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salaries as managers for Jackie, and
say they-they earn 1t.
Jacl1ie's rise to fortune at eight
dwarfs anything in American flnan-
cial history, and his income from
salary investments will be close to
$4,000, 600 yearly before he is grown
up.
Doug and Mary, it is reported will
pay 100000 as a contract cnncher
and give Jackie sixty per cent Of the
net profit from pictures which will
run well over a million a year.
An even greater problem than
signing contracts and investing
Jaclde's money Is keeping him a
real boy" his mother told the
United Press.
I'VE don't want him spoiled.
pampered or any different from
any other real American boy"
And that is the reason why
Jackie is perhaps the most eco
nomical millionaire in the country.
His weekly allowance is Sc and may
be increased to ten when his new
contract goes through. He also
gets so cents for each stunt" he
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DRUNKEN DRIVER
BILL IS FAVORED
Senate Also Adopts Poison
Booze Measure Report.

The Indiana Senate hit hard at
drunken automobile drivers and other
reckless drivers today when 1t adopted
a committee report recommending the
passage Of bill fixing heavy penalties
for careless motorists.
The bill provides that a person con-
victed Of driving an automobile or
motorcycle while under the influence
Of liquor shall be fined not less than
S100 nor more than $500 and i'm
prisoned for not more than one year.
For a second offense, Imprisonment
may be increased to five years.
A driver who fails 20 stop after an
accident would. under provisions OF
the bill be fined not more than $500
and imprisoned for not more than two
years. On second offense the i'm
prisonment would be Increased to two
years. Licenses Of persons falling to
stop after an accident would be re-
voked.
The bill as reported out Of commit
tee was a combination Of two bills,
one introduced by Senator William E.
English and the other by Senator VIII
K. Penrod.
Senator English's bill making it an
offense TO put wood, methyl or de
natured alcohol in booze also was re-
ported favOrably The bill provides a
fine Of 500 TO $500 and imprisonment
for not exceeding one year for the
first offense and one to five years for
the second.
A bill introduced by Senators Steele
and Miller provides that a person
who sells booze that results in the
death of the drinker shall be guilty OF
first degree murder.
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FRENCE SEIZ(JR OF ESSEN Anglers GERMAN.


nection between the action of the United States
and the French invasion of the Ruhr, in Ber-
lin and London the move is interpreted as dis
play of Americas disapproval of the French
occupation.
German industrialists, led by Hugo
SHINES, wealthiest man in the country, have
started campaign of sabotage against the
French. German coal syndicates, operating in
the Ruhr, have removed records and apparatus
in order to hinder the French from mining coal.
This was done in face of warnings from France
that she would use punitive measures.
Germany notifies allies that coal seized in
the Ruhr will be considered as having been re-
Questioned and that allies must pay for it.
Germany has decided to appeal her case
directly to the United States
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Officers Go After Speeders on
E. Washington.

Even drivers Of funeral cabs are
not exempt from arrest for speeding.
Don H. Cussick. %. Of 946 y. Hi
nois St. driver for Shirley Bros, fu-
neral directors, was charged with driv-
ing thirty-five miles an hour out z.
Washington St, when he was arrested
today. Officers said Cussick told them
he was in Il hurry to get TO a fu-
neral.
Paul B. Gray. 26. contractor. 1910
Park Ave was making thirty-two
miles on E. Washington St, police
charged when they arrested him.
Rube Wilbur. q, of 171S BellefOn-
taine St. was accused Of driving
twenty-eight miles an hour on z.
Washington, and Ralph Pierson, 21,
Of AS y. Delaware St. Of going at
tventy-nine miles an hour.
On his way downtown today Mayor
shank chased and captured an
alleged speeder.
The mayor said he followed Clarence
E. Sayler. 80, salesman, Anderson,
from Rural TO Ala bama SITS. on Wash
ingtou St. a distance Of two miles, al
the rate Of from thirty-five to forty
miles sn hour. He also charged that
Sayler's license plates were so dirty
he could not read them.
Savler WAS arrested on speeding and
obscure license plate charges.
After seeing that Sayler was slated
shank went out after more alleged
speeders-
Police arrested William 4. Cost, 36,
engineer, 30 W. Thirty-Fffth St, on
a speeding charge
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their men in private houses and tav-
erns in the outskirts Of the city. Here
and there a tank snorted through
the streets, and cavalry clattered
along, but the Poilus themselves
chatted and smoked at ease without
knowing where they We're to go next.
German press photographers hur-
ried out to snap the troops while
crowds Kissed them and declared their
cameras should be smashed.
The citizens Of Essen are preparing
protest to the United States ana
strict prohibition is to be enforced.
Otherwise life win go on as normally
as the Germans can make it.
As the French troops swung east
ward on their march 10 the city the
columns passed German stoHd teams
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The delicate European situation caused by
the failure of Germany to meet her reparation
payments has moved rapidly toward a crisis.
French cavalry, tanks and machine gun
detachments have occupied Essen.
Belgian troops have advanced from Mul-
helm to the north of Essen.
The German government, as soon as it had
been notified by France that the Ruhr valley
would be occupied recalled it's ambassadors
from Paris and Brussels as a protest This
action by the Berlin government, however, does
not mean a complete rupture in relations with
France and Belgium.
The United States has further divorced
herself from the affairs of Europe by ordering
withdrawal of the American army of occupa-
ton from the Rhine. While Premier Pon-
care Of France made it known he saw no CON
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Belgium Backs Ally i'm First
MOUe to Punish German Nation

Ruhr valley and occupied territory In
the heart Of the coal mining region.
With infantry. cavalry. tanks, field
pieces and airpIanes thrown in a steel
trap around the wealthy Industrial
city Of Essen as a guarantee Of Ger
man good behavior, French engineers
will now supervise the mining and
distribution of Germany's coal
The main body of troops and artiI-
lery spread 70 the north and south,
surrounding it.
A factor of the situation dis
cussed by the French was the with
drawal Of American troops from the
Rhine.
Premier Poincare, it was stated au-
thoritadvely. does not see any rela-
ton between the Ruhr advance and
the American Governments action.
The withdrawal, he thinks. is a little
inopportunte. but not unforeseen act.
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~ CONSIDERABLY moro than a
quarter Of a century ago there
was a young druggist in In
dianapolls who became interested in
the prevention Of disease. He studied
medicine at the Indiana Medical Col
lege and added the degree of doctor
Of medicine to his degree Of doctor OF
pharmacy.
Then he became secretary and
chemist OF the indianapolis board Of
health, doing the chemical work in
his drug store. For two years he
worked night and day at this job,
receiving $500 a year Then Gov
ernor Matthews sent for him and
made him State health commits
sioner He became a pioneer in
that work and gained a national
reputation For twenty-six years
and five months he served his State
we'll in that capacity. saving the
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WITNESS TELLS Of
BLACK MA5KERS
KIan CycIops at Mer Rouge
Denies Charges of OutIawry.
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COURT HOUSE, BASTROP, La.
Jan. 11-Fred Higginbotham, named
as a member of the terrorist band
charged with the murders Of Watt
Daniel and Thomas Richards, testified
in court here today that he had been
victim Of the mob's attacks.
Higginbotham told how he was held
up by a group Of black masked men
a week before Richards and Daniel
were brutally murdered.
Federal agents declared they had
discovered what appeared to have
been an attempt to assassinate w. c..
Andrews, one Of the States star wit
nesses. a bullet mark was found in
the door Of Andrews automobile, but
he was unable to say how or when
the dent was made.
Higgenbotham said the hold-up
occurred while he was en- route to
Mer Rouge. Armed men jumped into
the road and forced me to stop" he
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WILLIAM INSLEY HEADS
NURSING ASSOCIATION
Welfare Organization Holds Annual
Election.

William H. Insley was elected presi-
dent Of the Public Health Nursing AS
sociation at it's annual meeting today
in the Spink-Arms Hotel
Other officers elected were Mrs. Don
aid T. Green, first vice president; Mrs.
Alexander T. Cavins, second vice
president; Mrs. William Thornton,
third vice president: Miss Ruth
Sheerin, recording secretary; Mrs.
William A. Eschbach, assistant treas
urer; Mrs. Benjamin c. HitZ. CORE
spending secretary; Thomas H. Tay-
lOr, treasurer.
Directors are Mrs. c. S. Haywood,
Mrs. Lewis Burkhardt. Mrs. D. J.
Terrell, Mrs. Lawrence G. Cummins,
Mrs. J. c. Ritchey, Mrs. William B..
Catch and Mrs. w. w. Thornton.
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DEATH ENDS
CAREER OF
EX-R RULER
Hemorrhage of Brain Closes
Spectacular Life of Former
King 'Tino' of Greece.

BIZ United Press
ROME, Jan. 11.-Constantine
l, twice king of Greece, twice
driven to exile, died today at
Palmero.
The former monarch, recently
overthrown by revolutionaries
following crushing defeate Of
forces which his ambition sent
to capture ConstantinopIe from the
Turks, was passing the winter at the
Italian resort, awaiting opportunity
to return once more to his country
Cerebral hemorrhage caused the ex.
kings death.
His wife, Sophia, sister Of the ex-
German emperor was with him. II
was her influence that drove Con-
stantine on in his ambitions plan for
conquest and restoration OF the
ancient kingdom Of the Heuenes, until
his final overthrow.
Worry Caused Illness
Worry, following the defeat of his
army by the Turks. the collapse Of his
government, and the execution Of his
cabinet ministers by the revolution
lists, led to the heraorrhage Of the
brain which caused his death.
Constantine. whose nickname
"Tlno" was world famous, was one Of
the most dramatic figures Of tho great
war.
Urged by his wife. he engaged in
pro German plots which resulted in
Venizelos backed by the allies, throw.
ing him out OF power. Greece joined
the allies
Constantine. eXiled. bided his time
Finally the people. by their vote, an
nounced they wanted him as king and
he came back His entry into Athens
was spectacular.
The king rode the crests Of n wave
OF triumph which led him to believe
that Greece could conquer the Turks
and regain ancient Hellenic lands. held
by the Moslems
Instituted War
"Tino" instituted war went to the
front. encouraged his troops and
started an army for Angora, the
Turkish capital.
he returned to Athens and awaited
results. Tho Turks launched a coun-
ter offensive and Constantine, in his
palace, received dispatch after dis
patch announcing military disasters.
Revolution broke out. Rebel soldiers
paraded the streets. The people who
had cheered Constantine on his tri-
,ttnDba,,t ,.at,1t-4, From ay-iIa rovr ioaro1
him. He abdicated in favor or his
son, George, and again became
royal refugee.
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NAMPLER, COFFIN HEAD
CHAMBER COMMITTEES
McWhirter Names Two More Chair
men for c. Of C.

Felix NJ. McWhirter, president Of
the indianapolis Chamber Of Com
merce, today announced the appoint
ment Of two committee chaIrmen.
Frank Wampler, until recently
vice president and general manager
of the Indiana Bell Telephone Com
pany, heads the membership commit
tee, Charles F. Coffin, vice president
and general counsel Of the State Life
Insurance Company. is chairman Of
the new building committee. Mr..
Coffin was three times president Of
the Chamber Of Commerce.
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RECEIVER ASKED IN SUIT
kGAINST EMPIRE THEATER
Chicago Man Charges Owners Failed
to Pay 5000 to Show Girl.

Appointment OF a receiver to handle
the assets Of the Empire Theater.
Wabash and Delaware SITS. was asked
in a suit filed today in Superior Court,
room 1.
William \. Johnson of Chicago
brought the suit against Edward Dun
bar and his partner. Paul Scharffin,
declaring they absented themselves
from the theater at the close Of the
first week in 1928, to avoid paying
$500 to Ethel Waters of the show,
Queen of the Blues" as agreed
Scharffin also has converted $40O Of
the theater's assets to his own use,
johnson charged.
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TACCART BUYS LOT

A lot in the rear Of the Taggart
Baking Company plant at New
Jersey and Mapket SITS. has been
bought for $52 500 by the baking com
pany from the estate of J. E. Roberts.
A large brick barn on the lot has been
Used by the company for three years,
and no change is contemplated in the
near future, officials OF the firm said.
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BIZ United Press

PARIS. Jan. t1.-Frantic cheers of
deputies standing on their seats
greeted Premier Poincare's announce
ment of the Ruhr seizure to the
chamber this afternoon.
A five minute demonstration in
which the air was blue with in
vectives. preceded the announcement.
when Deputy Daudet called com
.nunist Deputy Cachin a traitor
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tract which will
guarantee him
a steady income
of nearly a mil
lion dollars a
year for several
years.
Jackie's papa
and mama were
in conference
{ o d a V wit h
Doug Fairbanks
and Mary Pick
ford. who are re-
ported to be the
successful bid
ders for Jackie's
services as a
m vie S t ar.
Masters CO O.
gan's contract
ecently expired,
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ters, putting on their pipes. driving
out to farms or markets. displaying
only mild curiosity at the sight Of the
edvancing French hosts.
The French cavalrymen were gay
as they pranced through Kettwis,
their picked chargers mincing over
the heavy cobble5tones. They chanted
little snatches of French songs and
their pennants fluttered gaily in the
morning sun.
The long blue line on its eastward
march wound around the steep. hair.
pin curves of sharp hills above the
Ruhr River. then dropped down to
the flats along the banks and into
kettwig
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BELGIUM TROOPS
ADVANCE INTO RUHR
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By United Press
DUSSELDORF, Jan. n.-BeIgian
troops went forward into the Ruhr a
few hours after the French today.
A contingent comprised of twd bat
talions of infantry. two squadrons OF
cavalry, a field battery, ten armored
cars and ten escorting airplanes ad-
vanced from Mulheim to the north OF
Essen.
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TO HEAR BONUS TALK

Members OF the House of Represent
atives will SIT as a committee OF the
whole next Wednesday on the sol
diers' compensation measure, intro
duced yesterday by Representatives
Ezra ". Graham Of Warsaw and G.
Remy Bierly OF Elizabeth, it was de
cided on recommendation of judiciary
\ committee this morning.
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ROBSON LEAVES s17, 500

Assets of the estate Of Edward J.
Robinson. former county treasurer,
who died recently from gunshOt
wounds incurred while hunting, listed
with the Probate Court today, were
s17.50o in personal property. His son
Burke J. Robinson. 1886 Broadway,
was appointed administrator Of the
will.
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FILM ACTRESS is HELD
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BU United PrCss
NEW YORK. Jan. IA young
woman giving the name Of Jane
Hansen and describing herself as a
motion picture actress was arraigned
today on a charge of having drugs in
her possession. She was held under
$500 bail for hearing Saturday.
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PARIS. Jan. 11.-France, backed
by Belgium, took the first step today
to punish Germany for reparations
defaults.
A little French army, small in num-
bers, but equipped as no war machine
ever was before, moved into the rich
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81 LHltcd Press
BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Germany has re-
called her ambassador from Paris and
her minister from Brussels, but does
not intend the move as a diplomatic
rupture, it was stated officially,
The German charge d'anaires will
remain at Paris to act as ambassador
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THE WEATHER

Precipitation is confined to scattered
showers throughout the Ohio valley
and lakes region.
Some rain is also falling along the
north Pacific slope. Temperatures
have risen materially throughout the
central valleys. but colder weather
covers the Rocky Mountain region
and the section north of the Dakotas.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES.
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AUTO DRIVER BOUND TO
GRAND JURY AFTER CRASH
Colored Man Is Charged With Failure

ColOred Man Is Charged With Failure
to Stop.
Charged with failure to stop after
an accident. Charles Livers, colored,
1914 Yandes St, was bound over to
the grand jury in city court today
under $500 bond.
R. E. Sirens, 607 National City Bank
building, testified the car Livers was
driving struck his car at Michigan and
Meridian SITS. Wednesday. He said
Livers jumped from his car and ran.
Sirens testified he pursued Livers and
caught him.
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MANY CALLED
AND ONE WAS
CHOSEN"

How many called we don't know,
for Mrs. c. ID. Humes, 404S N.
Pennsylvania St, didn't keep
count Of all who answered her
ad in the Times for a maid. We
do know, however, that she
found a suitable girl and was
pleased with the results-s'nuY
said.
It's the gospel truth.
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MAN POTATO KING
,y Times Special

By tmeS HpcctdE
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Jan. 11.-W.
w. Stauffer OF Akron was named
potato king" of Indiana by judges at
the show at Purdue University last
night. The championship exhibit
was of Early Ohios. During the past
three years Mr.. Stauffer has averaged
300 bushels of potatoes to the acre
with his products.
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French Deputies Stand on Seats
end FrunticuJLy Cheer POincare

Cachin, calm as the sea at his angry
colleagues swept about him, later de-
MED he had melted Germans at Essen
to resist the occupation. He said he
expected arrest.
The demonstration against the com.
Inunists delayed the Poincare address
for some time. Twelve red" leaders
were arrested yesterday and evidence
Of a Europe-wide plot against capital
ism revealed
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FOOD PRICES CLIMB

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WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Retail
food prices climbed from 1 to per
cent in eight out of twenty-five cities
canvassed for the thirty days ending
Dec. Is, the Lab0g Department an
nounced today.
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Populace of City in Ugly Mood as Invading
Troops Occupy Positions Near Rail
Station and Postofice.
YamkS Face Westward

" COBi2NZ jan army the
facing of American
Occupation it had been ordered
withdrawal reached General Allen today the
accordingly
patheca4y
they their soft
The days flowing Rhine wine, the
of the American soldiers are all chatery
with
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MOVE To PERMIT BOXING
IN STATE MADE IN HOUSE
BY LOCAL LAW MAKER
Asa j. Smith Introduces Bill Providing for
Tobacco Measures
Are Presented for Action.

bill creating State boxing commission and bills seek
make illegal the advertisement of tobacco cigarettes
cigars the outstanding
of Representatives today.
The nOtobacco bills introduced by Representative John
A Peterson of Swayze and LOnzO L. Shu of Sharpsv Both
bills referred to the judiciary B committee
The boxing bill introduced Representative Smith
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UPSHAW WILL NAME
OFFICIAL BOOZE DRINKERS
Places Charges Before Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11-Rep-
resentative Upshaw, Georgia. dry, to-
day placed before Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes his charges that
high Government officials. including
members of Congress, have been
violating the dry laws.
Upshaw said he would present his
list of names tomorrow to Assistant
Prohibition Commissioner Jones.
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German Charge dANaireS
Remains in French Capital

and similar arrangement will be made
for relations with Belgium.
The act of the Cuno government in
withdrawing its representatives from
France and Belgium came immediate
ly after receipt of notification Of
Frances intention to occupy the Ruhr,
starting today. Germany made this
move as a protest.
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BY ROBERT A. DONALDSON
r--laaa d.. cans no..nnno.Ao.A

JNtFtN 7 Fboo 85ttW NVFI UoVVIFHtItt
= OS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. IL.
Jackie COOgan, 8, worlds
- greatest self-made boy, who
has an ambition to be a fireman or
a second Doug Fairbanks when he
grows up. is about to sign a con-
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lives OF thousands of citizens.
The man referred to Is Dr. John
~. Hurty.
His Purpose i'm House
He now appears on the stage in a
new role, that of member Of the
Indiana House OF Representatives
from indianapolis. He IS a member
OF the House for one purpose. that
of re-organizng the disease preven-
ton system Of the State. He has
prepared a bill which provides,
briefly:
That the State board Of health
shall consist of two physicians. one
sanitary engineer, one dentist, one
life insurance expert. one teacher,
one woman, one business man, and
the director Of public health, to be
chosen by the others. The director,
who must be a physician with not
less than five years experience in
public health work, would be chair
man of the board.
That the offices Of Sal health Off
GERS be abolished and 1873 put in
their places. Each county would
have q health officer and each city
of 10000 or more would have a
health officer The city boards Of
health also would be abolished. The
city health officers would be appoint
ed by the mayor and the appoint
ment confirmed by the city council.
The county health officer would be
appointed by the auditor the county
treasurer and the superintendent Of
schools.
Board to Pick EIigibles.
These health officers would be Sc
lected from an eligible list recon-
mended by the State board Of health.
They must be practicing physicians
interested in public health work and
must be in good health. Physical
and mental tests would be pre-
scribed.
In speaking of the personnel of
the proposed State board, DR. Hurty
said: 'It will be observed this Sc
cures the services and interest in
public health Of business men and
women and all others named. This
will surely give a power and eff
cheney to the State board Of health
it has never possessed before.
THE people Of Indiana spend not
less than 100000 900 annually on
sickness that is unnecessary and in
dying before death is necessary.
Public Health-Public Wealth.
This bill is the greatest economic
measure that wiE be presented to
the Seventy-third General Assembly.
1t will not only save money to the
people but it will bring them in
creased efficiency and increased hap
piness."
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BY CARL D. GROAT,
Preas StrM COrrespOnden

ESSEN Jan. 11Fench cavalry tanks and machine gun de-
acmens occupied the of the city of Essen at o'clock
this afternoon.
Trains and halted and communications temporar
lily closed.
Crowds of Germans in the streets the railroad station
and postofice in ugly mood.
Officers Of the invading army awaited orders begin betng
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Forecast

T UNSETTLED weather with
~ probably rain or snow to-
night. Friday fair and colder.
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with Sol Lesser recently expired,