AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

AMERICAN PEACE MOTION. WASHINGTON, May 1. 1 Republican leaders expect considerable difficulties in obtain enough votes to adopt Mr Knox’s peace resolutions. They are confident, however, .t will command a majority, once they can force tile roll call, bul> the belief is i xpressed that the Democrats will doiay the roU. call by ' every possible Par- - liamentary means, in order to save Mr tjP Wilson from the embarrassment of vetoing the resolution, and ncurring the responsibility of further delaying peace Mr. Lodge will call up the resolution on May sth.

AMERICA!* BLUEBEARD. NEW YORK, April 30

The American bluebeard is named Huirt. He lias confessed. He admits killing four of his proved 16 wives, The list of liis marriages will probably run beyond 30. He informed the police that lie killed two of the", women with a hammer and that lie knocked two others overboard fpom a rowing boat. He married each woman under > different alias, and made a specialty of widows .with* estates received from previous husbands. He maintained a correspondence with the deceased w> res relatives by typewritten letters, but when he wished them to disappear from the ken of their relatives lie closed the correspondence by announcing they were on the eve of departure for Honolulu or Australia, PANAMA’S PROTEST. (Received this day .at 8.40 a.m.) •NEW YORK, May 3. Panama is- protesting against uio acquisition by United Staes of Toboga Island with the object of faeilitaing America’s defence of the Canal. A thousand Panama people demonstrated against General Pershing during the celebration*. The State Rail was abandoned. Pershing was confined to ms lipt«l. Thp mob rioted in the streets.

IRISH LEADER SENTENCED

(Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) ' ' NEW YORK, May 3.

Jarnps Larkin, the Irish labour leader was sentenced to five years, for criminal anarchy. There were extraordinary precautions to prevent a demonstration in the court. GERMAN TROOPS. v (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.). JfEW YORK, May 3. Sfr. Grunding cables from Munster (Germany) declaring ten thousand former soldiers and officers true t<? the old regime, are encamped, scorning the new government, and ready for any adventure overthrow the Republic. The troops include the famous Iron Heart and Marine Brigade. Admiral

You Trotba, who is in command, is openly declaring the government dare not disarm them, and is flaunting defiance at Ebert. The movement is spreading and gaining much sympathy from supporters oi the old regime. AMERICANS IN MEXICO. Received ibis day at 2.36 p.m;,) WASHINGTON, May 3. tw . United States Embassy in Mexico

City reports two American citizens have 1 been killed by Mexican bandits. United States warships have been ordered to Tampica and Verb Cruz in v% ?f the serious sjitiiatjoii. Th ? ir despatch is a' ppecivuiipnary measure, so that Ampiiynfifitizejp may have a ready rffug?: *