MONDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
BRITISH COAL STRIKE r
THREATENS SPREAD
London Oct. 17—The government
is today concentrating all its efforts
to prevent the great strike to bo
launched by the coal miners tomor
row morning involving other indus
tries. Attention is at present devoted
to prevent a spread of the strike to
the railways and docks.
Fierce Rioting Marks First Day Of
British Coal Strike
London, Oct. 18—Rioting broke
out today at Whitehall and Downing
Streets, on which are located the gov
ernment offices and the Premier’s resi
dence, and forty three persons were
Injured in fighting between the police
and rioters. The fighting was still
continuing at a late hour this after
The rioters met repeated charges of
the police with showers of missies, i
■tearing up the pavements and ripping
down balustrades in their efforts to'
secure materials. Many policemen
were knocked from their horses and
the animals added to the disorder and !
confusion by running wildly through
the crowd.
Kignificent steps have been taken
by the government since the outbreak
developed; steps that prove that the
authorities are by no means ignoring
the possibility of an attempt being
*ffieavy civil warfare.” The precau
the arming of citizens secretly organ
Sir Erie Oeddes. Minister of Trans
port Is preparing to give the widest
possible publicity to events growing
out of the strike and has made com
plete arrangements to publish an of
ficial government newspaper in the
event of revolutionists seizing the
plants of privately owned newspapers. !
DYNAMITING MARKS
COAL MINE STRIKE
Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. |
18—The tipple and entrance to the!
Rockford coal mine here, was badly;
damaged by an explosion of dynamite
at midnight last night. The power
bouse of the company was also at
tacked and many shots were exchang
ed between tbe nonunion men employ
ed in the mine and striking union men
and their sympathizers. Twelve men
who were working In the mine at the ,
time of the explosion succeeded in es
caping soon afterward.
WILSON CAMPAIGN LETTER
ADDRESSED TO HARDING
Washington, Oct. 18—A letter from
President Wilson tt?. Senator Harding
will be given out at the White House
today as one of the president’s cam
paign documents. The letter, prelim
inary announcements say, deals with
the League of Nations issue.
ALASKA HONEYMOONERS
ROBBER VICTIMS
Seattle Oct. 18—Cash and gold
nuggets amounting in value to $5,000
■was stolen from the room occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelly. Ket
chikan honeyimooners, at the Hotel
Lewiston here yesterday.
BOOTLEGGERS BATTLE
WITH COPS
Chicago, Oot. 18—Three policemen
were wounded in a buttle with boot
leggers here this morning.
TRANS'CAN ADI AN AIR
FLIGHT COMPLETED
Vancouver, Oct. 18—Flying the last
sixty miles in thirty five minutes.
Commander Tylee and A. G. Thomp
son, pilot, landed here at noon Sun
day. completing the transcontinental
nirpkine flight which started at Half
fax on -the morning of October 7.
noted Anarchist
ARRESTED AT MILAN
London. Oot. 18—Enrico Malgtestn,
the noted Italian anarchist leader, has
been arrested at”Milan for his .activi
ties in connection with the radical
niifinifestajtlons In Italy, according to
advices received here.
PIONEER KLONDYKER DEAD
• Newport. Washington. Oct. 18—
John W. McDonald, a pioneer of the
gold, rush days of Klondyke and Nome,
died here today.
BARNETT MODIFIES
MARINE CHARGES
Washington. Oot. $8—In a state
melt tonight General Barnett toned
,down to a marked degree his recent
charges respecting the alleged "indis
crlmlinate killing of native Haitlens
by American marines."
WRANGELL GAINS BIG
TROOP INCREASE
Washing)on, Oct. 18—The forces of
General Wrangell in South Ilussia
havo increased from about fifty thous
and to two hundred thousand, accord
ing to reports received in official cir
cles hero.
McSWEENY ALIVE AFTER
SIXTY SIX DAY FAST
London, Oct. 18—Terence Me
Sweeny former Lord Mayor of Cork,
on the sixty sixth day of his hunger
strike, is fairly well, according to to
night's bulletin.
Cork Hunger Striker Dies After 68
Cork, Ireland, Oct. 18—The first
death to occur among the hunger
strikers in Cork jail occurred tonight.
Fitzgerald died after having faster 68
days. He was imprisoned for the
shooting of a soldier named Jones, out
side of Terraey Church.
SOVIET DELEGATES ORDERED
OUT OF GERMANY
Berlin, Oct. 18—M. ZinoviofT and
M. Fiosowski, the Russian Soviet del
egates to the Independent Socialist
conference at Halle, Germany, have
'been ordered by the German govern
ment to leave the country, -nyr. an of
ficial announcement today. The order
is the result of the extreme efforts
■made by them to incite a. revolution in
Germany.
KETCHIKAN NEWSPAPER
EDITOR MARRIES
Ketchikan, Oct. 18—Edward G.
.Morrisey, editor of the Ketchikan
Chronicle, anti Miss Myrtle l>. Ciiilin
of Baltimore were married here Sntur
ALLEGED PLUNDERER OF
CARUSO HOME ARRESTED
New York, Oct. IS—Harry C. Ta
bor, o. Brooklyn snleinsan, has hern
arrested and charged with stealing
jewels valued at a half million dollars
from the home of Enrico Oo.ruso. ’the
famous singer.
TUESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
FRENCH REPRESENTATIVE
CREATES FUROR BY
VISIT TO HARDING
Marion, Ohio,- Oct. 18—A recent
statement by Senator Harding to the
effect that si representative of Kron e
'had recently visited him to ask that
America lead the way in the creation
of an “Association of Nations,” such
as advocated by the Republican nomi
nee in a recent address, has evoked an
inquiry fmtni President Wilson and
aroused a storm of discussion over the
question of propriety.
Senator Harding wrote the White
House tonight to the effect that. :i 1
though Franco sent a spokesman to
him informally asking America to lead
the way for the creation of an As
sociation of Nations, the incident had
not involved the French government
in any violation of international pro
prieties.
The sentor declared that in his re
cent public reference to the visit of
the French spokesman he only sought
; to convey the thought that there had
i come to him those who spoke a senti
i very manifest among the French peo
jple. Harding further stated his
words "could not he propertly ron
j strued to .say that the French gov
ernment has sent anybody to me”.
Wilson Proboo Allogod Fronch Action
Washington. Oct. 18—'Reports rrom
the White House this evening inti
mate that President Wilson has al
ready taken steps to ascertain whether
the French government had given au
thority to a representative of the
French to approach Senator Harding
Inforjncilly with a request that the re
publican nominee take the lead in the
formation of an "Aissoclation of Na
Franeo Says No Authorisation Given
Paris, Oot. 19—The French Forelgj^
Office has issued a statement assert
:ng that no one had been authorised
by the French government to discuss
the Ijetfgue of Nations question with
donator Harding, the nominee of the
.republican-fiarty in the.United States
The statement snys the French gnv
■»rnwient has dealt in this • elation only
with.thfe JVilpon . a drain lprat’on.
K3REN8KY PREDICTS FALL OF
BOLSHEVISM IN MONTH
London, Oct. 19—Kerensky, former
head of the Russian provisional gov
ernment. who is not at Prague, is
quoted in dispatcher reaching here as
[ predicting: the downfall of the Bolshc
I vikl regime probably within a irfonth.
According to the dispatches Keren
sky wild: “The dissolution of the Bol
aheviki regime at Moscow is inimi- :
nent. My information from Russia |
justifies the statement that Bolshe
vism among the people Is practically
no longer existent and the fall of
Ix-nine and Trotsky may be expected
within a month.”
NEW YORK-NOME FLIGHT
TO END TOMORROW
aeroplanes returning from Nome, Al
aska. arrived here today and will hop
off tomorrow on the final leg of their
journey back to Mineola.
WILL PROCEED WITH PASSAGE
IRISH BILL
London, Oct. 18—The government
intends to proceed with the bill pro
viding for local government for Ire
land, according to a declaration made
by Honor Law in the House of Com
mons today.
CHICAGO ROBBERS
MAKE BIG HAUL
Chicago, Oct. 19—Bandits held up
Carl Wauver, a hank messenger, in
the heart of the city today and se
cured seventy thousand dollars in cash
FITZGERALD FUNERAL MARKED
BY MILITARY DEMONSTRATION
Cork, Ireland, Oct. 19—To prevent
Irish volunteers*marching in the fun
eral of Fitzgerald, the man who died in
Cork jail as a result of a hunger strike
of 68 days duration, when the body
was removed to Fer.moy today. a
large force of military surrounded the
church and six motor lorries loaded
with soldiers, all of whom were armed,
foil in behind the mourners’ carriage
following the coffin. The greatest In
dignation is expressed by people here
at the presence and purpose of the
troops.
NOTABLES CHARGED WITH
VIOLATION OF LOGAN ACT
fidential letters from the files of the
League to Enforce I’eace, of which
William Howard Taft is president,
were today introduced into the records
of the Senate committee investigating
campaign expenses here.
Den H. Hunt, attorney for the com
mittee, who investigated the activi
ties of the league, reported that in his
estimation the officials of the league
have violated the lx>gm Act, which
prohibits American citizens carrying
on negotiations with foreign govern
ments or their agents regtrding dis
putes or controversies without obtain
ing tiie permission of the United
States government.
Dozens of confidential letters be
tween Taft. Wiekersliam, Theodore
Marburg and others were given to the
committee by Hunt.
LOS ANGELES ESTABLISHES
FIRST AIR POLICEMAN
Dos Angeles, Oct.. 19—Possession
patrolman to he appointed anywhere,
is the novel distinction now enjoyed
(lay as the first air traffic i>oliceman
where. Harrison, is a regularly com
missioned mender of the Tx>s Angeles
up in the air, including kites, will he
under his charge.
BRITISH RIOTERS RAISE
RED FLAG
London, Oct. 18—During the
Whitehall-Downing Street demon
stration here today, in which rioters
fought with the police for several
hours, a portion of the riotous mob
went to the neighboring Tnfalgar
Square and set up the red flag, after
wards singing the “International** and
cheering vociferously for T.rnine and
The police did not interfere with the
demonstrators there and no trouble
developed.
ITALY ROUNDING UP '
ANAROH1STS WHOLESALE
Home, Oct. 19—Wholesale arrests
of anarchists have been in progress
in Italy during the past twenty four
hours as a result, of tlje* discovery of
i bomib, the second found in the past
few days, in .the. Hotel Onvorer in
MHan, where the- British and French
i representatives of the League of Nu
tions arc living.
WEDNESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
BRITISH TRANSPORT WORKERS
REFUSE JOIN COAL STRIKE
London, Oat. 20—The transport
workers and railway men are refus
ing1 to rush into the coal strike in sup
port of the miners.
Home Of British Ruler Under Guard
l.ondon. Oct. 20—Police measures
were instituted today to guard Buck
ingham Palace from possible attack
by the unemployed.
British Facing Great Unemployment
l.<<nd<>n. Oct. 20—President Horne
of the London Board of Trade, in dis
cussing the strike situation in the
House of <V*mimons today, said every
day the strike is prolonged means
throwing ton thousand additional peo
ple out of work owing to the closing
down of mills and factories as a re
sult of coal shortage.
Horne declared that good will and
common sense should solve the strike
British Strike Settlement in Prospect
London, Oct. 20—Negotiations
looking to a settlement of the coal
miners strike are believed assured
within a day or two.
The belief is general here today
that settlement proposals are In course
of preparation by K)ths ides.
NOME FLYERS LEAVE ERIE
Ing Nome flyers hopped off for Min
eoln this morning.
GREAT AIR FLIGHT
SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED
Mineola. New York. Oct. 20—The
record brooking army trip from Min
eola to Nome. Alaska and return end
ed at 2:30 p. m. today when Plane
No. I flighted on the airfield here.
The three other planes participating
in the flight followed a few minutes
after No. I. piloted by Lieut. 1 loss
Kirk pi trick, had ended its long jour
welcome the returning flyers
OVER 400 DIE IN
CHINESE MINE EXPLOSION
Pekin. China, Oct. 20—An explo
sion followed by fire in the Long Shan
coal mane in' the Chili province kill
ed 422 Chinese laborers, advices re
ceived here say. Special religious
services i nthier honor are being ar
ranged.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN
MANY DISTRICTS RUSSIA
Copenhagen. Oct. 20—Martial law
has been declared in tweJve Russian
departments, or governmental districts
according to reports published In th *
Pravfbi. a Russian news journal of
M oscow.
The departments mentioned include
‘ho cities of Petrograd and Moscow.
Soviet Military Leader Deserts
Bolslieviki
Soviet cause by fJeneral Budenny, the
famous cavalry leader of the Bolshe
vik! Is announced l»y the Moscow
ITavda. Budenny is now operating
against the Bolshevik! in the neigh
GIRL KIDNAPPER TO BE
I ARRAIGNED ON; NEW CHARGE
Brainard of Seattle, alleged kidnapper
of Bolxhy Stagg of Tacoma, will »>e
arraigned on a charge of being a fugi
tive fro«n justice tomorrow morning.
TEN KILLED IN TRAIN CRASH
Erie, Penn. Out. 20—Ten wore
killed and twenty others injured heie
when a Eake Shore passenger train
was sides wiped at noon today by a
Pittsburg train. An open switch caus
ed the accident.
TO RETURN EXILED RUSSIAN
CHILDREN TO HOMES
Riga. Russia. Oct. 20—Preliminary
arrangements have been made *o re
turn to Russia a total of 781 Russian
children taken from Vladivostok by
the American Red Cross and brought
to Europe by way of Panama.
ENLIST IN NOME
Nomeltes leaving for the Outsldr
for the winter arc urgently requested
by Nome Chapter. American Rei'
Cross, to enter their annual membe-«
v
ship subscription with the local Chap
ter before departing1, thus helping to
maintain the present membership
standard and otherwise assist the
chapiter in its beneficient work. This
appeal is made in connection with the
annual membership I toll Call for 1921,
which is scheduled to commence Xov
11 and continue until November 25.
All who can possibly do so are asked
t'< take out their membership here in
stead of elsewhere. Membership may
be secured from Miss Grantham, sec
retary, or the Ijornen Drug Store ««r'
the Board of Trade.
The chapter will hold its annual
meeting for the selection of officials'
on Wednesday October 27.
ROOT BLAMES WILSON FOR . i
NONRATIFICATION OF TREATY
New York, Oct. 20—Klihu Tio«*t. in
a campaign address here tonight de
claret! that the treaty of peace with
Germany would have been ratified and
Aiinericu would have been a member
of the Dengue <«f Nations if President
Wilson “had been willing." Hoot de
cal red peace would be promoted by
the election of Senator Harding, who.
Hoot said "has seen that the principal
objections t>> the Dengue <>r Nations
were the creation of a general defen
sive alliance and the creation of a
form of super government which would
conflict with the independence of the
GERMANY REFUSE!? ADMISSION
TO LEAGUE
denied Germany immediate admission
to the Deague by a majority of nine
votes, with Italy and Great Britain
supiH>rting admission.
GREEK KING STILL ILL
Athens, Greece, Oct. 20—Prince
regent Alexander is still criticallyl II as
a result of a recent monkey bite.
THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
COX DENIES DECLARATIONS
OF ROOT
Bridgeport. < 'onn . Oct. -1 Oovcr
denied tin* statement i• i;i<I«* l»y Kliliu
Root that he ((’ox) demand* the'
League of Nalions just as Mr. Wilson ,
negotiated it and called upon I toot-for
a ret met inrt "f liis tatement.
thirty other prominent republicans1
of Senator Harding were deliberately
attempting to deceive the voters and
were, he said ‘‘perhaps trusting that '
the last wobble of Hardinc may he In
their direction.”
BRITISH COLUMBIA VOTES
FOR REPEAL PROHIBITION
Vancouver. Oct. 21—British Co
lumbia voted overwhelmingly in favor
of government control of liquor and
for the repeal of the present prohibi
tion enactment at yesterday's election.
RAILROADS PAID 290
MILLIONS BY GOV’T
Washington. Oct. 21—The Treasury
Department announced tonight that
the government to date has paid to
the railroads a total of $290,000,000
under the provisions of the transpor
tation act passed by the last congress
NAVAL PAYMASTER
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS
McSWEENY BEING FED
WHILE UNCONSCIOUS
London, Oct. 21—Ft develops that
former Cork Mayor Terence Me Sweeny
who has become unconscious as a re
sult of his Ions fiist, is being fed dur
ing the period of unconsciousness.
LABOR EDITORS URGE
EARLY SETTLEMENT OF
BRITISH COAL STRIKE
Ijondon. Oct. 21—“Armies and nav
ies will be powerless against the hun
gry mobs which will rise up if Britain’s
labor troubles are not settled shortly,”
George T^andsbury, editor of the T^on
don Herald a radical labor paper, de
clared tonight, at the same time ob
serving that "Monday’s riot was a mild
species of what will come if the sit
uation is not relieved."
EFFORTS TO FORCE
NATIONALIZATION OF BRITISH
COAL MINES DISCLOSEC
Loudon.
2Jh—A move to for
SOCIALIZATION OF INDUSTRIES
Brussels. Oct. 21—The Belgian
Trades I'nion congress in session here
has unanimously [Kissed a resolution
urging socialization of the railways,
shipping concerns, coal mines, insur
ance companies, baking institutions
and power organizations.
FOOD PRICES SHOW
SLIGHT SEPTEMBER DECLINE
Washington, Oct. 21—Statistics of
the Department of Fwibor show a de
cline of but two peivent in the retail
prices of food stuffs during the month
of September.
NEW YORK CENTRAL
PASSENGER HELD UP
•;il train Chicago hound,
l» l>:> train robbers a short
ist of Buffalo early this
The bandits robbed the
and shot a member of the
"ho attempted to hinder
MARSHAL JORDAN
LEAVES FOR STATES
ON OFFICIAL TRIP
s Marshal K. It. Jordan . j
flan were among thfe
nsr on the Vietorhi. The
needing to the Outside
e ice during- the early
t< r. Richard Cletnents,
Attorney J. M. Ciein
a passenger.
ANARCHISTS ACTIVE FOR
GREAT EUROPEAN CONFLICT
Milan. Italy, Oct. 20—The Milan
pfdice have gathered a mass of evi
dence demonstrating that the anar
chists have been planning a series of
terroristic attacks on different popu
laces In Italy and that two anarchist
loaders. Sirmti and (lennarl. have gone
to Berlin to attend the Rolrfhevik
meeting scheduled to be held there it
which Senovieff. the Russian Rolshe
viki leader, was to be present and at
which it was intended to arrange for
common action by the anarchists and
communists looking to a communistic
revolution tliruout Hu rope As :i re
sult of the evidence obtained HO anm
GARY OPTIMISTIC OVER
BUSINESS OUTLOOK OF U. S.
prospects are unusually bright In the
United States,” Kbert (lory. heart of
told the American iron and steel In
stitute here today.
"Although this is a time for courage,
composure and caution,” Gary said,
“the business skies are practically
without clouds."
BOLSHEVIKI WAR SHIPS
OPERATING qN BLACK SEA
Constantinople. Oct. 22—Three Rol
; shevikl 'gunboats are operating In the
Black Sea. They are engaged in con
voying small coasting vessels to Trehi
zonrt. where the latter are exchanging
munitions for Turkish Nationalists
food suprplies. Two lied submarines
are also known to he somewhere in
the vicinity of Nikoluovk. British
toirpedoboat destroyers ire on the look’
out for all these cr.ifts.
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