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Correspondence Dear Mr. Editor! Is it not a very felicitous Label Underground Dog —tfor the Enancipator to adopt? Thank coodness it is—-St. Thomas. With thanks your obhiged, A TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION, Madrid, July 3rd.—lt is officially an- nounced that the Spanish arny in Western Moroceo has been attacked along rhe whole line of the Tetuan sec- tor by Moors coming from the distriets of aiff and Gomarau. The commuul- que does not give the exact number of losses. but the Moors lcst more than 100 killed on Tyesday. The %®panish army was assisted by bombing planes over the Mourish lines, The importane of this encagement is in the fact that the Western Moroceo district has been peace- {ul for years and the outbreak of the re- Leliion there aggravates the situation by compeiling the Spanish 10 fight all along the line, with the exeeption of Raisulis dis: rict behind Tangier. Tke directorio, h s i.sued an official note tothe press us foliows. ‘‘The directorio anxious t. in- form the public opinion on all things which interest it,does not wish to conceal now that the state of affairs in the Wes ern Zone of Morocco is aggravated seasi. bly by the rebeliion of several tribes and by the preseuce of larger detatchments ot Ritlian and Gomarau tribesmen inpla- teau Baur, which mukes provistoning and communications with the Npanish troops difficuit. To restore normality, our troops are attacking the Moorish posi- tions all along the line’”’. Itis rehably reported that pgeneral Berenguer, who was removed from service by a decteee ot tne Supreme: Court martia’, will b= par- doned and restored to co nnandin Moroe- ¢a by order of General Primo De Rivera, Henley-on-Thames, July bth. —lhe Leander Eight, stroked by W. P. Mellon, Oxlord, wgn the grand challenge cup of tne Henley Regatta today defeating Je- sus College, Cambridge, in the flnal heat by six feet. 'Lhe Diamond Sculis were won by J. Berestord Jr, a previous win- ner of this trophy, who captured them in 1920. He had an easy victory today in the final heat, over k. N Uraig of Pembroke College Uambridge. Wimbledon, England, July Hth— Miss Wills and Mrs. Wightman, the United Sates, won the championship in the wo- mens doubles of the Wimbiedon lawn tennis tournament today, defeating ihe British pair Miss MeKane and Mrs. Covell in the final maich 6-4 6-4. London, July sth.—The King will re- view more than 200 warships at Spit- heag at the end of July at what is ex- pect:d o be the finest vaval speciacle sezn in home waters since the war, At ST oty ANV S the last review at Spithead in July 1914 200 warships were at anchor, but the navy then possessed more capital ships than it does tcday. Among the big ships varticipating in the July review will be the Queen Elizah-th, the Bar- ham, Malaya, Valiant, Warspite, Re- venge, Royal Oak, Resolution, Roval Sovereign, Centurion, Ajax and Thunder- er Tokio, July sth.—United Press. [Che British round the world plane, piloted by Major Mac Laren, arrived in Japun today. Thousands of people were along the waterfront at Kagoshima, as the big plane came roaring out from the China coast, and cheered the aviators as their plane settled gracefully on the witer. An elaborate programme of entertainment has been prepared for Major Maclaren and his companicns. Madison Square Gardens, July sth—oCUn the Tlst ballot the leaders siood as fol- lows. MacAdoo siß. 5, Smith 333.5, Davis 68, MacAdoo’s votes was un- changed from the last ballot, Smith lost one and Davis gained one. Colombes France, July bsth.—The Eichth Olympic Games in the modern series officially opered in the Colombes Studium today by M. Dounsergue, Presi- dent of the Republic. The formal parade which featured the colorful ceremronies, was started afier thhee o'cloek with the South African representatives leading, Madrvid, July Sth— A demihitatization of the Military Derectorate, the governing body of Spain, and a moditication of the diciorial powers o1 General Pritmo Rivera President of the Dirccrorate, tock place yvesterday by Royal decree. The mem- bers of the direciorate were appointed new porifolios wherein each is rve- sponsible to the Crown. He took the oath before the Kinpg. Under lhe de- cree, General Rivera becomes Minister of Cuits and Justice, but remains head of the Catinet, King Allo. soo je¢ster: day signed a deeree tor a general am- nesty, to ineclude sentences imposed in connection with the Spanish disasterin Morocco in July 1921, and political offenzes and persons imprisoned tor newspapers libeis. General Primo de Rivera crafted the decree. Geneva, July sth —With simple cere- mony the northern balf ol (he tamous *'Quai Mont Blane’’ was yesierday re- named "Quai Wilsor..”” On the garden wall of tiue League of Na iors Palace, overlooking Lake Leman, had been place- ed a plain s'one tiblet which pore the chiselled words “‘to the memory of Wood- row Wilson, President of the United States, founder of the League of Na- tions,”” and below, *'the City oi Gereva.” Paris, Juiy 5 t.—7lhe moral pact of continuous collaboration wiien M. Her- riot announced he had brought baek from his Chequers Court Confererce with the British Prime Minister, seemns to be already in a bad way.- The most seribus point of difference between the Buitish and the Freoneh viewpoists con- cerns the identity of the bady whien is to deeide when Germany shall have de- faulted in her engacements. The French newspapers refuse to admit that the proposals of the Dawes Plan, are out side the Versailles Treaty and declare that the British intention t) replace tho Reparations Commission hy another hod - is unjustified, as is the British arcumen: that the French cling to the Repara- tion Comnission because they control it Some of the opposition papers question the possibiiity now cos howding the pro- posed inrer Allied Conference on Juiy 16th. Tthey arcue that if the Freneh and British Cabinets cannot adjust thei views before thut date, they would L unable to do so dzn'in;: the conferape: and France would run the risk of beinr exposed to colleciive pressure and piaee | in a positicn of isolation, to which thao present situation is preferable, M Herriot's appearance before the Finane: and Foreign Relations Committee ot tho Chamber 20f Deputies yesterday lasied thr-e bours He read the official minu es of the Ch guers talks and also the tele- cram he sent to the piritish Prime Minis t-r, expressing tae surprise he felt at tho nature of tne memorandum sent by My, Mae Donald aiong with the ruvitations to the ‘proposed Inter Allied Conferenc.. Ex-Premicr Briand sugweested that M. Herriot §iry to resumme the negotiations for sienature of a cunranty pact which M. Briand undertook at Cannes. Th Premier renlied that he had made very pressing efiorts in that direction with Mr. MaeDonald, bur that the political sttaation had been decplyv modified sinee the ecorference, British puabiie opinion and Parliam nt nowv hoinez hostile to any military agieemenis, St. Viacent, Julv 6th.—Mr Georpo Corea,.promiunent mercihant and plant r ex-Chairman 3t. Vincent Chamber of Acricul.ure and Commerce, died he:e list night at his residence San Sou.l NEW Yoßrxk, July s:h. Flour, (hard winter elesr §5.15, ** hard winter straights $5.60 ‘i\vlz‘iil. Kucuriea per 1Y) poaads .}516() New Season’s Pork per barre! $37.00 Heavy Mess P per bri, $27.00 Sugar—Crystals maxiraum per 100 lbs, $5 28 Meolisses Sugar 89 maximum 4.25 Co : 0, Middang, Upland, at Liverpocl per Ib. 15 93-100 d. Ex :wange. New York and London, € days’ sight $4 31 Ex iange New York and London, sic't $4.3.4 LoNDoN, July sth. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per eyt 32, U1 —33Bs. Od. ** Musecavado nomiaal per ewt. 28s. od.—3ls. od. ““ White Java’s cif United Kingdom 225. 9d. Demer-ra Rum per gal. nominal.