HOOVER IS URGING
EXTENSION OF CREDITS
TO EUROPEAN NATIONS
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PARIS, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Herbert Hoover told the
congressional sub-committee here
yesterday that he believes it to be
imperative that the United States ex
tend to European countries credits
of between three and five billion dol
lars for a year and a half or two
years, in order to provide a market
for American surplus goods and to
save Europe from disaster.
He said the credits ought to be used
to re-establish European merchants.
PROMINENTACTRESS
IS VICTIM OF JOKE
CHICAGO, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press).—A note purporting to be from
members of the Actors’ Equity Union
was slipped under the door of the
home of Laura Hope Crew, in which
threats were made to disfigure her.
Miss Crew is the leading woman in
“On the Firing Line,” and is not par
ticipating in the strike.
ITALIAN SOLDIERS ARE
MASSACRED IN ALBANIA
BELGRADE, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Numbers of Italian soldiers
have been massacred in severe attacks
by Albanian clansmen. It is reported
that the remainder of the Italian
troops have retired toward Durazzo.
FIRST RAILWAY SURPLUS
UNDER FEDERAL CONTROL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Director of Railways
Hines announced yesterday that for
July, for the first time since the gov
ernment took over the railroads, a sur
plus of $2,000,000 above operating ex
penses is shown, compared with a loss
of $22,000,000 during the preceding
month.
DUTCH AVIATOR
GREETS FORMER KAISER
AMERONGEN, Sept. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Excitement was cre
ated here Monday when a Strad
aviator swooped down to withn fifty
feet of the grounds of the castle in
which the former German kaiser is
domiciled and waved a greeting to
the exiled monarch.
The former kaiser was much
pleased wi'th the greeting. The avi
ator is believed to have been Dutch.
TRAWLER CREW RESCUED
HALIFAX, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The trawler Promotion has
been sunk in collision with the
French liner Le Lorraine on the fish
ing banks. The Lorraine rescued
the crew and proceeded to Havre.
DESTROYER SUNK
LONDON, Sept 3 (by Associated
Press).—The British destroyer Vic
toria has been sunk in the Baltic.
Eight of the crew are missing.
Army of Kolchak
Is Still Retiring
LONDON, Sept. 3 (by 48SO‘
ciated Press).—A Bolshevik
wireless message says that Ad
miral Kolchak’s All-Russian
government is evacuating the
city of Omsk and retiring to
new headquarters at Nikolaye
vak.
ITALIAN PEASANTRY TO
RECEIVE CROWN LANDS
ROME, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press)—Kng Victor Emannuel has de
termined to surrender the crown prop
erties to the peasants, and to provide
work for former soldiers.
COURT-MARTIAL SYSTEM
OF ARMY IS CRITICIZED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—William Thomas, a Min
neapolis attorney, urged reform of the
army court-martial system before the
senate committee on military affairs
yesterday.
Thomas, who served two years over
seas, said that many American sol
diers were imprisoned for trivial of
fenses. He said be had been impris
oned for four months on the charge of
being absent without leave, due to his
having been sick in hospital.
ROYALTY WILL BE GUESTS
OF PRESIDENT WILSON
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—The king and queen of
Belgium will arrive here early in Oc
tober, and will be the guests of Presi
dent Wilson for three days.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
will extend their trip to the Pacific
coast.
SCHOONER RESCUED
AFTER BEING RAMMED
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3 (by As
sociated Press).—The steam schooner
Unimak was rammed and capsized by
the steam schooner Helen Drew in a
fog off Doxbury reef, near here, on
Monday last. There were no casual
ties.
The Unimak lost her deck load of
lumber, and was towed in by the
Drew,
WOMEN TO RECEIVE
EQUAL PAY WITH MEN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The federal salary
classification commission is consider
ing drastic changes in the civil ser
vice system which are calculated to
benefit civilian employes. Women
engaged in the same work will re
ceive the same pay as men.
PRESIDENT WILL REST
WHILE IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson has wired
that he will probably speak in the
Arena here. He desires to rest here
on September 14.
JUDGE CLAY ALLEN
IS ON TRIAL FOR
LIQUOR VIOLATION
SEATTLE, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Nine men and three women
will compose the jury which is to try
Superior Judge Clay Allen, charged
with possession of a portion of the
liquor which disappeared from the
court house some months ago.
Five quarts of liquor were intro
duced in evidence by the prosecution,
which says that Allen endeavored to
have false testimony given to the
grand jury which indicted him.
Allen wanted the liquor for his own
use, the prosecutor said.
NOT MANY AUTOS
COME FROM ENGLAND
LONDON, July 28 (by mail).—In
the last eleven years England has sent
only 881 automobiles to the United
States, the value of which was $2,153,
941, while in the same time the
United States sent to England, 41,182
cars valued at $36,710,011, says the
Board of Trade Journal.
The paper points out an opportuni
ty to expand the sale of British cars
in America among the wealthy people
of New York and the newly rich.
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PRESENT PACIFIC FLEET
IS TO BE AUGMENTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3 (by As
sociated Press).—Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, in a speech here last
night, said that the fleet now on the
Pacific coast was but the harbinger
of a greater fleet which is to be built
on this coast, and of a merchant ma
rine that shall fly the American flag
that will never again be allowed to de
crease in size, but shall steadily in
crease.
KAISER GETTING READY TO
MOVE TO HIS NEW HOME
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Sangerblad says
that five cars of baggage are coming j
from Germany, en route to the newlv
acquired estate of the former kaiser,
at Noord, Holland.
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