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1 GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY ZURICH Switzerland September 20 Field Marshal von Hindenburg has informed the Berlin government that he intends to establish a new front six and a quarter miles behind tlie neutral zone according to advices from Berlin today Upon receipt of tlie information the German government demanded an explanation but no reply has been received from Hindenburg HindenburgNEW NEW YORK N Y December 20 Tlie first out ¬ ward movement of gold from this country in weeks was arninged yesterday A local institution with drew 500000 in gold for consignment to South America It is understood that this is a special transaction as no shipments are being allowed simply for tlie profit in exchange exchangeCHICAGO CHICAGO 111 December 20 Four masked men raided tlie Summit National Bank at Summit 111 near here today held up two employes and a cus ¬ tomer swept currency and Liberty bonds estimated at 23000 into a cheeseclotU bag and after ex ¬ changing shots with tlie chief of police escaped in a liigli powered automobile automobileAAAsillNGTON AAAsillNGTON D C December 20 AAell over 300000 soldiers have l eeii discharged from tlie army and returned to civilian status Secretary Baker said today tlie rate of demobilization had now reached 150000 a week and lhat the War Department was pressing its efforts to make the average daily discharges 1000 per camp campWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 20 General weather forecast Precipitation mostly in tlie form of rain is indicated for almost this entire forecast district during the jiext twentyfour1 to thirtysix hours without material change in tem ¬ perature No cold weather seems probable for several days daysLONDON LONDON England December 20 Bolshevik forces are preparing to attack Finland according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copen hagtm today The red forces are scatlerinR mines in tlie Gulf of Finland and concentrating troops on the frontier the dispulch adds PARIS France December 20 President AVilson today returned the formal call made upon him yes ¬ terday by King Victor Emmanuel of Italy T1e Italian monarch was the first king that the presi ¬ dent had met since his arrival in Europe EuropeDAHLGREN DAHLGREN 111 December 20 Bank robbers early today bound and gagged Cashier Aydt of the Dahlgreu bunk locked him in the vault and es ¬ caped with currency Liberty bonds and negotiable securities eslimated at 15000 15000CHICAGO CHICAGO HI December 20 L F Swift of Swift Co in a statement declared their sales for 1918 will be Ihe largest on record 1 191 they were 875000000 and in 181 4 5000000
