The Tomahawk., 1919-03-27
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Increase of ~ to Al per cent in coal
prices since 1913 were reported in the
March issue of the labor review of the
bureau Of labor statistics at Washing
ton.
| A Washington dispatch says exports
of foodstuffs from the United States
! to the allies, neutrals, Belgian relief,
| Red Cross and American expedition
| ary forces during the calendar year
1918 were 5,OO5, 100000 pounds.
The war department at Washington
announces that the strength OF the
American army on March Is was 2
268,527, decrease of 1,402,351 since
the signing of the armistice.
A Washington dispatch says claims
for indemnity for all victims of the
Lusitania have been included in the
general claims of the United States
for damage against Germany submit
ted to the peace conference.
The battleship North Dakota Is the
first warship Of the dreadnaught class
to 60 through the Panama canal. Gov
, ernor Harding reported to the secre'
! tary of war ut Washington that the
North Dakota had passed across the
lsthmus without accident.
Minister Reinsch of Peking advised
the state department at Washington
that all was quiet at Tientsin. where
| there was trouble last week between
American soldiers and Japanese.
The war department at Washington
reports the total number Of casualties
among the American forces up to the
middle of March as follows: Killed In
action, including 3S1 at sea, 1885;
died Of wounds, 1873; died Of dis
ease, q, 1853; died of accident and 9TH
er causes, 3,2O2; wounded in action,
191, ,726; missing in action. not includ-
ing prisoners, released and returned
to duty, 5,7O7; total to date, 267,0o1.
Officers and men demobilized num-
Der ], 1,419,386, the war department at
Washington announced, S3,774, being
in the commissioned grades. Dis
charge has been ordered for total
OF 1878, 500:
Fot'eiG,,
In the recent rioting at Cairo,
Egypt, believed to be due to the ma
tionalist agitation, six persons were
killed and 81 wounded, according to a
Cairo dispatch.
A Berlin dispatch says President
Ebert ordered War Minister Noske to
abolish the standing order for execu-
| ton of all persons opposing the gov
ernment by force of arms.
Serbian and Montenegrin troops en-
gagged In a battle near Danilograd, it
was reported in dispatches received Mt
Rome. Many were killed on both sides.
including 4 Serbian general.
A Stockholm dispatch says fighting
has been resumed against the bolshe-
Wiki along the entire Lithuanian front,
according to an official statement is
sued at Lithuanian headquarters at
KOvnO.
Official announcement that Ufa has
been captured by the Siberian govern
ment forces from the bolsheviki causes
rejoicing ut siberia. The Dol.
sbevik Fifth army was destroyed.
A Copenhagen dispatch says Iettish
| troops have advanced toward Mitau
| and have captured the towns Of Kan
dau and Zabeln, according to an off,
| cial statement issued by the Lettish
headquarters.
The Russian bolshevik government
is planning to use aircraft In a prop
aganda campaign In England and
France, according to Swedish press re-
ports. Aviators for the work are said
to be in training Mt Moscow.
Premier Lenine has decided to sug.
gest n conference with the allies al
Odessa, according to dispatch re-
ceived at Paris from that city. 1t was
said he will ask the allies to allow the
bolsheviki a free hand in the Ukraine
and will demand allied withdrawal
from Russia with the exception OF
Sebastopol.
Countess Markiewfcz arrived ut Dub
lin and was greeted by a tremendous
reception. The countess, who has just
been released from Holloway prison
wns carried on the shoulders Of two
husky Sim Feiners in torchlight pro
cession, thousands of Irish volunteers
marching in military fashion.
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1t Is reported at Stockholm that the
Finnls!, expetlitionary army is evacu
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