Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1920 — Page 3

CANTU OPENS WAR ON GOVERNMENT

Mexican Patrol Boat Seized and Captain Slain. BELIEVED CREW ALSO KILLED Peace Envoys Sent to the Governor by Provisional President De La Huerta—Publish Text of Villa Agreement. San Diego, Cal., Aug. 6. —Hostilities have begun at Ensenada in the rebellion of Gov. Estpban Cantu against the Mexican central federal government with seizures by Cantu authorities of the Mexican patrol ship Tecate, killing of Capt. Leonardo Zepeda of the Tecate and arrest or slaying of the crew, according to information brought to San Diego. Seizure of the Tecate and shooting of her captain took place night before last. Offer Terms to Cantu. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. G. —Unconditional surrender was demanded of Gov. Estaban Cantu of the northern district of Lower California by the representatives of Provisional President de la Huerta, who recently conferred with him at Mexicali, it was announced here at the agency of the de facto Mexican government. It was said also that If Cantu immediately ceased activities against the federal government and retired from the governorship., he would he restored to a colonelcy in the federal army, a position he formerly field. Huerta Sends Peace Envoys. Mexico City, Aug. 6.—Provisional President de la Huerta has sent a commission to Estahan Cantu, governor of Lower California, in an effort to dissuade that official from continuing his revolt against the federal government. Hopes are entertained by the provisional president that the conflict can be settled without bloodshed, according to the Universal. Government troops, which will be sent into Lower California to put down the insurrection led by Esteban Cantu, governor of that state, are being mobilized at Guaymas and Puerta Isabel, in the state of Sonora, and at other ports, Gen. P. Elias Calles, secretary of war, said. “Cantu has mot more than 1,000 men,” he added, “and they are not of the flghtfhg kind. Most of them are saloonkeepers and gamblers.” Urges Compulsory Service. Compulsory military service is the only way of solving Mexican military problems,The general declared, and he expressed himself as favoring the establishment of flye military zones—the northern, southern, central. Atlantic and Pacific. The text of the agreement to surrender signed by Francisco Villa, the rebel leader, at Sabinas, Coahuila, on July 28, is published Im dispatches received from San Pedro, Coahuila. The terms are substantially as given in the news dispatches of that day. lliey provide for Villa’s retirement to private life with a guard of 50 men for his own protection. The remainder of his followers get a year’s pay and farm land. Villa himself will live in the hacienda de Canutillo, In the state of Durango. The Villa forces are given as nine generals, 33 colonels, 25 lieutenant colonels, 33 majors, 85 captains, 34 lieutenants, 4J. sublieutenants and 558 noncommissioned officers and privates

CAN’T LIMIT LIQUOR PERMITS

Kentucky Federal Judge Rules on Issuance of Prescriptions by Doctors. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 6.—No limit can be placed on the number of liquor prescriptions Issued by a physician, United States District Judge Cochran ruled in a decision just made public At the federal court office here.

WOULD ABOLISH THE DUEL

French Priest-Deputy Proposes Court of Honor to Avert the . Custom. Paris, Aug. 2. —A bill to forbid duels, substituting in their place a ••court of honor," has been introduced to the chamber of deputies by General Oastelnau and Father Lemire, the priest-deputy.

STOPS GAMBLING IN MEXICO

President Huerta Orders Governor of Tamaulipas to Suppress Games of Chance. Laredo, Tex., Aug. 4.—The governor of Tamaulipas has been ordered by president de la Huerta to suppress gambling In that state, according to a message from the president to Consul Arturo Saracho of this city. This action, taken by the Mexican president, follows a request made by Consul Saracho, which was urged by representative citizens of both Lareda and Nuevo Laredo.

Turks Attack Greeks.

Constantinople, Aug.s—Turkish nationalist forces opened a bitter oftengive against the Greeks along a sixtymile front in Asia Minor. The battle Une extends along the Bagdad railroad westward from Kutahia to 81mav.

WILLIAM L. WILLIAMS

William L. Williams of Richmond, Va., has been appointed assistant secretary of war to succeed Benedict Crowell, who recently resigned to enter private business. .

GREAT RATE INCREASE GRANTED TO RAILROADS

Raise Amounts to About $1,500,000,000—Levy Is Shared by Passengers. Washington, Aug. 2. —The greatest single advance of transportation rates In the history of government regula* .tion was granted to the railroads of the United States In a unanimous order of the interstate commerce comIn’ssion. The award will Increase the annual revenue of the railroads by about a billion and one-half. ' The increase in rates allowed to enable the roads to meet the increased cost of operation produced by the war, partly to rehabilitate and expand equipment and to finance the recent $618,000,000 employees’ wage raise, are: Western freight rates, 35 per cent. Eastern freight rates, 40 per cent. Mountain Pacific freight rates. 25 per cent. Southern freight rates, 25 per cent Milk rates, 20 per cent. All passenger fares, 20 per cent. Excess baggage charges, 20 per cent Pullman sleeping and pallor car rates. 50 per cent surcharge. The railroads were given substantially all the increase in rates they had requested to enable them to earn the 5% per cent for service and an additional one-half of 1 per cent tor Improvement charges, making a total of 6 per cent provided by the transportation act The roads will put the increased rates Into effect by September 1, when the six months’ government guarantee period expires.

U. S. IS NO LONGER RURAL

Census Returns Show About 52 Per Cent of Population Live in Cities. r Washington, Aug. 6. —For the first time in the history of the United States, the 1020 census returns will show that more people live in the cities and townd than in the rural territory, officials of the census bureau estimated. , When the final tabulations are completed, the officials declared, they expect it to be shown that 51 or possibly 52 per cent of the total population bf'continental United States reside in Urban districts. According to the official estimate' of the total population recently made by Dr. J. A. Hill, chief statistician of the census bureau, which was 105,000,000, the number of people living In cities and towns, if the percentage is 51, would be 53,550,000 and In rural territory.

“CHILDREN’S ARK” OFF AGAIN

Russ Refugee Ship, Chartered by the American Red Cross, Sails From Frisco. San Francisco, Aug. 10.—The second lap of the long journey from Siberia to Petrograd started for 782 refugee Russian children whep the Japanese liner Yomel Maru, chartered by the American Red Cross and designated as the “children’s ark,” weighed anchor here and steamed for the Panama canal. The children had been the guests of the city and the Red Cross chapters for three days. Gifts were showered upon them. The children, several of whom are said to be offspring of nobility, became separated from their parents early in the World war. It was found impossible to re-' turn them overland to Petrograd because of the collapse of Russian transportation and unsettled conditions.

K. OF C. FOR FREE IRELAND

Convention at New York Adopts Resolutions for Independent Nationhood. New York, Aug. 6.—The Knights of । Oolumbuß, in annual convention here, adopted resolutions stating they believe “that Ireland has the right and ought to be a free and independent nation.”

Boy in Auto Killed by Train.

Bloomington, Hl., Aug. 6. — A. Big Four passenger train struck an automobile a mile west of Ogden, demoliSbing it and killing instantly Holli« Hags, sixteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. U Hays of Ogden, its only oclW* >ba4 .Wil. i< A

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REDS URGE POLES TO SEIZE WEALTH

Russians Extend the Soviet Government Into Poland. WORKERS ASKED TO REVOLT Prussians Are Joining the Bolshevik Army—Truce Meeting Delayed as v Reds Force the Poles Back in Fierce Attacks. London, Aug. 4. —A provisional sov let has been formed in the parts ol Poland that have been occupied bj soviet troops, according to a wireless message received here from Moscow. Julian Marchlewski is chairman ol thg newly formed body, adds the di* patch. The new soviet has issued a man! festo to the laborers of Poland, ex horting them to arise “against Pilsud sky’s bourgeoisie, land owner government.” The manifesto declares that a stable peace between Russia and Poland is only possible through soviets of the workers. “Take Works and Mines." “The works and mines must be wrested from the hands of the capitalist speculators and money lenders and become the property of the people in the persons of the workers’ committee,” continued the manifesto. The land and forests must be handed over as the property of the people and be managed by the people. The land owners must be driven away and the property managed by the poor peasants’ committees. The land of the working peasants will remain untouched. “In the towns authority will pass into the hands of the workers’ deputies. In the village temporary soviets will be formed. “When throughout Poland the bloody government which- dragged the country into the criminal war is overthrown the soviets of workers’ deputies of the towns and villages will form the Polish soviet republic.”

Prussians Join Red Army. Recruiting for the “red” army is beginning to make itself felt In East Prussia, and membership in one of the socialist parties is the condition of admittance, according to an Allenstein (Prussia) dispatch. Bolshevik cavalry, which was in Lomza Sunday, has been driven back, but there are large bolshevik forces at Graievo. The German correspondent describes the appearance of bolshevik cavalry on the German frontier, which he says, was nowhere greatly violated. Officers, he adds, repeatedly assured the population that the frontier would be respected and that they had no idea of violating German territory. The Russians, according to the cor respondent, pay for everything with soviet notes and treat the population welL The bolshevik cavalry Is reported to be well equipped, with prerevolutionary discipline prevailing. Red Demands Delay Armistice. Negotiations for an armistice between Poland and soviet Russia havs been delayed, according to a wireless dispatch received from Moscow. 11 says the Polish delegation left Baran ! ov’tehi for Warsaw on Monday to pre sent to its government the soviet de 1 mand that the Polish delegates be given mandates for signing, not only ar enulstlce agreement, but also a pro , tocol setting forth fundamental condl itions of peace. “Without this,” the message de Clares, “it will be impossible to con elude an armistice.” The Polish delegation on August 1 at Baranovitchi, presented its credeh tlals from the Polish command em powering it to negotiate an armistice the message continues.’ The Russians however, declared that the original Po lish proposals called not only for ar armistice, but for the opening of peact negotiations, and informed the Pollst delegates that they must have man dates for signing the fundamental can ditions of peace. The Poles, adds the dispatch, repllec that they must return to Warsaw tc present this question for the declsior of the Polish government.

TOO MUCH LIQUOR USED HERE

15,000,000 Gallons of Whisky Consumed Since January 16—54,000,- - 000 Gallons in Warehouses. New York, Aug. s.—Officially there are 54.000.000 gallons of whisky in honded warehouses In the United States, a dwindling of about 15,000,000 gallons since January 16, when prohibition became effective, according to John F. Kramer, federal prohibition commissioner. He announced that nc more permits would be granted to per sons to deal in whisky in large quantities to this vicinity.

WILLIAM B. LLOYD IS GUILTY

Chicago Millionaire Convicted on Sedition Charge—Gets One to * Ten Years. Chicago, Aug. B.—William Brasi Lloyd, millionaire socialist and 19 ns seriates, were convicted in crimina court of sedition. The conviction was by a jury under the new Illinois stat ute which makes sedition a felony Lloyd's unlshment was fixed ar fron one to ten years In the penitentiary and a fine of $2,000.

ERNEST GRANVILLE THEODORE

Ernest Granville Theodore has the distinction of being the youngest of the 20 odd premiers accredited to the British crown. Mr. Theodore, who is premier of Queensland, is now in London endeavoring to raise a loan of $15,000,000 to establish great steel mills in his dominions. He is thirtyfive years old.

INCREASED RAIL RATES IN STATES ARE ASKED

Envoys of Boards in Washington With Reasons for Higher Tariffs. Washington, Aug. 3.—“ Reasons requiring an increase of interstate rates, are very persuasive of the need for । increase in intrastate rates,” declares a report sent to the various state railway commissions by the three representatives of those commissions, who sat with the interstate commerce commission during public hearings on the • $1,500,000,000 railroad rate Case. „ : "When all matters are considered,” says the report, “and remembering that where 13 men are considering controverted questions and proposed policies their differences of opinion must be composed or decided by the majority, we believe the conclusion, considering all things, is just and fair, and we give it our approval. “The increased rates permitted under the ruling In ex parte 74 will prob-. ably go into effect September 1, 1920. ; The operating revenues of the railroads uqder present rates and conditions are recognized by all persons as insufficient. A part of the responsibility to meet the situation rests on the state commissions. Such Increases as will be made in intrastate rates should, if possible, be made effective September 1, 1920.” The report 4 is signed by William D. B. Ainey, chairman of the public service commission of Pennsylvania; Royal C. Dunn of the Florida railroad commission, and John A. Gulher of the lowa railroad commission.

YANKS GET CANADIAN BOOZE

Big Whisky Running Traffic Between the Two Countries —100 Boats Used by Smugglers. Toronto, Ont., Aug. 6. —One hundred boats of various kinds are engaged in the whisky running traffic across the Detroit river between Canadian and United States territory at Windsor, Ont, and Detroit At least 1,000 cases of Canadian liquor are taken across the rivet to the United States every night, said Isadora Polozker, special United States district attorney at Detroit in an interview with the Toronto Star correspondent, who is •writing about the border situation.

SPARES WIFE; SLAYS ADMIRER

Night Watchman at Harvey, 111., Takes Hour Off, KHIs Man and Returns to Job. • Harvey, Hl, Aug. 2. —A. C. Vance, a night watchman at the Whiting Foundry, laid off for an hour to kill a man. He shot O. L. Vannier, who lie found with his wife, returned to the foundry and took the place of the man who had relieved him. The shooting took place on the prairies near One Hundred and Fiftyfifth boulevard and Vine street at 12:20 in the morning.

CENSUS RECORD IN ILLINOIS

Woodriver, Madison County, With 3,476, Shows 403 Per Cent Gain— Highest in United States. Washington, Aug. 3. —Woodriver, In Madison county, Illinois, whose population was announced by the census bureau as 3,476, has shown an increase of 403.81 per i cen t during the last ten years.

Body of Tilak Burned.

Bombay, August 3. —Solemn funeral services were held over the body of Gangadhar Tilak, nationalist leader and editor of the newspaper, Mahrat.ta of Poona, who died here. In the presence of an enormous crowd the body was placed on a funeral pyre erected on the sea beach at Poona and was burned. This is the first, cremation in India in the memory of the present generation. - tin _ -2 A'-- •—

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