Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-18


North Dakota. following It's shutting|
down for two weeks because Of the In
fluenza epidemic, has been postpor ed
until Feb % III. sss
DR. NJ. A. Brannon will not take the
presidency OF the North Dakota uni
versity In letter to Rev Jonathan
Watson Of Grand Forks. PERSONAL
friend lie said that he had informed
the North Dakota board Of administra-
ton that he would not accept their
offer Ills resignation as president OF
Beloit college has not been accepted,
Washington
u President WILSON'S understood to-
have decided on tha appointment of
William Phillips. assistant secretary
of state. as minister to the Neither
lands
No extension Of time for filing in.
come tax returns will be granted this
year by the bureau of internal re-.
venue Commissioner Daniel c. Roper
announced those who failed to make
the required return on or before
March Is would be subjected to heavy
penalties,
President Wilson has granted full
pardon to Robert r, Sidebotham, con.
victed three years ago at Helena,
Mont, on the charge Of using the mail
to defraud, The charge against Side
botham grew out of alleged Irregular
practices in connection with the
Northwestern Trustee company. =
Establishment of q federal motor
registration bureau in the department
of Justice. with registrars in each of
the states designed to reduce thefts
OF automobiles. is proposed in bill
introduced by Representative Harreld
(rep. Okla.). No person would be per-
mitted to sell an auto without a certi.
ficate from the registrar showing it
was his property. ss.-.@ #,.~<
Secretary of State Lansing has res
igned. The President has accepted the
resignation with appreciation" and
Mr.. Lansing becomes the second Sec
rotary of State to leave the present
administration. Notification of Mr..
Lansing's retirement was sent to all
foreign governments by Frank L..
Polk, first assistant Secretary of
State. It was said at the State de-
partment that Mr. Polk would serve as
acting secretary for period of 30
days unless successor to Mr. Lansing
is chosen sooner - -, X
Foreign ri: .r.. =: ..>
A heavy concentration Of bolsheviki
troops is reported at three points
along the Polish frontier r;s~ u.
Premier Lloyd George told the Brit
ish House of Commons that he hoped
to introduce the Irish home rule bill
in the house in few days. j.. = s.
Admiral Kolchak was executed by
his own troops to prevent his rescue
by white troops, according to a Copen.
hagen dispatch to the Herald, >.y.
Denmark won an overwhelming vic
tory in the plebiscite in the province
of Sleswig, by which the future status
OF that district as determined
A clash between Polish and Czech
sympathizers in Orlova. Teschen, is re-
| ported ina cablegram received by the
Czech Slovak information :, bureau In
; this country. ,.S
large body Of Slim Feiners at
tackled the police barracks ut Bella
train. in Ulster. overcame the garri,
son. four OF whom were wounded, and
removed the arms and ammunition.
/ 5*s The Jugo-Slavia cabinet. headed, by
Premier Lionba Dayidovitch, resigned
owing to the refusal of Prince Regent
1 Alexander to dissolve the present pro.
| visional national representation and
J, order elections for a national constitu.
! ent assembly; ..s:5ssf 4=z:@. - -. ~
"A Berlin court decided that the so.
called kaiser film" depicting the for.
tune of William II, was serious libel
on the former German emperor as a
man and ordered that all copies of the
film and also reproductions OF the ex.
kaiser's portraits HRlnit should be
destroyed
| Domestic
Recess until March las been tax.
en- by the industrial conference to al
low a drafting committee to put into
final form the conferences recommen.
dations for harmonizing relations be-
tween capital and labor 4
After a hearing of shipyard work.
ers and real estate men, the shipping
board decided to reject bids totaling
$5,541,8OO for the Elmwood housing
development at Philadelphia, compos'
ed OF 1873 dwellings built for wartime
shipyard workers. .-@