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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY From London comes the news that Lieut Qacntin Roosevelt Col Roosevelts youngest son who has been attached to the American line forces on the Marne front was killed at Chateau Thierry on July 14 Lieut Roosevelt the dispatch says was returning from a patrol fight when he was attacked by a German squadron It was seen that Roose ¬ velt suddenly lost control of his machine having probably received a mortal wound Phillip Roose ¬ velt Qiientius cousin witnessed an air battle in the vicinity of Chateau Thierry in which Quentin was engaged and saw the machine fall but did not know until later that the airplane was that of his cousin cousinThe The destruction by fire of a new German air ¬ drome with twentytwo airplanes near Nivelles is attributed to the work of German revolutionists in the army says an Exchange Telegraph dispatcli from Amsterdam Nivelles is seventeen miles south of Brussels Ten Belgians and two German non ¬ commissioned officers have been arrested The day before the fire adds the dispatch a secret meeting occurred iu the canteen at Nivelles where tin scheme for destruction of the airdrome was dis ¬ cussed cussedThe The abolition of meatless days in France after July 20 is ordered in a decree issued yesterday according to a message from the French capital Shortage of meat in France caused the food min ¬ istry on last April 25 to order three meatless days a week On May 14 a meat card system went into effect but it is probable the present decrees does not affect this system systemA A dispatch from Paris yesterday says M Duval director of the Germanophile newspaper Bonnet Rouge was executed early today for treasonable actions against the government The execution was carried out at 5 oclock in the forest of Viuceunes The condemned man died almost instantly with the command of fire firePremier Premier Lcniiic is about to break off diplomatic relations with Great Britain and any other power connected with the landing of armed forces on the Murman coast according to news said to have been received from Moscow by Berlin newspapers newspapersA A violent typhoon struck southwestern Japan and the Luclm islands on the night of July 11 Much damage was done to railway lines and telegraphic communication lias been interrupted Floods oc ¬ curred iu Kobe and Osaka
