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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY From Amsterdam comes word that the Germans fear that cholera has broken out in Belgium Thirty young persons died last week in a village near Diest of a disease which may be the dreaded cholera choleraMore More than 1000 houses were destroyed by fire in Constantinople following an air raid Tuesday night according to the Frankfurter Zeitung A Turkish communique said there were fiv victims and only minor damage The allied raiders dropped manifestoes as well as Ixjnibs IxjnibsAmerican American troops brigaded with the British and French forces ara being withdrawn as rapidly as possible to join the first American field army tinder General Perilling General March said yesterday in liis weekly conference with members of the Senate military committee committeeLatest Latest news from the western front says that Mont Kemmcl the famous stronghold southwest of Ypres which was tlw scene of terrific fighting during the German offensive in Flanders late in April has boen captured by the British Mont St Quentin a mile and a half north of Peronne has been taken by Field Marshal Haigs forces In the Lys salient the Britisli hold La Couture and Les trem and are west of Doulieu at Nooteboom Field Marshal Haigs forces also have progressed a mile and a half east of Bailleul British troops have also taken Mout De Lille French trooos made a small advance on the Ailette river and in that neighborhood occupying the southern outskirts of the wood 500 yards southwest of CoucyLeChateau
