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Jesus Salas, self-confessed leader of the band which ambushed and killed Francisco Villa near Parral last July (TIME, July 30, Aug. 20) was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. He refused to divulge the names of his accomplices. Formerly a member of the House of Representatives of Durango State, he is now an inmate of Chihuahua State Penitentiary...
...North Carolina coast, about 20 miles from Cape Hatteras, the old warships Virginia and New Jersey were sent to the bottom in target practice by Army aviators. The object of the practice was to determine the comparative effectiveness of various bombs from various altitudes (TIME, Aug. 13). Inasmuch as the battleships were obsolete, unable to defend themselves, and had their water-tight compartments dismantled, they were easy game for the aviators. Yet the tests seemed to show the importance of command of the air, and the accuracy and comparative effectiveness of varying methods of bombing...
Yugo-Slavia will reject the agreement forced on her delegates by Mussolini's ultimatum (TIME, Sept. 3), demanding under threat that Italy might resume " liberty of action " in the Free City of Fiume. The Italian and YugoSlavian delegates had agreed on Aug. 31 to let Fiume, subject of debate since November, 1918, be administered by a mixed commission of Italians, Yugo-Slavs, and officials of the Fiume Free State Government, controlled by Italians. Mussolini "magnanimously" gave Belgrade until Sept. 15 to ratify her delegates' decision. But circumstances have changed. Italy has seized Corfu. If Italy remains at Corfu...
Averages for the present year: Jan. 1, $13.70; Feb. 1, $13.72; March 1, $13.93; April 1, $13.93; May 1, $13.66; June 1, $13.38; July 1, $13.08; Aug. 1, $12.82; Sept...
Until the week ending July 28, 1923, when 1,041,044 cars were, loaded in the U. S., the record loadings had been 1,018,539 established Oct. 14, 1920. Now another high record for all time has been established during the week ending Aug. 25, when 1,069,932 cars were loaded. This record aggregate figure includes 606,105 cars of merchandise-another new record. To only a small extent was this heavy traffic due to the prospective shut-down of the coal mines; it was the inevitable consequence of the tremendous movement of raw materials last Spring...