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ABOUT THE WAR
Hungary lost $4,000 in dead dur
ng the war, according to information
rom Budapest.
British prisoners numbering 158, ,431
nave been released by the Germans.
/ Of these 8,047 are officers, 145,776 are
IF other ranks and 4,6O8 are civilians.
Revolutionist forces in Santarem,
lortheast of Lisbon, having refused to
surrender, government troops sur
rounded the town and commenced a
oombardment.
The naval academy course, which
was reduced to three years during
the war, was restored to the normal
period of four years Monday by order
of Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
The Swiss newspapers announce
that two brothers of Leon Trotzky, the
Russian Bolshevik Minister Of War
and Marine, who were interned in
France, escaped into Switzerland,
aear Delemont, after shooting and
wounding French soldier.
The republic of Luxembourg, which
was proclaimed by the committee on
public health, lasted only six hours,
according to report from Brussels
which adds that French military au-
thorities restored order in the grand
luchy.
! There may be 100000 German SOL
iiers still under arms, according to es-
Inmates of military experts of the
British army The situation in Ger
many is very uncertain, however, and
! it may be that the men still with the
German colors number far above the
estimate.
Bolshevist agitation in the United
! States shows no promise of reaching
a stage of open disorder, according to
| Department of Justice officials, who
have been observing the movement. So
far the movement, evidently mainly
in New York, is economic, rather than
political in nature, they declare, and
organizers have kept well within the
law.
WESTERN
Demobilization of returning soldiers
from other camps is now on in Camp
Kearny in full swing.
Twenty-seven returned soldiers are
to be made Seattle police officers,
when they pass the civil service ex-
animation.
Forms for reporting incomes of $5,-
900 or less probably will be in the
| % of II
tribution to taxpayers not later than
February /.
Ten thousand Japanese reservists
will return home, according to plans
announced at Vladivostok. The last
of these reservists will have left for
Japan by the end of January.
Sailing Of the steamer Senator, Pa
cifc Steamship Company from Seat
tie on February 25, will mark inaugu-
ration Of cabin passenger service
between Puget Sound and India.
Plans for a "job drive" throughout
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming and other states for posi-
tions for the men of the Ninety-first
division are being made by Lawrence
Wood, Seattle, federal director Of
w dSHliISLOI VI CIlc OHICcu OCdISS Eli
ployment Service.
A daring "cracksman" worked for
four hours in the box office Of the Salt
Lake theater, just across the street
from the police station, finally break
ing open the safe of the playhouse
and making way with 5000 in cash
While he worked the theater watch
man sat tied to chair with his back
to the safe.
| Charges of assault and disorderly
conduct were placed against eight of
the alleged Industrial Workers of the
| World who were arrested in Seattle
when police interference with fred
flag" meeting and parade here re-
suited in a riot.
| WASHINGTON
| Attorney General Thomas w. Greg
| ory has rendered his resignation. to
| take effect March A.
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of
Illinois, Republican, intends to retire
| from public life when his present term
in the Senate expires, March 8, 1921
Senate Democratic leaders have de-
cided that the railroad problem must
| go over TO the Republlcan congress.
The Democrats have given up hope of
framing and passing railroad legisla-
| tion before March 4.
Orders directing Major General
Leonard Wood, now commanding
Camp Funston, Kansas, to proceed to
Chicago to take command of the Cen
trail Department were issued Wednes-
day by the War Department
The $27,0O0,000 rivers and harbors
appropriations bill was passed by the
House by vote of 228 to 81. The
| bill now goes to the Senate in vir-
tually the same form as it was re-
ported by the House rivers and har-
bors committee.
| Senate and House conferees on the
oil land leasing bill held another meet
ing, but were unable to harmonize
differences in the legislation and ad-
| 4 l.