Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-09
IMPORTANT NEWS BULLETINS

NEW YORK, December SO give
the people OF the nation better un.
outstanding OF the proposed league or
nations. 1000 speakers registered Win
:hc League to Enforce Peace have been
asked to join the four minute men OF
the committee on public Information
IL their speaking campaign TINS week.
il was announced tonight.
WASHINGTON. December S.-Wash-
ing,on to-day continued TO pay tribute
10 the british empire for us part In
arrangements of the Washington Brit
tain's Day committee were attended BY
Senators and Representatives ana gov,
eminent officials as we'll us by allied
representatives.
NEW York. December S.-The $780,
100000 war relief drive of the Ameri-
can committee Tor relief in the Near
East which will be conducted during
ed by Alexander ]. Hemphili, chairman
OF the board of directors OF the Guaran-
ty Trust Co. it was announced here
tonight.
NEW YORK. December. s.-Charlcs
N. Schwab, whose resignation as direc-
tor-Gencral of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation was accepted by President
Wilson yesterday in a wireless mes
sage, Will return Immediately to ac-
tive participation in the management
OF the Bethlehem steel Company, lie
announced A. his home here tonight
Ell PAsO. TEN, December S.-The
four army airplanes dying from San
Diego with the Atlantic coast as their
destination. reached here to-day ard
will remain until Tuesday for repairs
and supplies. The squadron is mapping
a proposed aerial mail route and new
from Deming. y. NJ. where the flyers
spent last night.
PARIS. December s.-La Liberte to-
day prints a dispatch from Madrid.
saying that the new Spanish Premier.
Count Romanones. intends to eXpel the
German ambassador. Prince Ratibor.
and also several members of the Ger
man embassy, who have been notori-
ouSly engaged in spying and supporting
the antidy'nastic agitation.
AMSTERDAM. December s.-The
British authorities in charge of tho
occupation in the German zone as
dercd all German men 10 raise their
hats to British officers, according to
IN Official encouragement in Berlin.
j:h national anthem is sung, the an
nouncemcnt adds.
LONDON. Saturday, December o.
Mrs. David Lloyd George. wife OF the
British Premier. is making n tour OF
meetings in support Of her husbands
candidacy for Parliament. a process
son OF motor cars joined her when she
reached Mcrthyr- Tydiil, and Mrs Lloyd
George and other women spoke from
the formers car at several places.
BOSTON. December S.--Wireless mes
saGcs from the troopship Canopic to-
port at neon Wednesday. The Canopic
was the first liner TO sail from Eng
land for BOSTON with returning troops.
ON BOARD THE L. S. S. GEORGE
WASiIINGToN. December (6:IS p.
". BY wireless TO the Associated
press) Wilson had con.
ference to-day with Secretary Of State
conference that has been held during
The trip, II is understood that they
discussed the procedure regarding the
formation of Il league OF nations.
LONDON. December S-Air traffic
has been begun between some of tho
largest German towns advises reach
ing here report. The airplanes are car
gers. The fare per passenger is about
Shiliings mile. The machines
can ~ at the rate of eighty niles AZ
Mhnich for Instance. can be accom-
p'ished in four and one-half hours.
NEW Work.. December s.--An inter-
co!!eSiate aviation trophy to be COM
lar 10 those governing intercollegiate
r"gaitas has been created by the board
OF governors of the Aero Club OF Amer
lea, 1t was announced fo-day. The ac-
ton was taken. It was said, because
:: urge number OF army and navy avia-
tors are college men. about so per
cent of them undergraduates.
METZ. December S.-President Poin-
chte to-day in the presence of a large
crowd on the parade grounds here pre-
srlitrG General Henri Philippe Petain
"i'h the baton of - marshal Of France,
mus carving out formally tho eieva-
t'"n of General Petain. the announce-
!cnt OF which was made last month
wien he entered Metz. >. ;.
NEW YORK. December S.--A new
irving process by> which meats and
fish car be kept indefinitely and then
restored TO their former state of fresh
moss by the application OF water and
winch: 1t is believed will increase the
nan twelve times by doing away with
me need Of refrigeration. has been per-
lcctcd IN the chemical enGineerIng lab
announced Tonight.
NEW YORK. December s.-James
O'Nciil. the veteran actor. Is recover.
Ing from injuries received when run
down by an automobile last Friday
evening. His face was badly cut and
he received other Injuries. Mr., O'Neill