The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20


zwickau. a town In Bohemia. south
cupied by Crecho- slovak troops
Dresden. the Saxon capital. IL forty
miles northwest Of ZvSckau.
The British transport orca. with L.
p22 American .roops aboard. arrived
a. New York from Liverpool. She IL
the fourth transport 10 bring return
ing soldiers.
Instructions ebeen cabled to
Admiral May commander.in'ehief oil
the Atlantic fleet. now In Bre1t. TO
BRING back every naval vessel that
can be spared.
Great Britain will demand cS.0O0.
O00. 900 $4,000 900. OOOl sterling for
Great Britain and her dominions a.
PREPARATION for the war. according TO
the London Daily Mail.
The British admiralty has notified
Brazil that there Ia no further need
OF Brazilian warshlps for patrolling
European water The vessels. there
fore. have been ordered home.
The three bridgeheads TO be occu
pied under the terms OF the armintice
are nov IN the hands OF the allies
French troops entered Mayence
MANN. Previously the Americans
had reached Coblens, and the British
Cologne.
An American squadron has arrived
nj pola. formerly one OF the principal
Austrian naval bases. and has taken
over the command OF the port. Jugo
Slay war vessels In the harbor have
hoisted the American nag. ACCORDING
to a telegram from Laibach. reporting
the arrival Of the Americans.
Twenty six hundred American pris
oners OF war informed at Camp Ras.
TAFT left there for Switzerland. Two
hundred other Americans who have
been scattered In camps In Germany
are leaving by way Of Holland and
Denmark. Il IL expected that the last
OF the Americans will be out OF Ger
man camps o o
Marshal Foch has refused the e
quest of the German armistice dele
safes that they be permitted to com
nunicate with the provinces west OF
the Rhine now being occupied by the
allies. The commanderin.chief de-.
clared that u was necessary TO main.
tain the blockade Of Germany Al pro
ylded By the arm. stice.
French marines have entered odes.
"a. Russia. and have received a cor
dial welcome from the people there.
according 10 the Paris Matin. Dc.
tachments have occupied the wireless
station and expelled German soldiers
from all military posts. The news.
paper says hat the fortress and city
OF Sebastopol have been cleared Of
German soldiers who were causing dis.
cords. Il Ia alleged. with the oonniV.
anoe Of the Bolshevists.
WESTERN
Limited service throughout the day.
light hours. with practically no out
breaks reported. vas maintained on
Friday. the 18th. the third day OF thu
Kansas City street car strike, but ei
forts by Federal Department Of Labor
Representative Dunn TO bring about d
conference between the heads OF the
company and the union with city OF
ficihls failed.
Mother Mary Jones, aged labor lead
or. conferred with Gov, W. D. Ste
phsns az Sacramento, Cal, and asked
him 10 use his Influence 10 obtain q
new trial for Thomas J. Mooney.
william Huppreoh, wanted In Chi
cage TO answer a charge o.. embeAlinl
more than $1,000 from the Chicago 4
Northwestern railroads funds. was ar
rested at Phoenix, Aria, and held fol
officers from Chicago. According Z,
the police. he admitted his guilt bu'
said he would resist e~xtradition
WASHINGTON
Outbreak Of a violent epidemic o
Influenza with extremely high fatalit,
rate was reported 10 the Safe D@
partment from Guatemala,
Return 10 horne waters Of the frs.
> ships OF the American armada sent q
Europe TO combat German sea power
will be marked by a great naval pax
cant In New York harbor about Dec
20. Secretary Daniels announced tina
ne VIII 10 ~ NfN AhNh w ANN AANf
flower 10 review the fleet, which vii
be led by Admiral Mayo. commando
IN chief OF the Atlantic fleet. on hi
7 flagship. the Pennsylvania. which &C
oompanled President Wilson TO Eu
rope.
. Permanent government ownership
. OF telephone and telegraph lines as al
4 auxiliary OF the Postonce DeparI
r ment was proposed In a joint resolu
ton by Chairman Moon Of the Hous'
p~Oatoffice committee, who said he hal
b been informed by Postmaster Genera
+ Burleson that President Wilson fay
4 ored the measure.
, Another btweekly issue OF loan eel
tincates Of Indebtedness OF 100000
|. 600 or more, bearing ~ per cent IN
! terest, was announced by the trea'
NV.