Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-11-05
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Washington
Secretary Wilson of the department
OF labor was elected permanent preSi-
dent of the international conference at
Washington by acclamation. The nom
nation was made by Arthur Fontaine
OF France and seconded by G. III.
Stuart Burning of England. Mr.. Will
son accepted the nomination as trib-
ute to the American people.
A Washington dispatch says Ellis
DreSel of Boston has been selected to
take the American embassy in Berlin
as charge d'affaires when diplomatic
relations are resumed. Mr.. DreSel now
is in Germany as a special commits
sioner.
BY an overwhelming vote the house
at Washington adopted the senate res
olution pledging support to the ''na-
tiOnal administration and all others in
authority in their efforts to meet the
coal strike.
An executive order fixing maximum
prices for bituminous coal was signed
by President Wilson at Washington.
Prices of anthracite are not affected.
The maximum prices are fixed by
states and for prepared sizes range
from $500 net ton at mine mouth, to
$780,
Secretary Wilson of the department
of labor at Washington was elected
permanent president of the interna-
tional conference by acclamation.
Seizure of coal now in transit at
Washington was authorized by the
railroad administration. Director Gen
eral Hines announced that he had or
dered all regional directors of railroads
to accumulate coal to meet the threat
ened crisis, purchasing the coal, if
possible, but if necessary, to hold coal
now in transit.
King Albert and President Wilson
clasped hands at Washington. The
meeting at the presidents bedside
proved the cliroax of the American
visit of the Belgian monarch, and he
left the capital to sail for home.
The order re-establishing the old
maximum coal prices of the fuel ad-
ministration was completed at a con-
ference of DIR. II. A. Garfield and rail-
road administration officials at Wash
ington.
Normal III. Davis Of Tullahoma,
Tenn. who was one of the financial
advisers to the American peace mis-
sion at Paris, was nominated by Pres
ident Wilson as assistant secretary of
the treasury at Washington.
Advices to the state department at
Washington from Vladivostok report
that the Onsk government bank has
negotiated a loan of 2O,00O,000 yen
from a japanese banking syndicate to
cover purchase of supplies.
The committee on public Informal
ton, headed by George Creel. cost the
government $6000,000 on the face of
its chaotic records" according TO Of
fetal reports now before congress at
Washington.
Thomas of Colorado, pledging the sup
port of congress to anything the adj
ministration may do to avert loss and
suffering by reason of the coal strike
was adopted by the senate at Wash
ingtOn.
Chiefs of the national and interna-
tional unions affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor were called
to meet at Washington December II
ito formulate such action as may be
essential to safeguard and promote
the rights, interests and freedom of
the wage earners."
President Wilson's improvement has
reached a point where his physicians
at Washington have decided to issue
no more daily bulletins.
The Moses amendment to the peace
treaty, last of those. proposed by the
foreign relations committee, was re-
jected by the senate at Washington.
Domestic
Chief of Police Martin O'Brien of
st. Louis was shot while attempting
to arrest two. robbers here, and as a
result is in a serious condition at
local hospital.
The Star Opera company has aban-
doned its plan to sing opera in Eng
fish in New York.
Raymond Kelsey. eighteen, left half
haol- Of IL.