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ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
Kiev, capital of the Ukraine, was oc
cupied by troops of the directory
according to telegram received at
Amsterdam.
The Bolsheviki are trying to raise an
army of 5000 to put down the conser.
vative element in Russia, who they
term imperialists.
General Pershlng cabled the War
Department that practically complete
reports of deaths in action among the
expeditonary forces should reach the
departmen by Dec. 20 and of severely
wounded By Dec. 27
The American dreadnought fleet of
ten ships which escorted President
Wilson into port at Brest, Friday,
sailed Saturday for New York. The
fleet is expected to reach it's destina-
tion before Christmas.
Entry of Generals Fayolle and Man
gin into Mayence created a profound
impression among that part of the
population that did not remain in
doors. 1t was one of the most memor-
able ceremonies of the occupation.
The German armistice has been ex-
tended until o'clock on the morning
of Jan. II and the Allies have notified
Germany that they reserve the right
to occupy the neutral zone east of the
Rhine from the Cologne bridgehead
to the Dutch frontier.
Italy. with a population of only &c..
100000, and with 5,500,OOO men called
to the colors, suffered approximately
100000 casualties in the war, Gen.
Emilio Gugliemetti, military attache of
the Italian War Mission, announced
in an address at Red Cross rally in
New York.
Discussing President Wilson's trip
to Europe, Count Ernst Won Revent
low, In the Tages Zeitung, says: "Thc
German people must pay any price, no
matter how high, the United States
names as condition for the resump-
tion of their position and relations
with the world"
1he first American women to reach
the Rhine in the line of duty have ar
rived. They numbered seventy-two
and were attached to evacuation hos
pitals Nos. and 8, Some of the girls
walked to the river, where columns of
the First infantry were crossing. The
doughboys spied and cheered them.
Demobilization of the military
forces at home is gaining momentum.
General March, chief of staff, an.
nounced in Washington, with approx.
mately half of the 100000 men In
the home camps on Nov. II specifi-
cally designated for early discharge.
Reports to the War Department. Gen.
eral March said, indicate a rate of
discharge of about $4,000 men a day,
WESTERN
Montana will go dry Dec. 81 as a re-
suit of prohibition act passed by the
1917 Legislature.
Woman suffrage has lost IN Arkan.
sas, partial returns indicating the de
feat of the new constitution in the
election Saturday.
Service was resumed on the interur.
ban lines of the Illinois traction sys.
TEN after ten days suspension follow.
ing a walkout of motormen and con.
ductors at midnight Dec. 5.
The Denver Civic and Commercial
Association has been given official no.
tice by the War Department that
Camp Cody, the cantonment at Dem.
ing, n. M, is to be abandoned and
salvaged.
Colorado and Utah are going TO
show the first big successes in oil
shale development, an industry that is
destined to become of tremendous
commercial Importance in America, is
the opinion Of government biologists
now engaged In examining and map.
ping Western shale deposits and In
conducting experimental distillatlon
work.
WASHINGTON
Carter Glass OF Virginia was sworn
in as secretary Of the treasury.
The fuel administration announced
that the oil industry has bee masked to
suspend its plan to stabilize prices OF
crude oil
Tributes to the memory of the late
Senator Benjamin Il. Tlllman of South
Carolina were paid at special sessions
OF the Senate and House.
The danger Of relaxing efforts to
check the spread OF influenza was EN-
phasized again by Surgeon General
Blue of the public health service.
Presentation to the Senate of the
formal election certificate Of Truman
H. Newberry Of Michigan. the Repub
lican senatorial candidate who defeat
ed Henry Ford, Democrat. resulted ir
a controversy which eliminated In
withdrawal Of the certificate for the
present
Diplomatic negotiations between tn.
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