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WASHINGTON NEWS.

a;ro neace army Of $4,000, and
universal military training for youths
- ,oors of age, would cost the coun-
,rv 5000 900, 900 annually, General Pey-
r. March. chief of staff, Friday
LA the senate military subcommittee.
rho senate Wednesday confirmed
tho nomination of John Barton Payne
- Illinois. Thomas A, Scott OF Con-
uoct;cut and Henry NJ. Robinson of
colifornia to be members OF the Unit
ed States shipping board.
Secretary Lansing before the senate
foreign relations committee Wednes-
day expressed the opinion that the
shantung provision of the peace treaty
d,d mt souare with President Wilson's
onunciated principle Of self-determina-
tiop. but maintained that the treaty
90 a whole carried out substantially"
the presidents fourteen points.
President Wilson Wednesday noni-
mated the following to be Texas post
masters: Ambrose B. Culbertson,
Athens, Tex; Ben l. Conner, Bren-
ham: Eulala Smith, Burkburnett; Lii
lie Sanders, Jewett; Ada Rogers, Mi
ami: Alta Perkins, Aspermont; Cora
1. Baker Buffalo; John Young. ltasca.
Two branches of the federal gov
eminent, executive and judicial, acted
Wednesday in efforts to bring about
a cut in the cost of living. President
Wilson decided to send a message
to congress recommending further
legislation to aid III reducing cost of
food, and department of justice agents
were ordered to seek hOarders OF
necessaries and prifiteers. They are
to be prosecuted under the food con-
troll act.
The league of nations and the Shan
tung settlement both came in for more
bitter criticism Tuesday in the SEN
ates consideration of the treaty with
Germany. At public hearing of the
foreign relations committee issues of
the league controversy started a dis
pute which bordered to an uproar and
In the senate chamber an attack on
the Shantung provision by Senator
Watson, republican, of Indiana, devel-
oped series of sharp exchanges.
Japan's intentions in the Chinese
province of Shantung, where she is
given control by the Versailles treaty,
soon are to be set forth in a normal
declaration from the Toxic govern
ment, according to information receiv-
ed here this week in official circles
at Washington.
American dead in France can not
be removed before the 1st of January,
1922, according to an announcement
from the war department, which is
made in view Of proposed action by
the French government through the
French parliament, and the policy is
being administered by the government
pending the enactment of the law,
that prevents the removal of bodies
prior to the date given There are
approximately 100000 bodies in
France. buried as a result of the war.
General Pershing cabled the war de-
partment Tuesday that on July 81
total of 9S,497 troops were still over
seas.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
forty-six vessels aggregating $685.
800 tons were delivered to the United
states shipping board during the week
snoing Aug. l, it was announced this
week. This brought the total number
d vessels delivered to 1882, represent
ng more than 4,342,OOO gros tons.
Lieutenant w. H. Tillisch of Elling-
on Field and E. L. DAWN of the state
department. of agriculture were in
eantiy killed and their bodies burned
thursday when an airplane in which
ney were riding fell 100 feet at Eagle
ass, Texas. The plane had been as
igned to the agricultural department
no mad been used for searching out
otton fields affected by the pink boil
'orm In the infested zone area.
governor Hobby Thursday vetoed
ne items in the educational appro-
ration bill for teaching German in
ne University of Texas. He also
minated $25,OO0 for a hospital at
ne Blind asylum and $4,000 for an
odition to the laundry at the Deaf
"a Dumb Institute. With these ex-
sptions. the bill was approved and
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