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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. The steamship John Lambert, listed in the maritime register as an American vessel, was shelled and sunk without warning by a German submarine off the Isle of Wight November 22, according to members of the crew, Americans, who arrived at New York on the French line steamshio Espagne from Bordeaux. The John Lambert was built in 1903 in Chicago. A conference, whose final decision will undoubtedly mean the substitution of a fighting government for the diplomatic government, which has guided England in the war to date, was in progress at Buckingham palace yesterday. Announcement of David Lloyd-George, leader of the aggressive forces of the empire, as premier, is expected. After a conference with President Wilson, chairman Henry of the house rules committee, said, "he thought an investigation would be made by congress of the high cost of living." Bukharest, the capital of Roumanian has been captured by General Mackensens forces, it was officially announced by the German government at Berlin yesterday.
