The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-17
HERE, THERE AND ALL
The GENERAL NEWS

Twenty-one persons were killed
and several injured. threo seriously
in a rcar-end collision on the Now
York Central railroad near South
Byron, N. Y, at $40 o'clock Sunday
morning. The Southeastern Limited.
westbound, crashed into the Wolver-
inc Limited, also westbound, which
lad stopped to take on an extra en-
gine. Every person In the rear Pull
man coach of the Wolverine was kill
cd. Only a few of tho dead have
been identified, most of the bodies
being mangled beyond recognition.
That the League of Nations is not
snly possible mems to prevent war,
but also q great organ for the orderly
and peaceful life of civilization and
the foundation of a new information
al system, is the view expressed in a
pamphlet published in London by
Gen. Smuts, former member of the
British War Cabinet.
Threatened with extinction by in
fluenza, the population of the Island
of Tahiti, French possession in the
Society Islands Group in the Pacific,
has waited in vain word of the
sending of relief in response to re-
peated and urgent wireless appeals
sent since early in December.
The new British Cabinet, the COM
position of which was announced in
London, will be headed by Lloyd
George as Premier and First Lord of
the Treasury. Andrew Bonar Law
will be leader in the House of Com
mons and Earl Curzon of Keddleston
in the House of Lords.
The first publication of what pur-
ports to be the Sim Fein constitu-
tion for Ireland was made by Lon
don newspaper. Tho document de-
clares that the Irish republic has al
ready been proclaimed and that the
mandates of the British Parliament
will not be obcyed.
Attorney General Thomas w.
Gregory will retire from office on
March next, his resignation having
been accepted by President Wilson.
In his letter of resignation Mr.. Greg
ory stated that "pecuniary RESPONSE
bilities" were given as the reasons
for his action.
The United States cruiser Seattle
arrived ct New York Sunday from
Brest, bringing 1,542 officers and
mon of the American overseas forces.
The transport Abangarezj also ar
rived from Bordeaux with ninety-five
officers and eleven men.
The iron cross so highly praised
by German fighting men for so many
years has altogether lost its popu-
larty. 1t is a common occurrence on
the streets of Coblenz for German
soldier to offer for sale the iron cross
he fought so hard to win.
The French Government thru its
commission for Franco-American af-
fairs has announced that officers and
men of the American Expeditionary
Forces would be exempt from Gus
toms duties and registry, wines,
liquors and luxury taxes.
Upon the removal by the War
Trade Board of all restriction on the
importation of corn end rice the
price of corn on the Chicago Board
of Trade began to drop. Great stores
of corn are now available from
Argentina.
Progress in the settlement of the
harbor strike which is tying up
transportation in New York harbor
awaits word from President Wilson,
who has been appealed to to use his
influence to bring an end to the
tie-up.
That Prussia will cease to exist as
o part of the map of Europe and will
be divided into a number of other
States was the prediction of former
Won Hertling in an inter-
view a short time before his death.
Prominent Chicago financiers and
business men advocate private own
ership of railroads under the plan
by S. Davies Warfield,
president of the National Association
Of Owners of Railroad Securities.
American Ambassador John w.
Davis was the guest of honor of the
British branch of the Pilgrims at a
luncheon. The growing friendship
,f Great Britain and America was
stressed by the speakers.
Three well-dcfincd proposals for
egislation dealing with the railroads
ire now before Congress- of
he railroad executives, the Inter
tate Commerce Commission and Di-
ector General McAdoo.