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oo f Lo J A &y o CAN YOU SEE AROUND A CORNER? on o wiithdraw ail workers, including pumbmen and engineers. {rom the piis Sir Robert Horne rejoined that this was a oreat decision and that he hoped that hofore adopting such a course the miners would reconsider it He offered to meet the miners executives at any :‘ime to- moirrow. The exc<cutives ot the triple alliance made up of the miners, the rail vaymen and the ‘ransport worKkers, held a private preliminary meeting today. They will reassemble tomorrow to dis- euss lis enurse »f action. Birmingham, March 31st. —Mr. Austin Chamberlain, who recently was eiected leader of the House of Commons, resign- ing the Chancellorship of the Exehequer on being appointed Lo:d Privy Seal, was formallv reelected to parliament today from the west division of Blrmingiam. Mr. ‘hamberiain was unopposed at the polls The changes in his official siatus nece=sitated his seeking reelection to parliament. ' Berlin, March 3lst.—That the Govt. b:lleves tne day of a Communist rising in Barlin is pasrisshown by the removal yes- tordoy of the barbed wire barricades and the reonzning of Wilthelm Strasse trar- fic as well as a marked reduction in the number oi._sentinels. The communists hava failed to ' revail on the Berlin workers to strike. London, Mareh 31st.--{ne irial of war crime prisoners in Germany apparently has peen fturther delayed, aczcording to a despatch to the London Times from Ber- lin. Depositions by English witnesses, savs the despateh have heen found not to conform wiin the provisions of the German procedure. A member of the Govt. law office is to be sent to Englaad at the end of April to participate in the h=aring of witnesses in the three cases cited by the British Govt. for trial. Havana March 30th.—Jose R. Capab lanca, the Cuban chess master, tonight defeated Dr. Samuel iasher, the Ger- man experi in the fifth game of the world cnampi'nship. The end of the game came after 46 moves. Tonight’s game was the first decisive result of the tournament, the four previous games having been drawn. Budapest, March 30th.—Count Ste fan Betlen, fully empowered to act for the safety of the State as the plenipo- tentiary of Regent Horthy, has been sent to Steinamanger, the western Hunga- rian town near the Austrian border, where ex-emperor Charles has taken refuge after a vain attempt to regain the throne. London, March 3lst.—An Exchange telegraph despatech from Paris today says it is reported the majority of the Hungarian troops have rallied to thz standard of exemperor Charles. Vienna Marceh 31st —The republicans in this city exaitanily declare that the vi- sit of Charles in Rulapest and the fiasco attending his atteampt to regain power have dashed whatover chanee may have existad for the restoration of the monar: chy, #ither in Hungary or Austria. Mon- arciists reiuctantly admit that a restora- rion seems impossibie. Paris, Viarch 31st.— Ex-emperor Charles crossad the fr nti2r between Hungary and Ausivia on Saturday by producing a foreign passport, which represented nim as a red cross official, says a Havas despateh trom Vienna. Rome, March 3lst.— Count Siorza, Italian Foreign 3Minister has been in- formed by the Huangarian Minister to Italy tha* Admira; {dorthy. Hungarian Regent, desires to keep hi: word, which was given the Allirs, not to allow the restorauon of tue Hapsburgs in Hun- gary Berlin, March 3lst —Further long notes have been exchanged between tite inter-allied commission and Ger- many in which the Allies claim that Germany has failed to eomplete the dilivery of arms and material from for- tresses and the German Govt. in de tailed explanations ciaim it has retained only armssufficien: ‘or an army of 100,000 and foriress materials absolutely ne- cessary. Germany denies that she has intfringed anvy of the provisions of the peace treaty relating to- cisarmament ard fortresses an:! says that she is will- ing “to submit any points- at * variarnce with the Allies to an impartial court ®t arbitrati n. i.ondon, March 31st. -Sir Robert Horne, President of the Board of Trade, to- day succeeded Mr. Austen Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Washington, March 381st.— Problems involving trke collection by France of reparations from-Germany were discuss- ed by Vivia i, envoy extraordinary from the French Republic, with Senator Lodge, Chairman of the Foreign Rela- tions Committee, and other United States officials at a dinner tendered the former French Premier tonight by Am- bassador Jusserand. Athens, March 3lst.—The Greeks have captured Avghin and held it against 22 Turkish couuter-attacks, says the official communication issued today, Kovalitza also has been taken by the Greeks. Paris, March 31st.—A decision was reached today by the financial commis- sion of the League of Nations to send a commission to Austria consisting of three persons to investigate relief pians in that country. The investigation will cover a peridd of from 5 to six weeks. The decision was reached -after Baron! Eichhoff, the Austrian Ambassador to France, had: addressed the Commission. THE HOME PAPER By X When the evenin’ shade is fallin’ at the ° endin’ o’ the day, An’ a feller rests from labor smokin’ his pipe o’ ciay. There’s nothin’ does him so much good, be fortune up or dewn, g As the little country paper ‘rom his ol’ home town. [t’s ain’t a thing o’ beauty an’ its print ain’t always elean, But ir straightens ont his temper when a ieller’s feel ng mean: . It takes the wrinklesof his face, an’ blushes off his frown: ['hat little country paper from his ol’ home town. It tells of all the parties’ar’ bells of Pun- ' kin Row, s .~ ‘ "Bout who spent Sunday with kis girl, and how the crops will grow: How it keeps a feller posted ’bout who is up an’ whn is down- : T'bat lirtle country papér from his. ol’ home towh, , . Now, I like to read the dailies, an’ the story papers, too, - An’ at times the yellow novels at’ some >ther trash - don’t you? But when 1 want some readin’ that will - brush away a frown, : I want that little paper from my ol’ home town.—Good Hardware. THE RURAL EDITOR’'S I.OT. A child is born in the neighbourhood: the editor gives the loud-lunged young ster and the happy parents a sendeff and gets §so.oo. It is christened and the minis er gets. $6 and the editor SO.OO The editor blushes and tells a dozen lies aboui the beautitul and accomplished bride. The minister geis $lO. and a piece of cake and the editor gets SO.OO. In the course of time she d'es; the doctor gets from §sls to SIOO, the minister gets per- haps another $5, the undertaker gets trom $75 to S2OO, tht editor prin‘s an obituary two columns long and a card of thanks and gets SO.OO - No wonder so n:any small town editors get rich. Have you paid your subscription, : : —Altamont Times.