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One person was killed and thirty
we're seriously injured BY . series OF
explosions and Q fire which wrecked
the plant OF the American Analine
Dye Products Company at Nysck.
NY.
The Atlantic fleet is reconstructed
with the return OF the battle sQuadrons
from overseas, ts now In Hampton
roads preparatory to sailing for Guam
tanamo Bay. Cuba. where winter
maneuyers will be held.
A person win be able after the mid.
die OF February to ny by airplane
from New York to Philadelphia for 3i5
and from New York to Washington for
t76, according to announcement made
by Joseph M. Kahn, one Of the organ.
ixers OF the Aero Development Com.
pany.
Vu1t 10 uNNiaita W 9aNt o'Nn ti'
first voyage OF . merchant ship from
the Far East to the American Atlantic
coast by way Of the Sues canal since
the war ended, was terminated at New
York with the arrival OF the British
freight steamer Trafford Hall In frVm
Calcutta.
WESTERN :
Paul z. Skjerseth. former vice pres.
ident Of the First National Bank OF
Saeo. Mont. was arrested at Kansas
City on q federal indictment charging
smbezzlement Of some Of the banks
funds.
Shipbuiiding contracts aggregating
ISL .000, 900 In California yards have
been cancelled by the emergency fleet
corporation. the local offices OF the
United States Shipping Board an.
nounced at San Francisco.
Count @. Rosen and Count Nils
Rosen. attaches OF the Swedish lega
tion at Washington. visited the war
prison barracks at Fort Douglas, near
Salt Lake City, In behalf of about 100
interned Austrians. Their visit is one
OF several In different parts OF the
country to camps where enemy aliens
are interned.
One OF the most unique mail routes
in the world has JUST been established
along the course OF the Klamath river
between Orleans and Orick, California.
Over road barely better than the
old Indian trails which still exist in
hat section Of the country cater
pillar tractor is conveying mail and
parcel post on regular schedule.
WASHINGTON
Mexico and Cuba have resumed dip
lomatic relations, according to reports
in official and diplomatic circles In
Washington. The State Department.
however. had no information on the
subject
All but s6l ,332 900 OF The original
s50o0OO. 900 revolving fund OF the rail.
road administration has now been
used. Director General Hines reported
in connection with his financial state
ment for January.
An army OF 100000 men was unani.
mously decided on by the House mill
tary committee as the basis for deter
mining the appropriation for army pay
for the year beginning next July
Committee members said the number
was expected TO be the average force
during the year
The annual pension bill, carrying
s2i5,0aO,0o0 was passed by the House
and sent TO the Senate.
The War Trade Board will not take
retaliatory measures on account OF
import restrictions promulgated BY
the British government This state,
ment was authorized BY 4 member OF
the board in Washington.
An appropriation Of 100000 to
maintain the national guard at
strength OF 100000 officers and men
during the next fiscal year was tenta-
lively approved today BY the House
military affairs committee.
! A decision made public by the Ma.
tional War Labor Board cirtually re.
turned the case OF the Amagamated
Association of Street Railway en-.
ployes and the Kansas City Railways
Company 10 Its former status
Government control OF telephone
and telegraph properties would end
next Dec. 81 under resolution or.
dered favorably reported by the House
postoffice committee by a vote of 10
tos. Chairman Moon announced that
he would present the measure In the
House Immediately and ask for a rule
to give ii right OF way.
Secretary Glass. In asking Congress
to appropriate 32.sa2,S4s required as
deficiency appropriation by the
United States employment service.
transmitted . letter from Assistant
Secretary Of Labor Post. declaring
that without this fund the service
would be compelled 10 terminate oper.
alton OF many OF its activities on
April /.
The treasury at Washington re-
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