, 1918-12-12
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D c 8, ACHIEVE
MENTs. suFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News servi,
ABOUT THE WAR

STA and the Ukraine. a been occu-
pied by Polish troops.
The British transport Orca, with l.
y22 American troops aboard, arrived
at New York from Liverpool. She Is
the fourth transport to bring return
ing soldiers.
Great Britain will demand G8,000,-
000, 900 $4,000, 000, 000) sterling for
Great Britain and her dominions as
reparation for the war. according to
the London Daily Mail.
Carrying the first large contingent
of American troops from France, the
Mauretanla, sister ship of the Lusi-
tania, locked Dec. 2 and landed 1898
fighting men she brought over
The entire Turkish fleet is now in
the hands of the allies, the London ad-
miralty announced. The warships,
after surrendering, were interned in
tho 6e!den Horn at Constantinople.
The worlds total losses of merchant
tonnage from the beginning of the wal
to the end of October, 1918. by enemy
action and marine risk was 15,053.1S6
gross tons, according to official an
nouncement in London.
The left wing of the Second division
Of the American army in Prussia was.
within three days march of the Rhine
on Friday. The whole front to be oc'
cupied by the Americans along the
historic river is expected to be
reached Dec. 10.
General Skoropadski, the hetman OF
the Ukraine, has been killed and all
power in that country is now in the
hands of the unionists. Kiev is now
In the hands of unionist troops, after
a severe battle in which 10000 men,
including 500 officers, were killed or
wounded.
British merchant tonnage losses
were 9,031,S2S gross tons from the be-
ginning of the war to Oct. 81, 1918, ac-
cording to an official statement. New
construction in the United Kingdom
in the same period was 4.S42,296; pur-
chases abroad were 100000 ton and
enemy tonnage captured was Tie, $50.
The net loss was 3,443,012 tons.
The Germans have begun restitu-
tiOho- Ahcy udN0 oCiiN GU ~ thC ca
lies 300.0 00, 900 100000, 000) francs,
gold, which came from the Russian
treasury. The French have recovered
a rich collection of art works by QUEEN
tin Delatour. stolen from st. Quentin,
and paintings taken from the museum
at valenciennes, valued at 1000, 000.-
900 francs, all told.
WESTERN
Santa Claus is wearing a genuine
smile, and so will the children when
they find out that the restrictions put
into effect by the Council of National
Defense in connection with holiday
buying have been rescinded.
Brig. Gen. Henry A. Greene, COM
handing the department of the Philip
pines, and in command of the Ninety
first division, national army, at Camp
Lewis, Wash. at the time 1t was or
dered overseas, has asked to be re-
tired after more than forty years of
service.
The official canvass of the vote cast
in the Wyoming election of Nov. 8.
1918, shows that the state constitu-
tAoioi ahiChuhAVht PtONAaih6 PAOhA
bition effective Jan. 1, 1920, carried by
n vote of more than three to one. 81
407 votes being EAST for the amend
ment and 10.2O6 against 1t.
An urgent demand for women to
turn to farm work was voiced by
speakers at the International Live
stock Exposition and Horse Fair at
Chicago. Mrs. William H. Hubert OF
New York, executive secretary of the
United States Agricultural Land army,
said 1000, 900 more men will be needed
In this country to plant, cultivate and
harvest the 1919 crop, with which 1t
is hoped to feed a hungry world.
WASHINGTON
Fuel Administrator Harry A. Gar
field has resigned and President Will
son accepted his resignation.
More than $1,000, O0o. 900 has been
cut from the navy's estimates OF ex-
penditures for the coming fical year.
The price-fixing committee OF the
War. Industries Board las reduced the
price of lead / cent a pound. East st.
Louis o is quoted at 6.75 cents and
New York at 7.05 cents a pound.
The guaranteed price for the 1919
wheat fixed at s2.26 a bushel. Chicago
basis, will stand, even though the
Lever act under which the price was
fixed should become imperative
through conclusion of peace. is the
opinion of the food administration.
The question of permanent ~organiza-
tion of the army has been deferred
for consideration until after the close
of the peace conference.
Permanent government ownership oil
the telegraph and telephone systems
is recommended by Postmaster Gen.
sral Burleson in his annual report