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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Two Chinese Armies Begin a Big Battle Near Shanghai Dawes Plan Operating. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ' 11 WO Chinese armies, each about - 100,000 strong, met in battle along a 30-mile front a few miles from Shanghai toward the close of last week. At this writing it is not known whether wheth-er either side obtained any decisive advantage, and no reports of the casualties cas-ualties have been received. Communication Communi-cation with the field of action, except for troops and military equipment, Is almost nil. The United States, Great Britain, France, Japan and Italy all have warships war-ships in the Shanghai harbor and numerous marines have been landed for the protection of their nationals. The Americans are especially guarding guard-ing the essential public utilities, such as the water and light plants. It was not believed the foreigners in the city, who number about 20,000, are in serious peril unless one side or the other begins airplane bombing. Both armies have planes. Foreign residents of the suburbs were told to move into the city if hostilities were extended In their direction. The line of battle extended from the Yangste river to Lake Taiho, the main struggle being along the Shanghai-Nanking railway near Hwangtu. Commanding the rival armies are Gen. Chi Hsieh Yuan, tuclmn of Kiang-Su, Kiang-Su, and Gen. Lu Hung-Hsiang, tuclnm of Chekiang. Wu Pel Fu, the Chihli chieftain, would like to send aid to the former, but it may be that Chang Tso-lin, war lord of Manchuriu, will prevent this by threatening Peking. It is said Chang is mobilizing his troops along the Great Wall. President Presi-dent Suu of the southern republic also may send help to the Chekiang governor, gov-ernor, for he has made peace with the merchants of Canton. Wu seeks to bring both Chekiang province and Dr. Sun's district under his full control. WITH the formal signing of the London agreement by the allies and Germany the Dawes plan went into actual operation and all but the confirmed pessimists believe the regeneration re-generation of Europe really is now under way. Germany made the Initial Ini-tial payment of $5,000,000 under the plan, and the reparations commission confirmed the appointment of Seymour Parker Gilbert, former undersecretary undersecre-tary of the American Treasury department, depart-ment, to be permanent agent general of reparations. This man who thus becomes virtually the economic dictator dic-tator of Europe, is only thirty-one years old, but he has the confidence and the backing of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, J. Pierpont Morgan and other leading statesmen and financiers. finan-ciers. What his compensation will he has not been decided, but it will be ample. Owen D. Young and Rufus Dawes are in Berlin to help through the transition period, which will be until the reparations commission announces an-nounces that the Dawes plan laws are being executed. The loan of 200.00(1 000 to Germany, Ger-many, provided for by the I'awes report, re-port, will be offered on October lo simultaneously in London. New York. P.erlin. Amsterdam. Zurich and Madrid. The share allotted to America is 1 10.-000.000, 10.-000.000, and that of Croat Uritain is $S0,000,01X1. The interest rate is fixed at 8 per cent. Orders were issuer! by the French go eminent for starting the evacuation evacua-tion of certain parts of the Ruhr and the Khincland. especially the Dortmund Dort-mund area. It was believed the troops would leave In the night time secretly in order to prevent demonstrations by the citizens which might result In conflicts. PRIME MINISTER MAC DONALD of Great Britain, in a slashing speech before the League of Nations assembly in Geneva, knocked Into a cocked hat France's pet plan of a military mili-tary security pact, and was so heartily applauded by a majority of the dele-fates dele-fates that It was Incumbent upon the French delegation to accept his sukcps-tlon, sukcps-tlon, which wu that the whole ques tion of security and disarmament be referred to a new committee. This probably will shelve the problem until the time when the powers feel It will be safe to reduce their armies and navies Independently, and it also means that France must admit that security is no longer the main issue and cannot be obtained by military alliances. MacDonald declared the league covenant provides arbitration, sanctions if necessary, and all other eventualities In times of crisis, and oaid the British government stands by the covenant. To provide security, he said, the league must include Germany and Russia. Dr. Giuseppe Motta, former president presi-dent of the Swiss confederation, is presiding pre-siding over the deliberations of the league assembly. He, too, Insists that Germany should be admitted to membership, mem-bership, and says arbitration should supersede the imposition of the will of the victors on the vanquished. The league invited the United States to accept representation In the third commission of the league, dealing with the traffic In arms and ammunition and also with the general topic of security and disarmament, but the government sent, through Minister Gibson, a reply declining the invitation, stating that its views on the arms traffic already had been made known. The State department de-partment said America was "disposed to give favorable consideration to an invitation to participate In an appro-I appro-I priate international conference on this subject." DISPATCHES from London say that negotiations which have been going on secretly for several weeks have resulted in a plan by which Ulster Ul-ster may he brought into the Irish Free State without sacrificing its autonomy, au-tonomy, thus settling peaceably the vexing boundary question. It is approved ap-proved by the governments of the Free State and Great Britain and is said to be considered sympathetically by Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster. The scheme provides that the original nine counties of Ulster shall be under a northern parliament and a northern executive as regards all matters comprised com-prised in the government of Ireland. HERR1N, the bloodiest spot in Illinois, Il-linois, is again occupied by state troops or was last week because of another riot between the Ku Klux klan and its opponents in which six men were killed and a number wounded. Sheriff Galligan led the anti-klan force in the gun battle and his crowd suffered suf-fered the most. The trouble started when the states attorney nolle prossed charges against Carl and Earl Shelton who had been accused of murdering Constable Cagle, khinsman, in a fight last February. Armed members of the klan and of the rival organization, the Flaming Circle, flocked to Herrin from the surrounding country and several sev-eral companies of the National Guard were sent to keep order. Their commander com-mander persuaded the leaders of the factions to agree to a truce, and meanwhile numerous arrests were made on both sides. FLITTING last week from Greenland Green-land to Labrador, thence to Newfoundland New-foundland and to Nova Scotia, the American army flyers at the close of the week took their last jump over foreign soil and water and landed at Boston, where they were given a tremendous tre-mendous welcoming ovation. Returning Return-ing with them from Nova Scotia were Lieutenants Wade and Ogden in a new plane replacing the one they lost on the hop to Iceland The transcontinental transcon-tinental trip to the Pacific coast, which will complete their journey around the globe, will be a veritable triumphal iirnr-MSsion. HR. H. the prince of Wales seems to be having a jolly time on Long island, despite the fact that the reporters re-porters and the curious public somewhat some-what hamper his movements hy their watchfulness. He has been taking part in the practice polo games; saw Ep-lnard, Ep-lnard, the French horse, lose to Wise Counsellor, the American, in the first international race at Belmont Park; attended many dinners, breakfasts and other functions and dodged others, and spent several nights dancing with the members of the younger pc-t. lie certainly cer-tainly is not losing any of his popularity popu-larity by his actions. ATLEE POMERENE and Owen J. Roberts, the two special counsel coun-sel for the government In the oil cases, have begun before the federal grand jury in Washington a new investigation investiga-tion -growing out of the oil scandals. The scope of the inquiry is not revealed, re-vealed, but subpoenas that were issued is-sued for witnesses bore the title "United States vs. Albert B. Fall." It is believed the Inquiry has to do with some phase of the oil lease case which was not brought out in the senate committee's com-mittee's investigation. The trial of the Teapot Dome case in Cheyenne, Wyo., has been set for October 7. WHAT Presidem Coolidge thinks of the Ku Klux klan Is embodied in a message transmitted from the White House to Joseph Brnnin, editor of a newspaper syndicate. Secretary Slemp wrote : "Complying with your request of August 21, I am sending you on behalf of the President a message which the President has authorized for the Jewish Jew-ish New Year. "As to the other matters touched upon in your communication I am authorized au-thorized to say that the President is aware of the many annoying difficulties difficul-ties In connection with the administration adminis-tration of the immigration law, and he Is decidedly in favor of every possible effort to humanize the law and its administration. ad-ministration. "Concerning the Ku Klux klan, the President has repeatedly stated that he is not a member of the order and is not in sympathy with Its aims and purposes. "As to Zionism, the rebuilding of Palestine as the Jewish national homeland, home-land, the President has repeatedly given his most hearty indorsement to this movement and expressed his wishes for its success." The President also has let It be known that he favors a revision of the labor provisions of the transportation act and believes railway managements and employees should get together ou a plan for such modification. He touched on this matter in a speech delivered de-livered on Labor day to a group of more than 100 labor leaders who called at the White House to pledge him their support. Senator LaFollette took advantage of Labor day to open his speaking campaign with a radio address. He promised, if elected, to rescue the people peo-ple of the nation from the clutches of the great monopolies as he did those of Wisconsin when he was elected governor. gov-ernor. He denied that his movement is "bent on radical and destructive ends, subversive of the government and of the Constitution." John W. Davis, Democratic Presidential Presi-dential candidate, spent two days in Chicago conferring with his managers there, but making no public appearances, appear-ances, lie then went on to Omaha and Denver to make some addresses, which will be followed by others in Missouri and Iowa. He has been receiving many reports of conditions In the Middle West which lead him to believe he has at least as good a chance to capture the farmer vote as either Coolidge or LaFollette. Wisconsin Republicans renominated Governor Blaine, backed by the indorsement in-dorsement of LaFollette. by a huge plurality, and the rest of the LaFol- ' lette-Republican aspirants were also successful except in the Milwaukee district dis-trict now- represented by Congressman Berger, Socialist. Ten members of the state's delegation in congress, all LaFollette La-Follette supporters, were re-nominated. """pHREE well-known sportsmen were killed In accidents last week. Joe Boyer, automobile racer, sacrificed his life to save spectators at the Altoona speedway. Dario Resta of Italy, who won many trophies on American tracks, was Instantly killed at Brook-lands, Brook-lands, England, while trying for a new-record. new-record. Edward F. Geers, dean of American harness drivers and known for many years as "Pop," met death In a race at Wheeling. W. V"a., when his mare, Miladi Guy, stumbled and fell. Maria Thompson Daviess, who won considerable fame as a novelist and was also an artist nnd dramatist, died suddenly in her residence in New York. Two other noteworthy deaths of thq week were those of H. J. Case, Inven tor of threshing machinery, and of Lieut. Gen. S. B. M. Young, U. S. A, retired, who gained honors In the CItU war and In the Philippines. |