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INDICT G.O. P. CHAIRMAN ON FRAUDCHARGE Warrant for Head of State Committee for Georgia Leads to Expectation of Further Developments. PROCEEDINGS SECRET

'By Associated Press) TYASHINGTON, June 5. Issuance of a -warrant for the arrest of J. L.. H. Phillips, chairman of the Republican state committee of Georgia, charging fraud In the execution of war contracts, led to the expectation of further rapid developments today ass the special grand Jury investigating war fraud cases entered the second week of its deliberations. Phillips, as a member of the firm of Phillips and Stevens, shortly after the armistice obtained a contract from the government agent as the agent of a conference of lumber dealers, to dispose of surplus lumber left from cantonment and camp construction and other war developments. v Proceedings of the grand jury V which, so far ascan be learned has yet to hand down lt3 first indictment, have been veiled In secrecy, and United States Commissioner Hltt, who issued the warrant for Phillips, beyond confirming reports that it had been , issued, has refused to dlscus3 the It has been generally reported, however, that lumber contracts have been the first to be considered by the grand Jury. Points to Reports In a recent speech in the house. Representative Woodruff, Republican, Michigan, asserted that government auditors had filed reports with the department of justice in September, 1921, showing that Phillips and Stevens still owed the government under their contract more than $1,850,000. While the contract called for the disposal of spruce, pine, hemlock and fir lumber only. Representative Woodruff said, the report showed the firm had sold more than 60 varieties, including much valuable hardwoods.

RECOGNITION OF RUSS AMBASSADOR TO U, S. ENDS AFTER JUNE 30 , .. (By Associated Press) " '"' 1 " WASHINGTON, June 5. Rcognition of Boris Bahkrueteff as Russian ambassador 'to the United States, continued despite the collapse five years ago of the Kerensky government which appointed him, will cease after June 30. Mr. Bahkmeteff has been notified of this decision of the American government in a letter from Secl retary Hughes, replying to a communication from the ambassador in which the latter, stating feat his chief function in recent months of liquidating property claims growing out of the war, was now about completed, had offered to retire should the Washington government desire it. The correspondence published today, was dated late in April, after Senator Borah had challenged the ambassador's status, long the subject of controversy in connection with attempts to hale him before a senate committee and in his communication Bakhmeteff states that the "renewed discussion" of the subject had led him to question whether his continuance hs ambassador would "serve the best interests of my country and the conenience of the United States." Ante-Date Climax. Both this letter and the secretary's reply, however, ante-date the climax of the senate decussion of the subject before which charges were produced by Senator Borah of misuse of Russian embassy funds, of which a cognizance is taken in an exchanse of letters between Secretary Hughes and Secreetary Mellon, of the treasury, made public with other correspondence. Giving a detailed statement of the embassy's expenditures. Mr. Mellon declared that the $187,000,000 adwnced by the United States was "used solely for the purchase of obligations of the Russian government in i-ccording with the Liberty Loan acts." Small Balance Left. Of the $62,000,00 Oof this total left "for expenditures" in this country after transfer of $125,000,000 to the account of the Russian finance ministry the treasury secretary sain?, a balance of only $10,000,000 remained as a part of the total of $56,000,000 which the embassy had on deposit 1n the United State3 at the time cf the fall of the Kerensky government. Expenditures of this amount on deposit, together with sums added through sale of Russian property in this country, for liquidations has been under the supervision of state and treasury officials, Mr. Mellon said, giving the total of liquidations affected at approximately $102,000,000. To permit the negotiations regarding these to be carried to completion, Secretary Hugiie3 informed Mr. Bakhmeteff that, upon his retirement. Serge Ughet. financial attache of the embassy, would continue ta enjoy a diplomatic status. BONUS BILL DELAYED; M'CUMBER IS BUSY WASHINGTON. June 5. The soldier bonus will not ba presented in the striate for several days, it was said tc lay at the office of Senator McCumbtr, chairman of the finance committee Sons tor McCumber has been so busy with tie tariff bill which he is piloting in the senate it. was said that he has no found time to complete the report. VIeantime the program with regard tc senate consideration cf the adjusted compensation measure remains very indefinite.

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BELIEVE 50 PERSONS PERISHED SUNDAY IN (By Associated Press) BUENOS AIRES, June 5. Eighty persons are believed to have perished in the sinking yesterday of the steamer Vill Franca on the Panama river, near Posadas. At that point the river forms the boundary between Argentina and Paraguay. The vessel carried 30 cabin passengesr and a general cargo, including one hundred drums of naptha. One survivor said the sleeping passengers were awakened at 1:40 a. m. yesterday by cries of alarm, and rushed on deck to find the vessel enveloped in flames. A few seconds later there was a heavy explosion, which caused the boat to fill and sink rapidly nearly a mile from the Paraguayan shore. Some of the uninjured survivors swam ashore. An unconfirmed report said that the only cabin passengers were members of a family of North Americans and three others. ADDRESS BY HOOVER WILL MARK BIG DAY IN EARLHAM HISTORY With the address by Herbert C. Hoover, secretary of commerce as the principal attraction of the program on Tuesday, one of the most momentous days of Earlham history will take place. All of the men who will speak are recognized as among the first rank of their respective professions and will undoubtedly present some exceptionally interesting addresses to a gathering of old Earlhamites and friends or the college which is expected to be larger than any previous audience. Mr. Hoover will speak at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon on Chase stage. He is expected to arrive at the college sometime in the morning and will leave after his address in order to speak at Dayton in the evening. Other speakers of importance include Dean Coulter, of Purdue, President Aley, of Butler, Professor Hadley, of Penn college, Mayor Handley, of Richmonr. El wood C. Periso, '87, and Walter G. Woodward, president of the board of trustees of the college. Mr. Hoover is known as one of the foremost, men of the country and his services during the war in directing relief work were invaluable. He is of Quaker parentage, being born in Iowa and completing his studies at Leland Stanford unhfcrsity. He accumulated a large fortune in engineering work and is intimately connected with minI ing and engineering enterprises in all parts of the world. His selection as secretary of commerce by President Harding was received by the American people with exceptional favor and he is at the present time serving in the administration of governmental affairs of the greatest importance in the affairs of this country and international relationships. THINK SUN YAT SEN HOLDS KEY TO WAR OR PEACE IN CHINA BULLETIN TSIEN TSIN, China, June 5. It was announced here today that Gen. WujPei Fu is coming here tomorrow to discuss with Li Wi Haung the conditions of the latter's re-instatement as president of China. Li was forced out of the presidency in 1917 by the militarists but was recalled to office by the revived Republican parliament which met here last week. 'By Associated Press) PEKING, June 5. Sun Yat Sen, first president of the Chinese republic, leader of the Canton, or southern government, and an undoubted patriot, loomed today more prominently than ever as the one man whose word may bring about an era of peace In China, or may consign that country to a continuance of the civil strife which has torn it for five years or more. Li Yuan Hung, ousted by the militarists monarchical coup in 1917, announced today that he was ready to resume office, providing he did so as the leader of an united China. Telegrams to this effect are dispatched to Dr. Sun's headquarters in Canton. I This involves Dr. Sun's resignation as leader of a faction engaged in strife I with the Peking government headed until recently by Hsu Shi-h-Chang. until recently by Hsu Shih-Chang. A direct refusal, it is believed, would cause General Wu Pei-Fu to take steps to redeem his recent promise and use force against Dr. Sun. As Wu is at the head of the most powerful body of j troops in China, and Dr. Sun is far trom lacKing ionowers, serious consequences might result. Li Yuan Hung in a statement yesterday, made his resumption of the presidency condition upon the early abolition of the Canton government headed by Dr. Sun. the appointment of Tang Shao-Yi, a leader in the Canton regime, as prime minister at Peking under him, and the limitation of his term to the unexpired portion of his Shin-Chang's incumbency. Hsu, who resigned office a few days ago, was elected for a term ending In October of next year. Pending assurances that his desires in these respects will be granted, Li is remaining in retirement at Tientsin. Civic Celebration Body Discusses July 4 Plans A meeting of the committee for civic celebration for July 4 was held Monday noon at the Elks club, at which time parts of the program for the coming celebration were discussed. The committee did not, however, take any final action on the details of I the program.

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PROPAGANDA CHARGED BY SEN. WATSON X . Indiana Senator Assails Foreign Representatives on Basis of Statements on Tariff and Trade. HITS GEDDES SPEECH (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 5, The British representative and the accredited representatives of other nations were assailed today in the senate by Senator Watson, Republican, Indiana, on basi3 of speeches and statements made public by them with regard to American tariff and trade. Watson charged that Sir Auckland Geddes in his address in California last March, in which he was quoted urging the use of British ships for carrying American commerce as one' means of aiding trade between United States and Great Britain, "had gene entirely outside the bonds of propriety." t One of the administration leaders in the senate charged that there was foreign propaganda against the pending tariff bill, and declared that he denied the right of any representative of any foreign government to come to this country and "instruct with reference to the policy of our government." ARCHITECTS WORKING ON PLANS FOR JURY ROOM ALTERATIONS Plans for changing the location of the Jury room on the third floor of the court house are in the hands of architects and will be taken up by tho commissioners as soon as they have been put into suitable form, according to the statement of county officials Monday. " "The duty of serving on the jury goes with th6 privilege of voting," said Judge W. A. Bond Monday. "Our present Jury room is not arranged to care for women as well as men jurors, but it i3 our plan to make the new arrangement adequate for any emergency." The new plan for the arrangement of the upper floor of the courthouse will place the judge's office back of the bench, with his library occupying the space now used as a jury room. The south office now used by the judge will be turned over to Mr3. E. W. Candler, juvenile probation officer, and the office occupied by her in the southwest corner of the building will be turned over as the room for the men Jurors. The office formerly occupied by the Social Service bureau and later by David L. Reid, township assessor, will become the jury room proper, with a special room for the accommodation of the women on the north. At present the Wayne county grand jury 13 using this room. It is also possible that the large storage space south of the court room now used for the storing of miscellaneous articles will be cleared out and turned into a grand jury room. WARD'S HOUSEHOLD BEFORE GRAND JURY (By Associated Press) WHITE PLAINS. N. Y., June 5 The entire household of Walter S. Ward his father, George S. Ward and several neighbors of the Wards in New Rochelle, were called to apear before the county grand Juryy today in an effort to get the facts surrounding the shooting of Clarence Peters, whom Walter S. Ward says he kiled because of blackmail. Mrs. Beryl Ward, wife of Walter Ward, was among those called. It was pointed out that she could not be forced to give any testimony against her husband, although District Attorney Weeks insisted that he would demand to know of any conversation she had with her husband, a third party. Through George S. Ward, the authorities hoped to learn the nature of the blackmail plot that caused his son to pay $30,000 and then appeal to him, while abroad, for more money to meet the gang's demands. HIATT PROPERTY SOLD MONDAY FOR $30,500 The Edgar F. Hlatt property In Reeveston was sold Monday at auction to John Clements of the Wayne works, for $30,500.' There were five other bidders for the property. The sale, which started at 2 o'clock, was attended by about 150 persons. The auction was held by Henry C. Starr, trustee, and was cried by Albert S. Hindman, auctioneer. The auction lasted SO minutes before the bidding was completed. The bidding started at $18,000 ana the price jumped $500 with each early bid. ' As the price reached a higher level the figures jumped bv $50 and $100 bids. The property was sold free of all encumbrances. The money realized from the sale goes to Henry Starr, as trustee, to be applied to reimburse stockholders of the Dickinson Trust company, for money which they advanced to supplant securities loaded onto the bank by Edgar F. Hiatt, former president of the bank, which were termed by the Ftate bank commissioner as undesirable.

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A meeting of the chiefs of the sixteen brotherhoods of railway employes and other executives of railway organizations, representing more than 2,000,000 workers, will take place in Cincinnati. It will be the first assemblage

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Cleveland, Firemen and Engineers; Warren b. btone, ofthe Locomotive Engineers, and John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America.

IMPORTANT MEASURES UP TO COUNCILMEN AT SESSION TONIGHT Daylight saving, city planning, police auto, light plant appropriations and traffic ordinances are some of the subjects to be discussed at a meeting of the city council, Monday evening. The daylight savings ordinance come3 up for third reading. Transfer of $1,700 from the police fund originally appropriated for the purchase of a new automobile, to the account for the rebuilding of automobiles now owned by the city, will come up for discussion again at this meeting. The matter was debated at some length at the last meeting, by Walker Land, president of the board of works, and Joseph Waltermann, first ward councilman. The recommendation of the board of works was that the $1,700 be turned over to rebuilding of cars, thus saving the city enough money to buy an additional car for the police department. j The measure was opposed by Walter mann on rne ground mat mis piaii would provide one car more for the police department than the original resolution had called for. Measure Held Up Another measure held up at the last meeting is that of appropriations for light plant expenses. Purchases of wire, office material, meters and other supplies amounting to approximately $11,000 are provided for in the ordinance. . At the same time this ordinance was presented, Superintendent Hess, manager of the plant was anxious to have It passed at once as he could get a special price on the purchase of a supply of wire. The traffic ordinance will come up for the second reading. The city planing ordinance, comes up for final J reading. VALENTINO FREED OF BIGAMY CHARGE (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES June 5 Rudolph Valentino whose principal roles have been of beloved hero was liberated ot a charge of bigamy here today when the felony complaint was dismissed after a preliminary trial, before Justice of the Peace, Handley. Justice Handley ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support the cause. The dismissal of the case followed the three-days of testimony concerning the marriage in Mexicalo, Mex, May 13 of Valentino with Winifred DeWolf Shaunessy Hudnut, professionally known as Natacha Rambovaton. their honeymoon In Palm Springs, California, a desert oasis south of here. VISCOUNT GREY MARRIES (By Associated Press) T nynAY Tuna S VlrnMint r"-,-of Fallodon and Lady Glenconner, wid ow of the late Earon Glenconner, were married yesterday at the parish church in Wilsford, County Wiltshire. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore. Partly cloudy but mostly fair tonight and Tuesday. .Conditions favorable for local thundershowers Tuesday. The weather will be partly cloudy hut fair at intervals during the next 36 hours, becoming unsettled Tuesday afternoon or night, due to the presence of a storm over the northern part of the United States. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum 77 Minimum ....52 Today. Noon S3 ..Weather Conditions Heavy rains ; were reported over portions of Wayne ! and adjacent counties Saturday after- ! noon, Richmond receiving only a slight shower. Heavy ram was reported at Lynn. The hot wave continued Sunday over the northwest, with temperatures of 94 at Bismarck, N. D.. and SO to 90 elsewhere. It is getting cooler in Western Canada. The weather is generally fair except for local reins. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and probably Tuesday. Paid Circulation Saturday, was . 11,731

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John. U Lewis organized labor. Among the heads of Recommend Institution For Transportation Study fBv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 5 Establishment of an educational institution for instruction in the principles, operations and practice incident to transportation, has been recommended by the congressional joint commission of agricultural inquiry. The institution in the opinion of the commission, chould be privately endowed and conducted under "disintersted auspices," for the double purpose of training students and carrying on research. With approximately $50,000,000,000 invested in, transportation in the United States, Chairman Anderson, of the committee, said in a statement on its conclusions, such an institution "should and wrill deserve the co-operation of the people generally who use transportation services." BANK CLOSING WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY WAYNEJ5RAND JURY , Instructions to the grand jury to take up an investigation of the Dickinson Trust company to determine whether or not a crime had been committed by the head of the institution, were included in the charge of Judge W. A. Bond, to the grand jury when it convened Monday morning. Albert Anderson was apointed foreman by the court. "It has come to the attention of the court, through the public press and otherwise since the last session of the grand jury, and it is also a matter of common knowledge, that one of our banking institutions. was compelled to close for a few days recently. W'hether or not any crime was committed that caused this condition the court does not know, but it is the belief of the court that the matter is important I enough to be placed before the grand jury. "The court is informed that the prosecuting attorney has a number of matters to bring up which had been considered by the previous grand jury. . Refers to Light Plant Reference to matters that had been considered before, by a previous grand jury, is believed to pertain to I tv,n ,.: .1 . I. 1T...1.1..I Light plant coal contracts, and the charges against James P. Dillon, former superintendent, of misappropriation of money for the payroll account. At the time the coal contract matter was brought up, the grand jury in its report advised postponement of the investigation until the report of the state' board of accounts had been made. Representatives of the state board of accounts have been looking over city records for several months past, and the fact that the prosecutor may jhave seen fit to bring up the matter again is taken to mean that the report ' V. 1 . 1 uaa uetu reiiuerea. Immediately after the court had finished giving instruction to the grand jury it adjourned to meet in th west room which has been reserved for that purpose. PORTUGUESE FLYERS END LONG FLIGHT (By Associated Press) PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, June 5. The Portuguese naval aviators, Capts. Sacadura and Coutinho, arrived here shortly after noon today, having flown from San Fernando Noronaha. I thus completing their trans-Atlantic flight from Lisbon. J They started from the Island of Fernanuo iNoronana. off the Brazilian coast, for Pernambuco, at 7; 45 o'clock this morning in resumption of their trans-Atlantic flight, interrupted by accidents in April and early May. Winchester Jury Fails To Agree on Local Cases WINCHESTER, Ind., June 5. The jury in the case of the State vs. Charles McKinney, colored. Charles Mitchell, colored, and John Hiatt on a change of venue from the Wayne circuit court failed to agree late Saturday after taking 25 ballots. The defendants were charged with burglarizing the store of Chenoweth brothers at Lynn on April 12, when it is alleged that they took goods amounting to $200. Mitchell and Hiatt are still in the Randolph county jail but McKinney is out. on bond, he jury stood eight for acquittal and four for con-

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Til 1 5 - -aiV?S " W. S. Carter the brotherhoods are W. S. Carter, ' WRECK ON PENNSY CAUSES TEN-HOUR DELAY OF TRAFFIC Traffic was held up for nearly 10 hours Sunday by a wreck on the Cincinnati division of the Pennsylvania railroaS four miles east of Richmond at Neat's station where the track crosses the National road. A broken wheel on a northbound freight is believed to be the cause of the wreck which tore up the track for six car lengths, smashed six cars loaded with coal, and a seventh, an empty refrigerator car. The wreck occurred at 1:05 o'clock Sunday afternoon, but the track was not cleared until nearly 10 o'clock that night No one was injured, the officials of the company reported, although at the end of the train only two cars besides the caboose" were left standing on the track, all of the center cars having been overturned. The train was said . to have been making good time on the downgrade from Campbellstown to Richmond when the accident occurred. The first marks of the derailment were made on the road crossing under the interurban viaduct, the wreck narrowly missing the viaduct itself. The seven cars that were wrecked all left the track following the derailment of the car with the broken wheel. PASHA, TURK LEADER, ORDERS CONSCRIPTION OF ALL CHRISTIANS (By Associated Press) ADANA, Cilicia, June 5 Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish Nationalist government, has given orders for the conscription of all Christian residents in Cilicia. They are to be formed into labor brigades and sent to the front line trenches to assist the Turkish army in its war against the Greeks. The Turkish newspapers are coming out boldly in advocacy of a policy of clearing out all Christians from Cilicia, so that the country m- become purely Moslem. Many c .stians are being imprisoned on political charges, and their estates confiscated and sold on the allegation that they belonged to the Turks before the war. It is estimated here that fully eighty per cent of the Armenians in Cilicia have either been conscripted deported kiled or have died of starvation, ed killed or have died of starvation, have embraced the Moslem faith so as to escape persecution. TIMOTHY NICHOLSON TO RECEIVE DEGREE Timothy Nicholson, of Richmond, will be conferred the degree Qf doctor of laws, according to confirmation of the faculty recommendation by the board of trustees of Earlham colleg Monday. The following is the statement which was issued in the honoring of Mr. Nicholson: "Because of distinguished service rendered to the state and nation in connection with educational, civic and philanthropic activities of more than usual significance, and because of an unusual record for service in the Society of Friends and in Earlham college, having served in very responsible positions as a member of thu board of trustees for 49 years and as a member of the endowment investment for 30 , years, the committee on advanced degrees recommends to the faculty that the honorary degree of doctor of laws be conferred upon Timothy Nicholson by Earlham college at the annual commencement exercises, June 7, 1922." CRITICIZES ADOPTION OF FORD'S PROPOSAL WASHINGTON, D. C, June 5 Decision of the house military committee to recommend adoption of Henry ! Ford's offer to lease and operate the Muscle Shoals Alabama nitrate and power plants was criticized by former Senator Marion Butler oj North Carolina as a departure from the committee's announced schedule of standards to be followed in its consideration of disposal of the property. Mr Butler is counsel for Frederick E. Engstrum of Wilmington N. C. who also bid on Muscle Shoal3 and a part owner in the corporation which Mr. Engstrum proposes to form to operate the project.

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BRITISH SEIZE AMMUNITION ON U. SHIP Seattle Spirit, Bound for Ireland, Is Held, Says Dispatch Drive Sinn Fein Out of Pettigoe. BORDER BATTLE FRONT - LONDON, June 5. A steamer bound from New York for Fenit, county Kerry, with corn and a mixed cargo, has been held up in Tralee Bay by a British sloop, says a dispatch to the press association from Tralee today. A large quantity of ammunition in barrels was seized, the dipatch states. A Central News message says the steamer mentioned is the Seattla Spirit and that she is now berthed at Fenit pier. The Seattle Spirit is a shipping board vessel built at Seattle in 1919. She sailed from New York May 18 for Cork, Dublin and Belfast. BELFAST, June 5. Authentic details of the recapture of Pettigoe show that a British staff officer entered the village at noon yesterday and gave the Republicans holding the town 15 minutes to leave. Some immediately departed, but about 100 decided to oppose the military. At the expiration of the time limit the British crossed the bridge leading into the village, and were received with machine gun and .rifle fire. Then the British artillery came into action, and when tho first shell landed on a hill behind the town some of the more timid defenders dashed for safety. Four more shells followed in quick succession and one striking in the middle of a party of the retreating Sinu Feiners, inflicted several causalties. Troops which had 'been landed secretly from Boa Island, in Lough Erne, during the night, took the Republicans in the rear, but some escaped through, their superior knowledge of thd country. When the occupation of the village was complete, soldiers were detailed to bury the dead, and all the Sinn Feiners were interred in a field nearby. The prisoners were removed to Enniskillen last night. Crew Wiped Out Republicans stationed at vantage points with machine guns held out. frequently firing at the troops, who replied with a Lewis gun. It is believed that one Sinn Fein gun crew wa3 wiped out. It is officially stated that but one member of the crown forces was killed. Seven Republicans are known to have been killed while sixteen were made prisoners, including the commandant. It is understood that Belleek, tea miles southwest of Pettigoe, is still held by the Republicans, but that Magheramena castle has been evacuated. There is considerable interest here regarding the fate of the Belleek fort, the holding of which by the Republicans practically renders the barracks there untenable. Intense enthusiasm is reported by the Press association's correspondent to have prevailed in Pettigoe after the Republicans were driven out. Some of the civilian refugees who had been cared for in northern territory nearby again re-entered their homes. The military has taken strong positions on the neighboring hills to prevent a surprise attack, while the special constables are on duty on all.th Fermanagh roads leading to Pettigoe. LONDON. June 5 British troops have driven the Sinn Fein Invaders from their main positions in Ulster territory and a large part ot the border between northern and ; southern Ireland now is virtually a battle field The village of Pettigoe, on the Fernagh-Donegal border, was recaptured from the Sin Fein Invaders yesterday and the southern forces also are reported to have evacuated Belleek 10 miles to the southwest. The discrepancy between the official communique, with its statement of three Sinn Feiners killed and one Lwi3 gun captured and the more detailed press reports or the British storming the place and inflicting heavy lcsse3 has yet to be reconciled. The military has taken over much of the boundary line and the Sinn Feiners now face seasoned and wp!1 armed tropps equipped with artillery Instead of the special Ulster constabularymen. The Daily News ba'sing its information on dispatches from its correspondent at Enniskillen, declares, under a large headline, that the crisis has been deliberately faked for polKical purposes, and that the provocation to war comes from the Ulster side ot the border. Report Naval Action ' The Daily Herald prints a report from Chatham that several warships are about to leave there for an unknown destination, believed to be Ireland, and that the town is filled with naval men under instrucions cot to leave port. News dispatches from Ulster declare feeling there has been embitered by the murder of Magistrate Flanagan which caused a great sensation. The victim had lately sentenced many offenders under the firearm? act and often had been threatened, but had ignored the threats. He waj accompanied to the cathedral at Newry. where the shooting took placesby hig sister. She seized one assailant, but he threw her off and escaped with his companions in an automobile into Lough county, which is Free State territory and where they consequently could not be pursued ty northern n thorities. Much attention is focussed on tho question of the proposed Irish constitution and it3 allied issues. Prima Minister Lloyd George is expected ta arrive from Wales tonight in readiness to meet the Irish representatives, who, it i3 believed, will return' tomorrow. Resumption of the negotiations is expected toon after their arrival..