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Nampu (Idaho). August 12 Senator---Borah, supplementing.!
IMPORTANT SCHEME.
London, August 12."
The Federation, of Master Cction
TURKEY'S BAN.
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NOT UNEXPECTED
Constantinople, August 12. Police headquarters have order-
hig statement on M. Clemenceau's Spinners Asociations has issued fed the Foreign Chambers of Com- lefter. declared in an "address that details of the minimum basis for rurce to cense operations immerit- it must have puck harshly on all selling prices for standard countsately,
The ban has been threatened for American cars and legic. It dis-op American yarn to operate on
some time past. but it was Lot the French desire August 16. closes that amounts to a full cancellation in The scheme is supported by 93 thought that it would ever be en- Fapite of the United States' unparu-per cent, of the members concern forced as the Government has been ed and the owners of 2.500.000 į considering whether to apply the leted generosity dorging the war.
Turkish laws to the foreign Cham- Senator Burah. iotating wn spindles unulated. jattack on the World Coart, described The Federation, in an explanatory! bers or permit operations" in con- it as agent, counsellor, and attorney letter, says that there is no inter-formity with their international of the League of Nation's "Sentroll, tion to set out to secure full pro- alligations, Reuter.
It emphasises that Led by four Great Powers which are duetion costs. now writing down us as Shylocks the best method is to improve gradually the prevailing prices. and usurers."
He predicted, that the next fiftyThe object of the scheme is not only would mark the severest to raise but te stabilise prices, and years Feconomie war in history, and "inif rms concerned hold fast to the view of that there was no just rea- prices the end "should shortly be pon for the United States to sur-frenched to the long-existing deplor-paid to the foreign Chambers for render her war debt collection-fable conditions. Beuter.
The scheme is organised in con- Ljunction with the curtailment of production, which this section of NAVAL SUPREMACY, the trade, requires, and the position will be carefully reviewed at least werkig
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Williamstown Mass, Aug. 12. The Washington Disarmament Conference was" a" piece of British. check 10 designed strategy America's Naval supremacy was der fared at the institute of Politics by Admiral Rogers, who served on the Citizens' Committer attached to the American delegation at the conference.
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Foreign circles are at a loss to understand the motives for the order. which is attributed partly to the desire of the Turkish Cham- secure the fees hitherto ber to
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Whilst the American Chamber is not particularly affected owing to reduced trade, the British, French and Italian Chambers re-i
The Federation Committer is pro moting the formation of an “Ameri- can Yarn Association" with the object of supporting prices.gard the matter as more serious. Reuter.
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Rugby, August 12. a merchant fleet and Navy bigger
Lerd Clarendon, Chairman of the She held overseas than her
Settlement "Committee. la a bait the idea of settlements in
who is inspecting the conditions in the Far East and the abrogation Canada of emigrant families sent of the Japanese Alliance with the result that Great Britain, destroyed at under the Government scheme.. the threatened American naval states that he is greatly impressed supremacy and freed herself at the with the progress made by these Japanese Alliance which Canada Fettlers and the efficient arrange. ments by the Canadian Department would no longer tolerate.--Router.
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ENCOURAGING FIGURES FROM HOME.
Budapest, August 12.
Rugby, August 12. Three powder magazines explod.
For the first time since 1921, the ed' on the Island of Csepel (in the Danabe. The work of the Police acreage of wheat in England and Prefecture are demolished and the Wales shows an increased total of hospital and State wireless station 1,592,000 acres, being 92,000 acres larger than last year--British, damaged.
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Numerous casualties are report. jed-Reuter.
ON HOLIDAY. MR. MELLON JOINS MARRIED
DAUGHTER.
Geneva, August 12. Mr. Andrew Mellon. U.S. Secre-
The British Chamber has been operating for the past forty years and its disappearance will be pro- foundly perturbing to traders.- Reuter.
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