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confidence on the method to be followed for the execution of the treaty of Ver- sailles and will ask the Chamber ro clear- ly declare, in the order of the day, a con- fidenece in him, leaving to him full liberty and authority for the continuation of negotiations. Madrid, May 27th.—After an inter- view between the Minister of the Inte- rior and delegates »f the bakers, the strike of the latter has virtually termi- nated. ~ Paris, May 27th —-The situation on the railways continues to improve, tne strikers resuming work, ia inereasing numbers daily. Paris, May 27th. The aviator ¥ronval left this moruing in an attempt to fly from Paris to Madrid and back:in the same day. Paris, May 27th. —T'h2 aewspap:rs state that President Deschanel, in ac- cordance with the advice of his dociors, will leave Paris at the end of the week, or early next week, for a prolonged pe- riod and will reside at some aistance from Psris, in order to avoid all busi- n2ss matters. Paris, Mayv 28th. —Presideat Descha- nel, whose condition continues to im- prove, receives daily innumerous tele- orams and letters of sympathy, includ- ing municipalities and political groups of all parties. The ''Heho De Paris”’ says the President will even preside at a meeting o° the Couneil of Ministers before leaving Paris. SQan Sebastian, May 28th.-——A general strike has broken out here, attempts at excesses causing disorders, which were suppressed by the police, 'many persons being wounded. A state of siege has been proclaimed. Berlin, May- 28th.—It is announced that the free city of Danzig and Poland have begun negotiations for the conclu- sion of the convention provided by the treaty of peace. Paris, May 28th.--The '‘Echo De Par- is”’ states that (Germany appears to be willing to execute more fully the clauses of the treaty. The Commission of Con- trol, it eays, has received statements relative to twenty-three thousand pieces of artillery which will be destroved and eight hundred pieces already destroyed. Paris, May 28th.—The Agricultural (*%mmittee in the Canton of Mamers' has elected M, Caillaux as President. Paris, May 28th.—In view of the de- crease in the world’s production of sugar and having regard to the necessity for assuming the control of national con- sumption, the requisitioning of the stocks of sugar existing in France is be- ing considered. ' Paris, May 29th.—The London cor- respondent of the ‘‘Petit Parisien’’ re- ports that a cabinet counci! has approved the prnposal for an interview between Mr. Lloyd George and M. Krassin, the Chief of the Soviet ‘rad: Delegation and that a report «f the inter-ministerial a1 4 RUI &2 AN | > executive committee favours the re-es- tablishment of commercial relations with Russia. upon eondition of serious guar- antees for payment being furnished. Rome, May 29th.—-The newspapers announce that the population of Fiume have occupied JSasak, the Croation sub- urb of that city, after having thrown down the barriers on the bridge separ- ating the two localities. i Paris, May 29th - According to a des- patch to the ‘'Petit Parisien’’; Dannunzio has occupeed the Jugo-Slae village of Kavel, anda despatch from Zurich fur- ther states that he has also oceupied Du- razzo and assnmed the administration of the city. The Jugo-Slav Jovernment is stated to have informed the Allies that 't would foreibly resist any attempts by Dannunzio against its nationals. Paris. May 29th. —The delegates of the Railway Unions »f the systems of Or- leans and the Midi have refused to frans- mit an order irom the National Federa- tion deciding to resume work, and have declared their intention to continue the fight. The National Federation of Rail- waymen has decided to resume work tomorrow. Paris, May 29th.—In the Chamber of Deputies M. Millerand, »eplying to ques- tions relative to the conversations at San nemo anad iliyihe. declared that no engagement was undertaken in these preliminary discussions and that the Allies will go to Spa as demandants, and not as defendants, and with abso- lately free hands for enforcing the ap- plication of the treaty, and not for its revision. He added. that the disarming of Germany was the first condition for the peace of the world and an essential clause which the Allies should by every means enforce the execation of. At ens, May 29th.—Replying to a question inthe Chamber, M. Ven zelos declared that the voyage of the King to France was without any political signi- ficance, being merely for pleasure. He paid an eioquent tribute to the sovereign who, he said, was entitled to great recognition by the nation. Paris, May 29th.-—-A collision occurred this afternoon in the forest of Fontaine- bleau between the automobile of the King of Greece and that of Count Deler- ga. The King was uninjured, but the Count was seriouasly hurt and several per- sons aceompanving him were also in- jured. Prague, May 29th.—M. Masaryk has been elected president of the Czecho- Slovak republic. Warsaw, May 29th.—Desperate com- bats are continuing on the Dwina, where the enemy have been forced to retreat, leaving- prisoners in the hands of the Poles. . Constantinople, May 26th. —[Delayed]. Bitter fighting continues between the Government troops and the forces of the Nationalists, positions being taken and recaken by the-adversaries. Great deso- lation is being caused by this civil war and everywhere the peasants are fleeing and abandoning their property. A court martial has condemned to death the leaders of the rebellion. Athens, May 29th.-—lt is officially an- nounced that important Hellenic forces have occupied Dedeagatch and Guniuld- jino without incident, and were well received by the population. St. Thomas May 31st:—Trahc for Trinidad can now be accepted 1o be for- warded by wireless from St. Iucia at rate to Trinidad plus one shilling per word tor all class of traffic except British Govern- mentson which the wireless rate until further is three pence per word. Mes- sages must be clearly marked Via St. Lu- cra Wireless. The direct costs of the preat war to all nations involved are estimated to be $186,000,000,000, or more than five times the cost of all previous wars for the last hundred and thirty years.—-Signs of the Times, May 11th. The Literary Digest, in reply to its questions concerning benefit to the workingman from prohibition. received g total of 8526 answers. OFf these 245 labor representatives declared that pro- hibition had been bereficial: 143 were opposed to it; 31 were doubtful: and 7 stated that it had not yet had a fair tri- al. As ore secretary replied, '‘There can be no ques‘ion but that. prohibition ils beneficial to werkingmen snd their families.”’--Ibid. A two-leaved rudder has been invented for ships, by means of which a vessel may be turned around in its own lenegth or propelled backwards withcut reversine thegpropellers. A motor boat on which the rudder was attached was brought from full speed ahead to backing in nine seconds. The reverse is accomplished by making a V of the rudder, so that with the propellérs rurning ahead, a stream of water is projected forward along eith er side of the boat. Jbud. The prince of Monaco, on one of his oceanagraphical cruises, discovered 1 new fish, which lives at a depth of twen. ty thousand feet under sea level, wherc the pressure is equal to six hundred atmospheres. - [bid. : The most elaborate and the largest map in the world is the *'valuation map”’ of the city of London, whic: was twen ty years in the making, and which is more than thirty feet wide, and twenty feet from top to bottom. The wealthiest estate shown is that of the duke of West- minster--four hundred acres, with 1 rert roll of fifteen million dollars a year. —San Jose ‘‘Mercury-Herald.” -Ihid.