Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-02
Washington

More than two thousand men who
have been in Siberia are on their way
home.
All drafted men remaining in Eu-
rope will be brought home by the end
of October.
Over 1000 advances and but 1898 re-
auctions in class rail rates for the
South are shown in a report sent out
by the traffic bureau of the Mobile
chamber of commerce.
British and Japanese control all ORR
entail news. Little American news is
printed on the eastern Asiatic coast.
The Florida state board of health
has refused to permit the United
States government to establish
leper colony at Cedar Key. 1t is an
nounced that Louisiana will permit the
establishment Of such a colony, and
that it will probably go there.
The storm sufferers of the Texas
gulf coast have asked that the weather
bureau be investigated, on the ground
that the bureau failed to take any
notice whatever of the coming storm.
Wartime restrictions governing the
operation of radio stations and radio
equipment by amateurs will be re-
moved early in October.
William Jennings Bryan made an
address in Washington, in which he
urged the senate to ratify the treaty
without any reservations. If senators
were dealing with their own affairs,
he said, they might take chances, but
they have no right to take chances
with the peoples affairs.
Two long distance seaplane flights
are planned for early next year by
the navy, one to Brazil and another to
the Philippines.
1t is announced from New York
that John D. Rockefeller has given
twenty million dollars for the improve
ment of medical education.
The house committee has reported
favorably on the bill authorizing in
creased bank loans upon commodi-
ties.
The secretary of war has instruct
ed his military associates to establish
an organization within the general
staff to be charged with development
and supervision of matters pertaining
to education, recreation and moral
training of officers and men of the
service. This organization will I'M
dertake the work of the seven affili.
ated welfare societies, beginning No
vember /, as far as they relate to mil
itary establishment within contincn.
tai limits o. the United States.
The secretary of war has inform
ed the seven affiliated welfare associ.
atoms which co-operated with the de-
partments during the war Of his sin.
cere appreciation Of the valuable
work they rendered the country dur
ing the world war.
The Mexican foreign office, it is
learned in Washington, has instruct
ed Mexican consuls to refuse to wise
British passports. This does not ap-
ply to British nationals who live in
Mexico. No reason is given for the
action, but it is stated that Great
Britain had refused to wise passports
of Mexican citizens who were not go
ing to Britain but were on their way
to France.
Eighteen nations are preparing to
send delegates to the first internation-
al labor conference called by Presi-
dent Wilson to meet in Washington,
October 20. The conference will meet
under the league of nations.
The German consul in Mexico has
received information from his govern.
ment that thirty thousand immigrants
from Germany will soon arrive in
Mexico to make their future homes.
This is the first considerable body Of
Germans to leave home in answer to
the overtures made by the Mexican
government Immediately after the ar
mistice was signed.