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Tidal Waves, Which Came After The
Earthquake Indicate Terrific Up.
heaval Beneath The Pacific
Distance Companies now require us tol pay them
several days earlier than heretofore.
Please be prompt or service will
and a charge of $1,00 will be made for
connecting up your line.
JAS. D. MARTIN, Jr., Mgr.
Houston Telephone Company.
Perry, - Georgia.
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BUGGIES
AND
HARNESS
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Santiago, Chile.—With partial re-es-
10 th of lablishment of communication, Chile’s
Earthquake catastrophe is revealed Jn
the month. No waiting after the 10th as the Long HB neater magnitude than first re
ports indicated. It is estimated that
it least l,u00 are dead, and many thou
sands arc in distress, needing food and
shelter.
. j. . j In addition to heavy casualties of
be discontinue Cl dead and injured at Caplapo and Co*
auimbo, it was reported that 600 were
Killed at Vallenar and the surround
ing district. Vallenar was virtually
jestroyed, and the survivors are in a
critical condition. It seems certain
that there have been casualties in oth-
5r towns and vilages around Copiapo,
'.o the scuta, concerning which no news
is yet available.
.Already £4 bodies have been re
covered a'. Coquiinbo, where it is
known 111 ere are 100 or more dead.
At Clianaral, a number were killed by
tailing houses.
It was. earthquake and tidal wave
rombined that accounted for the vast
destruction ia the provinces of Anto
fagasta, pjadama and CoqUimbo. The
movement ol the ocean is described
is phenomena!. It gave evidonce of
j terrific disturbance in the bed of
the Pacific itself. There must have
seen such a tearing at the bottom of
the sea that immense quantities oi
wuter were sucked through, causing
i tremendous recession of the waters
ilong the Chilean coast.
Several times the ocean Bwept out
ward and came bacly in the shape of
i great wave, flooding the seaports
ind in some instances sleeping away
;he waterfront.
The violent effects of the tidal
waves were felt from Antofagasta on
:he north to Valdivia on the south,
lovoring about 16 degrees of latitude,
jr more than 1,200 miles.
All types of craft lying in tl\e va
rious harbors were swept on shore,
wrecked, orileft high and dry, and at
scores of Bmall ports wharves and
luays were destroyed. Chilean naval
vessels at Talcahuano, about 300 miles
south of Valparaiso, when they felt
;he forces of thejwaters, shipped their
:ables and proceeded out to the open
joa.
MAY INVADEJEjlTRAL ZUnt
Reinforcements Necessary If Britain Is
To Successfully Defend Straits
—Australia Pledges Aid
, Must Agree Not To Enter
Present Neutral Zone And Ac
cept Freedom Of Straits
SOME PRETTY STYLES NOW IN STOCK
CORRECTLY PRICED.
SEE THEM BEFORE PRICES ADVANCE AS
FACTORY HAS NOTIFIED US OF
AN ADVANCE.
B. II. ANDREW & SON,
Constantinople.—The Angora gov
ernment has informed the allies that
if the remainder of the Greek army in
Asia Minor attempts to retreat across
the neutral zones of the Dardanelles,
the Kemalists will disregard the neu
trality of the straits and pursue the
Greeks in international territory.
The Greek military mission has left
Constantinople.
Constantinople. — The Immediate
withdrawal of Greek forces from the
Tchatalja region in European Turkey
has been insisted on by Muslapha
Kemnl Pasha, the Turkish nationalist
leader, in conversation with Sir HaVry
Lamb, the British high commissioner,
during a visit of Sir Harry to Kemal
in Smyrna.
■ Sir Harry’s visit to Kemal wa3 to
ascertain the attitude of the national
ist government toward Groat Britain.
Kemal informed him that Turkey was
nit fighting against Great Britain, but
that Great Britain had obstructed the
free development of Turkey.
“We loathe wars and sincerely do-
sire peaco and reconstruction, but wo
cannot resign our rights as an Inde
pendent nation,” declared Hamid Bey,
Kemallst representative In Constnn.tl*
Paris.—The return of Turkey to Eu
rope was assured when 1 Great Britain,
France and Italy at thermal session of
the allied conference unanimously
agreed to concede all the'nationalist
pence terms.
The Turkish claims to eastern
Thrace; to the Mnritza river and in
cluding the ancient Turkish capital
of Adrianople, were approved as peace
terms that can be supported by France,
Great Britain and Italy in a joint in
vitation sent to Mustaplm Kemal Pa
sha, the nationalist leader, to a peace
conference to he held at Venice, at thej
earliest possible date.
The Kemalists must agree in return
not to enter the present neutral zone
along the straits, nor make any cross-"
ing elsewhere, and must accept com
plete freedom of the Dardanelles, the
Sea of Marmora and the Bosphorus,
preferably under the league of nations.
The invitation which was cabled re
cently by M. Poincare to Kemal Pa
sha personaly urges an immediate
meeting of the allies and Turkish and'
Greek generals at Mudania to formulate
certain that Komul will accept the con
ference. It is regarded ns virtually
crtnln that Kemal will accept the con-,
ditions.
In addition to other concessions, Tur
key is promised the support of thev
three allies tor admission to the league|
nople, in replying to a question con
cerning rumors of an attack by the 0 f nations and also withdrawal of thej
Turkish army against tho straits. "We allied troops from Constantinople 'as.
have not been intoxicated by our sue- soon as peaco becomes effective,
cesses. The allied decision came as a bigj
“The re-conquest of the rich por- surprise, for as late as September 24
tions of Anatolia has augmented our British officials declared that Great
resources, improved our finances and Britain would uot approve any of thei
our army, which suffered very little,
as the Greeks nowhere fouhgt a se
rious battle, is seething with the de
sire to complete the work of libera
tion of the homelands under enemy oc
cupation."
Turkish concentrations at Ismid con
tinue, and the British are bringing up
troops, but it is hardly possible that
they will ho able to defend the neutral
zone against the well-trained Kemallst
army.
Turkish claims in advance of the peace
conference. The change in this policy
came in the afternoon of the same day
after an exchange of many messages
between Lord Cjurzon and Premier
Lloyd George and several long dis-
tance telephone conversations.
Although the British insist that their)
chief demand—mainly, freedom of the.
straits—is embodied in the conditions.
It is generally conceded that this unani
mous decision marks a reversal of pol 1
Allied military experts take the view Icy on the part of Great Britain, and
that a force of 33 battalions will be 1h considered here a victory for French
required to defend Constantinople and diplomacy. M. Poincare expressed the
the straits, The allied forces of oc- belief that the Near East crisis is over
cupation total about 20 battalions, and that all danger of a clash is past.
President Alessandri has ordered niostl y incomplete, but landing parties i It is assumed that BritiBh troops will
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:he various government ' departments
:o take all measures possible for the
relief of the sufferers in the stricken
districts* those most sorely afflicted
lying between Coquimbo and Copiapo.
The navey department has sent ships
Along the coast to aid in the work.
The meteorogicaj institute Bays that
tho earth shock coincides with the
passage of a sun spot over the central
meridiah of the sun. The earth shock
commenced at the termination of a
day of abnormal heat. The sun spot
referred to made its appearance No
vember 6 and was the largest observ-
3d 'thin year.,
from more than fifty warships can remain at Chanak pending the peaco
make up the deficit. conference. A broad neutral zone will
Nqtification of the allied govern- divide eastern Thrace from Greece and
xnents* decision to convene a confer- Bulgaria in the treaty terms, which,
enco for discussion of the Turkish sit- will be decided at the conference. Both
uation has not yot been made, but it Judgo Slavia and Roumania insisted on
i9 believed that the Angora government
will decline to participate in such a
conference unless the allies adhere to
the viewpoint of that government.
Gibraltar.—The first North Staf
fordshire regiment of 1,000 men has
been ordered eastward. Although the
destination of the continent is being
withheld officially, it is believed the
regiment is being dispatched to Con
stantinople to reinforce the British
troops there.
Melbourne, Australia. — Premier
this provision.
Baby Five Minutes Old SayB "Mother” 1
Mason City, Iowa.—"An accident,
but a most unusual accident" 1b the
opinion expressed recently by physic
ians of the city on the unprecedented
performance of the infant child of
Mr. and MrB. Zontes, who called
"mother" three times five minutes
aftof his birth in a hospital here. The
enunciation was so clear that attend
ing physicians and nurses were amaz
ed. Since these three initial calls,
however, his vocal efforts have been
confined to the customary of. an ni*
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Spectacular Blaze At Oil Tank Farm
Houston, Texas.—More than one mil- Hughes has cabled Lloyd George that
lion barrels of oil were consumed one Australia Is ready to join the home
night recently and indications are that government In whatever action 1b neo
a similar aipount was doomed in a Bpec- essai^r to protect Gallipoli. , tVl<k
tacular fire which swept the Gulf Pro-1 Troops will be sent if necessary, Pre- ^ Tho d,ff,cuUy ln utterlng th0
ductlon company tank farm at Humble. I mier Hughes advised. This action
Lightning caused the blaze. Three was taken on' receipt of a request from
enormous underground reservoirs said ^London for assistance in the near east.
to have a capacity of 400,000 barrels
each, already were ablaze and the boil
ing infernow as spreading rapidly to
ward three other nearby pits.
Women Not Seeking National Offices
Washington.--Claims of women who
The . fought for the vote that women would
whole farm consists of twenty tanks, ; Qever c i am or loudly or in great num-
all of which may be lost. The blaze berB for po nti C al offive, have been
was seen for ten miles. I substantiated in reports of R*»publi-
7 1 ’an primary returns reaching Republi-
Motor Vehicle Production Records Fall 3an national headquarters here, accdrd-
New York.—Production of motor' Ing to Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, vice
vehicles running 20 per cent above chairman of the Republican national
September, was reported to the direc* I jxecutive committee. The claim that
tors meeting of the National Automo- women office seekers would run for
bile Chamber nf Commerce in New sounty or municipal positions rather
York last week. The. total output for than state or national, alsq has been
the entire industry for . October, based shown true, Mrs. Upton added. >
pn statements of shipments, is esti*;,. „ ■ . _ , ■——zrr,—
mated at 244,000, cars and trucks. The ^ Jjj,, °
best previous October record was 200,- °
000 in 1919.
th" sound wheih was so marked ip the
babe’s pronoundation of the word
makes the feat the more remarkable,
doctors point out.
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Pershing’s Mother To Be Honored
Nashville, Tenn.—With Gen. John J.
Fershing, a congressional committee,
Tennessee and American Legion offi
cials present, a ; shaft will be unveiled
on Armistice Day in memory of Mrs,.
Anne Elizabeth Thompson, mother of
General Pershing, at her birthplace,
near Maryville, Tenn. The monument
is being erected,by thh Maryville Le
gion post. The stones that form its.
base were taken from the foundation
of the home in which Mrs. Thomp
son lived. The shaft itself will be of
Tennessee marble.
Smokestack Falls; 1CO Girls In Danger
Chicago, 111.—More than 100 girls,
employees of the Edson-Keith Whole
sale Millinery* Company in Michigan
boulevard, downtown, were thrown
into a panic recently, and 40 of them
on the top floor of the building nar
rowly escaped death or serious injury
when a 60-foot steel smokestack on
the roof was blown over and smash
ed in part of the'wall.
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First Declaration To Be Memorialized
Athens, Ohio.—Many years ago Lord
Dunmore’s army arrived at the mouth
of the Hocking ( river,where Hocking-
port is situated near AtbenB. There,
dissatisfied with. King George III of
England, the officers of the army drew
up the first American declaration of
Independence from 'Great Britain, be
fore moving on to attack the Indians
on the Scioto plains. The Daughters
of the American Revolution are arrang
ing for the election of a memorial at
the spot wb&re the first declaration of
independence was drawn no. ....
Tokio, .J.apan,—bTe Bank- of Japan’s
Index number for wholesale mail prices
In Tokio in June allowed an advance
of four points over the preceding
month and more than eight points over
the number for f the corresponding
month of last year. Rice jumped 18
points in June, due to . the drought and
;he fears of a bad harvest. It is now
100 points above wjiat it was in June,
1921. Barley and wheat, on the other
tiand, continue to fall. Beans Bhowed
jubstantial increases, tea rose 94 points
And eggs 12 points.
Tax Rate Raised In Bumter County
Amerlcus.—The hoard of .county
comissioners of Sumter county has
just fixed the county tax rate for the
current year at $13 per $1,000, a'n in
crease of $1 per $1,000, as compared
with last year. In addition, a gen
eral levy for educational purposes of
3 1/2 mills was made and in the va
rious school districts usual local taxes
were levied. Property located within
the city of Americas must pay $20 city
tax and $6 state tax, which applies
throughout the county. This makes
t£e tax rate on realty $38 pec $1,000.
George Defends Record In Leeds Talk
Leeds, England.—In a characteristic
speech before a sympathetic audience
David Lloyd George defended his ad
ministration, but refrained from reveal
ing his program. He spoke strongly
of the past, but vaguely of the future
Apparently his plans are not yet form
ed, or he feels that the time is nol
ripe for his disclosing them. T wit
play no part that is unworthy of the
confidence placed In me by the people
of this country at the greatest moment
in the empire’s. histqry," he said. He
said he would do nothing mean.
Retail Food Cost Increased In ^onth
Washington.—The retail ,cost of foot!
Increased between September fifteenth
ahd October fifteenth in all of twenty-
Bix representative cities from which
statistics were compiled, the depart
ment of labor announced recently. The
increases ranged' from less than one-
half of one per cent in Chicago and
Milwaukee to four percent in Phila
delphia. Little Rock reported a two
per cent increase and Memphis and
Richmond - one per -cent. The report
gives an exhaustive analysis of the
«ituatipn.