The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

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'The time has come -"
to terminate these endless Incl
dents," Foreign Minister Litvinoff
matched Tokyo's proposals with an
even better set:
(1) Immediate cessation Of hos
tilities, with mutual withdrawal
behind a fixed line.
(2) That line to be determined by
the Russ-China treaty Of June 26,
1886.
(3) Appointment of a bilateral
commission, two Russians, one
Manchukuan, one Jap, to negotiate
for redemarcation of the line on
basis of the 1885 treaty.
While Japan boosted after two
weeks that 1900 Russ soldiers had
been killed and wounded against 100
on her own side, two tattered Soviet
deserters walked into her Siberian
camp to air their grievances against
Moscow.
They deserted because their IA
theirs, well-to-do Kulak farmers, had
been heavily taxed, heavily OPP
pressed in the Soviet drive for col
lective agriculture. "Our slogan is
defend the fatherland Of liberty"
one said, "but how can we soldiers
defend such system when the cows,
horses and even their barns are
taken away"
To Japan it looked like Russia's
poor Siberian administration was
her ally.
. Last week weary Japanese troops
were still more than 100 miles down
the flooded Yangtze river from their
goal, Marking, long since deserted
by the Chinese government. While
defending troops claimed the invad-
ers had been repealed in battle after
battle, crafty Japs swere evidently
resorting to brains instead of Drawn
to capture another part Of China.
In the past Manchuria and Picking
governments were undermined by
palm-rubbing Tokyo agents and dis
gruntled Chinese officials. Result
in each case has been a puppet
state, completely divorced from Chi
ma. Last week at peaceful Canton,
only a few miles from Britain's
Hongkong, came reports Of secret
negotiations to sway South China
from the central government.
Promising to prevent recurrence
of disastrous bombings which left
Canton a bloody shambles last
month, Jap agents would set up an
independent government closely al
lied to Tokyo.
Meanwhile Japan refused to stop
her bombing attacks on Canton. For
two successive days last week war
planes swooped down with their car
goes Of death, finally striking within
400 yards Of the foreign settlement
where thousands had taken refuge.
Next day Canton's Catholic cathe-
dral was struck while hundreds cow
cred in terror within.
Miscellany
/ Back to London last week from
darkest Africa came Missionary
John Harris with strange tale. His
story: In Bechuanaland lives Ra-
monolwana Senan, believed to be
lao years old yet still in good health
and boasting all but one tooth. He
has q son more than 100 years old,
and daughter. is.
. Twenty thousand bathers at New
York's Rockaway beach sought re-
lief from sticky weather last week.
In the distance were unimportant
rumblings Of thunder. Suddenly the
air was splintered by q bolt Of
lightning that zig-zagged 800 feet
down the beach, killing three, telling
hundreds. Next day investigators
wondered If a huge steel bridge,
passing almost Immediately over
the beach, might have drawn the
freak bolt. af
Q When she was first launched, Eng
lands proud Queen. Mary was also
queen Of the Atlantic. Then came
the French Normandie to set west
ward passage record Of 8 days, q
hours, 50 minutes. Last week her
powerful engines churned the Queen
Mary to q new record, clipping
hour, IA minutes off the Norman
dies mark. = ~
. Fondled like the museum piece
it is, Douglas Wrong Way) Corri-
gan's $500 TRANSATLANTIC airplane was
unloaded IN Manhattan last week.
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