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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY NEW YORK N Y December 21 It is re ¬ ported that the railway executives have formulated a plan for the return of the roads to private owner ¬ ship which will be presented at a meeting to he held December 30 The plan is understood to em boily private operation for government account dur ¬ ing such of the twentyone months period as is necessary for Congress to adequately legislate for the complete return if the roads improvements and equipment purchases under the plan are to be made by the roads own management which will elimi CHICAGO III December 21 Officials of the Chicago City Railway Comnany today held up as an argument for their demaifded increase in fares in the city the fact that the company failed to declare a dividend on its stock yesterday for the first time since dividends were initiated in 1870 They pointed out that the company was losing approximately 12000 a day and 5000000 a year by operating in Chicago under the present fare agreement and with wages increased by 3700000 a year yearZURICH ZURICH Switzerland December The mili ¬ tary camarilla in Germany is in control of the country revolutionary movement that is brewing there according to information from the German frontier today General Ludendorff and Admiral von Tirpitz both of whom were previously reported to have fled from Germany are now known to be in that country and are said to be in accord with the other military plotters plottersLONDON LONDON Eng December 21 A British war ¬ ship and an American seaplane will escort the ship on which President Wilson crosses the English Channel from Calais to Dover The President and Mrs Wilson will be accompanied by Secretary of State Lansing and Colonel E M House it was learned today The party is expected to arrive at Calais on Christmas night and will cross the chan ¬ nel on Thursday ThursdayWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 21 General weather forecast Precipitation will probably con ¬ tinue throughout this forecast district tonight and Sunday except in the far northwest where fair weather is indicated The long period of mild weather will gradually give way to lower tempera ¬ ture by Sunday night but no unseasonable cold is yet in prospect prospectAMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM Holland December 21 All the Soviets in the German territory occupied by British troops were ordered by the British military gover ¬ nor at Cologne today to cease their political ac ¬ tivities and to evacuate all public buildings The order was issued in the form of a proclamation and toe penalty Js active British interference
