bonn
bardments made no threats; they
merely resorted to moral suasion
which, as history has taught, at times
appears to be less convincing than
stronger methods.
The Two Wars.
In still another direction British
influence has sought to assert itself
for it is learned that the London
government has made attempts to
pave the way for an armistice in
Spain. The response was anything
but encouraging, for the Barcelona
government feels that it still is able
to fight the rebels and for that rea-
son would hate to quit just now, and
General Francois headquarters advis-
ers declare that they will talk peace
only when Barcelona yields to de-
mands for a complete and uncon-
ditional surrender.
In the meantime, the civil war pro-
ceeds, mostly along the highway be-
tween Teruel and the Mediterranean
coast, and the rebels maintain that
they will soon be able to capture
Valencia. In view of the fight that
the loyalists put up, the hope seems
to contain a rather too strong dose
OF optimism.
AS for Japan's invasion of China,
the war is again more active in the
territory between Soochow and Lam
feng than anywhere else, and the
japanese are making a strong effort
to penetrate the Chinese lines for the
obvious purpose of reaching and TAX
ing Hankow, China's temporary cap
ital. To what extent the continued
Chinese retreat may be characterized
as flight or as strategic move is
not yet quite clear, but some neutral
observers hold the view that the
defenders are acting shrewdly in
beckoning the attackers deeper and
deeper into the country where they,
if and when the suspicious moment
arrives, may surround and annihilate
them.
Fascist Triumph.
Despite the fact that the northern
Italian republic of San Marino is not
quite as large as Pine county town.
ship, it has a complete governmental
Setup and the other day proudly an
nounced to an unimpressed world that
it had elected new parliament of
sixty members all of whom are fas-
cists.
San Marine has about $4,000 in
habitants, and it possesses an army
of $50 men as well as railroad
20 miles in length; it claims to be
the oldest Independent country in
Europe and traces a part of its his
tory back to the fourth century. Var
ious treaties with the Italian gov
eminent bolster its territorial and
political integrity.
Fascist Defeat.
While fascism has emerged trium-
plant in San Marino, it seems to
have suffered a minor defeat in the
Mexican province of San Luis Potosi
where General Saturnino Cedillo's
revolutionary movement, practically
speaking, has been crushed. Although
Cedillo and his followers are not Of
icially described as fascists, it is
generally believed that they are
closer to this form of political philos-
ophy than to any other.
In Tabasco there have also been
outbreaks against President Lazaro
Cardenas' socialistic government, but
as bulletins the last few days have
been silent about any possible fur
Their development, it is assumed that
the rising has been quelled; it was
the outgrowth of Catholic resent
ment against some of the anti-re-
ligious DEGREES of the Mexico City
government.
Back to Germany.
Much noise was caused in central
Europe a few days ago by the an
nouncement that Miss Unity Valkyrie
Freeman-Mitford, an English girl,
had been detained by the Czecho-
Slovakian police authorities, mainly,
it was thought, because she is a
personal friend of Adolf Hitler and
the owner of a portrait signed by him;
there were vague hints of espionage,
but no evidence, so the lady was per-
mitted to go back to Hitler's country
Marriage by Proxy.
Kurt Schuschnigg, last chancellor
of the country that was Austria, is
still being detained by the German
uthorities-nobody knows exactly
where; few days ago he was mar
ried by proxy to Countess Vera
Fuggen Won Babenhausen, his brother
representing the real bridegroom It
is not know that Herr and Frau
Schuschnigg have had a chance to
meet after the shadowy wedding cere-
mony.
News as Is News!
And in Berlin, Frau Emmy Goer-
ing, wife of General Field Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering, Hitler's
closest adviser, has given birth to a
daughter. Ordinarily, a mere an
nouncement is considered sufficient
in such cases, but it wouldn't do here