Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-01
NEWS BULLETINS

NEW YORK. Jan. 3l.--The Unitcd
States Army transport SiboneS arrived
32d officers and troops. four naval OF
ficcrs and five civilians. The troops
included the Forty -hfth Regiment
Eoakt ARTILLERY, units from, the Eighty
,achment OF the Thirty-s-vcnth Eri-
sadc, coas; Artillery
STRASBURG, Ian. 3i.-rwo British,
Sunboats arrived here to-day. The
British nag now floats over the "isy.
British soldiers were Killed and several
injured to-day by the explosion Of
honhs hidden under coal abandoned ny
gagged Fn removing the coal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Sl.-The House
to-day declined TO concur in a Senate
aHrndment 70 the revenue bill liking
n tax OF 100 per cent, retroactive 10
1918, On all contributions in excess of
s5oo 10 senatorial or congressional
campaign funds. Its conferaes were
instructed to insist upon an ;,mcndmcn,
making ,ha tax apply only To future
contributions.
.hdmiral Edward w. Ebcrie. supcrinten-
dent OF the Naval Academy FOR several
years. has been ordered 10 sea duty
Az commander OF the Fif;h Division or
day NJ the Naval AGA 1cmy. Rear
Admiral =. II. Scales. commander OF
the Great Lakes department. has been
appointed 10 succeed ADMIRAL I;ber!e
East Siles!a has been entirely occupied
by tZcchs after heavy lighting with
ia" Poles, according To "a Vienna dis
patch 10 the Cologne Vo!ks Zeitung.
LONDON. Jan, 3I.--The government
has allotted a squadron OF military
'irp!ancs 10 convey foods,ufs 70 Bel
;sium for the relief OF the populatiot.
The. service. which is 10 be daily. vii
stone and Client.
NEW YORK. Jau %l--Addi;!onal
cuts % 4: and SO per cent in present
,,.,..., iona shipp.nE rates We're an,
The British South African Lines. The
T"mmonwraith ana Do,n!nion Line.
Ltd 1T a,tn and The cnnard Line Ans;r"lasian
| south African and iuStratasian trade.
show reductions Of ,bou, 90 and &C
per cent from DrearMistice prices
LONDON, ian. 3l.-Th. paris cores
on Thursday formally accepted The
theory Of Experimentation OF coll
! africa had abandoned its opposition 10
I the scheme.
CHICAGO. jan 3i.-i1itecn repre-
S'niativcs Of IA" Illinois Federation OF
labor in conference here to-day with
I
! illinois Manutac,c,i, crs Association.
greed upon preliminary plans for n
! Workii!S understanding whereby labor
! disputes can he settled without strikes
and lockouts.
4 PARIS. jan al.-'rhe number Of
Am"'!can. French and British troops
/ - bc maintained In the occupied re-
/ E'"ns along The Rhine vii! b.. limited
/ 10 .hoo.o"o men. according to Tho Echo
B de Paris.
! PARIS. Jan. al--rhe uhrain!an gov.
I eminent VIII refuge to take par: In
! the conference on the Princes Islands
/ according To an Interview given Tho.
/ t'ni Journal by NJ. Svdorcnko, Min.
| is;c? Of Internal Communications in
I 'he krainian government.
NEW YORK Jan. 3l.--Azeele Pack
W"od' supposed victim II the mystic.
/ rious Palisades tragedy, was ncyc-
. married, 80 FAR a. her personal nj
/ '"Tncy. trlcieh Pelham, know She
/ wa wealthy ~ her own right IA The
/ 'cauii Of an Inheritance from her
ln"'h"r he saiG To-day RE failed ia
!u1ht!fH thc body being held a, EN-.
tle""oh when he visited IN. morgue
hcl" to-daT ut the request or her
i.'oNpoN IAN 81 Branches Of III.
/ society OF Engineers resolved to-nIgnr
% strike February g. and to contiu,i,
IN" stiik" until working week q,
! ioflN hours vas granted them,