Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 5, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—NO. 136 © POPULATION 29,685 SEVERAL THOUSAND TRODP! ACTIVE ON ULSTER BORDER Astillery arid Armored Cars Ave Takifig Past in the Big Mili- tary Movement—Troops Have Been Landed on Boa Is« land, a Mile Across the Channel From the Territory Ulster Occupied by Sinn Fein Forces—There Had Been Intense Machine Gun Fire From the Free State Side of the Border All Day Saturday Along a Six Mile Front. Belfast, June 4 (By the A. P.)—Mili- tary operations on a big scale are mow in full swing on the Fermamagh border. Several thousand troops, with artillery and armored cars are taking part in the movement. 3 Military activity, in - reality, began about 10 o'clock Saturday night when troops with full fighting, equipment marched from Enniskilien -along. - the western side of Lough Erne toward Bel- leek. Artiliery with- armored cars, ten- ders, and all the customary- parapher- nalia of war n its train - also rattled along the’ narrow road. It was-planned to place big guns in position near Ros- cos where they would ' command, not only Magheramona Castle but -aiso Bel- Jeek and the fort overlooking it, occu- pied by Sinn Fein forces. Anether phase of the operations was the landing of troops on Boa Island, the largest island In Lough Erne, from onc point of which it is -but -a- mile across the largest island in Lough Erne, from one Doint of which ~ft is but a mile across the chanmel to Ulster territory occupied by Slon Felfi. forces..This move was carried out with @ramatic sudden- ws. Over two hundred soidlers left Enniskillen Saturday afternoon and pro- ceeded 1o Kesh, a small village off-the main road near Colnelly postoffice. where several byroads lead to Lough Erne. Protected by armored cars the troops moved down the roads to the shore of Lough Erne where beats commandeered earlier in the day from fishermen on Boa Isiand werd in readiness. The troops were ferried across and proceed- 4 with ptmost caution to the point of island. 5 Meanwhile armored cars and tenders parrolled the main road near Clonelly. ther along on the road leading to Pettigo and at Lettercran, where the counties of Fermanagh, Tyrone and Donegal converge they were under con- stant fire from Sinn Fein machine guns. Thero was Intense- machine gun fire from the Fres State side of the border .day Saturday on ile front without perceptible resu BRITISH FORCES CAPTURE MEN, ARMS AND AMMUNITION Beltast. June 4. (By the A. ‘P)=Mi- tary forces today captured Pettigoe and aptured republican prisoners, as well 4t a large quantity of arms and ammu- One account says that after & heavy bombardment the British troops storm- od Pettigoe in the aftermoom. A hot machine gun fire was poured on the at- tacking forees, but the only casualty was an automobile driver, who was shot aead The commander of the Irish republi- can army and his staff are reported to have been captured. A semi-official versfon of the fighting » quothd by the correspondent of the Belfast Telegtaph. who says: “The mill- tary e red Pettigoe shortly after one o'clock the afternoon and were fired on by the republicany, The artillery ame Into action, and the republicans are believed to have suffered fairly heavy losses. The military have con- solidated the position:" 1t is said that the commander at Pettigos was a Mayo doctor, ~Driver Dobson was sitting with comrades after the capture of the place when the re- publicans opened fire with a machine gun from a concealed position, riddling him Border firing was resumed today by republicans at Lifford, in the direction Strabane, in the course of wnich & special comstable was shot. FIGHTING BETWEEN SPECIALS AND REPUBLICANS IN BELFAST Belfast. Juns 4 (By the A. P.)—One eivilion was killed and twenty = were wounded during two hours' sharp fight- ing Saturday night between republi- cans and speclals in Cromac and Joy CABLED PARAGRAPH of o large number of collior wide ary been Sinn Feiners operating for the cx~ trémists in Ireland. Death of Swis Ay“tt ‘Johner, Lausanne, Switzerlond, June 4.—A tooth driven through the larynx caused the death of the Swiss aviator Johner, who was killed when his airplane fell several thousand - feet Thursday. Nono IN |of the aviator’s bones was broken, and an autopsy disélosed that _except for a tooth found in one of his lungs there were no internal “injuries, Tho-polls in the-fonr city distriots will open- todany - for-the.city - eleetion ai 3 30 . m:. and closo-at.5 p. m. standard time, or 6.30 s. m. and 6 p. m., daylight time. mena castle. - One of the British artil- lery shells is reported to ~have kifled six of the Sinn Feiners at Pettigoe. La- tér an armored ‘car entered the town, and the Hritish commander gave theé re- publicans 15 minutes in. which to sur- 30,000 TO' sem0e: AT A KU KLUX KLAN- GATHEBING JToliet, “Tils., " June ‘4—What was de- remder; thls they did by giving up -all arms and ammunition. REPUBLICAN TROOPS FALL BACK BEFORE BRITISH London, ;Jute, 4 (By the A. P.).—In- fantry, cavalry, artillery and whippet tanks took part jn the first offensive ac- tion” of thé Hritish troops on the Uister borderiand eariy this _afternoon, when Pettigoe, which straddles the line, though a Jarge part of the town is in Free Staie territory, was stormed and retaken from troops of the Irish republican army who entered on May 30. a . Reports from Belfast describe the bor- der countryside as swarming with khaki, | while a Tiritish :,7cral directs the op- erations from healqaurters on a hill out- side the town. When it became evident that the Brit- ish were moving in force against Petti- goe, U publicans began to withdraw, consequentiy there was little resistance to- parties of soldlers in motors and on foot who dashed through the town shoctly after noon. It is semi-officially am- nounced that the repul s suffered fairly heayy losses, but the sole casuaity on the northern side was the driver of a motorear. Besides the republi of1 and’ staff, who were -tu..c commandant rigoner when the troops ‘entered the town, it is report- | ed that a large numbec of Sinn Feiners were captured in a later clean-up of Pet- tigoe. Of three columns of troofs which last evening began advancing into the section of Fermanagh county occupled by the southerners, two columns operated tyward Pettigoe, the other in the direc- tion of Belleek, whech the repuSiicans had also occupied. At noon the troops ha€ approached to within a mile of Pettigoe without draw~ ing the~ire of the southcrmers, who were evacuating the place and the hikis which dominate the main road along thy Jine of marc: of the troops. While on The Free State side there was complete silence, the gredtest activity was displayed by the approaching “columns. With maneuvering. cavalry, specials in motor and whippet tanks fiying the Union Jack. The iways were in readiness to move 1o the/ t of the adVAAEIE COMUMAS. 7 The Pettigoe columns made an unifter- rupted advance, but the smaller party of tecops was held on Boa Tsland, ready to. In' case of necessity and join in the- advance on_the town. Howitzers were placed in position near Belleck, where troops were massed awaiting orders to go forward. [} The auxiliary Pandora and numerous little armed motor craft participated in the general movement. The Pandora convoyed across the channel a. regular fleet of small boats to be used as trans- ports. Additional British troops reached Bel- fast today. OSER INDIGNANT AT X MERCENARY CHARGE Zurich, Switzerland, June 4.—(By The A. P.)—Max Oser expressed indignation today over a current report that Mrs, Harold F. McCormick had asserted that his purpose in marrying her daughter, Mathilde was to obtaln her money. Oser decared that he had sufficient money for himself and bride if they live simple, as he sald they purposed to do; he had made a goodly sum out of the sale of his fashionable riding school, where he had thirty horses. He had not asked Harold F. McCor- mick, father of Mathi’c, for any dow- ry, which is the usual Swiss custom. De- nial was made by Oser of a report that he had sought to marryq another weal- thy American girl prior to his engage- ment to Miss McCormick. He had nev- er proposed to or ‘lover any girl un- ptreets. The constabulary tddled houses with machine gun and riffe fire while the civilians used bombs, rifles and pistols. A saloon was wrecked by a bomb. As the curfew hour approached com- munication with the eenter of the city was cut off and everyons on the streets was searched. MAGISTRATE SHOT DEAD WHEN LEAVING CATHREDRAL Belfast, June 4.—James Flannagan, a resident magistrate, was shot and killed morning as he was leaving Newry athedral after mass. The assassins rscaped. A boy was wounded by a stray shot. As Magistrate Flannagan left the sathedral he was approached by thres men, one of whom sald: “Come with - The magistrate deelined to do 'so and was shot. The trie immediately leaped \board an automobile, the engine of which had been kept running. Magistrate Flannagan's last words wers “1 forgive them.” TROOPS FIRED ON BY FREE STATE FORCES Beltast, Jume 4 (By the A. P.)—An til_he met Miss McCormick, he said. Oser added that his attitude had not changed by the opposition that had been rajsed to his marriaze to Miss McCor- mick. On the contrary, he was more determed thanever to marry her un- less she refused him, which he sald he belleved to be improbabl 30 PERSONS LOST WITH STEAMER OFF PARAGUAY Buenos Aires, June 4—The steamer Villa Franca sank today off Tohenau, Paraguay, following an explosion, and it ts belleved elghty persons perisned, aceording to a dispatch to La Nacion. The steamer had on board tourists for Iguazu Falls. explosion occurred at 1.40 o'elock this morning. It is said tho wvessel sank so quickly that the passeng- ers had no, time to dress or to seek 1ite belts, ENGINEER. INJURED WHEN COAL POURED DOWN CHUTE South Orange, N. J., June 4—George Voight, an engineer, was working be- neath the coal chute in the engine room o fthe Thomas A. Edison company plant today, when, without warning, & tom of coal was released from a car fifteen feet above and poured down the chute #Bcial communique issued at headquar- wrs of the Ulster military @lstrict to- ght sys “British troops moving by water to e western end of Lough Brne on'the swening of the third were fired upon ‘rom Free State troops near Pettigoe. British troops” moving in Ulster terri- lory towards Pettigos on the morning of ihe - fourth were fited Upon from Free State territory And the driver of a car cilled. v “In comsequence of these oocurremces, 2o armed forces ooccupying Pettigoe were attacked by British troops - and iriven out, three of them baing . killed wd & Lewis gun captuted. -The artil- ory came into action apd. fired a- few ounds agaicst a. machine gun firing rom a wood behind Pettigoe.” IEPUBLICANS EVACUATE Ma A CASTLE London, June 4.—Reports to the Press burying him. ‘Workmen on the car, who saw the ac- cident, dug him out. At the hospital, where he wag taken, it was said that his chances of recovery are slight, SOVIET DELEGATION 1S BARRED FROM SWITZERLAND Geneva, June 4.—The Swiss govern- ment has refused permission 10 members of the soviet delegation who attended the rent conomic conference at Genoa to make a short stay in Switzerland “to attend to private business.” An ecxeption was made in the case of M. Krassin, to whom perfission was given to remaln in Zurich 24 hours under police supervi- regotiate for the recovery of ome bil- lion francs alleged to have been con- fiscated by the bolsheviki from Swiss private citizens in Russia, for which no indemnity was given. ° Premier :finm ot l:n M";l‘: suggested to _colleagues the advisal 1t of the joint resignation of the cabimer. * 5 g wion, the Swiss government desiring to |He built the arena on = Doylss clared - to Dbe. the largest gathering - of the Ku Klux Kian ever held did not end until approaching dawn - dimmed the flery cross high-over 'the assemblage this morning - Tt was said that every. many pojnts jn lowa, Wisconsin and In- diuna were represented.’ The number in 000 to 50,000, # While bo fires " sur- 2 flamed,” from Ffounding * hills, more than 2,00y tandi- jdates were “naturalized” into the “In- visible empire.’ The -mneeting’ was, held- in.'the woods near Plainsfleld, and “white robéd and hooded figures guarded ‘the roads while and weird ritwals were comducted by {the light of flaming torches. 'the candi- dates were grouped before a throne while on the outskirts men stood With folded arms to halt any curious. ‘The’ ceremony “was repbrted to 'be’that usually followed at ‘“naturalizations.” The candidates, it wag~said, kissed ths American flag, swore to obey the ‘in- Junctions of the Klan to uphold the’ su- premacy .of the white race ‘and to aid the defenceless. When the rites were | completed, long after midnight, - the roads were jammed for ‘hours with® au- tomobiles. The space where the ceremonies were [held is surfounded by trees and -form- ed a natural amphi-theatre about a mile in diameter around which several thousond automobiles were parked with their lights turned foward the altar where sat the grand goblin in northern district, Realm of Illinois, and other Dprineipals of the organization. At midnight a- bugle was sounded, the grand goblin mounted the platform and spoke five * words, “then- the assemblage joined in singing Americas and:The Star Spangled Banner. - Following. ‘an invo- cation several® brief- speeches were made after which éhe, candidates were ushered Into the arena and fook the Klan oath. OQutposts were then called fn and dis- missed and the gathering broke up. “-A- representative of: the.Kiam-sent an article to a Chicago newspaper tonight deseribing: the ceremanies and the prep- ‘arations for the initiation. . According carried the Klansmen to the.. initiation from a radids: of 200 mifes - - : Each Kian, the article said, was: givep 2 time and point to Start and’a card Ameriean flag: . property on which. the. held did not know who had according to this article, untif robed Klansmen appeared: early yester- day afternoon and establ & The first caravan of Klansmen 3 at five o'clock and from then untit mid- night a steady stream of automobiles brought them to the gathering. Two thousand outposts were stationed around the grounds and each arrival was forced to present credentials and give the countersign and pass word be- fore being allowed to enter. - The entire affair was conducted quietly. HARDING CALLS ATTENTION TO MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS sed. it, Harrisburg, Pa., June 4.—A message from President Harding to_ Governor Sproul calling attention to the citizens’ military trainipg camps, one of which at Camp Meade, Md., will be open to Pennsylvaniang this summer, was made public here- today. .The president re- Qquests Governor . Sproul to. bring the matter before the people of the state and,- in following out the request the governor expressed satisfactiom at the participation of Pennsylvanians in last Year's camp. President Harding wrote: “The - young men .accepted for these camps will ‘be given training which will be of inestimable value through the phy- sical and mental development received. and which ‘will unquestionably - increase their value to the nation and to the communities in which they live.” FATHER AND SON SHOT DEAD IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME New York, June 4—Michael Rituppo, 49, and his son, Joseph, 23, were shot and killed in ‘the street before their home in Brooklyn today by:a man whose name is’ unknown to the police. The murderer escaped. The police’ allege. the gun’ wielder is a manufacturing bootiegger,“with 2 plant on ‘Staten’ Island, Who employed the Rituppos as two'of his Brooklyn agents. Neighbors said they heard the - three quarreling in the Rituppo aparfment a short time before the' shooting. Young Rituppo was shot down first.’the father receiving mortal wounds when he grappled with the assaflant. NAZIMOVA TO BE WITNENS IN THE VALENTINO, CASE Chicago, June 4—Mme. Alla Nazomova, moving picture actress wao was sought as a witness at the hearing of bigamy charges against Rudolph Valenting, pass- ed_through Chicago today on hir way to New York. ‘She. denied ‘tnat ehe had sought to avold appearaacs in . court. She said that she had waita1 to be call- ed and that when she nal recsived no summons had departed for tho/ cast to appear in a new plcture. OBITUARY . Cornelius 'S.. Edwards Jersey City, June 4. —Cornelius S. Zdwards, brother of Govarnor Bdwards of New Jersey, died today in Christ hos- pital, where he was -operated on for stomach trouble on Saturday. _He had been in fll health for more than a year. Mr. Edwards. was a_contractor, prom inent in building circles in Now. Jersey. thirty acres which was used for the Dempsey- Carpentier fight. Besides the governor, Mr. Bdwards is survived by three ofher brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be held Tacsday attendance was- estimated at ffom 30,7 was Dr. H. E. Carrick, Assistant Physician in the Prison, for Inmate Addicts. - Atlanta, Ga., naccotic agents staged a “raid” in the Atlanta federal penitentiary here late to- day, under « special executive order from President Harding, and after searching many of the 2,000 prisoners and exam- ining their cells, arrested Dr. H. E. Car- rick, assistant physiclan at the prison, and Alex Aboof. peoprietor of a down town cigar stand, on charges of conspir- acy to smuggle drugs to the inmates. Dr. Carrick confessed late tonight, it Was announced by District Attorney Hager, who also stated that the charges against Aboof had been dropped, as there ‘Was no evidence to connect him with the case. He was released. “The investigation, it was said, followed a report made recently by Warden Dyche to. WashingtoiL- that some of the ~six lundred. inmates suspected of being ad- dicted t " dri €ty north of Springfield In . Hinols and| qearditieg, of eris a0t Weee getting quantities, of narceties. AMERICAN. GOV'T MEDAL ) PRESENTED CITY OF VERDUN Verdun, June ¢ name of the American congeess and t American people, Myron T. Herrick, the American ambassador, today presented tf the city of Verdun the first and o medal ever given by the United States government to any community in the world. The ambassador and Premier Poincare together visited the ground where ace buried many thousands of French whose valor the medal commemorates, and both spoke under the emotion aroused by the thought of the dead and the sight of the “Red zome,” so devastated that it may never be fit for human habitation. Mr. Herrick assured France of the deep friendship of the United States. which though it might mot prevent dis- agreements and misunderstandings, would dissipate and sucvive them. “Verdun and ‘valor are forever one and inseparable,” said the ambassadoe, “Hero blazed the spirit of France. * * * And 50 this medal which'I g™o to this illus- trious city, hallowed by the sacrifices ahd courage of all France, is a tribute from the whole United States to all of France.” M. Poincare recalled the thrill at the coming of the Americans, the joy at their victories, the sorrow over their dead, and expeessed in glowing terms the gratitude of Frahce to America. Both the French premier and the American ambassador were greeted with enthusiasm_when they . arrived at the Verdun station at noon. - Thousands of citizens of Verdun and other towns and villages, {rom all corners of the. Meuse department, the Argonne and Nancy, [lined - the - principal “thoroughfare ‘as the i]nremler and. the ambassador erossed the <ity to the eity, hall to _attend the luncliéon” given by the 'municipality in their honor. 3 o 1,200 OFFICERS AND MEX TO REMAIN IN COBLENZ Coblenz, June 4 (By the A, P.)—: tification that 1,000 or mot moere than 1,200 officers and men of the American forces In Germany will rémain here in- definitely, is officlally made in a cable message to Major General Henry T. Al- len from the war department. This means the retention of the Eighth In- fantry, less one battalion now in the United States. The new order will cause a complete change in existing plans, and the staft officers will send recommendations to ‘Washington that sixty officers and four hundreds men be returned to the United States. The present strength of the Ameérican forces is 1,562 men and 156 officers. The news that most of the American troops now here are to remain has put the men in a joyful mood. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF MARKSMANSHIP RECORD New York, June 4—Recognition of a worid's record for expert marksmanship established by E. F. Woodward, Houston, Tex.. and Frank Hughes. Moridge, S. D., each of whom broke 99 out of 100 targets, thrown in pairs, at the recent Mississippi state trapshooting™tournament, was an- nounced officially today by the American Trapshooting association. The former record was 96. Double tar- get shooting calls for two {argets to be thrown simultaneously, nne to the left, the other to the rizht, and both must be broken while in the air. The joint hold- ers of the new record are both amateurs. CUNARDER LACONIA IN NEW YORK ON MAIDEN TRIP New York. June 4—The new 20,000 ton Cunard liner Laconia, built to replace the old Cunarder Lacenia, which was sunk during the war, came into port today from Southampton on her maiden trip; One of the passengers was J. W. John- son, a fish merchant of Hull, who came, he sald, to arrange for the resumption of fish shipments, ‘stopped ‘at the begin- ning of the war, from Florida, California and Ocegon to the British Isies. = HEAVY DAMAGE BY FLOOD IN UPPER LACKAWANNA VALLEY Scrarton, Pa., June 4.—The 1lood which yesterday swept through the upper Lackawanna Valley, had subsided 1o- night, leaving a trail of wrevkazs in its path. The total loss is estimated at more than one million dollars. The Hudgon Coal company places its damago at $600,- 00y and the Delaware and Hudson com- pany at §50,000. The losses of individu- als will amount to.geveral hundred thousand dollars. A greac quantity of livestock was carried down stream by the fiood. — AMMONIA FUMES DEIVE 500 FAMYLIES INTO &’ i s New York, June 4—More than hundred- families were driven from the homes to the-street today when a sperad ammonla fumes throughout the block. 2 While the hundreds of tenants fled from the fume zome; many with wet tow- els over the faces. of the children, the rescue squad of - the fire department equipped with gas masks located and stopped the leak. LENINE ‘HAS SUFFERED AN APOPLECTIC STROKE Moscow, June 4—(By the A. P.)—Con- firmation was obtained today of the re- port that Nikolal Lenine, the bolshevik evening at his sister’s home here ard | premlier, had suffered an amvletic stroie. burial Buetpl ik plage Sutonar: mors: It is declared 3 This condition is- serious, but that he is improving. ~ | ° . 7 arcotic Raid in | Jury Wearing in Atlanta Federal Jail| Ward Case Today Had Been Providing Drugs June 4.—Federal antic (By the A. P.).—In thels ing tank in an ast §¥® sausage factory To Endeavor to Obtain the True Story of the Shooting and the Events Leading Up to It. White Plains, N. Y., June 4.—Detec- tives, delving into the past.of James J. Cunningham, who s being held in_jail as a ‘materlal witness, represented the enly activity today in the investisation of the killing of Walter S. Ward of Clarence Peters, former salior. Cunningham, whosé story of a shoot- ing affray in the Ward %ome. at New Rochelle has been denied in every detail by the wealthy young baker, has furnish- ed the detectives with the namws of Lus- iness men in Syracuse, New York, who he says can vouch fos ais character. Cunpingham's wife is said to reside ‘n Syracuse. Persons interested In the case cxpress- ed hope tonight that the grand jury in its investigation _starting tomorrow, Wwould be able to draw from the witness- es subponaed, including Ward's wifc, the triie story of ‘the shooting and thw events leading to it. Lulu Barrows and Amy Mijd, maids in the Ward aome at New lle, also have been subpoenaad. istrict Attorney Weeks was not in White Plains today, but he expresssl a ermination to compel witnesses to talk nd them to jail for contempt. unsel fob, Cunningham, ii is satd will mpt_tomorgow to obtain nis release ugh habeas>corpus proceedirgs. fo- v Cunningham was told of tne arrest in_Philadelphia of John Ci:nz>. He sald Cfenzo answered the general descrip- tlon of -“Jackson” who according 1o hls story, was wounded In th shooting at the Ward hom WOUNDED MAN HELD AS A WARD CAS# SUSPECT Philadelphia, June 4—John Cienzo, ar- rested here Friday as a possible mis- pect in connection with the slaying of Clarence Peters by Walter S. Ward, son of a New York millionalrs “aiker, held without Lail on charges by a magistrate today for & ing Friday He was taken from tre bhos- pital where he was placed yostorday when it was found he was suffericg from bullet would and locked up at a polica statien. Definite identification of the priscner has. not been established, the police sald tonight. The authorities said they had been wn- able to establish any connestion with Cienzo and the “mysterious Jack” want- ed in the Ward case. ~After several hours of questioning, Lieut. Belshaw -of ' the “murder squad” expressed the upinfon the prisoner was in no way _conmected with the slaying of. Peters. The: pring reason for this opinion, Bolhaw 3 was that the bullet wouad in /Ci arm apparently had baea jafiicted. in a week, whereas Peters was more than two weeks ago. Physicians a* the hespital told the deteetives that the wound was, net: more than four or -five days old when the prisouez was Lrought there yesterday. e However, arh mot_ctirely satisfied With the prisoner’s story. In- vestigation, they declaredl; in most cvery instance had proved the intormaii>n he gave them to’ be untrue. 'héy also pointed to the fast that inarresting him it had been necessary to blackjack him into submission and-that it )iad required the combined efforts of threo policemin to Lold Wim, He also was wald to Fave tried to break away at the Mhspital after the extraction of the bullsi his arm. The police also attach imporlance ta the receipt of a telegram from a_woman signing_herselfl “Mrs. John Cier dated Wakefield, Mass., and Inquiris about the physical condition f the pris- oner. Wakefleld is not far from Hav- erhlll where Clarence Peters lived. An- Wakefield, Captain of sald, advised the I Cienzo had - left months ago, sayin imten New York and Phifadelphia, While not corresponding. in the athorities stated, the de: the “mysterious Jack,” said to Bave been a witness to.the slaying of Peters, tallles closely with that of Cienvn.. New York detectives. are expected tomorrow to as- sist in the dnvestigation. X detalls, The polls In the four city distriets will open today for the city eléotion st 5.30 . m. and close gt 5 p. m. standard time, or 6.30 a.' m 6 p. m., daylight time. el ——— CHARGED WITH FRAUD _I¥ WAR CONTRACTS Washington, June 4—A warrant has been issued by’ United States Commis- stoner- Hitt for he arrest of J. L. Phil- lips, ¢hairman of the republican state committee for Georgia, charging ‘fraud in the execution of war contracts. Be- yond confirmipg reports that the war- rant had been issued. Commissioner Hitt refused tonight to discuss the cae. Phiilips, as a member of the .firm of Phillips and Stevens, obtained a ton- tract soon after the armistice from the government to dispose of surplus Jumber lefc from cantonment and eamp con- struction and other war bullding develop- ments, the firm having been designated by a conference of Jumher dealers to act as their agent. s Renwesentative Woodruff, Michigan, republican, in a speech recently in the house, asverted that officlal reports had : been filed by government auditors in September, 1921, showing Phillios and Stevens still owed the government under this contract more than §1850,000, and that so far as he could learn, “no pro- ceedings whatever had geen Instituted fr this connection.” FINAL BRIEFS FILED IN STILLMAN DIVORCE CASE at Belfast is' reported in a dispatcit o the London Central News. B S Lt Yuan Hung, deposed from ths presi- dency of China by the militarists in 1917, was invited to resume ‘that office. Private advices received In wovict cir- cles in Berlin state that Premier Lenine suffered a stroke on Thursday. Seftlement of Greek financial d!fficul- tles is regarded as certain by Spiro Pap- arango, special financial envoy of the Greek government in Washingten. Nineteen persons were injured, two seriously, early ‘when Chicago & North- western Train No. 6, from (maka to Chicago was deralled near Quarry, Ia. Survivers. of hundreds of Wasylen fam. ilies Qlgeing fromi-Odessa and the Crimuar port_are arriving at Varna, Bugarla, in emall -boats and on. rafts ~quipped with salls. The Amalgamated Shoe Workers of America, organized by delegates from seven independent shoe workers' unions, perfected its _executive organization in Boston. 3. P. Morgan, who is participating in the conferences of the international bakn- ers, left Paris for London Saturday with Mrs. Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Geurge ‘Whitney of Paris. " Edward F. Olmsted, cashier of the Tirst Natfonal Bank of Unfon Sridge, Carroil County, Md., was arrested on charges of embezzlement of $4,080 in cash and £36, 700 In Liberty bonds from the institution. Protest against what was described ar a policy of retallation agalnst Canada contained in_the pending tariff bill, was made in the senate by Sénator Stanley, democrat, Kentucky. - i house of correction. The American government has accepted the invitation of Great Britain to be rep- resented on the commission which 15 to investigate alloged Turkish arocitles in Anatolia. . Mrs. Lola Robuck-Spayer, who con: fessed to bigamy. charges, was sentenced in “cireuit court in Flint, Mich., to from 18 months. to - five years In the Detroit Robbers burned a hole in the vault of the Farwell State g bani In_Far- well, Mich., with an acetylene torel und escaped with §7,300 in Liberty bonds und $400 in money. Captain Wash of the Steamsbip Mont- /mear Threo bee usking calm, which weat: agrou Rivers, Que., lt‘fil&"l e for a steamship off. 1o take n has warn- g agalnst tolerat- ey ‘changers who or discounting, of the Buftalo and Buffalo and Indien head issucs. - s The supreme ¢ourt of Porto Rico hus | isswed a writ of mandamus dirscting the reinstatements of Gustavo Jiminez Si- cardo us munielpal judge of San Juan, Sieard was removed by Governor L. Mont Reily early thig year. The department of public ntilities nu- thorized the Boston Elevated Rallway company to issue $6,400,000 of first pre- ferred stock and $14,029,850 for the pur- chase of the property and franchises of the West End Street Rallway compan: The apprehenston at Detroit of William T. Gay of Granville, Vt.,, a farmer whose other telegram from the chief of police of | police. Gouder | demented. Fitls that| tion of blood-stained clothing was found in a deserted automobile two weexs agu, was announced in a message from tis Detroit It was sald that Gay appeared MeBride of Suffield, Conn., ac- lly shot by a state patrolman in the. Memorial Day rald on a big cocklng main in Agawam In which 81 men wern sted and 100 birds seizod, ymid his fine of $15 In court In Springficld, Mass. _Invitations te participate in a Pan- Pacific conferemce on commerce to be held at Honolulu méxt Oétober have been transmitted through the state dcpaftment to all the governiments Bordering on the Pacfiic ocean. -~ - A verdiet af Loutsville, Ky., In faver of William ‘B. Ross, the defendant was re- turned thirty-five -minutes ‘after the jury 100 the -case fn the $50.000 ali:nation suit brought by R. D. (Dick) Willlams, widely known turtman, Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore, hus been very ill at her home in Pittsburgh, Pa., for several weeks, it became known when the attending physician annonnced that the crisis had passed and sh» was expected to recover. - The Duke of York, whe will act as best man to King Alexander of Jugo- Slavia at his wedding this weck to Princess Marie of Rumania, left London for Belgrade bearing nous gift of Jewelry from ::n?l’;e«mnl family to the future gueen of Jugo-slavia. - Frank W. Anderson. a war found in a hotel room in Mo., shot dead and Miss Beal, a nurse, who son in Dayton, Olo found unconsajgyy Sidund tar, ;T-"f near Ander- the war, was 2 bullet wound. TOATTEMPTTORESUMETODAY Open Their Gates—All tire Police Force of the For Duty Today. Manchester, N. H. June 4 (By the A. P.)—Mill owners and textile strike lead- ers throughout New England tonight centered their interest on this state, where tomorrow moraing six cotton fex- tile mills, closed since February 13 by strikes, wiil attempt to resume ops The plants that will throw open their gates are the Coolldge mill, one of the largest units of the Amoskeag Manufacturing company’s plant in this city; the Pacific Mills at Dover, the ashua and Jackson mills of ashua Manufacturing company, the Suncook and Newmarket Mills. All will enforce the terms announced Féb- ruary 2, and which led to the strike—a 20 per_cent wage reduction and a 5i- hour week. After the breakdown of efforts by thons, SixCofionMfll-ClocedSimeFebnnrylSAnthlfl Will Enforce the Terms An nounced February 2, Which Led to the Sireke—The En City Has Been Ordered Ouf Governor Albert O. Brown to settle thf strike throcgh conferences between mef ownerg and strikers, owners of the plants notified the govermor that thef would re-open their plants tomorrow, ot guarantee of protection for their work ers and property. The Amoskeag comy pany announced that the re-opening of its Coolidge mill was an experfment, and that other units of the plant wif follow sult if workers reported in sufs ficlent numbers. ‘While the entire police deportment of this city had been ordered out for duty tomorrow, the authorities, it was said tonight, expected littls or no disorder, Strike leaders said that ary trouble thaf might arise would be the fault of “oute siders,” not Manchester workers CONDITION OF MISS PEGGY MARIE BEAL IMPROVED Kansas City, June 4—(By The A. P.) Peggle Marle Beal, nurse of Springfield, T, and Dayton, O., who yesterday at- temptted suicide after shooting and kill- ing Frank Warren Anderson, war veter- an and department store welfare direc- tor, because he could not marry her, will get_well, dectors at the hospital belicve. The young woman told today that she stood a pod chance to recover, turned her face to the wall. “I want to die,” she said. Then she beckoned to a nurse. “I'm not sorry I shot him,” she gasp- ed. “He deserved it. I did rizht to shoot him. I showd have killed him before 1 did.” % % At Miss Beal's request, visitors were barred from her room today. Physiclans tonight said that in spite of a bullet through her lung, Miss Beal's chances of recovery are good and that her con- dition has fmproved. Mcanwhile Anderson, whose body awaits direction of relatives in Collings- wood. N. J. was not without visitors. Women came to see the body of the man, declared by Miss Beal to have been “the perfect lover.” the man. who ac- cording to the mirl. boasted to her of Ris conqueses, told her ffty women loved him and declared: “Pez. I'm a devil. I love no woman.” A possible echo of another romance was seen by the police today In the story of a woman who called by tele- phome_to the hotel where Anderson and iss_Regl lived as map: and wife. This fefephone call came the night after the tragedy and the woman asked for “Mr. or Mrs. Anderson.” The hotel clerk told her what had happened, and the woman screamed. “Dead” believe 1t." 3 She asked where the body had bien taken and today a woman about 30 years of age who refused to give her mame, asked to see the body. She said she had been a friend of the dead man and had known him in department store welfare work, she sald. She was permitted to see the body, zazed at it a long time and shuddered, “How could she.” she exclaimed, and added, “what devils women are. Anderson. it s indlcated in his papers, was an officer in the alr service dur- ing the war. He was never sent over- seas, apparently, but he prized his army experfence. Actually denied and ser- vice more exelting than camnaigning in behalf of Liberty bond drives, the avi- ator-department store employe solaced himselt after the war by writing romanc- es. In ome of these, the hero was an army filer, who achieved undyinz fame during the war, and fell in love with a girl who scorned him because of his father's wealth. But the flier found her at last, living In the south seas. where she had fled to escape his undying at- tentions, and they ruled together in a Kingdom of romance, tropical bheauty and z love. Letters from Anderson to Teal spoke of the possibility of honeymooning in the south seas. she cried. “Oh, no, I can't CH GOVERNMENT HONORS THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FRE! New York, June 4.—Certificates of elec- tion of chevaliers of the Legion of Honor In_recognition of war welfare and recon- struction work of the Knights of Cowum- bus have been awarded by the French government to the members of the su- preme body of the order. The recipients of the certificates. ‘which have been sent to tae Knights of Colum. bus headquarters, are Willlam P. Larkin of New York, supreme director, who was overseas ‘director throughout the war; Supreme Physician Dr. . W. Buckley of St. Paul, Supreme Treasurer D. J. Calla- han -of Washington, Supreme Advocate. Joseph C. Pellctier of Boston, Supreme Secretary William J. McGinley of New York, Deputy Supceme Knight Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rapids, Supreme Di- rector James J. McGraw of Tuisa, Okia. James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia, su- Robort sn,”., nine years old, Is held on a chary first degree murder in Portland, g-ium, as the result of the fotal stabbing of nine year old Bernard Teeters. - The lads are allened to have quarreled over a baseball glove. A bullet wound recelved when a revels- er was accidentally discharged hy fali- mg from the holster of Police Officer Wil- preme knight, was made an officer of the Legion of Honor more than @ year ago. ® — — DETECTIVE IN PISTOL FIGHT WITH MAN IN NEW ROCHELLE New Rochelle, N. Y., June 4—In a pis- tol fight carly today in front of the home af Police Commissioner Palmer Tubbs, a detective and a New York young man ers, N. Y.. June 4—Counsel for Anne U, Stillman in the defense of a ror-divorce brought against her Dby Jemes 4. Stillman, the banker, an- nounced today that they had filed the final briefs and. papers for the defense in the case. Mrs. Stillman's attorney said that Mr. .| set forth in the briefs, which filed with Referee Daniel 6f ‘Duchess county. Referee ose parentage ‘@ivorce suit. trolley car jumped boulevard here ~ today. The ck left the rails and the end 2 telegraph pole; kept on the tracks. F Cole of Devon was, the only r known to have. received bur Randall, caused the death in Kok~mo, Ind., of Dr. S.-D. Hatfleld The polica- man had taken his baby to the physi- name of Leo Hughes. of 810 Troad J. was found on papers was left on the deck of Stlliman has until Friday to answer the [ on the high seas “Colombia, filed suit “Winchester” the horse made famous with his master, when éneral Thilip Sheridan, made his thrilling ride at the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1564, has beem put on public were badly wounded. Detective Gerhard Blume and Lieuten- ant John McGowan halted two men they said were loitering about the Tubbs resi- dence, 10 question thém. One of the men moved as 4 to take a card from his poket, the -detetives sald,. then deew a pistol and shot Blume in the right side. Both detectives réturned (% fire and the man who shot Blume was hit. His companion ran, and a block away met Ser- They exchanged, geant Roy Chenoweth. several shots-and the man surrendered. He said he was Henry Calnek of New York. -His wounded companion gave the name of Harvey Nash.- + Blume and Nash were taken to the hospital. % NITRO-GLYCERINE STORAGE ° MAGAZINE EXPLODED CANCEL RECOGNITION OF RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR Washington, June §.—Boris Bakhames tefl, whose status as Russian ambassadog here has been a subject of controversy since the Kerensky government which anpointed him coliapsed five years ago, has been notified by the state department that his credentlas no longer will be recognized by the United States after June 30. The department acted after Mr Bakhemeteff himself, taking note of the senate criticism of his continued pres. ence here, had offered to retire should the Washington government desire it The work of liquidating property caims grows ing out of the war, the ambassador said, \h- been his chief function in recent months and now was about completed, In muking public the correspondencs tonight the d partment announced alse that termination of Mr. Bakhmeteffs duties as ambassider “has mo bearing whatsoever upon the nuestion of the rec- ognition of the roviet regime in Russis, which is an entirely separate matter” At the same time department officialy made publle an exchange of leters be« tween . Secretary Hughes and Secretary Mellon of the treasury department, in which cognizance is taken of the charg- es of misuse of Russian embassy funds, produced in the senate several weeks agg by Semator Borah, republican, of Idaho. A detailed statement of the em. bassy's expenditures is given by Mr. Mellon, whose letter declared $187.000,000 advanced States was “used solely of obligations of the in act Of the $157,000.000 total, £ by the for the secretary said $125.000, ferred by the ambassador count of the Russian finance ‘Irun: £62.000,000 “for expenditure L th s country.” At the time of the fall be “the balance remaining from this gov- ernment’s loan to Russia.” the remaning representing moneys derived from Brite ish and othér sources. The $56.000,000, Mr. Mellon afided, gether with other sums added liquidation proceedings, all was spend under the mupervision of state and theshe ury officlals. The amount of liquidations effected was given as approximately $102.000,000, negotiations regarding « which were sald to have been virtually completed. Upon M. Bakhmeteff's re« tirement, these negotiations are to be carried forwand by Serge Ughet, finan- clal attache of the ambassy. who I8 to continue to enfjoy a diplomatic status. — ¥ ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF 2 THE BRITISH LEGION London, June 4 (By the A. :)M—N American Legion was represent the six thousand former British service men who this afternoon participated in impressive ceremonies at the cenotaph in Whitehall as the first part of the annual conference of the Peitish Legion, which opened this morning under the presia dency of Field Marshal Haig. Prince Henry, sin of King George, rea viewed the members of the Horse Guarda and marched with them to the cemotaph, where services were conducetd by the dean of Westminster, assisted by the abs bey choir. Tne services endea with the sounding of “Last Post” Ziid “Reveifie® by buglers of the Geenadier Guards. In opening the conference this morning Field Marshal Halz referred to the prese ence of aliled legionaires, saying: “1 feel there is no surer way of preventing fu- turo wars than by ail of us exservics men_throughout the waorl closely affifated and alifed. e ui Kno the horrors of war. We are not afra'd of war, but we value the biessings of peace.” In congratulating the legion on 3 work of the past year, Fieid Marshal Halg said the organigation had meariy 1,000 branches. onc of which was in the house of parliament. =R i SWARMS OF MOSQUITOES N MISTAKEN FOR SMOKH Chicago, June 4—Mosquitors fiying in such thick swarms thac they were mistaken for smoke, caused two firs alarms today. Members of a truck company ame swered a call saying that the steeple of the St. Michael Roman Catholic church was burning. The - firemen saw they at first supposed was a small of smoke and they raised their extension ladder. When plpemen mounted the ladder they encountered the mosquitoes and were forced back. They found no fire. The same experience was met oy members of an engine company called to the Zion Baptist church in another seos tion of the city. MASKED BURGLARS ROBBED NEW MILFORD HAT 00 PLANT Gibbstown, N. J., June 4—A storage magazine of the Dy Pont Powder com- pany, containing about 200 pounds of ni-