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DENVER. col. December 1s.-Tne
/ approach of the hour for tho initial ell
bone dry'' prohibition law to become
eifecttvc found thousands of persons
oeSieging the express Office hero to-
night striving for an opportunity to
claim liquor consigned to them under
the Horton law, which the pew meas
ure, signed by the Governor to-da,
supcrSedes at midnight
e SANTA BARBARA, CAL. December
io;wtormer Secretary of the Treasury
| William G. McAdoo, II was announced
| here to-day. has arranged to lease for
,nree months. beginning January /. :,
| cottage and forty -cight-acre tract
IN Santa Barbara suburb commando
ing view OF the ocean.
WASHINGTON. December 16.-Re-
ports that a popular assembly OF Mon
tencgro had voted to dcposc = King
Nicholas and unite the country with
received by the state Department to-
day from tho MoutcncSrin govern
mcnt 1t was said that no such as
WASliINGToN. December 16.-Con-
! terence OF Arizona minc' operators and
department OF Labor and tho United
states War Industries Board, arc re
ported TO reach a conclusion rs to their
nature relations Friday, when the
operators Will learn finally from the
board that il will not continue price
liking on copper. The board has made
by IL that none will be continued after
the expiration Of their present term
WASHINGTON. December 16.-I.con
j. Canova. head OF the Mexican bureau
of the state Department since 1915 HAS
resigned because OF i'll health.
WASHINGTON, December 1G-Thc
National Colored Democracy Congress
met here today to elect commission
To go TO France TO ask that full de
mocracy for coiorcd Americans be made
a part OF the worlds peace settle
mont Delegates arc present from
thirty-Scven StacS.
WASHINGTON. December 16.-De-
clarimE chat the tic-up OF New York
rravcst of consequences" both to this
country and the allies. the Shipping
hoarh to.might called on r operators tors, Of
the differences with their employees to
arbitration.
WASHiNGToN. December. lG.-Thc
congressional investigation OF the Ma
iionai ;Securi'y League VIII get u under
The hearings will he public
CHICAGO December lf.--Thc efforts
of several members OF the Italian labor
mission. now on tour OF the United
states. 10 address 4 meeting Of Chi
Cages Italian labor men Tonight,
started furious night in the hall. The
trouble wa. attributed IN radical So
c!nliStS ard Bolshcviki among tho audi
cncc. Several shots were fired with
out doing any damage.
QUEENSTOWN, II &c III hcr 10
Twelve American torpedo dcstroycrs
sailed for home day. The British
Admiralty vessels siGnaled good by"
10 the dcstroycrs, and all the ships in
the harbor bade farewell 10 them by
opening their sirens and whistles,
STOCKHOLM. December lG.-Thc
Eoishcvik government is evacuating
rctrorrad. 1t plans 10 take refuge at
Mimi Hovgorod.
ROME: December l6.-Italy virtually
indorses" President Wilson'S fourteen
peace points. Premier Orlando said in
an address to the Senate late to-day.
BOSTON December 1G.-Optimism
regarding business in the United States
William &. RcdGeld. OF the Department
OF Commerce, IN discussing at bust
ness reimbursement conference here
to expand the foreign trade or the
country. The solution of controversies
between capital and Labor. he believed.
would he solved by large production
which would make high wages pos
siblc.
ST. PAUL, MINI. December 10
Bishop Peter J. Muldoon, OF the Arch
diocese Of Chicago. is said TO have
land.
NEW YORK. December l6.-The fact
that tho late Robert J. Collier. pub
fisher. left none OF his $4,000, 600 es-
tate 20 his widow. but that IT was
beeneficiaries. was disclosed here to day
with the filing Of the Will for probate.
LONDON, December 16.-Field Mar
shal Haig viii arrive In England next
/ Thursday with staff of distinguished
9 of rG s. After After l"nd'nG at the dock
party will he driven from The sea front
TO the Admiralty pier station. where a
civic address will be presented the field
; marshal.
WASHINGTON. December 1G-Alien
Property Custodian Palmer announced
tonight the completion of ar arrange
mcnt whereby all enemy interests in
the American Metal Company. Limited,
| Will he eliminated and the concern
placed under the control for five years
/ OF hNc voting trustees. The arrange
/ ment includes sale at AN early date at
/ public auction Of 34.Gii shares in the
/ company belonging 10 enemy aliens.
! MUNICH. Saturday, December "a
Czccho- Siovak troops have occupied the
! towns of T'etschen and Bodcnbach. in
| German Bohemia. south of the German
! border. have raised their flag and cut
! telephone and Geographic communica :
! ton. according 10 reports received here.
German Bohcmians fear that the step
/ was taken to prevent them from vot-
! ing in the coming Germany Austrian
/ elections.
I SALONIkI December ia wireless SIS
I dispatch received here from Jassy, Rou-
mania. says King Ferdinand has re-
/ quested NJ. Bratiano, former Premier
/ 10 form national ministry.
1 NtW YORK, December levitt,
The best grade of butttr selling at Is
! cents a pound retail, il was revealed
| o-day taht two companies dealing IN
butter had declared extra dividends OF