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CHRERPIANSIED,
V.
3. 1. S . A..
MONDAY
19t
APRIL
1920
distrilaution
ofj enemy
‘warships
among
the
Allies
ha&e
been
published
liere.
France’s
shar€,
which
is
ten
per
cent
of the
total tonnage
of all captured
ene-
my
ships,
with
the
exception
of
sub-
marines,
represents
ninety-two thousand
tons.
Five
ecrbisers
and
ten
destroy-
ers
are allotted
to France,
and
the
same
number
to
Italy.
KEach
of
these
two
powers
will algo receive
a
light eruiser
and
three
destrgyers,
which
may
be
used
for one
year for experimental
purposes,
but
must
be destroyed
when
that
time
has
elapsed.
#rance
will receive
the
cruiser
‘‘Emden’’ and forty
submarines
are
also
allotted
to her.
Os
these
ten
may
be
put
in, service.
France
is
the
only power
to
which
the privilege of
us-
ir(lig
captured
submarines
has been
grant-
ed.
Dubiin, Aprii Tih.—There
have
been
riots in Mountjoy prison
where
close
on
one hundred
Sinn
Fein
prisoners
are
on
a
hunger
strike.
They
demanded
bet-
ter
treatment
end
on
receiving
an
un
satisfactory
answer,
they
smashed
the
furniture
in the
cells
and
broke
down
a wall between
the cells.
It was rebuilt,
but they
tore it down
again.
The
men
are
now manucled
with
their hands
be-
hind
their
backs
and
strong
military
guards
are installed
within
the
prison.
Lon ion, Aprilißth.—Sugar
in
stock
on
the 3rd.
instant
was
54,000
tons
com-
plete.
Last year 154,000 tons.
New Orleans,
April Bth—lnvestigation
into
the
charges
that
Cuban
sugar
is
being
imported
here
to
be refined
and
sold at
a
profit as
Louisiana
sugar
was
tarted
todav by
the
District
Attorney,
Mr.
Money,
assisted
by
representa-
tives
of
the
Department
of
Justice.
Mr. Money
announced
that
his
investi-
gation
would
determine
the
prices
at
which
Cuban
sugars
were
purchased
and sold,
and
if the
difference
in
any
instance
is found
to
be
above
the
277
margin
now
permitted,
the
refiner
re-
ceiving the increase
would
be prosecuted
for profiteering.
Athens,
AprilBth.
Greek
troops have
been
authorized
by
the
Supreme
Mili-
tary Council of the Allies
to
advance
in
Asia Minor, in anticipation
of
an
even-
tual attack
by
Musapha
Kemal.
They
have occupied
a
strategic
position
east
of
the
sector
they
have
held
around
Smyrna.
;
Oklahoma
City, April 7th.—Damage
to
the
Oklahomg
crop,
resulting
from
the
freezing
tew'.r)eratures
of
the
past
few days,
is plav
4 at six million dollars,
according
to estimates
made
public
yes-
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Winnipeg,
April 6th.—Sentence
was
pronounced
on six
convicted
strike
lead-
ers
by
Justice
Metcalfe
at
the
assize
coart
today.
Five
of
them
were
sen-
tenced
to
one year
on
each
of the
six
|
counts
of seditious
conspiracy
on
whiech
|
they were
convicted.
andt.;ix
months
|
on the
count
of committinga
common
|
nuisance,
the
sentences
to Fun
concur-
i
rently,
making
the
term
to
be
served
|
by each
in the
provincial gaol one
year.
|
A sixth
was found
guilty of the
charge
!
of committing
a common
nuisance,
ard
|
was
sentenced
to six months
in the pro-
|
vincial gaol.
;
London,
April
6th.—Circles
declare
|
themselves
not
alarmed
at
reports
that
|
the
Persian
Govt.
has
manifested
its
|
willingness
to conclude
an
understand-
|
ing
with
the
Russian
Soviet
Govt.,
|
which in
some
quarters
was interpreted
|
ras meaning
that sueh
negotiations might
|
be the
preface
to military action
which
|
would menace British .interests
in
Per-
|
sia.
The
British view
is that
the
con-
|
templated
negotiations
would refer
only
|
to
economic
matters,
l!eading
to
an
|
agreement
similar
to those
already
con-
|
cluded,
or
in
process
of execution
be-
|
tween
Soviet
Russia
and
some
of
the
’
European
Governments.,
It is
recalled
that
the
Lenine
Govt.
sometime
ago
approached
Persia
offering
to
cancel
|
all treaties
and
conventions
unfavoura-
ble
to Persian
interests,
and
it
is
be-
|
lieved
that
the
latest
development
is
|
merely a
manifestation
of Persian
will-
|
ingness
to aceept
the offer.
|
Paris,
April 6th.
-Particulars
of
the
|
No.
88,
terday
to the President
of the
Board
of
Agriculture of this State.
Macon,
Georgia,
April
7th.—Reports
from
the Peach
Belt yesterday
indicated
that
the
crop had
suffered
from coid and
frost
on
Monday
night.
Little
of
the
fruit had
formed,
but
the blossoms
were
nipped.
London, April 7th.——The announcement
of
Great
Briiain’s
attitude
towards
the
French
move
in
Germany
is being
held
in
abeyance,
pendinga meeting of
the
Supreme
Council
which
will
convene
here
tomorrow.
When
the
cccupation
was
discussed
recently
at
a
meeting
of
the Ambassadors
Council,
it is
said
that
Great Britain
and
Italy
strongly
urged
the
necessity
for
careful
considera-
tion
before
taking
any
definite
steps.
Paris,
April 9th.—At
a
Cabinet
Coun-
cil
today
M.
Millerand
informed
his
colleagues
of the
situation
in
Germany
and of a verbal commucication
from
the
British Govt,
no
cfficial British
commu-
nication having yet reached
Paris.
Paris,
April 9th —The Executive
Coun-
cil of the League
of
Nations
met
today
to
examine
the
mandate
for
Armenia,
the protection
of
minorities
in
Turkey,
municipal
elections
in Danzig
and
the
repatriation of prisoners
of
war in Sibe-
ria.
A conference
of the
Ambassadors
was held this
morning
under
the
presi-
dency of M. Cambon.
Paris,
April 10th—The
‘‘Temps’’ says
that
no
official communication
has
yet
reached
Paris indicating
that
the
Uni-
ted
States
disapproves
of
the
French
occupation
of
the
cities
in
the
valley
of the
Main, but an
Exchange
of views
demonstrates
that
the
United
States,
while holding
that
the
re-establishment
of
order
in
the
Ruhr
region
is
Ger
many’s
duty,
thinks
that
France
had
serious
reasons
for
acting
and
wishes
to
know
these
reasons.
The
French
Govt.
has received
no note
from
Italy,
but
Japan,
in
the
course
of
conversa-
tion
at
Tokio.
indicated
that
she
had
no
objection
to
the
occupation
of
the
Germar cities.
Mayence,
April 10th.—The
exact
num-
ber of vietims
in the recent
incidents
at
Frankfort
was four killed and
18 wound-
ed.
It is reported
that
a Soviet Republic
has
been
proclaimed
at
Bitterfeld
and
Magdeburg
in Saxony.
Paris,
April
10th.—
Hava’s.
In
a
Note
communicated
yesterday
to
the
British
Govt.
France
declares
that
the
loyalty
of
her
attitude
is
not
open
to
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