River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-07
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Washington

A committee to conduct an investi-
cation of the high cost of living and
report to President Wilson was ap-
pointed at the conference Of cabinet
officers at the office of Attorney Gener-
al Palmer at Washington.
State department officials at Wash
ington disclaimed knowledge of any
new commercial treaty between the
United States and the United Kingdom,
as reported in London.
still taxing the capacity Of the presses
In the Philadelphia mint, the enormous
total of 1891 900 having been struck
during July.
At midnight Thursday government
control Of telegraph and telephone
systems, which began July %, 1913,
when the lines were taken over as a
war measure, ended.
Attorney General Palmer at Wash
ingtOn summoned the heads of impOr-
tant government departments to con-
fer with him Immediately on the high
cost of living and to consider appropri-
ate measures to reduce prices to the
average citizen.
Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon. In
troduced bill in the senate at Wash
ington providing for universal military
training.
President Wilson transmitted to the
senate at Washington the special
treaty with France by which the
United States pledges itself to come
Immediately to the aid Of that republic
In the event Of an unprovoked attack
by Germany, and asked for it's early
ratification, "along with the treaty with
Germany"
No radical defects" were found In
the present court-martial system Of
the army by the special army board
appointed by Secretary of War Baker
at Washington, to make an investiga.
ton, the war department announced.
German propaganda may be an I'm
portant underlying factor Of the race
riots in various parts Of the country,
Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the in
terror, declared in an interview at
Washington.
Foreign
Serious anti-Japanese disturbances
are reported at Tsi-Nan-Fu, Shantung,
China, by cable advices from Tokyo
by the Nippu jill, and that the COM
mander of the Chinese garrison has
declared martial law.
The situation in the Spanish zone in
Morocco, where the bandit Raisuli re-
Gently was reported to have begun a
new revolt, was declared during the
debate In the cortes at Madrid to be
growing more serious.
Jean Baptiste Abel, vice president Of
the chamber Of deputies at Paris, has
been appointed governor general Of Al
geria. He succeeds Charles Jonnart.
Australia will adhere to her old sys-
tenn of universal military training,
Lieut.. Gen. Sir John Monash, COM
mander Of the Australian expedition
airy forces, said in London.
Ratification Of the German peace
treaty was recommended to the cham
Der of deputies at Paris by it's peace
committee by vote of "a to 1. Two
members were absent.
The German national assembly at
Weimar approved the new German
constitution by vote Of 262 to as.
Sixteen Japanese officers and men.
and three japanese policemen were
killed and II Japanese soldiers more
or less seriously wounded In a clash
with Chinese troops at Kuanchenghu
July 10. according to an official report
received by the Japanese embassy at
Washington.