Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-03-15
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| american naval experts Will leave IOT
Europe this week to discuss with al
lied naval officials the best type of
capital warships to be built in the fu-
ture, based on the lessons gained in
the great war. Because of conflicting
opinions on this subject among Amer
lean officers, the secretary has been
asked to submit a definite recommen-
dation to the congress in December.
The U. S. treasury has just estab-
lished new credits of $18,000,000 for
the Czecho-Slovaks, S4O,O00,000 for
Belgium, $10O,OOO,OO0 for France and
$20,OO0,O00 for Italy, making a total of
$8,841 ,657, 900 credits for all the allies
to date. The Czecho-Slovaks' aggre-
gate credits now amount to $35,000,-
900, while Belgium has obtained from
the United States $338,145,O 900, France
| $2,517 AIT, 900 and Italy $1,405, 100000.
Italy has been warned by the Amer
| lean government that unless she puts
an end to delays in movements of re-
lief supplies to the newly established
Jugoslavic and Czecho-Slavic states,
steps will be taken to cut off the flow
Of American foodstuffs to Italy.
President Wilson has appointed Rep
resentative James C. Wilson of Fort
Worth district federal judge in the
Northern district of Texas to assist
Judge E. R. Meek, who has been i'll for
some months and unable to perform
| the duties of the office.
The war department will remodel
and enlarge the posts and forts along
the Mexican border extending from
Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas, to
Nogales, Ariz., according to informa-
ton given to Senator Sheppard this
week. Before the Mexican trouble the
department proposed REIMBURSEMENT
of the posts to the interior depart
ment, but the activities on the Mexi-
can side of the river has caused con-
troll to be retained for war purposes.
With the adjournment Of congress
Tuesday republicans and democrats in
the house Immediately turned their
attention to their organizations in the
sixty-sixth congress, in anticipation OF
the calling of a special session early
In the summer.
Sharp criticism of congress for not
passing appropriation and other meas
ures and of government departments
for what was termed failure to CO.
| operate to the fullest in providing en-
ployment and in releasing raw mate
rails developed Tuesday at the White
House conference of governors and
mayors called to consider labor and
business problems.
Adjournment of congress Tuesday
without appropriating $750,000,00O for
railways left the railroad administra-
ton with practically empty Golfers,
about 1881, 100000 back debts and no
| funds with which to finance the ex-
tensive program of improvement plan
ned for this year as a measure to take
up slack in the materials and labor
market.
Full determination of the war de-
partment's policy with reference to re-
| tention of the flying fields will not
be possible until the military policy OF
the government is stabilized by con-
gress. The army bill, as well as other
measures touching the branches OF
service, died Tuesday in the congress
sional legislation jam as the result OF
republican filibuster.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
Major General Beaumont B.. Buck
has been relieved of command OF
command Of Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas, and assigned to command OF
Camp Meade, Nd. effective March Is.
Reports from the section in Ala
bama swept last Wednesday nv tor
naro show four dead at 7 Ia with
many persons injured and prop
erty loss estimated at $1,00cTSS4
Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the
navy during Grover Cleyeland's sec
ond term, died at Tampa, Fla, Friday
at the age Of S5 years.
The Texas senate Thursday finally
passed the McNealus bill, known as
the child labor law.
approximately $4,000 cases of tech.
nical violations Of the selective serv.
| ice law have been discovered by fed
eral investigators at Olympia, Wash,
Clarence L. Reames, special United
States district attorney, announced
Friday Mr.. Reames said several hun
| dred Of the cases win be prosecuted