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VOLUME XXVI section o.ne. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1923. member ok associated press NUMBER 141 FASCJSTI ORGAHIZED Italian Organization Now Has a Total of 20,000 Members. ' WILL KEEP OUT OF YANKEE POLITICS Aim Is to "See That Italians Understand the Duties of Italian Citizenship." NEW YORK, Mar. 21. A branch of tho fascist! of Italy, called the fascisti of North America, was founded in this country two years ago and now lias 20,000 members in branches in many of the leading cit ies in the United' States and Canada, the New York Herald said Tuesday. Temporarily the organization in this hemisphere is said to be under the direction of U. Mcnicucci, who acts as Political "secretary.' Offi cers of the New York headquarters of the American organization are to . bo elected at a meeting here Satur day night, the sequel to one held Saturday mcht at which hcauquar tors worn dedicated, the paper said. I Whilts m Italy the fastisti was of such dominant political force tnat it i swept into the premiership its leader Mussolini, no such end is sought in this country, the Herald quotes Sig ner Menicucci as sayiiiR. Besides promoting accord, he said, the fas cist! here are to "see that Italians understand the duties of Italian citi zenship and obey the laws of the country in which they live." It will keep out of American politics, he added. ' T LAID TO REST Kuneral services of Mrs. Sarah llurnott of Island I'tty, Urundc Itunde valley pioneer lady, who pasj- ed away in her home nl :t:I5 o'clock yesterday morning at the teriillnatiou of a seven luonlhs' illness. va shcl.l 11.1m .it'tei-iinon nl. the island I'ilv ,.i,,,r,-i, i.i. " n-i-inek. A. I.iru-K nuiii- IS BURNET her vt friends, who sincerely syin- ; SAN' JOSH. Cel., Mar. 21. A book palhixed Willi her relatives In tlieir on prison etiquette should be pub sorrowful hcrcacineiit, were i"-cseni. , lished for the. perusal of amateur '1'he Services were conducted l,y the convicts. ; ill the opinion of Sheriff Jieveread Hall Kelloifp Wiillls and (ieorire Ijle here. The more ma lniuriiitMit was made hi the Island tureci iirisoners, he said, seldom Clly cemetery. make any fuss; but it is the young 'sirs, isinn. it who was Tl years nf j ones, those who have been in prison ,lt ,i. time of death, is survived by her littshand, sisters: Mrs. T. A. Mrs. N. 1-3. Mouim lcort;e llauf, Athe J- I'.urneU, four VYeiieh. I.usline: nt. Milton;, Mrs. til. and Mrs. Sn- san iiui-ueti tlMUiihters: M La (irande; lty sK Jiek Smith, Mrs. I.r .Smith and Mrs. Otto IVebler. ut I .a Grande; Mrs. Ituttle Hoiislmif Ta-eom.-i. Wash.: Mrs. Jess C.ril'i'ln. Spo Itane, Wash.. ad Mrs. Vanl Smith. Slarkey; four .sons: V. M Alvin I'.iirnett, Im (Iiande: brnctt. t i.-iwrenco anl Ith iiard IJiniiett of Island City, uH of whom were present at the fun- c-ral services louay and also several yrandchlldrcii. Tho il-ceascd was born In t'onder a;?loii, Ind.. afterwards moved 10 Iowa and Kansas, and finally camo to Ureyoii where she since" made her home. Till", WI'.ATIIl.U fliy Associated IVess) ' 1'i HtTI...VI. Mar. IT 1 . Tonight and Tliin-sday, rain in the west; cloud in the east portion. COMMISSION MI'.Kn.N; Tho eity commissioners will meet this oveiiintr In their usual werklv Wednesday nipht executive meeting In th.. eitv hall af 7:3ft oc1ek. Oregon Glee Here Th0 University of Orepni men's Kle0 club which will appear in con cert nt tin hiidi school auditorium here April 7, Is considered on o the beNi balanced musical ortninix.i lioiis that iu ever Iteen formed on the On -fpn campiiN, aeeonthifC to In formation rev ived by lo al tn-irtm grud'iaton who are itt ctnso totieh Willi ntlipiis alTalrs. Kealiin' thin t'i" stuUeiit executive cum mitte' planted peritilsioti tur the club lo leave tho statu fur Hewral atMearaiic-j in bin- ho eille-. TliH Im-Iiivt tho fiit tlnm a-.i I -U men on Th,. club trained their po Urtt;on v'e-e chili lia left the state nf Ions only after spirited compi-tition iu eh V"-ii visits. anioiiu- men of iho entire htudeut A lllyl-Tlllll yuiuut from composer iu hUMK by th., ill imnilH t tion llkrht eui elub. aj rnnitiuu' t!:c by Hits biMl edy nuflti-. . rnhote. Polu- ist und u fiuartet. will be ot'feritl. S'erul niiMialoKOt-M and kit" will too oif tlie bill. The Kb-., elub .iiart t wt'l be on., of tlif 1h!i opeihiittv.. Tht urimniZbtioii I eonsid.rinir thu iicceptati'.t of tt i offer !' rn ou t I j Spanish War Veterans Of La Grande and llakcr Will Meet in Baker N ext Week United Spanish Wiir Veterans of Baker and La Grande will meet in joint session .in Baker, Wednesday evening, .March 28th; ut which time arrangements will be made for a reunion of the comrades of Eastern Oregon sometime in April to coninwm orate the declaration of war against Spain. This is the 25th anniversary of this event and the boys are going to have a reg ular get-together meeting, prob ably at Union, and talk over old times. " 'The regular meeting of Fred erick Funston Camp has been postponed one week, at which time several new members will be mastered in. T FILES DUE SUIT, FRAUD Mlnrrorl UVatirl ig Tlnic nf A Alleged riaua is asis 01. a SlUt 10 KeCOVer $1,JV,- 19 I f fiwm AZ( Pnvnnrn. ' j T,1,',nMn1, tlOnS ana inaiViaUaib. W ASHINGTON. Mar. . 21. Timber on the Bear Valley unit of the Mal heur National Forest. Ore-Kan, amount ing to iilfO.GUO.UOQ board feet, Is being resubmitted for bids, according to the forest Service, I'nited States lieimrt- uicnt of Agriculture. The period for rt'eeivins bids ends April 4 The lowest bi bid which will -be con- sldercd is J.OtT per thousand board feet for yellow pine, which makes t& per cenj of the stand, instead of $".75 under the previous upprals.il. A change Is made In the maximum cut allowed in the first three-year periods from 1 10.000.000 to 1 50.000,000 feet, and providing for on increase in tills amount if the timber exceeds the II I tlmate. to unable a purchaser to com- Under the present capitalist system pletu cuttlng'in IS years. - (masses of people were working under I ebruary 10. thu final date for ro-'unucathy conditions at low wages, eeivlng bids under tho previous ud-Uviiue at the other end of the social verllsemtnt, passed without a bid hav.Hcaiu Wt.rf. people so rich that even ing bom received, but much interest -ituo imagination was unable to devls-; was evident, and the Korest Service !a means of spending their supcrabund- is comment mai wiin ine lower stuinpage and an increase in the lim ItattofTof cut at the start of the con tract n satisfactory bid will bo receiv ed. The handling of this timber will require a larire initial investment for equipment niKl Improvements Includ ing it) miles of railroad. ,,ne,f,mr. x-rl' JLiU tUiWlLlb IUV ARE MODEL GUESTS (llv Associated Press) only lour or jive limes, mai prove olistreperou: j "Kx-convicts as a rule are model i prisoners," lie added, mentiouiiifr one j who had spent thirty years, off and : on, behind the bars and who was ex ceedingly well-bred and tractable, t "Every time he comes in we make him a trusty, ami he would no more 'think of running away than cut off -'his arm. "The new ones only urc fastidious. Thev don t like this and they don I like that. The cells ore too hot or .too cold, or the meat is too toujfh or the bread too stale. fSTe civc tdiem the best that we have to pivc but our best won't satisfy them." NON-LNTEFKKENCK J'OMCY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 21. Defin ing the American policy towards Hussia. Secret a iv Hughes today out lined the attitude as one of non-interference with Russia's internal af fairs, ami dcterminacion not to dis cuss the recognition -of the Soviet government until it established itself on a sound basis. WHEAT OrOTATIONS PORTLAND, Mar. 21. Hard while gl :!;; Western Red S 1 .20. Club Due Early in April audellk clreuit when the colleu year is ended. Another delightful part of the program is Cli' piuliu work of ttonald lteid, formerly with tho Kittson- While chautauqua. John Stark Kvuus. director of the ! ifh c elub. tii'H p:iid much attention I tn the Keltnii of u wdl-rounde 1 pi-otmiu. with music of a nature to jpUuS,. ntl titles. The personnel of ' the clul cun be."! be. described, ac eotdimr to the hu.l tomhilltc in iehurce. b th(- fact that each of tl.v ! bndy. j The r!ub In l.-uvcllliff ill a special o:ir and will hPpur In other 1 Eastern I n t:-.n tind Wrttern Idaho citiotf af-) I tor the eMMt.rt l:re. uurint; the-r bi-i. f ttay In tiU elty memb'-rs of ! the elub will be tfUeets of local homes. James M-:k of l'ortlaiid Im rnan?: ; c-r and Aubrey Kurry of rroeiiLv, lure., iH--".ii'.ci vt .-V.".f'-rj. SEEK 10 POT EH UP 10 NK fCy Associated Press I'ARIB, Mar. 21. A definite move by the Labor and Socialists parlia mentary groups to request the ISril tsh. French, Belgian and Italian gov ernments to plate tho Kuhr situation In the hands of tho Iofftie of Na tions was fore-shudowed today, following- a conference of delegates rep resenting these political factions lit the several legislative bodies. Snowilen'g Attack. LONDON. Mar. 51. The extraord inary Interest aroused by JMilltp Hnow den's uttaek on capitalism in the house of commons was shown Tues- flnv ieh.n I'rMnlrr llnnnr T.nie i.nn.. ceded, at tho suggestion of Sir Lam- iuff Worthlngton-Kvnns, that unother day should bo given after tin Easter - RUHR 1 recess for further discussion of Snow-iJutnln rurnell, head of tho Israelite a motlon j(toull0 uf Uw Davld CoIony (Lt llentoB ju moving his motion, which dr.' H-irbur. "lives In ropal splendor vlillc nounced "thu cnnitallst hvhi.-iu" as i. followers lacked plates from which jfailuro und proposed that legislation be directed "toward its crfiduul Buwer. cession by an Industrial and social order based upon public ownership and democratic control of the instru- ments of production and distribution." Mr. Snowden. who is one of the lead- ers of the Independent Labor party, deelared it was capitaltsm, not Social -h-m, which was un trial. Capitalism had not only failed to give the people a good world lo live In but had faileu Adequately to utilize natural resources und productive power, he stated. .Wages and Iucoiiies. In the course of Ids speech. Mr. Suowdcn said that between 1S74 an i llfQK wages had Increased by only I) per cent, while incomes received by those . who made no contribution by es-.their labor had lcreused 12 fold. ant wealth. (Uy The AHHoelllti (1 l'rewa) -Hlunketed di:nvi;i:, Mar. 21.- by one of the neavn-st snowians oi im season, Colorad SNOWSTORMS COVER DENVER lo is today dife'Eiug out,Vr..' -ma-s n iXiVi vu'A tf front BlanHing late yosterdny after snowstorm within fuKrrf-J RIUl CHARGh BfcLLHh M :renefrade piutcs who llaV(3 been cans m is general from Can'l. -y . ' yS V; A'iftK trouble, Tho dead Indian in mh of the second ilavs. The slur ida southward through the Missouri valley nnd westward to Mexico. lIGG!-V-WIGCLV booms (Tiv Associated TVess) NEW YORK, Mar. 21. Pitffflv- Wijpgly stock, barred from the ex - change yesterday sold "over coun - tcr" today. Several outsitio houses reported sales from 110 to loO. Capital and Labor Now " Subject of Debate On In The English Parliament 'v Associated Prea-i LONDON. Mar. CI. A test, 1 jot ween labor and government over J'hllllp Suowden's motion fur legislation designed to super ced tho capitalist system by tho soelallst or (J or, hits btjcil post poncd lo allow- another debate I after tho Kaster recess. Last , night's discussion found the gov- j -eminent solidly supported by all parties in tho house, except the Ijtborltes. The debate was large ly acadeiule, 11m most prominent lalior loaders being in Paris for , n eonfereneo on tho Ituhr situation. WITNESS SAYS L Tne Associated Press) GUANO HAPIDS, Mich.. Mar. 21. Testimony Intended to show that Ben- eat t,lclr rrot8 and turnips" was Blwn iU' rural court today in a imilt y ,olm Hansen nnd his wife to 'recover f S0.0U0 from rurnell. claimed Iu,! fr property turned over to him uml 1(luor Performed while they were members of the colony. Tho testl- mony was given by Mrs. Kmma Loz- etta. of Newark, former evangelist for the sect, testifying for iho plaintiffs. DEAD, SEATTLE UNION, Mar. 21. (Special). Tcle graphic information arrived here to day telling of the death of Mrs. Alice Cooper, a highly Tespcctcd pioneer citizen of Union, which oc curred last evening at Seattle, where she was visiting. Tho body will arrive in Union to morrow on N. 24 accompanied by a I brother-in-law of tho deceased, Rob lert IJoytL who is tiow a prominent at- ' torney of Seattle but was for many : years a resident of this city. 1 Funeral services will bo held in the Presbyterian church in this city Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock con j ducted by the Order of Eastern Star. ! IMrs. Cooper was welt knowi in Ia Graiido and other parts of the 'eourity. "- fl!v Associated I'rcss WASHINGTON, Mar. 21. Charner Tidwell, half-breed .. Cherokee, -was- freeti from the Federal prison where he served 2o years on u baseless f murder churpu. A dyinfr woman iu i Okhhhoina revctiled that Tidwell was convicted of murdering her husband ;on crjureu icsiimony. imwm is now enjoying the wealth of inhcrit- 'ed oil lands. I IE HOGG IN IS COOPER EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORNS V :t I 5HUX ii ttn tt HKRIUN TO SPEAK 11 Kit K B tt Will llerrin, field secretary tt tt for tho National Association of tl tt Real JCstato Boards, acromnau- tt tt ied by Will Moore, insurance tt tt commissioner, Mr. Johnson, da- tt tt puty insurance commissioner, tl tt and T. IW. Zimmerman, secre-, tt tt tary of tho Northwest Associa-'tt tt tion of Real Estate. Boards, will tt tt arrive in La CJrumln tomorrow tt tt and nil) speak at tho city hall tt tt in the evening at cicht o'clock, tt tt Mr. Hcrrin will be the prin- tt tt cipnl speaker and his talk will tt tt be of vital interest not only to tt tt real estato men and property tt tt holders, but to tho citizenship tt tt of La Grande as a whole, tt tt SI it tl it ti ii tl t: ti :t ii ti Program 'of Revolt is Read at St. Joseph Trials; "Bul letsNot Ballots" Alleged Called For. 8T. JOSEPH, Mich.. Mar. 21. Flamboyant appeal by Communist writers for "armed action, not armed phrases," praise for tho miners who nro alleged to have participated in the llerrin, III., riots and a call for "bul lets not ballots," featured Tuesday's session of the trial of William-7. ros ter, charged with crimlal syndicalism. Tho state with nssistaco ot its star witness, Francis Morrow, who Is K-97," a department of justlco iifrent, and who attended the Communist con vention in the hills near here last Au gust as n delegate, put Into the record a mass of speeches und writings -of Communists in this country nnd thu entire, "thesis and reiolutlons" of tho Third World connress of the Commun ist Internationale, held at Moscow In 1921. SHERIFF WARNICK RETURNS TO CITY Sheriff Leo Warnlck. with Frank Hoffmcler, charged with wlfe-dcser- tlon, arrived in La Grundo yesterday from California, where he has spent the past week, not only on official business, but also visiting a couple, of lays with Mrs. Warulck, at Saltan, where she Is with her sister, who is quite ill. ' lloffmeler wus arrested In I.onr Itcaeli upon request of tho Union county ofllcials and then taken to Los Angeles before he was brought to La Grande. PIUTE ON WAK PATH !lOAB, Utah. Mar. 21. According to Tpports reuchinir here one Indian wa killed and two wounded by n dokko of white men tliat net out nrlcr 1o a younff- buck known ns Joe Ilishop h Tioy" und one or tho two Indians who escaped from the county jail at Blnndiiiff yesterday. , SL'ttAK UltOl'S 10 CKN'I'S ' fBv AsHneiuteil IVess) ruKTLANI) l.Mar. 21 Suiiar drop ped forty cents, tlic first decline in months. l CANT 5E WHY COMMUNISTS PROGRAM READ BEAuTiFUL Tmini'j LIKE ImaT has "lb hAV all. Those sTckxs.' ) LIQUOR SHAKEUP LIKELY IN EAST Kcicnsky and Russian Socialists Ready To Sacrifice Themselves Uly AKHoelutctl Pit'sa) Pl'LMllir KnrpnMkv nf llnuul.i i..tl.nM Ino Hrtalikovlnky, tho 'llltlo iriaml- llinllir.,. nt tht. wu'nhi,ln Uuilura of thu Hoetul roolutlonary piirty, stuml ready to surri'lidor to llio soviet Kovermmmt In placo of !3 pnrij- kuulth t'omli'iimL'U. at tlio Mos. cow trliila last sitninior, according to a IHOlllbfr Of thn Hnnlol rimlnlnn. ary kioup In Now York. L 14 0 Jlr. and Mre. Bird Lewis and . A. B. Potts Return from Extended Auto Trip. Expiessini; pleasure und sutisfac llon ut beiiiB buck in tho Grande Hondo valley which they contend is, alter all, tho best section of country in their 14,000 mile automobile trip just completed, Jlr. nnd Mrs. Bird Lewis and A. Ii. l'ottsnro recciviii(t congratulation of their friends on their remurkublo journey. They started from La Grande lust autumn in response to a message from tho Atlantic const Htntinir that the parents of Mrs. l,ewi.s were ill and made tho drivo from Ln Grande over tho Old Oregon Trail und Lin coln hichwny to Philadelphia in 12) days. After Mrs. Lewis' parents be came convalescent they started back home on what is known us the south ern route, going down through Ala lia inn, Louisiana, Texas, Now Mex ico and Arizona. At Phoenix, Ari zona they remained for two months taking side trips into that interesting country nnd enjoying thn mild winter for which Arizona Is noted. 'While there they often visited iwlth Dr. Smith, formerly of Ln Grande who now has become the leading surgeon of that state. One of the most interesting side trips tuki'n in Arizona, uccording to !Mr. Lewis, wus their visit to Casa (irande, which is n village now in statu of decav with the exception of one building which was mndu of mud probably 2000 yenrs ago und is lour stones nigh, ine ccnur ocams in that building were carried by peo ple on their bucks for n distance of 20 miles and tho work of construc tion is remarkable. The .entire plas; lor in in perfect tuto of preservation and in only one or two places did the plasterer leave his finger murks. Tul Back Number. "Talk about the time when King Tut lived," suid Mr. lcwis today, "1 want tii sny to you that there is evi licnco of civilization nt least 2000 yenrs ugo in the state of Arizonu, which when further discovered will give old King Tut a keen competitor; for instance, the floors of tho Casa Grande were constructed nil of na turnl cement which nrcluicologists 'have dug down beneath that floor and they huvo not only found an other floor of the sume construction but they huvo found floors three stories down nnd under tho third floor there is positive signs thut at one time them wus habitation and civilization." "Unfortunately tho Apache lu ll inns have been u destructive body of people and many of those historic things which now would be of In tense interest have been destroyed by the destructivcness of the Indinns. However, Arizona still presents many inuny things which will como before the. people, now that tho habit of dig ging up ancients nnd uncient tombs has become popular." Ancicnl Canal System. Iu the old river basin there bus been positive evidence of nil nncient ennui system thut irrigated thut sec tion of country thousands of years ago. The remarkable feature is that, (Continued ofl Pago .Six.) GRAND IKEA 00 0 m French Claim That Ruhr Resistance is Breaking t By The AstHoeluted Press.) ' Y:HHKS, Mur. 21. The passive re-BlKtiiix-i InuuKiirated by tho Ormuns Kliin tin; Kn-nrh murched into the I'.uhr is bi-fc-ftiidiiir sIow niodlgcU' tion In various partH of tho occupied iiri-H, accord tnic to l-'rom-h announce ments. TIiIh is acrepiud In French cin l's uf an Indication of weakening by ttm (ierinan ofllcials us a ronne O.IH me nf i!onUnutil re ports that Ber lin is planning to muko deilnlte ro ImihuIs soon dcftlgm-d v" brinir bout niK"t)ationM for peuce. The oImt president uf Went pliulla. purl of whb-h Is In occupli d territory, iuut uuthorl7d tho (Ierinan officials ut Moeliitni. lMirtinund and other luwns In thu rrench area to confer with thu I French coiniiindlnK officers eoncern llng reqolHttloiis und other details per ltuhiln to the occupation. Heretofore kh'j lo':al B-overrmeiit ofii luW, )v cr-l Lid to go Down New Jersey, New York and " Pennsylvania Are to Be "Cleaned Up" AGENTS DISMISSAL NOW HELD LIKELY Frederick A. Hazelton, Pa cific (Joast r rohibition Of ficer, to Head Campaign. (By Associated Press) '; WASHINGTON, Mar. 21 A Bhake up among tho prohibition agents of Now York, Now Jersey and Penn sylvania to be followed ly an intensive- enforcement campaign in those states is forecast today ut pro hibition headquarter!). The nrea, which the officials re gards us the wettest in the country, is to be thoroughly worked over, nnd ugents who havo indicuted lack of zcnl are scheduled for transfer und some for dismissals. Frederick A. Hnzeltine. who was netivo against bootleggern on the Pa cific coast, will head the campaign in southern New Jersey and Eastern i'cnnsyivnnia. . 0. A. G. CONCERT Band Pleased Large Crowd; Soloists Were featured; Dance Followed Concert. Any amateur bund that cu-u play thut fluul grand iouo of John PlUlltp Kouivi't grout march, the Htura and Htrlpes Korevcr, autl brlu out that tnduflimblo Bomcthlnt; that Bonds h thrill through tho audience bringing thorn vlHloim of tnurehlnff feet, OM Glory In battle, a patriotic fecllnrj . that bringa a lu.mp to tho throat eood. And Unit la what tho O. A. C. ' cudt't band, on their eighteenth an nual tour, did last night befor a larKo crowd aasemblcd in tho hlffti school uudllorlum. Coming ua the final number beforo tho intormlsHton, tho inarch king's frreatcut composi lion wuh encored with gusto until tho batid onco moro arrayed- themselves hi Houna'H old style, piccolo uud flu to sections ut their Hides at tho grand! oso, and presented the Btratnd oC tbu inurch ugaln. Tho entire concert waB Volt receiv ed und wull rendered. Tho work af th sololuts was commendable, cj peclatly ltalph UouBhcrty, who play td tho "Krouchy" liiib helicon bnta In a manner thut made moro than onu eornrt ptuyer look' at his 'own, fintfora and wonder how ltalph did IU Ira Cave, vocal soloist, watt on- cored twleo after singing Meakllt and Onlvus' "AeroHs tho Burning Hands." und J. C. Ourmuu und John Whtlte more, clurlnctti, uIho niet with, ap- plaudlng approval. Led by Captain II. iu Ut-ard, con ductor, thu band opened lluoir eon cert, with Metullo'a march, "Celebro Toreodor." An overture 'Htradvlla.'' by Klotow followed and Puinpare'fl lurtnct solo, "Ave Mario' and lluot'e clarinet duet "The Song of tho N-esta" followed. "1'oop Jleluttonti" by lien- . dlx and a polka "riulcuto," by HlmiiHM prvcedctr John l'htlllp Bouua'ii "HtiiiH und HtrlpeH l''orcver," which 'omlid tho first half of thu program. FilntH Shomi. lurlng thu IntermiHHlon a scries uf filniri, toiif-hing upon life at thu -. C. were shown with rrofesxor Jsldwlu T. Heed, collego faculty el it or, ex plaining thu hccuoh. Mr. Jucd In an oxccpllonul public speaker and hia talk proved vry Interesting. A tenor nolo, ." Across tho Burning funds'' by Mesklll and Onivflb, open ed tho ttocond half of thto program und was followed by a funtaata by Uulbey on 'My Old Kentucky Home." dcr of lierlln through the ober presi dent, havo refused to consult w(th tUf French In uny way whatever. Mlnern 1UruM lu Mrlkv. A mettlng of miners ut Wulltruut. according to French reports, decided not to Btrik') ut mines where coal wo requisitioned for urmy purposes only Many of tho 24-hour sirlkcs havo beei duo to tho detrmtnatlon of tho mb era not to dig coui for the Krone b, ewn when It wus explained that the coal for not for shipment to France or Belgium but for local army require ments In tho occupied dtstrlctu. The prison guurds und offlclaU ut luennt idorf who went on strike whuu the French begun bringing In Ger man prisoner! sentenced by the' French, have applied to tleneml 81 mon to be allowed to resume thetf duties, und tin? repiest hus bcetf granted. ' . . A MANY ENJOYED i'i .WV V4cvsi tx i-e-tt- .1