MONDAY
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COAL PROFITEERS HELI>
RESPONSIBLE FOR
HERRIN MASSACRE
Marion, III., Sept. 25—The special
grand jury, which was investigating
the Herrin man killing. Saturday
•arrained Adjutant General Black for
failure to protect life and property.
It also returned 214 indictments.
Six more indictments were returned
for murder bring the total to forty,
four. Forty eight indictments were
returned for conspiracy to commit
murder and previously had returned
fifty eight for conspiracy and riot
ing. Discussing the Southern Illi
nois Coal Company action in reopen
ing their strip the report states
that W. J. Lester, the owner, either
was woefully ignorant or the dan
ger or blindly determined to risk
strife and conflict if profit could be
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES OBJECT
TO WOMEN IjAY READERS
Portland, Sept. 25—The Episcopal
Churches' Convention voted down
an amendment to the Canon who
would make possible licensing of
women as Lay Readers.
PENSION FOR GEN.
GORGAS' WIDOW
Washington Sept. 25—A Bill, pro
viding $150.00 per month pension
to the widow of Gen. Gorgas. whr
stamped out yellow f^ver in Pann
ma. and Cuba, was sent to the Presi
dent for his signature.
GEO CARPENTIEK »‘EATEN
INSENSIBLE BY SENEGALESE
Paris. Sept. 25—Geo. Carpentier
was Sunday literally beaten into
insensibility by the Big Senegalese,
known as the Battling Sike. who
now becomes the lightweight cham
pion of Europe. The bout was
scheduled for twenty rounds, hut
lasted only six rounds.
NATIONALISTS TERMS
ACCEPTED BY POWERS
PS^is, Sept. 25—Britain. France
and Italy on Sunday night agreed to
consider all Nationalist peace terms.
Turkish claim to Eastern Thrace, to
Maritza river and including the an
cient Turkish capital of Adrianople
were approved as peace terms that
can be supported by France, and
Italy in joint intervention. This
decision was sent to Mustapha Ke
mal Pasha, the Nationalist leader
asking him to attend a peace confer
ence to be held in Venice at the
earliest possible date.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Washington. Sept. 25—The Con
gress of the United States adjourn
ed sine die late Saturday afternoon.
SEC. OF CONGRESSMAN
KILLED AUTO ACCIDENT
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 25th—G. C.
Freeman, secretary to congressman
Free of California, was killed in an
automobile accident. Free was un
RUSSIAN WHITE GOV’T
GUNBOAT ARRIVES
At noon today the MAGNET, a
Russian White government gunboat,
arrived from Patropavlosk. On
board is A. Wittenber, the former
Nome merchant and trader who re
turns to Nome after having salvaged
some parts of the cargo aboard the
■wirecked Bender Brothers. The
gunboat has been employed to bring
this cargo to Nome and from here
will proceed to Providence Bay and
then on to Kamchatka.
It is reported that there is 350
tons of coal and an effort will be
ralade to dispose of it to the Nome
TURKS AIRPLANES BOMBARD
ISLAND OF CHIOS
Constantinople, Sept. 25—Turk
ish airplanes have bombarded the
Greek Island of Chios Mytilene, off
the Asia Minor coast in the Aegan.
GREEKS RESENT
DECISION OF POWERS
Athens, Sept. 25—The existing
JBreek government, actirf; on the
decision of the Powers regarding
Thrace, are rushing troops toward
Thrace where one hundred thous
and Greek troops are ready under
the command of Ge*. Dousmanl.
Athens declares Greece will light
to a finish any attempt £o take over
FRENCH SMELL
BRITISH MOUSE
Paris Sept. 25—Lloyd George’s
move against the Turks will be re
garded as having as its objective the
seizing of the Dardennelles for Brit
ian alone, thus creating another
Gibralter on the Bosphorus and the
realization of England's century old
dream of bottleing up the Black Sea
By withdrawing their contingents
from Chanak the French and Ital
ians have /played right into the
British premier’s hands.
NEUTRALITY DARDANELLES
TO BE MAINTAINED
London. Sept. 25th—An official
statement asserts the British view
on the Dardanelles that the Straits
must be neutralized and open for
all countries of the world under the
league of nations or some other ef
fective organization.
GREEK GENERAL
REPORTED CAPTURED
London, Sept. 25—A Reuter dis
patch from Adana says it is report
ed from Angora that General Vla
rhapoulos. commander of the Greek
army In Thrace has been captured
in Asia Minor.
TURKS CONTINUE
CONCENTRATION FORCES
Constantinople, Sept. 25—Heavy
Turkish concentrations were observ
ed today around Ismid, within artil
lery range of the British outposts.
Mustapha Kemal is in personal com
mand of the forces.
ANXIOUS FOR U. S.
TO JOIN LEAGUE'
Geneva, Sept. 25—The League of
Nations Saturday voted against re
vising Article Ten so as to enable
the United States to join the League
FRENCH ASK TURKS
TO AWAIT EMISSARY
Constantinople. Sept. 25—On Sat
urday the French government sent
a wireless to Mustapha Kemal Pasha
requesting him not to take any ac
tion until arrival of the French
emissary. Within thirty hours the
world will know whether Turkish
Nationalists have chosen war or
YKM/RLOS PLOT DISCOVERED
Athens. Sept. 25—Announcement
has been made of the discovery of a
plot to return Venizeloa to power.
Several have been arrested and au
thorities are conducting a house to
house search.
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MANCHURIAN COKKEBEJfCE
BLOWS UP
Tokyo, Sept. 26—The Chang
Chung conference between Soviet
Russia and Japan yesterday went
to pieces.
rOXSTAXTIXOPLE MINISTERS
MAY RESIGN
Constantinople Sept. 26th—The
Grand Vizar has notified the Kenial
ist government that the Constanti
nople government does not desire to
embarass Angora and that minister;
therefore are prepared to tender
their resignations.
GRIFFITH TO TRANSFER
CASES OR SHOW CAUSE
Seattle. Sept. 26—The Supreme
Cou^ yesterday issued a writ of
Mandate requiring Judge Griffith to
recognize affidavits of prejudice filed
by Prosecutor Douglas and transfer
r.o another judge for hearing, three
cases, or on October sixth show
cause why he had not done so.
ANGORA GOV’T REFUSES TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Constantinople, Sept. 26—Haid
Bey, representative of the Angora
government in Constantinople stat
ed that invitation to the Allied Peacr
Conference could not be accepted by
Turkish Nationalists according t«
the terms laid down.
STRIKERS DEMAND WAR
TIME WORKING CONDITIONS
Chicago, Sept. 26—Return to war
time wages and resumption on the
basis of an eight hour day were
asked of the United States Railroad
Labor Board by representatives of
the Brotherhood of Railway Signal
men o€ America.
FIRE RAGING IX
CONST ANTINOPliE
Constantinople. Sept. 26—Fire is
raging in Upper Pera street, the
main thoroughfare of the capital.
The entire population is in a state of
PEACE Oil WAR DEPENDS
UPON CONFEREXtE
Constantinople. Sept. 26—The is
sue of peace or war depends upon
the conference of the Kemalists min
istry, now sitting at Smyrna.
JAPS RESPONSIBLE FOR
CONFERENCE FAILURE
Chang Chung. Manchuria. Sept
26—Refusal of the Japanese to fi:
a date for evacuation of Northern
Sakhale is responsible for the fail
ure of the conference.
SCRAPPING OF WAR
VESSELS HALTED
Washington Sept. 26—l'. S. Bri
tain and Japan have halted scrapp
ing their battleships, save the most
obsolete types, according to an an
nouncement made by a high naval
official last night.
TURKS RETIRE BEYOND
NEUTRAL LINE
Constantinople. Sept. 26—British
officials have announced that Turk
ish forces consisting of 1!00 cavalry
men. which crossed the neutral zone
at Chanak Saturday night, retired
to One Bairm Jik following a meet
ing between commanders of Turkish
forces. .No shots were fired.
BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.
London. Sept. 25—The British
torpedo boat Speedy sank today in
the Sea of Marmora as the result of
;t collision with a Dutch trawler.
Ten of the destroyer’s crew were
It I'SSI A SENDS
ULTIMATUM ROV MANIA
Bucharest, Sept. 25—The Russian
government wirlessed Roumania
that unless two aviators who vrossed ,
to earth in Bessarabia, while dropp
ing Soviet propaganda leaflets, are
released at once Russia will consider
It a cause for war.
RUSSIANS INSIST UPON'
JAP EVACUATION
Chang Chung. Manchuria. Sept.25
Moscow, and Chita governments j
continue to insist that Japan shall
fix the date of evacuation of troops
from Northern Sagkhalin before any
trade agreements can be transmitted
SOVIET’S AND ANTI’S
BEGIN FIGHTING
Vladivostok. Sept. 25—Fighting
between Soviet forces and troops of
Vladivostok anti Soviet Government
began today near Spashk. a. town
one hundred miles north from Vla
divostok.
FINANCIER DIES
IN PULLMAN CAR
Burlington. Vt.. Sept. 26—Burnes
C. Caldwell, president of Welis Far
go & Co., died in a Pullman state
room on a train this morning.
I . S TO ASSIST
REFUGEES SMYRNA
London. Sept. 26 —Admiral P.r.s
t *• has informed the-Gre-ik govern
m :.'t tint the United Stares will un
[■•vtake to protect win* desfoyers.
kr*» rem'oval of the remainiax In n
!rer and fifty thousdni refuse**? al
.■Smyrna if Greece pro i. M mean" rf
transportation.
DIRIGIBLE FLYS NEWPORT
NEWS TO CALIF.
Arcadia. Calif., Sept. 26-—Armv
Mripible C-2 arrived sixty si\ hours
and ten minntes time from Newport
G. A. R. CONVENTION MEETS.
Des. Moines, Sept. 25—The 59th
National Convention of the G.A.R.
opened this morning.
JUDGE WILKERMON
ASSUMES CONSPIRACY
Chicago, Sept. 25—Judge Wilker
Bon, in the decision granting a tem
porary restraining order against
railway shopmen, ruled that the
Btrike is a conspiracy in restraint of
trade and the U. S. mails and that
where minds set together on apnr
poae of conspiracy, the conspiracy
exists without even s word being*
WIIjKKIISON grants
GOVT INJUNCTION
Chicago, S«pt. 25—Late Satur
day afternoon Federal Judge Wilk
eraon granted Attorney General
D-ugherty’H petition for a nation
wide temporary injunction against
the striking railway shopmen.
AIMED HIGH
COMMISSION MEETS
Constantinople. S€-pt. 26—Allied
High Commissioners met yesterday
for the purpose of bringing together
representatives of Greece and Turk
ish Nationalists for a conference at
Mudania. at which terms for an arm
istice are expected to be settled.
DRASTIC INJUNCTION
TO U.F IN FORCED
Chicago. Sept. 26—The drastio
temporary injunction ordered, ask*
ed for by Attorney General Daugher- '
ty against strike leaders, was put
into force yesterday by Judge Wil- i
kerson without any of its effective-1
ness being modified.
ATTBMPT TO ASSASSINATE
IRISH COMMANDER
Dublin. Sept. 26—Attempt was
made to assassinate General Owen
Duffy. Commander of Irish Civil
Police.
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WEDNESDAY
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STEPS TAKEN IN SENATE
AND HOUSE
Washington. Sept. 27—The dis
position of the people of the United
States is to insist upon the payment
of the inter-allied debts owing us.
Representative Burson made this
condition plain in an address to the
House yesterday.
Washington. Sept. 27—Approval
of the Washington government to
the allied proposals to insure free-,
dom of the Dardanelles and Bos
phorus has been expressed.
Washington. Sept. 27—At a cabi
net meeting held yesterday it was
decided to restrict prohibition en
forcement operations to within the
three mile limit at sea.
Washington. Sept. 27—Edwin B.
Barker, attorney of New York and
Huston of Texas, was appointed by
the President to be the American
German Commissioner, it has been
announced
SENATOR WATSON IS DEAD
Washington. Sept. 27—Senator
Watson of Georgia died yesterday
from an acute attack of asthma.
DRY AGENTS TAKEN
INTO TOILS
San Francisco. Sept. 27—Harry
W. Meyers, federal prohibition agt..
was arrested by government agents
in connection with an alleged bri
bery plot, involving the passing of
ten thousand dollars.
MAJOR CRONKHTTK TO APPEAR
BEFORE GUAM* JURY
Tacoma. Sept. 27—Major General
Adelbert Cronkhite will arrive in
Tacoma Friday to appear before the
grand jury investigation into the
sh«»oting of his son Major Alexan
der P. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis.
TOFLY FROM CANADA
TO JAPAN NEXT YEAR
Victoria. Sept. 26—Colonel Le
P.loorae, a British aviator, arrived
f-om the Orient with the announce
ment that he has perfected~ plans
for a flight between Canada and
Japan next year.
SCANDINAVIAN BANK
OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH
FURTHER FRAUD
Seattle, Sept. 27—Charges that
or.e million dollars in notes. he*d
by Scandinavian American Bank
was used by bank officials to conceal1
the banks condition from the State
are contained in a request for an
other grand jury investigation into
the failure of the bank. The
charges have been sumitted to pre
siding judge Griffith by the attorney
for the defunct institution’s deposi
SET7F. COUNTERFEIT MONEY
Chicago, Sept. 26—Two hundred
thousand dollars in counterfeit $20
bills on the Federal Reserve Bank
mm seized- %
TI KKS E.NTRAX K l\
XEITHAIi ZONE
Constantinople Sept. 27—It is re
ported that Turkish Nationalists
troops have entrenched in the neu
tral zone of the Dardanelles. The
Turks refuse to recognize the neu
tral zone and declare they will hold
their present position.
'll RKISH CAVALRY
OCCU PIES EKEX KEI'I
Angora. Sopt. 26—Government
announcement* state that two Na
tionalist cavalry divisions have oc
cupied Eren Keui.
1'. S. ON THE ALERT
RE-EASTERX SITI'ATIOX
I/OS Angeles. Sept. 26—Keep in •
touch was the word sent out today j
by the Army and Navy Departments
in Washington.
BOMBING P1.AXK PALUS
—SIX ARK KILLED
Mineola, Sept. 27—Lieut. Ray
mond E. Davis, of the army air ser
vice. and five enlisted men. wen
killed when their Martin bombing
plane crashed to earth.
MARINE (t)RPS
AIRMEN KILLED
Raltimore. Sept. 27—LieutenanM
Herbert V. Hansen and John Patton
Jr. of the Marine Corps, plunged to
death in their airplane.
RUSSIANS SEEK
RECOGNITION SOVIET
BY JAPANESE
Washington. Sept. 27—Every
phase of the negotiations at Chang
Chung is marked by an attempt of
the Russians to obtain from Japan
the political recognition of the So
viet government.
BURNS MONEY. KILLS SELF
Seattle. Sept. 2fi—Joseph Was
hawk. a miner, tossed one thousand
dollars in bills into the fire and
then committed suicide.
TURKS ACCEPT ALIJED
ULTIMATUM WITH
RESTRIt TIONS
Constantinople. Sept. 27—Gen
eral Harrington. British commander
here, sent an ultimatum to Musta
ptaa Kernal at Smyrna by wireless
giving him forty eight hours from
receipt of the telegram to depart
with his forces from entrance to the
Dardanelles. Kernal Pasha’s reply
to the allied governments has been
made known here by his aide de
camp and his acceptance of the pro
posed conditions, but. with the in
sistence that Turkish movements
shall proceed and that Russia, Bul
garia and Persia shall be admitted
to the proposed Peace Conference.
'REVOLUTIONISTS PROCLAIM
NEW KING
Berlin. Sept. 27—Revolutionists
have proclaimed Prince George
King of Jugo-Slavia. according to
reports from the Hungarian town
of Baja, which is on the Danube
river ninety miles from Belgrade.
This step followed a battle in Bel
grade. Decentrayl-ists are also re
ported to be behind the movement.
AMERICA TO ASSUME
CONTROL DARDANELLES
Chicago. Sept. 27—America will
soon be nailed upon to assume con
trol of the Dardanelles. Dostor Wm.
T. Ellis, war correspondent and au
thority on European matters, de
clared yesterday in an address be
fore the Chicago Chur '.h Fed* ~ation
Use Cuticnra To Keep
Children’s Skins Healthy
CJONSTANTI.VK \ IJI»K ATE
Paris. Sep*.. 27—King Constan
tine officially announced fo th“
(.reek people today that for national
i rite rents of peace and unity he had
abdicated the throne in favor of the
despatch from Athens this morning
says Kirn? Constantine signed the
abdication decree without reserva
tion. The C.reek fleet has none
over to the revolutionaries, who an
nounced that every official member
of the crew is wholly with them
The movement headed by Colonel
Gonatas is making headway in all
FRENCH ABOUT PACK
Paris. France is in complete ac
cord with other allied powers in
making the strongest effort to keep
Turks out of the neutral zone. Ei
planation to this effect emenate*
from official quarters.
I BRITISH ISSUE ULTIMATUM
TO THE TURKS
| London. Sept. 27—Allied admiral
j Athlon** yesterday served an ulti*
| matuni on Mustapha Kemal that
! Turkish forces must withdraw from
I the neutral zone of the Straits
! The Turkish leaders of the Na
tionalists were Riven forty elg^t
| hours to comply with the order
TURKS TAKE POSSESSION
’ OF K(rM KA LEST
Constantinople Sept. 27—Simul
taneously with their occupation of
Erenkio. th** Turkish Nationalists
also took .possession of Kum Kalest
at the mouth of the Dardanelles.
Seizure of these places is consider
ed a violation of neutral zone. Ke
malists have their entire cavalry
and troops at Adramyti. fifty miles
south east from Bigha.
BRITISH MOVE
AGAINST TURKS
Constantinople Sept. 27—British
have begun march from Chanak to
ward Erenkio where, the Turks
have taken up position in the neu
GHEEK IN SURRECTIONISTS
HAVE EliEFT AVD PLANES
Paris. Sept. 27—Havre, despat
ches from Athens state that ‘‘The
insurrectionists who have nine de
stroyers and naval aeroplanes, be
sides two warships have landed
troops at Cape Union. Martial law
has been proclaimed and Genera!
Koutzis has induced the garrison
here to adhere ta the revolutionary
movement.”
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