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National Guardsmen from every
state in the Union have arrived in
France, it is now permitted to be an
nounced. They are among the troops
now training or lately arrived. While
II is not permitteu TO disclose the
identity of units, 1t may be said that
all of those which sailed from the
United States have arrived safely and
that some already are in training with
in sound of the guns on the battle
front.
Lieut.. Patrick O'Brien, the twenty
seven-year-old flyer from Momehce,
ILL.,, attached to the British flying
corps. who escaped from Germany AFT
er being captured on the western
front by the Germans two months ago,
arrived in London after escaping from
a German prison camp.
Two American soldiers were killed
and five were severely wounded In an
artillery combat with the Germans on
November 20, General Pershing report
ed to Washington. Those killed were:
Private Harry l.. Miller, Baker, ore. !;
Private Charles Rissmiller, Reading,
Pa.
The council of national defense at
special conference held in Washington
announced the formation of the Ameri-
can war council. The war council VIII
supervise all the war and allied indus
tries, exercising priority authority.
The French war cross has been con-
ferred on the 10 American officers ana
men who were cited with their COM
pany by the French general command
ing the sector in which the Americans
were stationed at the time of the nrst
German raid on the night of November
%. The men were decorated ana
we're informed that they must keep the
medals in their possession, but must
not wear them until congress gives It's
authorization. The ceremony was an
impressive one.
Warrington
The council of national defense at
Washington adopted a special labor
policy for the period of the war. Ii
authorized an investigation under the
direction of l.. C. Marshall of the gen
eral problems affecting labor and It's
relation to all lines Of war industry.
Federal agents, the entire postal
machiifery Of the nation and police OF
all cities are drafted into the pursuit
of the men who attempt to evade the
CONSUMPTION law in regulations made
public at Washington by Provost Mar
shall Crowder and approved by the
president.
President Wilson, by proclamation
issued at Washington. gave the United
States another stranglehold on the
commerce of the world. He makes the
import of long list Of commodities
subject to license by the war trade
board.
First licenses for the use Of German
patents were issued by the federal
trade commission at Washington to
three chemical manufacturers in New
York and Philadelphia for the prOduc-
ton of salvarsan, specific for blood
poison.
Upon the recommendation of the
food administration at Washington,
President Wilson has taken steps to
reduce the amount Of grain used In the
brewing of beer. Henceforth the alco-
holic content will be limited to a
maximum Of per cent instead Of
about per cent, as at present. The
same volume of beer may be brewed.
Domestic
A south interurban limited struck an
automobile at Willoughby crossing,
near Lansing, Mich, killing all three
of the occupants Of the machine. The
dead: Grace Clements, twenty years
old; George Edison Clements, eleven
years old; Lyle Hermon, twenty-three.
All lived in Lansing.
Two hundred and forty cases of
humps and so cases of measles pre-
vail among the 10000 soldiers at Fort
OglethOrpe. Ga.
Eighteen men lost their lives by a
gas explosion In coal mine No. IL of
the Old Ben Mining corporation, near
Christopher, Ill.
Thanksgiving day found Americas
horn Of plenty with new high record
fullness. Responding faithfully to
President Wilson's appeal and the
needs of war-torn world American
fortnaro nroducad a gross totaI ~