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! , . . , J 1 • I « 1 GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. The British people and Americans in London celebrated Americas partnership in the world war with a religious service yesterday in St. Pauls cathedral, attended by the official heads of the nation and a great congregation which included hundreds of Americans and many prominent British men and women. There was a great display of American flags in London and all other English towns and a popular demonstration by the crowds which surrounded the cathedral. The stars and stripes floated from the highest tower of the parliament buildings at YYestminster — the first time a foreign flag was ever displayed on that eminence— and flew above all government buildings in the British capital. With an air-tight Brazilian censorship clapped on, reports from Praguay yesterday declared the German revolt in Brazils provinces near the Fraguayan boundary was growing. Refugees were pouring into Praguay. reporting fighting between the German rebels and government forces in Brazil. The Montevideo reports indicated a serious condition of affairs in probably three Brazilian states. Treasury certificates of indebtedness, authorized up to .MM.000,000 in the .000.MM.000 war finance measure now before Congress will be issued. Secretary McAdoo announced yesterday, "as may be necessary to meet the requirements of the treasury" as soon as the bill becomes a law. The bonds authorized by the bill probably will not be offered within the next sixty days. Alarm over possibility that opposition to the administrations spy and censorship bill might block all other war legislation caused Senate leaders suddenly to switch their plans yesterday, and announced that consideration of the Presidents selective conscription army measure will be shoved in ahead of all other legislation pending. The newspaper Reth, in Petrograd, prints an inspired article preparing the people for a possible attack on Petrograd by German troops. Transports have been concentrated at Baltic ports. Parts of the German fleet are now at Libau. Probable landings will be at Pernau or Reval on the Finnish gulf. Broad governmental powers to control food production, distribution and possibly even prices were provided in legislation drawn yesterday for presentation to Congress. Authority to establish a virtual food dictatorship, if necessary, may be asked by the administration as a war measure. The London Times says that, as a result of the governments appeal to farmers to plow grass lands, 300,000 acres have been added to the grain-growing area in England and Wales. The acreage in Scotland has been Increased by 00,000 and in Ireland by 000,000.
