New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1921, Page 10

Caruso's last message from Italy & postcard to the treasurer of the Metropolitan Opera With salutations to House, It reads: “Here I am, you,and all the every day. Caruso.” to America was SUPRENE RULER I | THRILLNG ESCAPE L4 \daps Take General Semienofi & Secreted in Car Bottom Viadivostok, Aug. 6.—General Sem- fenoft whose officers recently !claimed him Supreme Ruler of Si- ‘beria, made his mysterious ‘“get- away' from Vladivostok by riding on tho bottom of a motor car which was | escorted by two automobiles contain- ing Japshese soldiers and arms. ac- !\cording to a statement issued by the ' press bureau of the Vladivostok gov- ernment. ! The statement continued “The pres- ence of\the armed Japanese guard prevent the Kappel forces from de- taining Ataman Semienoff. Informa- tion has been received recently that Bemieoff had arrived at Nikolsk and is staying at the headquarters of one of his detachments. “It is reported from authoritative sources that Semienoff iteds to proclaim himself supreme ruler of the Maritime Provinces, to establish a government of his own, to requisition 811 ;government stores and goods, and to control the railway trafic to Grodekovo. The Marjtime govern- ment is indignant with the Ataman " for his flight and had decided to sum- mon him into a court trial for leaving Viadivostok wiltully, and going to Grodekovo, in spite of the fact thac he was strictly forbidden by the gov- ernment. “The Maritime government believes thot the Ataman was rendered assist- ance in his escape by some officers pro- Cuticura For All Skin Irritations PASTEURIZED Raw, untreated milk is dangerous for Baby for RAW MILK contains jarge numbers of germs that may wreck its life—germs that are .ren- dered harmless by only ONE method, PASTEURIZATION. OUR PASTEURIZED MILK is safe for young and old—it 1g really safe because not alone does it come from healthy cows and handled with sanitary care, but it is ALSO PAS- TEURIZED, making it absolutely pure. - GIVE US A TRIAL. J. E. Seibert & Son Pasteurized Milk & Cream who are supposed to be Japanese, with-out t] consent or knowledge ot 'he Japanese command. Being asked about the attitude of. the Japanese command with regard .to Semien- oc's flight, Captain Fukuda,”a mem- ber of the Japanese military mission. said that the Japanesé command ad- vised the Ataman not.to violate' the government’'s orders. _The Japanese command did not render-any assist- ance to Semienoff in 'his flight, and was informed about the Ataman’s de- parture, only when he had left the city. 3 ‘“In view of the persistent rumors being circuloted in Vladivostok, to the effeot that the Japanese command as- sisted the Ataman in his flight with the help of some Japanese officers the Japanese command is making investi- gations about the matter. If the ru- mors prove to be true, the guilty of- icers will be tried by & court and pun- ished.” PRINCIPALS IN COURT SLAYING Sergeant Henry D. Kellogg, reput- ed to be the wealthiest member of the Chicago police force, shot and kifled Attorney Lemuel O..-Ackley and then wounded himself in‘'a Chi- cago court room, after Kellogg had been sentenced to jail for cortempt of court. Ackley had represented a client who had -dispossessed Kellogg of a piece of property. The jail sen- tence was a result of ‘His refusing. to move. Apove is a picture of Kellogs and (below) Ackley. WILL SELL ARMY HORSES | London, Aug. 6.—It is now an- nounced that the war office is nego- tiating for the sale of :the 30,000 army horses in Mesopotamia which the col- onial secretary said were to be des- troyed owing to the " high cost. of bringing them home. Soon'I will be over the top. members of the offices. I.feel better Regards FOREIGN TRADE WAS MANY HATKWAN TAEL No That Isn't Wmng: I's Chinese " Money Standard Shanghai, Aug. 6.—According to a customs report: just issued, China’'s foreign trade .in 1920 totalled Haik- wan Taels 1,303,841,630, comprising exports to the value of Kk. Tls. 541,- 631,300 and imports to the valua of Hk. Tls. 752,250,230. The Haikwan Tael, which is' the unit of valuo used in computing Chinese customs, i1 worth roughly 70 cents in American gold, the value of the tacl varying with the rate of exchange. The figures given show an unfavor- able balance of Hk. Tls. 220,618,930, as compared with Hk. Tls. 16,188,270 in 1919, and if movements in bullion and coin are also iaken into account the unfavorable balance for last year is brought up to nearly 300 nillion 18 rureat Britain is credited with the eaviest shipments to China, amount- ing to Hk. Tls. 84,161,000, while Japan was second witk Hk. Tls. 7¢,- 316,000 and the United States third with Hk. Tls. 73,168,000, An increase of imports of Hk. Tis. 115,252,649 over those of 1919 is at- tributed partly ta abnormally large quantities ordered from abroad in the first quarter of the yedr when China was still experiencing a trade boom and exchange was still at a high level, and partly to inflated prices of the commodities. Of the total amount of imports, cotton ' goods represent 247 million Ahls, metals and minerals 62 millions, kerosene oil 54 millions, cigarettes 22 millions, machinery 22 millions, raw cotton 18 millions, and artificial and vegetable indigo, 16 millions. FEEDING STUDENTS | Fifteen Thousand University Stud(?llllll ‘In Russia Are Receiving One Meal a Day From Americans. ‘Warsaw, Aug. 8.—Fifteen thousand university students in the main edu- cational centers of Warsaw, Lemberg, Cracow, Lublin, Posenr and Vilna are being fed one meal a day by the American Relief administration of the European Children’s fund this sum- mer.'"Warsaw.‘has five kitchens de- voted to serving food to 3,264 stu- dents, the other towns having smaller numbers. 5 The Polish ministry of approvisa- tion haa been assisting in this work. having furnished the American relie! workers with 180.000 pounds of po- tatoes at 50 per cent. below the mar- ket price. Government authorities of Posen made an out and out gift o' 20,000 pounds of potatoes to be used locally in tho student feeding. The students benefiting by this special provision of the A. R. A. ara all over 17 years old, the studentus paying the nominal price of ten marks » meal to assist in covering tho rents, servico and supplementary foodstuffa purchased locally. At tho present rate of exchange 10 marks is about, onechalt of an American cent in value. In addition to this task, the A. R. A. iy feeding more -thar 1,300,000 children in Poland up to the age of 17 years. DOINGS OF THE DUFFS ||BIG ONES LIE 1IN WAIT TO 1 THOUGHT You SAID You Don’t Overlook This Indispensable Service ERTAINLY you are interested in the things design- ed and made to give you greater comfort, better liv- ing, more real enjoyment out of life. It is right along these important lines that the adver- tising columns of this newspaper furnish you with a service of inestimable value. 'There is hardly a thing they do not suggest to make the course of living easier, more comfortable and more pleasant. They show you where to get your money’s greatest worth. They keep you informed as to styles, values and qualities. They . point out where and when to find the very things for which you have been searching. And in reading the advertising, remember this: the man who spends his money to invite your consideration of his wares, backs up his belief in his goods and leaves the final decision to you. Do not overlook this mighty and indispensable service which this paper offers with the rest of the day’s news. Read the advertisements regularl RAW BUSINESS DEAL United States Sold Coal of Poor Qual- ity to BFuropean Buyers and Lost Chances of Foreign Market. Copenhagen, Aug. 6.—‘'The United States lost a great opportunity to sell her surplus coal’ a leading Danish importer told/ The Associated Press sorrespondent here today, “because in 1919 and 1920 when American sellers had the European market at their mercy the mistake of sending to Zurope coal of very poor quality and harged exorbitant prices for | As a result of this policy, he said, luring the recent British coal strike, when practically no coal was obtain- able” from Great Britain, hardly any 3candinavian orders for coal were slaced in America despite the fact at stocks on hand were nearly ex< heusted. Importers preferred to run the risk of running short to talking their chance of ordering fuel from America and receiving coal of an in- ferior quality. “If American coal is to regain the reputation it has lost in Furopean markets there must be a1 affective official guarantee of its qual- ty based on analysis,” says the Bu teau of Mines. The Danish commercial adviser ir New York recently reported that “it is difficult to blame any individual{ Americar. exporter for the general _onditions prevailing in the American oal export trade, conditions for which America will pay by the loss of . market of great importance to the nation’s coal industry.” Deny Agrecment Report. Vladivostok, Aug. 6.—The Japanese Press bureau denies the recent report irom Harbin that an agreement has oeen concluded between Mr. Shimada, 2 Japanese consul and Mr. Kojevni- kov, of the Russian Far Eastern re- public. COLLECT ARMS Late General Otis, Well Known Pub- Had Gathered All Kinds of Instruments of Destruction. lisher, Los Angeles, Cal.,, Aug. 6.—A collec- tion of arms of the late General Harri- son Gray Otis, noted publisher ot The Los Anpeles Times, containing more than 2,000 pieces and said to be the most complete in the west, has been in- stalled here as a permanent exhibit at the muséum of history, science and art at Exposition park. Among the collection of knives, pis- tols, rifles and antique fire pieces are many weapons of historical significance, A brace of ‘‘horse-pistols’* in the col- lection once belonged, it is said, to General Lambcert of Napoleon's staff. Several highly ornamented pieces are Moorish and the exhibit includes a large number of Arabian rifles, with barrels seven feet long, covered with brass and silver, Other pieces include a gun from “‘Custer's Last Stand’’ fight, a cross- bow from the Boxer rebellion, pieces PACIFIC PROBLEMS IN DIAGRAM This map shows in diagram the six Pacific problems that the disarma- ment conference will have to settle. of the squabble over League of Nations mandates. Nos. 3 and 4 show China, where the tung peninsula. and the country's territorial integrity are at stake. No. 1 shows the Island of Yap, center No. 2 shows the Shan- “open door” policy No. 5/ shows Asiatic Russia, whose territorial integrity also is in the balance, while No. 6 shows the cable lines which also are the center of a heated argument. The map also shows how United Sates is vitally mixed up in Pacific problems becausze of its island possessions htere—the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii. Wake ~ Tsland and Tom Had Some Gu%de NO WONDER ! You HAVEN'T KNEW._EVERY FISH INTHIS || GOT YOUR LINE WHERE LAKE? WE'VE BEEN HERE LOVER AN HOUR AND ) HAVEN'T HAD A N\BBLE ! \ TOLD You! BRING IT OVER THIS WAY ABOUT TWO INCHES! NOW THAT WAS wmY_ Do You THE RIGHT PLACE! WANT TO LEAVE used by frontiersmen of Kentucky, bowie knives, a pike from the time of the Crusaders, Chinese swords, Persian battle axes, American Indian_ battle axes and modern automatic revolvers. DOUBT CITIZENSHIP Mexican Accepts Oficial Commission From: French And May Forfeit Righty Thercirom. Mexico City, Aug. 6.—Acceptance by Francesco Leon ue la Barra, for- mer president of Mexico, of an offi- cial commission by the French gov- ernment, it is reported, will be dis- . cussed by congress here witn a view to depriving him of his citizenship. Mr. de l2 Barra haz resided in Paris for several years aad has acted as counsel for the French government but the mission to wnich objection is raised here, would take him to Vien- na for an indefinite period. It is con- tended that before accepting he should have secured permission from his home government. STOP ADVERTISING Sofian Government Gets Monopoly un Newspaper Advertisements And Charges Exorbitan: Prices. Sofia, Aug. 6.—The government has just presented ta parliament u bill establishing a monopoly for all news- paper advertisemencs. Henceforth every -advertisement, unnouncement or puff will have to be published first in the Official Gazette, at a very high price. Then only its reproduction in oth- er papers will be allowed atter pay- ing another tax for the reproduction The big political papers and those for information supssorted chiefly by advertisements are in the hands of the intcllectuals of the middle-classes who arc not on good terms with the peasan: government. By this method the government would be ablh to in- jura the organa of it: political adver- saries. BY ALLMAN * THAT'S THE ONLY ONE IN THIS SPoT! ) KNOW WHERE THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE UP HERE A LITTLE wAYs !