AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 September 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

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THE BANDITS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MEXICO CITY, Sept. 5. , Deserters from Zamora’s forces state lie will execute Gardiner and Johnson uiiless the ransom is speedily, forthcoming. <The ransom for Gardiner is said to be ready but the ransomers are unable to communicate with Zamora, whose whereabouts are unknown.

JAPANESE ALLIANCE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. Relations between Japan and United States have assumed new importance in view of the fact that American, British, and Japanese Governments engaged' in an , informal conversation respecting terms of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. There is no suggestion that United States shall become a third party, but United States is interested in getting Japan to include an interpretive clause within the Alliance, defining its attitude to China. Feeling exists here that Japan is not so much interested in preventing the enactment of drastic antiJapanese legislation in California as in obtaining United States recognition of Japan’s special rights in China. It is expected the new arrangement of international affairs may result in haviilg a momentous bearing on the present world history. It is learned the State Department’s new note to Poland will urge guarantees being given immediately that the Polish armies will not pursue any unnecessary invasion of Russian territory.

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. 'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 4.' The New York “Times” states a national movement has been launched to enlist six million voters of German de- • scent,to elect Mr Harding in order to seoure a separate peace with Germany, and defeat the League. Mr Harding speaking at Marion denied he was apappealing to any group or class of citizens for support. He was only asking real Americans to vote for him.

THE AMERICA CUP. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 4. Ross, the challenger for. the America Cup interviewed, said the people of Panada were enthusiastic about the challenger. He did not think it would be difficult to raise the money required The yacht will be schooner rigged and of a fisherman type, entirely qf Canadian design and construction, manned and commanded by .Canadian fishermen and will be able to go off shore In any weather. Ross explained that the idea of employing Nicholson to design the yacht was changed, because Nicholson on too much of tlie work on the challenger being 1 done in England,

CRUISER WITHDRAWN. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) , WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. v The State Department announces the cruiser Pittsburg was withdrawn from Dantzig, bfecause normal conditions Were restored.

MEXICAN NEWS. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) MEXICO CITY, Sept. 4. ■*-' Negotiations are proceeding for the appointment of a Mexican-Americ-an commission to settle amounts owing to Americans, whose property was destroyed during the recent Mexican revolutions.

DETAILS OF ACCIDENT-. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4

The Navy Department has received an interesting account of the accident to Submarine S.-5. The submarine jnade a dive ip 165 feet of water and the large valve of the air tank failed to close, admitting a quantity of water the living spaces, and tlie boat wept to the bottom. The crew closed the valve and expelled the water. This caused the stern to be,lifted above the water, the bow remaining on the bottom, The storage batteries gave out fumes, and the crew retreated to the bow section and began to drill a hole in the side. The air was very foul. Tiie steamship Atlantis 25 hours later saw the bow, and a shirt waving through a small hole and ; therein the Atlantis pumped air into the submarine and wirelessed another steamship. She then stood by, and its engineer worked eight hours with a hand tool before he finished cutting a hole large enough to release the crew, who were suffering from the effects of bad air.

PAPER PULP IN ALASKA. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) SEATTLE, Sept. 4

Colonel Greeney, the newly appointed Chief Forester of United States, says Alaska contain? about one hundred million colds of pulp wood, and can produce fifteen hundred thousand tons pf newsprint yearly, which virtually equals the amount United States is now compelled to import from Canada. Two large mills will shortly be established ip Alaska for the production of paper.