Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
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WASHINGTON. December 1o.--The
outsta ndihg feature in insular affair,
curing the last fiscal year was the
people Of tho island possessisns Of the
United States, or-General Frank
;Mointyre. Shief of tho bureau. declared
to-day In his annual report. The year
was a prosperous one in all the islands
the report said.
WASHINciToN. December 1o.-Con.
struction of wooden ships was defend
cd to-day in the Senate by Chairman
Fletcher: of the Senate Commerce Com
mite who said that wooden ships have
not been failures.
WASHINGTON. December 1o.---Pay
OF teiegrnphers Is not TO be reduces
under the recent wage order, railroad
administration officials explained to-
day. in answer TO complaints of tele-
graphers' representatives that the
order I'm some cases would effect re-
duction.
HAVANA. December 1o.-An official
message received this evening by tho
secretary of Eobcrnacion from Cana :
guey. announces tho signing OF an
agreement by both sides to the Cuban
railway strike. The message says traf-
hc VIII! be resumed Immediately.
BERLlN, December lo.-Thc main
body OF the French army OF occupa--
ton headed by band has entered
Mayence tMainz). one OF the prin cipal
fortresses of Germany on the Rhine.
CfiRISTIANIA, NORWAY. December
l0--The Nobel committee has resolved
not TO award Nobel peace prize in
NEW YORK, December 1o.-con-
modore Lionel wells senior British
naval onicer in the United States. has
been rei:a I'd of his duties hero. and
VIII san next Monday for England. |,
consulate general.
rARIS. December iO.--k'irst con-
sIcern,ion should be given France In
nercial fleet. the Echo do Paris con-
tends. II comments on the sad state
oil ne u french h, ms sIs;h ,T marine;
MAGA PARK. GA. December 1o.--Tho
First Battalion of the Eighty-niath In
tantry. consisting Of twenty-five office RS
and $50 men. arrived At camp to-day
undo! command of Major y. r. Legusc.
The detachment was formerly a part
OF the Twentieth Division. organized at
BALTIMORE. MD. December TO-
William Randolph Hearst. In address
ing the conference OF Mayors in the
discussion OF the Atlantic Waterways
proposition, took exception to The ut
teranccs OF men who have been contcn:
to indorsc or tolerate Great Britain's
plan TO maintain prepondcraht sea
powcr. and also discussed the deciara-
ton OF Winston Churchill who said the
bri,ish my INSv Monld not be reduced
The first sale OF dark-hrcd tobacco
for tho present season wns held hore
to-day. New high records were es,ah-
lished Sales FOR tho day were 10000
pounds. bringing from $40 to SIS per
| hundred. The opening. sale last season
frought from $40 to t1050. while the
average last year was sl4.cS.
WASHINGTON, December 11.-Dc :
signed to keep out tho "Bolshevik Gle
ment now so dangerously active in
various parts OF tho world" and TO
protect from competition with cheap
foreign labor the millions of men who
must seek employment on their return
from the army and navy. bin was in
PRODUCED in tho House to-day TO sus-
pend immigration for two years
MADRID (via PRris). December TO-
Sing Alfonso to-day signed 4 decree
designating fourteen committeeman to
examine measures to be taken TO admit
Spain to membership in the league OF
nations.
NEW YORK. December lo.-Co,um
hia Cniversity's alumni will conduct n
campaign among themselves II was
announced to-day. 10 raise 100000 TO
meet deficit created by the burden
shouldered by the college during
America,s participation in the war.
LONDON. December l0.-A sympo.
SUM published by the Evening News
shows that the parlia mentary candi-
Gates in London are in favor OF tho
nMnishmeni Of the Kaiser. The ma jor.
costs by Germany and expulsion from
the british Isles OF all enemy aliens.
LONDON. December 10 tvia British
Wireiess).-"The German people are
far from starvation" DR. Al)er. an or.
hcial OF the German food department