The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-05-29
Washington

Washington
For the first time in history a mes
sage from the president of the United
States was cabled from Europe and
read to the congress at Washington.
Among other things he recommends
legislation to halt the prevalent I'M
rest of labor; adoption of woman SUI
frage and lifting of the war ban on
the liquor business.
Senator Lodge Republican senate
leader and chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee, in a statement at
Washington said the revised league of
nations covenant is Unacceptable"
and predicted it would not be ratified
by the majority of the senate without
amendment
An Archangel special says arrange
ments are under way to begin the
transportation to England of the
Three Hundred and Thirty-ninth
American infantry within ten days.
The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh regular divisions have been
released for return to the United
States, General Pershing notified the
war department at Washington. The
four divisions are to sail from France
in June.
The war risk insurance bureau at
Washington, through which 10000 600
soldiers or their dependents receive
payments of insurance, allOtments or
compensation, is in process of reor-
ganization through the appointment OF
r. A. Cholmley-JOnes, formerly New
York insurance man.
,.. IT,
A Washington dispatch says follow
ing his warning that the administra-
ton of soldiers and sailors insurance,
compensation, allowances and allot-
ments is ION the verge of breakdown
and failure" Col. Henry D. Lindsey
resigned as director of the bureau of
war risk insurance at the request of
Secretary of the Treasury Glass.
Creation of a department of educa-
ton headed 10y a secretary of educa-
ton, who will be member of the
cabinet, is proposed in bill to be In
troduced in both houses Of congress
at Washington.
Foreign
/ A Helsingfcrs dispatch says British
ships engaged the bolshevik fleet in
the Gulf of Finland. The bOlsheviki
= fled to Kronstadt after one of their
ships had been sunk and another
stranded.
A Paris dispatch says the press Of
Metz is united in extending an invita-
tion to NJ. Clemenceau to offer himself
as a candidate for the chamber Of
deputies for Metz at the impending
election.
An Archangel dispatch says one boil
shevik gunboat Is reported to have
been sunk on the Dvi1a river during
an engagement between the British
river flotilla and land batteries and the
enemy fleet. r..
An isolated band of Russian pris-
oners of war, armed and wearing Ba-
varian uniforms and under the COM
mand of Spartacan leaders, was over
vhelmed by Wuerttemberg troops in
wood near Graefelfing, Bavaria, &C
cording to Switzerland newspaper re-
ports. They were court-martialed and
p men, with the leaders. were con-
demned to death and shot in gravel
Dit near Lochansen, it is said.
A Paris dispatch says Japan was re-
ported to have recognized the Omsk
government, headed by Admiral Kol-
chak.
Orders have been issued preparatory
to the abandonment Of the American
expeditionary force general headquar-
tiers at Chaumont, France, the move
ment for the removal Of which is 81
ready under way All the departments
have been ordered to prepare their
records and files for shipment to the
United States.
The Berlin government expects to
<,oI,c<.4 GO OOO mO GOO in taxes on the