Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1919 — WORLD’S EVENTS IN SHOUT FORM [ARTICLE]

WORLD’S EVENTS IN SHOUT FORM

*KBT OF THE NEWS BO IL BO DOWN TO LIMIT. Arranged for busy people kMotes Covering Moat Important Happenings of the World Compiled In Briefest and Moot Suoelnot Ferm for Quick Ceneumption. Personal Representative John L. Burnett of Ithe Seventh Alabama district, for several years one of the leading members of the house and chairman of the (house committee on Immigration, died tat Gadsden, Ala. • a a Peace Notes The council of foreign ministers at .Paris Is considering a plan prepared j>y the allied military and naval authorltles to maintain order in Schlesafter the evacuation of that terrlry by the Germans. It is planned to Kise an allied naval force stationed at Tlemsburg, In which the United States, •Great Britain and France would join. battalions of infantry Also hvould be employed to police the territory. • • • A Berlin dispatch says Emil Barth, German radical leader, said: “I will sign any peace treaty even without reading it. Why not frustrate the allied demands by destroying German capitalism and socializing all industries?” • • • Foreign General Pershing, when asked b/the correspondent at Coblenz what would be the part of the American army in the event the Germans do not sign the [treaty, and it may be depended upon that America will do her part, what‘ever that may be. * • e One policeman is dead, one dying, and another wounded as a result of An attack on a train at Knocklorig, Ireland, by armed raiders who rescued John Hogan, a prisoner. • • • A Copenhagen dispatch says the Russian soviet government has issued ■a decree ordering the greatest possible lepeed in mobilizing every available man. • * • • The Italians are landing large military forces at Zara and Sebenlco on ■the coast of Dalmatia, according to a dispatch from Belgrade, the Serbian capital. The troops are being moved eastward. • * * An Archangel dispatch says one bolshevik gunboat is reported to have been sunk on the Dvina river during an engagement between the British river flotilla and land batteries and the enemy fleet. * * • In replying to complaints of delay in the allocation of military pensions, Leon Abraml, undersecretary of state for pensions at Paris, told the chamber of deputies that with his present staff it would take from 12 to 15 years to clear up the work. I• • • Belgium’s army at present numbers 210,000 men and 115,000 have been de mobilized, the minister of war has informed parliament at Brussels. • * » Four hundred thousand bolshevik soldiers, completely equipped, plan to attack on all fronts, says a Central News dispatch received at London from Copenhagen. • * • The casualties in the French air service were 6,328, it was officially announced at Paris, divided as follows: Killed, 1,945; wounded, 2,922; missing, 1,461. Of the missing, it is stated, 700 must be considered to have lost their lives. , ♦ » * Doctor Navay, former president of the Hungarian reichstag, was assassinated on Monday while traveling on a train from Vienna to Budapest, according to a dispatch from the former city. • • * A bolshevist attempt to assassinate Premier Ignace Jan Paderewski was made at Warsaw when he returned to Warsaw from Paris. * • * The second chamber of parliament at The Hague adopted the woman suffrage bill by a large majority. * • • With a view to preventing possible acts of sabotage, the maritime authorities at Madrid have taken charge of the German ships interned in Spanish ports. Six of these ships have been provided with French crews. * • • Germans throughout East Prussia are arming to the teeth td wage the supreme struggle with the Poles fox the area ceded to Poland. The authorities in all East Prussian towns are warning civilians to close their hornet and stay Indoors, says a Berlin dispatch. * < e ‘ “—~ President Wilson, In his address te the French Academy of Moral and Political Science at Paris, vigorously de nied that the American people were i largely materialists or dollar won [fihlpers.

Government troops have occupied Leipzig, It was announced in Berlin. • • • A Vienna dispatch rays the magnificent castle of Prince Tnssllo, which contains art gems valued at many millions, has been confiscated and dom’d by the Hungarian soviet government. It will be converted into a sanatorium. • • * Polish attacks in rhe region of Lemberg In the last few days failed completely, according to reis>rts received at Vienna from Ukrainian sources. The Poles attempted a strong infantry charge against the Ukrainians, but were mowed down with machine gun Are, leaving hundreds of dead behind them. • • • President Wilson will remain In Paris until the fteace treaty is signed, but has made It plain that the Germans must not protract their discussions beyond June 15, the Echo de Paris states. • • • Washington Sales of surplus subsistence supplies held by the umiy overseas have totaled $50,000,060, tiie war department at Washington announced. The American relief commission took goods valued at $10,000,000, the Czechoslovak government $10,000,000, Roumanla, $14,000,000, and Poland $10,000,<X)0. • • ♦ Senator Cummins of lowa, favored by the progressive group, was chosen unanimously for president pro tempore of the senate at the organization conference of Republican senators at Washington. • • • Approval of the reorganization of the National Guard along the same lines as existed before the great war was expressed Informally by Secretary Baker at Washington. « • • President Wilson, through Secretary Tumulty at Washington, cabled Secretary of. the Treasury Glass his “highest congratulations on the success of the Victory loan," • • • A Washington dispatch says American shipyards will be permitted to accept contracts for foreign account so fur as that cun be done without interfering with the building of the American merchant marine, under a decision of President Wilson. see The navy doubled its quota in the Victory Liberty loan campaign. In making this announcement at Washington Rear Admiral Cowie, in charge of naval subscriptions, said the indicated total exceeded $25,000,000. • • • A "complete and comprehensive settlement” of all claims between the United States and Great Britain growing out of the military operations has been reached by the American liquidation commission. Secretary Baker at Washington announced that under the settlement the British government would pay the United States $35,500,000 as a net and final adjustment. • • • A method of disposing of about 100,000,000 cans of beef and of more tl an pounds of bacon included in the surplus food stocks of the army has been agreed upon be-, tween the war department at Washington and representatives of the packing Industry. * • • Domestic An immediate reduction in the price of wheat, reaching all down the line from the producer to the baker, is believed assured, according to a statement isued by Julius Barnes, wheat director, following a prolonged conference at New York between Mr. Barnes and representatives of the grain Industry, including grain handlers, millers, jobbers and bakers. • * • The largest sum ever appropriated for relief in the near East —$3,600,000 —was voted at New York by the executive committee of the American committee for Armenian and Syrian redief at a luncheon biven by Cleveland 11. Dodge, the treasurer. * • * Police raided the medical 'laboratory at Vanderbilt university at Nashville, Tenn., and stazed two patrol wagon loads of whislfy and other Intoxicants. Four students were arrested. * • • Milk distribution in Chicago whs paralyzed Wednesday when the associated dealers and wagon drivers ended wage negotiations and a strike was declared at midnight. * * * Mrs. Mellisse Ann Keller died at her home at Shelbyville, 111., aged 106. A little clay pipe was her constant companion. ♦ * * The lake freighter John B. Cowie was sunk in a collision with the steamer Byers at Russell’s Island, near Algonac. The crew was taken off by the Byers, which, badly damaged, was able to proceed to Port Huron, Mich. • • • Councilman Daniel Carroll has Introduced a resolurtotf in the Cleveland (O.) city council calling on all employers to dispense with their woman war workers and replace them with discharged soldiers and sailors. ♦ • • Demand for farm hands in Western and Central Western states is greater than can be supplied. At the central office of the United States employment service at Chicago it was announced 2,000 farm hands are wanted, with wages as high as $75 per month with board. _ - - - - -