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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States ....
VOLUME XXII. NO. 214.
KNABB’S CAMP A “HUMAN SLA UGHTER HOUSE”
PEKING GOVERNMENT TO PAY
RANSOM DEMANDED BY BANDITS
m FOR CAP! URED
Two Captives Ron The
let of Bullet To Carry Bandits
Demands To The Outside
—Prisoners Cruelly Treated.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 8.—The Peking
government has promised To'pay the
ransom demanded by the
bandits who captured American cit
izens and a number of foreign na
tionals after wrecking Shanghai-Pek
ing express train Sunday morning
the state department was advised late
today by Jacob Schurman, American
minister at Peking.
The Chinese minister also agreed
to act rapidly as at‘a public meet¬
ing all the demands presented by the
Portuguese minister, dean of the dip¬
lomatic corps at Peking, and at which
assurances were given by the dismiss Peking
government that it intends to
tihe Shantung province.
:-=£= The Portuguese Minister informed
eign diplomats, “reserved the
over and above any moral and mater¬
ial damages claimed to icmand a pro
gressive indemnity for every day
after the twelfth of May foreigners
remain captive.”
Surround All Strongholds
Tientsin, May 8.—Government
troops are believed to have complete
ly surrounded all of the hill strong
holds where fifteen foreigners are be
ing held by Suchow bandits, accord
ing to C. G. Jacobsen, inspecting en
gineer of the British-American -To
bacco Company, who ran tihe gaunt- -
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mands to the outside.
Mr. Jacobsen arrived here today
and told a graphic story of the separ¬
ate dashes made by himself and Miss
Sehonberg, another captive, through
‘‘no man’s land,” being swept by the
fire of the bandits to the troop lines.
Fifteen-Foreigners Held
Shanghai, May 8.—Fifteen for¬
eigners, all men, eight of them Am¬
ericans, still are in tihe hands of the
Suchow train bandits, according to a
list compiled here today. Two others
escaped and have reached Tsainanfu.
Two lives were lost, Joseph Rothman,
British, shot down at the scene of the
holdup Sunday, and an unidentified
American killed in a fight between
the bandits and pursuing troops Mon¬
day.
American Relates Experiences
Tientsin, China, May 8.—Messrs.
Day and Jacobsen, and Miss .foi-rall
ti, throe of the foreigners who es¬
caped from the bandits who raided
the Peking Express at Suchow early
Sunday, arrived here this morning.
They said that Miss Lucy Aldrich,
sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., her companion, Miss Minnie Me
Fndden, and Miss Sehonberg- had
stopped in Tsinanfu, where they were
admitted to a hospital suffering from
shock. Their feet were cut and bruis¬
ed. Mr. Day, an American, said the
bandits split their captives into sev
oral parties after forcing them to
leave the train. The prisoners,
ed heavily, were brutally hurried into
4ho hilly country which is the strong¬
hold of the bandits.
Brutal Treatment Told
“If a prisoner lagged he was prod¬
ded with a rifle butt,” said Day. “Wo
had to take the rough paths. It
useless-to protest, and strict silence
was enforced. Anyone, speaking was
mercilessly hit. I was struck on the
circled by a stone compound. Within
an hour or two after the arrival of
the prisoners, soldiers appeared outr
side the town and soon a lively
gagement took place.
The brigands’ chieftain
to l a ^ e a note to the commander
ot the military forces informing him
that if the fire did not ston ’ the cap
tives . would be , shot. , , Day „ had , a bar¬ ,
rowing experience in making his way
across the open ground’to the
as he was fired on by both the niiii
tary and the bandits, some of the lat
tor being ignorant of his mission.
How Woman Escaped
Day delivered his message,
upon the commander of the troops
ordered them to cease tiring, but the
force did not withdraw. ’ RemahTih.sf
with the military, Day started a
search for some of the otjjei;
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
“J
| like the others,, had escaped when
dispatched as a messenger.
i Jacobsen, however, knocked out his ,
j | guard Miss with Sehonberg a large said stone hep and ran had off. j j
party
1 J been fired on by the soldiers, one of |
the Chinese captives being killed in- i
i stantly. sent! j
The Tuchun, of Shantung, has
j reinforcements British. French to and the Belgian scene, and consuls the i
i ;
j from Nanking have also gone to Lin
Cheng. j
It is said that the troops have been ,
trying to round them up for several j
days and that a pitched battle had
been fought only a few hours before
the train was wrecked.
I
One American Killed
Shanghai, May 8.—Two foreigners, •
' nc 'luding one unidentified American,
have been killed in the shooting in¬
| cident ? lden J to to the the ba bandit J' dlt raid rav. oifthe on* the Pek- Pek- j |
Kvnrp«. f " w !
subject. |
Ransom Prices Fixed
Two escaped Chinese passengers,
arriving at Tsinan, related that the
captives were marched ten miles into
the hills and there classified by the
outlaw dhieftain according to their
probable worth. After questioning i
it was decided that foreigners' would
bo held for a ransom of $50,000 each;
Chinese of the “first class,” for $30,
000 each, those of the second class for
$10,000 and those held to be of lower
value for $2,000.
The Chinese newspaper Shun-Pao,
published in Shanghai, reported that
Kang Tung Yu. its Sunday 'The editor,
was ‘c: bri¬
gands are said to be splitting into
groups with their captives and scat¬
tering into the hills twenty miles
from tihe railway.
A regiment- of Kiangsu provincial
troons has been sent from Mankingx
Dead American Unidentified
So far it has been impossible to
identify the American reported to
have been shot by the Suchow train
bandits. Advices received here state
that this man lost his life on Mon¬
day, the day following the holdup,
during one of the skirmishes between
tihe brigands and the pursuing troops.
Joseph Rothman, British, who was
killed, was shot down at the scene of
■the holdup Sunday morning.
Miss Aldrich in Hospital
New York, May 8.—Miss Lucy T.
Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., and Miss Minnie;
MacFadden, of Providence, TJ. I., her
traveling companion, are in a hospi¬
tal at Psi Mansu, Mrs. John D. Rock¬
efeller, Jr., was informed today in a
message from Dr. Robert Goldman,
in Peking. Neither is in a serious
condition as the result of their ex- ;
periences in the Chinese bandit raid, j
the. message said.
BRITAIN THINKS REPLY j
WAS TOO HASTILY MADE j
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(By Associated Press.) !
8.—Chancellor of Ex- '
London. May
chequer Stanley Baldwin told the
house of commons that the gov
eminent regretted the precipitancy
of the Franeo-Belgian reply to the
Gedman reparations note and propos
ed to state its own view in a separate
re p]y. .
He said fibat there was reason to
believe that Italy was in aceord with
the British view of the matter.
SIMON HIGHWAY _______ WORK _ _ _ WILL _ ___
MANY TO BRUNSWICK
.
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While ft is True Many Local Men
Will bo on Jobs, Others M il!
be Impprted
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As stated in these columns sever
a | ,j a y S ago, it is the intention of the
- v a St. tt- High- i.
contractors . for . the . , . Simon
way to employ as many men here in
Brunswick that as possible, but this does
not mean a lqrge number who
have been with the .Atlantic, Gulf &
Pacific wifi Dredging company for
years not be he.re and these will
iie superintendents jnd. several .fore?
men. , .
Both the dredgiqg company and
the Foundation Conjpany, holders of
the large contract^, have made
known that ljriinswiik workers
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BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 1923.
RUSSIA IS FIRM
IN ITS DEMANDS
STRONGLY WORDED COMPLAINT
AGAINST VARIOUS ACTIONS
OF SOVIET
(By Associated Press.)
Lon,Ion, May 8.—-The British note
t0 the Russlan s0Vlet government, the
of which was issued tonight by
the foreign office, is a virtual ulti
matum
n ., S °' K .... ,s U(rl <a\s , in .
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which _ to forward a reply
fully and unconditionally with cer
tain specified demands, failing in
which the note says, Great Britain
w j]l not, recognize the soviet and does
not wish to maintain the existence of
relations between the two govern
governments.
London, May 8.—The British note
to Russia which Ronald McNeill, un¬
der-secretary ^ T V of state ale for foreign Iore,gn af- aI :
ans . 0 ,, < e „ euse o Commons had 1
, ' imofficio'nv
* ’ .T a strongly the”'d'* worded
fcint a ao ingt : n st the discourteous
son, off the Murman coast,
ing ihe the b7u7qurtrVtmert‘ recognized three-mile , Jvertre’ limit,
and
British agent at Moscow.
Members of the House, however,
were .able to draw much information
from Mr. McNeill. The under-secre¬
tary said he understood the Soviet
commissary of justice was consider¬
ing cancellation of the verdict against
the captain and crew of the vessel
and was making arrangements for
the return of the crew. The govern¬
ment spokesman said he was not in¬
formed as to the captain w-ho is be¬
lieved to be still detained. Mr. Mc¬
Neill intimated that he might make
further statement next week.
Meanwhile the British communists
have taken a hand in the campaign
against what labor believes to be the
imminent cancellation of the trade
agreement with Russia. The com
munists have issued a manifesto, call
ing for the organization of “councils
of action,” to prevent the closing of
the headquarters of the Russian trade
delegation in London. Such action,
the manifesto asserts, would be « t1l0
first step to war.”
MRS. AMY. LAMB, AN
OLD RESIDENT, DIED
EARLY LAST NIGHT
At the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Clubb, near the Altama*ha cypress
mill site, last night, Mrs. Amy Lamb
breathed iher last and the funeral will
be held from the Clubb home at 2
o’clock this afternoon conducted by
Rev. Thomas H. Thomson, of the
First Methodist church, and inter¬
ment will he in the little cemetery at
Chapel Crossing, the family burial
, „
Deceased, ^___ , who , was „„_________ 76 years of age,
was born and spent her entire life in
Glynn county. She was the relict of j
the late Jo'hn P. Lamb, for many I
years treasurer of this county, and
during his ITfe she lived near Freed
man’s Rest, about nine miles in the
country where her husband conducted
one of the largest farms in this scc^
tion at that time. Mrs. Lamb was
generally beloved and her passing
away will cause deep sorrow to her
scores of friends. She has been an
invalid for the past several years
and her death Was not unexpected.
Two nieces survive: Mrs. Sedgwick
D. Mrs. Lamb, William of A. Chapel Lane, Crossing, wlho also lives aI,/ ';
a few miles in the country,
,----
to be given the preference but it is
presumed that the Foundation Com¬
pany, like the dredging concern, will
bring many of its experienced men.
At the office of Engineer F. F. Tor
ras a large number have called dur¬
ing the past few days and registered
their names, stating just what their
experiences have been along projects
like the St. Simon bridge work. As j
j stated, the city the as men the will company have to does board n °t in j
board its workers either on tthe
dredge or the tugs and for this reason j
they will be compelled to seek rooms]
and board in the city and at some ;
place near the scene of operation.
There seems to be. no doubt but that j
all will be busy on the date set for
the beginning, which is May 16.
BARBARISM IS
MILD COMPARED
TO BRUTALITIES
SAYS WITNESS
Wife of Glen St. Mary, Post=
master Tells Legislative
.
CoHlllllttCC # AH of Dct&ils #
NINE DEATHS OF CONVICTS
OCCURRED WITHIN A YEAR
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Committee Passes Resolution
Calling Upon Governor Har¬
dee to Remove J. D. Thomas,
State Prison Supervisor.
(By Associated Press.)
Tallahassee, Fla., May j. 8.—Mrs.
Thelma Franklin, wife of E. Frank¬
lin, postmaster and storekeeper of
Glen St. Mary, told the joint legisla
tive committee investigating report
ed convict brutalities in Florida today
that barbarism was mild in eompari
AU eff 0T ^ to shake her testimony
P f°' e , . al e Nine 'deaths of
‘
victs i C f ts f leased ithi . " °"« by f Senator ar , fr « ffl Knabb, tbe eon- she
said had occurred. Three • or four
from adjoining counties and others
were reported by Mrs. Franklin.
As the result of Mrs. Firanklin’s
testimony the committee unanimous¬
ly passed a resolution calling on Gov¬
ernor Hardee to remove J. D. Thomas,
state prison supervisor from his of¬
fice because of his unfitness.
Inquiry Well Underway
Tallahassee, Fla., May 8.—Inves¬
tigation of reported brutalities to
convicts in privately own eft leased
camps in Florida got under way again
toda y " hen the J?' nt 1 f ls ‘ atlve l"'
vestlgatl . " g “ lttee f arted an ,n -
^ nil ° T k"V.
f ' and na , , ° perated a b V State S "r T.
_ .. , .
‘ ena 01 ”. a appealed , o we -
come the f . qu ‘ ry and had on baM *
nu ™ k ber ° f witnesses, whom he said
i Report 1 ! ’' ve of im W _ a A < i eaa McRae 1 ° ta .’
% ‘ ‘ comm,s
smner of agriculture, f and J. B Thom
, as, prison supervisor, were the ba
sis for tihe investigation. Thomas, in
one report to Commissioner McRae,
declared that in his opinion Senator
Knabb was conducting a “human
slaughter pen, and it meant murder
to allow convicts to remain there.”
Affidavits have been signed by Paul
Revere White, of Washington, D. C.,
that he served a term in one of Sen¬
ator Knabb’s camps and that he was
brutally treated. John Roddenberry,
a whipping boss, was indicted by a
Baker county g’rand jury on a charge
of cruelty to prisoners, on the basis
of White’s allegation. White is not
expected to appear before the legisla¬
tive committee.
EB.M;KINNONIS
MADE DIRECTOR
AT MACON
Georgians Inc. Gathering
Central City More Largely
Attended Than Expected
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RRIJNSWICK’S MAYOR
GIVEN IMPORTANT
Session Presided Over By
W. Stanley, State
sioner of Commerce and
bor. Many Speakers.
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, May 8.—The permanent
ganization meeting of tihe
Inc., started in this city this
ing and representatives from
section of the state were on
and many of the most prominent
Georgia’s business men made
dresses.
Malcolm B. McKinnon, mayor
Brunswick, was named as a
organization, representing
ex tieme southern part, and every
t ; on j, as some wdll known business
nian as a member of the board.
T j, e urgent need for
i nt )ustry in Georgia was
by speakers. These;
roa nufaeturers, railway
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(Continued «ii page 8.> ii », *•;
ROTARIANS ARE
ram SIS" un mm
INTERESTING PAPERS READ
AND ADDRESSES MADE BY
THE YOUNG MEN
The weekly luncheon of the
wick Rotary Club at the Oglethorpe
Was featured yesterday by interest
I ing talks by four High school seniors,
Herman Gav, George Oowen, G. T.
i Holody and Willard Fishburne. There
! were also a number of other guests
1 presented to the club, among them
| being M. S. McKinnon, of Hartsville,
S. C., brother of Lacy McKinnon,
John S. Atkinson, of Atkinson, Ga.,
E. H. Deamer, guest of George H.
Smith ami R. E. Briesenick. of Derby,
Conn., former Brunswiekian.
Herman Gay read an interesting
paper on the “Wireless”, which w r
greatly appreciated by his
George Gowen read a paper on
“Something 1 have recently found out
about Sidney Lanier”. This, too, was
most enjoyable and instructive. Mr.
Holody made a comprehensive report
-on the Eleventh district school meet,
which was recently held at Valdosta.
He stated that the meeting in 1924
would be held in Brunswick.
Willard Fishburne regaled his hosts
with a delightful talk on “The atti¬
tude of the public as it affected school
activities.” All of the young men ac
quitted themselves most cre^ta'bly
and were liberally anlauded at the
conclusion of their contributions.
•Millard Reese and Fred G. Warde
were elected delegates to the inter
national convention of Rotary to be
held in St. Louis in June.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
HOLDING ITS REGULAR
ANNUAL MEET AT ALBANY
n _
Albany. Ga., May 8.—The state
council, Knights of Columbus,
vened in annual meeting here here to
day. Business sessions, morning and
afternoon, in the Elks’ Club rooms.
anil a banquet tonight in the. New
Albany Hotel were held.
Among state council officials here
are J. B. McCallum, Atlanta, state
deputy; Richard Reid, Augusta state
secretary; Augustin Daly,
state treasurer: J. T. Vocelle, St.
Mary’s, state advocate: J. B. Burrus,
Columbus, state warden; and Rev.
E. M. Walsh. Atlanta, state chaplain,
Other members of the order are
f'; om _ Br T SWlck . , ; Columbus, Augusta,
Macon, Savannah. -Atlanta and other
cities of tlie state. Father
gast Council No. 2057. of this Ctty.
18 , bost . ot . the ,, c '°" „ 1 ' , ent ' on „ '
FAKE BUYERS MAKE MORE
FUN WITH WALL STREET
New’ York, May 8.—The flood of
fake buying orders, accompanied by
forged cashier’s checks which delug¬
ed Wall Street yesterday, continued
today. with
The brokers are scrutinizing
the greatest care every order that
reaches them, doing no business un¬
til they lhave proved the worth of
all checks which they receive.
FITZGERAL MAN DIES OF
SEIF-INFLICTED WOUNDS
Fitzgerald, Ga., May 8.—As the re¬
sult of self-inflicted oullet wounds,
Charles Brubaker, a former police¬
man, died today. Brubaker shot him-,
self last Sunday, family ■ leaving in which notes he to j
members of his ■
stated that he was tired of living.
AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE
FOR 1924 INCREASES OVER 1923
Gain Will Be Only $20,000. Commis¬
sioner Fullbright Asserts in
Estimate to Hardwick
The revenue of the state of Geor¬
gia from ad valorem taxation for the
year 1924 will not exceed $4,800,000,
which will be an increase of only
$20,000 over the revenue from the
same source for 1923, according to an
estimate submitted Monday to Gov¬
ernor Hardwick by Tax Commission¬
er Fullbright.
This estimate, he states, is predi¬
cated upon the existing tax laws of
the state, and upon present condi¬
tions affecting property values.
Should the legislature at tthe next
session repeal the tax equalization
law. Commissioner Fullbright be¬
lieves,. the immediate result will be
a heavy shrinkage in the tax digest,
! i unless the legislature should pass
semie legislation to take the place
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the Seutb , Atlantic
Coast .......
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PENALTIES INFLICTED ON THE v
KRUPP DIRECTORS TOTAL FIFTY
FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT
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EMMETT BROWN PROMINENT
EUFAULA MAN, FACES TWO
CHARGES ™ ARSON=MURDER
(By Associated Press.)
Eufaula, Ala., May 8.—The trial of
Emmett Brown, charged with arson
and murder, is scheduled to begin
in circuit court here tomorrow.
Brown is alleged to have confessed,
in a signed statement, of having set
fire to his vulcanizing shop in Eu
fatila the night of January 2, last.
: I "° Persons, James liarefield and his
daughter, were burned to death in the
fir e- Brown later repudiated his writ
*- en statement, asserting he did not
know he was signing a confession. He
' s a member of a prominent Barbour
county family,
FEDERATION OF
WOMEN’S CLUBS IN
BUSINESS SESSION
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l)Kbb( ;;V, , bS f’FNFRAI FFI)
ERATION IN ATLANTA ARE ,,,
SLOW IN ARRIVING
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, May 8—The effect on Am¬
erican stock of assimilation, of an
alliance of inferior stock, of different
racial habits “should be considered in
drafting immigration legislation,”
Mrs. Edward Franklin White, of In
'lianapolis, Ind., told the mid-biennial
council meeting 1 of the General Feder
ation of Women’s Clubs in session
here.
The council council , had , day , of . official _ . ,
a
reports and addresses while the dele
gates and visitors continued to arrive.
Five hundred delegates and an equal
number of visitors were registered
late this afternoon and registration
officials expected many more by
Thursday.
President’s Address.
Club women today were comment
ll >’ on the ad,b ' ess last night of
Thomas G. Winter, of Minne
a P oll s, president of the federation. , __
J b ° strongly recommended to the
legates consideration of a moye
™ nt cl ' eate an af;ency t0 de ™ e
and enforce law's to prevent war. Mrs.
Winters made no mention of the
World Court, of International Justice,
although Iher address prefaced read¬
ing of a letter from President Hard¬
ing .dealing with the proposal for Am¬
erican participation in the World
Court.
A resolution which, if adopted,
would have 'pledged the support of
the Federation to the World Court
plan, was tentatively scheduled to
have been introduced by Mrs. Horace
Mann Towner, director of the depart¬
ment of foreign relations, but since
the resignation of Mrs. Towner the
fate ,of the resolution is regarded as
uncertain. However, in unofficial
Federation circles there is belief thni
the resolution may yet be brought out
by the resolutions committee.
Talks dealing with publicity pro¬
grams, child welfare, health and leg
> slat,ve activities of the womeh’s
clubs are to be made by department
leaders and Americanization discus¬
sions dominating the evening session.
of the tax equalization law.
Property Values
The total property values for 1922
were $1,027,794,721. This produced
a revenue of approximately $4,780,
000. The tax digests for 1923 are
( now being made up. Commissioner
I Fullbright estimates approximately
j the same values for this year.
For 1924 he estimated a slight in¬
crease in property values over 1923.
This increase, in his judgment, will
produce an increase of about $20.
000 in revenue. Such a small increase
as this will be a mere bagatelle com¬
pared with the demands that will be
made upon the legislature for mil¬
lions of dollars of increased approp¬
riations.
Commissioner Fullbright’s estimate
was made at tbe direction of the
governor for the information of the
budget commission.
! French Courtmartial Convict
Dr. KruppVon Bohiem And
! Directors of Responsibility
For Conflicts.
(By Associated Press.)
Werden, Germany, May 8.—
Dr. Kiupp von Boehlen, head of
the Krupp works, his three direc¬
tors, Bruhn, Oesterler. and Hart
wig, heal'd their sentences in the
Werden jail tonight.
The sentences totalled fifty-five
years' imprisonment.
The French courtmartial con¬
victed them of responsibility for
conflicts between Krupp work¬
men and a squad of French sol¬
diers March 31 last, which re¬
sulted in the death of fourteen
workers.
Fines totalling 850,000,000
marks were imposed upon the ac¬
cused, who included otlher than
directors.
Severe Sentences Demanded
Werden, May 8.—Council for the
prosecution at the French eourtmar
tial proceeding, sizing up his case to¬
day, demanded a prison sentence of
fifteen years, in addition to a fine of
100.000. 000 marks, for Baron Krupp
von Bohlen und Halbach, president
of the works.
The prosecution also asked that a
sentence of ten years and a fine of
100.000. 000 marks be imposed on each
of the three directors present at the
trial. For the two absent directors
he also demanded a prison sentence
of twenty years and the same fine.
A severe penalty was recommended
for Herr Mueller, the factory council¬
man.
The prosecution contended that,
Mueller was the organizer of the at¬
tack on the French detachment.
MORSE TRIAL DRAGS ALONG
IN WASHINGTON COURT YET
(By Associated Press.,)
Washington. May 8.—The jury in
the Alorse case was carried through
a maze of bookkeeping figures today
as counsel for both sides delved fur¬
ther inter the assets and liabilities of
the Morse wooden ship plant at
Noank, Conn.
William Gilliespie, a public ac¬
countant, admitted under cross ex¬
amination that some of his conclu¬
sions as to the appreciation of real
estate values after Morse’s acquired
plant were in error.
ITALIANS DEFEAT
REBELS IN TRIPOLI
(By Associated Press.)
Rome, May 8.—Fifteen hundred
rebels were defeated and 200 killed
by the Italians in their latest opera¬
tion in Tripoli involving the Italian
advanced point, it is announced in the
official statement today covering tihe
latest developments. The statement
says:
“Our troops occupied Bertagemut,
sixty kilometers south of Slimen and
Misurata, after defeating 1,500 reb¬
els of whom 200 were killed. We also
captured arms and ammunition. Our
casualties were 19 Askarists (natiye
troops) killed.”
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4 WHITE HOUSE JOINS IN ♦
EFFORT TO FORCE SUGAR ♦
PRICES DOWNWARD ♦
♦ H
i (By Associated Press.) ’,'t
New York, May 8—The White ♦
House today was added to the ♦
list of households which are at- ♦
♦ temj|tin tempting to force down the price ♦
- *gar by means of economy
J m its consumption, it was leam-
4 ed in a letter from Mrs. Warren
♦ GjgHarding’s secretary to Mrs.
df Lffsis Reed Welzmiller, deputy ♦
♦ nmissioner of public markets. ♦
♦ The letter, sent in reply to a ♦
♦ request that the presidential 4
♦ household aid in tihe fight to low- ♦
♦ er sugar prices, read: ♦
4 “Mrs. Harding has seen your ♦
telegram of May 3. She asks ♦
♦ me to say to you that the White ♦
♦ House is economizing to the full- ♦
♦ est possible degree in sugar con- ♦
4 sumption, because it is believed ♦
♦ that diminishing consumption ♦
♦ is the effective remedy with ♦
♦ which to meet all unreasonable ♦
♦ prices.” ♦
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