Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-07
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WASHINGTON NEWS.


The representatives of the United
States at the peace conference will be:
President Wilson, Robert Lansing, sec
retary of state; Henry White, former
ambassador 10 France and Italy; E. NJ.
House, and General Tasker H. Bliss,
representative of the American army
with the supreme war council at Yer
sailles. This announcement was made
Friday at the White House.
| Restrictions upon the export of cot
ton seed oil were modified by the war
trade board Friday to permit the ship
ment of 100000 barrels to Europe
The governments maturing program
| for canceling big war orders with the
minimum of disturbance to business
conditions was thrown into confusion
| Friday by a decision of Controller
Warwick of the treasury that thou
sands of orders placed by telegram,
telephone or mail are not legally. bind
ing, and that consequently they may
not be recognized through the nego-
tiation of terminating contracts with
out special legislation by congress.
Captain Benjamin B. Lipsner, direc-
tor of the United States aerial mail =
service, announced Friday that theft
war department turned over to the use
of the mail service hundreds of air
planes"
Notice that the country must pre-
pare for another intense war loan cam
paign, probably in the latter part of
April, was given Friday. by Secretary
McAdoo in a letter to bankers explain
ing the treasury's program for floating
certificates of Indebtedness and bonds
during the next six months.
Boston, New York, Newport News,
Va, and Charleston, S. c., are the
ports the war department now plans
to use for the return of the army from
overseas.
Under restrictions issued Friday by
Postmaster General Burleson, no let
ter mail will be accepted by postoffices
in the United States for delivery to
members of the American expedition
airy forces without a return address on
the envelope.
The nation last Thursday, Thanks
giving Day, gave thanks for the return
of peace and for the victories of Amer
lean arms which helped to bring the
world war to a successful conclusion
Special services were held in most
churches over the country.
Deaths in the navy from war
totaled 1888, Surgeon General
Braisted Wednesday told the house
naval committee, which is framing the
1920 naval appropriation bill
President Wilson has been asked by
he Grand Duchess of Luxemburg to
intervene in behalf of the grand duchy
o protect it against the dangers Incl
lent to German demopflization and to
afeguaTd in the peace negotiations
IS right as small nation, free and
The communication has
'een referred to the supreme war
ouncil at Versailles
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
The attorney generals motion for a
ehearing in the statewide prohibition
est case was oyerruIed by the court
criminal appeals at Austin, Texas.
Wednesday,
The attorney generals department
fednesday approved a SAC 1000 issue
Harris county eTexas) road bonds.
4 35,000-barrel tank of crude oil be-
nging to the Gulf Refining Company
as destroyed by explosion and fire
thursday at Gladys, Texas. near Beau
ont.
Approximately 10000 square miles.
territory in Texas were released
ON cattle tick quarantine December
Throughout the entire South 79.2I7
uare miles we're released on that
tie, the largest area freed in one year
nee the Federal government in 1906
gan active cooperation with Soutll-
n States against the destructive cat
parasite. The territory freed De-
mber | raised the total area lib
ated to 458.529 square miles, which
6S per cent of the area quarantined
1906.
The clerk OF the court of criminal
peais at Austin. Texas, Friday is
ed the mandate in the case of ex
rte aeyer, from Bexar. wherein the
les section Of the statewide statu-
= prohibition law of the thirty-sixth
la4ature was held unconstitutional.
e nnan3aie was directed to Sheriff
~ 8. Tobin of Bexar County. who
ordered 10 release Meyer.