Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-01-31
EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS IN SIGHT
BOTH PARTY LEADERS SEE NO
OTHER ACTION POSSIBLE.
MANY BILLS TO PASS.
SOLDIERS MUST WRITE HOME
Senator Lewis Of Illinois Declares the
United States Must Maintain Four
teen Points Of Peace-Latest
Wire News Condensed.

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Washington.--An extra session OF
congress next spring now seems GER
tain. in view of both Democratic and
Republican leaders. Managers of both
parties said they did not believe 1t
would be possible to pass all pressing
legislation before the expiration of this
congress on Mateh Il Most leaders be-
teve the new session win bi 4 May.
Washington dare oil Ns4syea
and friends at hoi heas N man.
members of the tio...gy forces
has led Gen. Persi eio order every
man in the Amer An arn, in France
to mail to his nena ietive a post
card giving the pr, - state
of health and 1ai Is unit OF the
writer. Gen March announced the or.
der and said special postcards were
being supplied for the purpose.
New York Senator James Hamil-
ton Lewis of Illinois, speaking before
the Lawyers Club in support of the
proposal for league of nations, de.
clared the American government In
the peace settlement could not aban
don single one Of President Wilson's
fourteen principles without laying it
self open to the charge of perfidy.
Washington. Ogden Armour sug-
gested monopoly, under government
Supervision, j. q II entire meat INDUS
try of the country as best for producer
and consumer.
Testifying before the senate agricul.
ture committee, he declared by this
plan, millions of dollars could be saved
which would help increase the profits
of producers of live stock and at the
same time cut down the cost of meat
to consumers.
Memphis.-Miss Eva Harvell, nurse
at the General Hospital, was killed and
eleven other persons we're injured as
q result of automobile accidents, in
which pedestrians were struck or run
down by automobilists, who were driv-
ing at an excessive rate of speed.
Three drivers were arrested and the
police are in search Of others.
Paris.-President Wilson is consider
ing the advisability Of reporting direct
to the American people on the work of
the peace conference. Mr.. Wilson has
In contemplation a tour Of the United
States Immediately after adjournment
of congress. He will visit all sections
of the United States, including the Pa
cific coast.
Washington-Th Thirtieth division,
comprising troops from Tennessee,
North and South Carolina, will arrive
in New York about Feb, %, according
to cablegram from the embarkation
authorities in France.
Memphis his.--William Elwood Woollen,
As years of age, was found dead in his
home Sunday morning. The body was
discovered in the kitchen, lying on q
cot. Asphyxiation was undoubtedly
the cause.
New York German ships allotted
to the United States for the transpor-
tation of troops aggregate total Of
100000 tons, including the giant Ham
burg-American liner Imperator.
London. Nothing is likely to be def
nitely settled as to Great Britain's ma
val program until after the close of the
peace congress, it is learned by Reu-
ter's. In the meantime orders have
been given to suspend work on the
construction of war vessels, including
light cruisers still in the yards.
Bolshevist attempts To lombard Re-
val, the capital of I,sthonia, from
the sea, resulted in complete failure,
according to reports received here Ev-
cry vessel in the fleet ls said to have
been sunk.
London. "A Berlin dispatch to ~the
Daily Mail says: "A sensational special
edition, selling rapidly on the streets
here. maintains that the ex-kaiser and
his family intend to retirn to Germany
as soon as the national assembly has
given the country legal constitution
Paris.-The peace conference ct IL
second open session considered the
proposals for the formation Of q league
a. nations and afterward made public
the draft Of the preliminary resolu
tions, looking to the creation Of the
league.