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GENERAL ffEWS NOTES OF THE DAY WASHINGTON I C December 27 The House military affairs committee immediately after the holiday recess will take up the problem of Ameri ¬ cas army of occupation It is proposed by Repre ¬ sentative Greene Republican Iowa that the armed force of this country in Europe shall be organized at once on a volunteer basis and Its strength shall not exceed 400000 nlus units of the regular army now stationed there Mr Greene proposes that the army pf occupation be made a volunteer organiza ¬ tion because he says we are being deluged with appeals from all parts of the country urging the discharge of soldiers who have dependents dependentsNEW NEW YORK N Y December 27 Press reports of the attitude of the two houses of Congress indi ¬ cates that only a relatively small proportion are in favor of government ownership of the railroads ii nil that a majority regardless of party lines is In favor of n return to a private ownership with a broader degree of government regulation than has existed heretofore The appointment of Director McAdoos successor is expected by cable from Presi ¬ dent Wilson at any time timeZURICH ZURICH Switzerland December 27 Marshal Foch 1ms occuriied Mannheim as the result of the murder of several allied prisoners near that place according to information received from the German frontier today Mannheim is in Baden fortyfive miles southwest of Frankfort It is the third largest city oh the Rhine having a population of more than 140000 140000WASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 27 General weather forecast Cloudy and somewhat unsettled weather will prevail over a considerable portion of this forecast district with snow flurries in limited areas The changes in temperature will be slight No marked cold weather is now possible in any portion of this forecast district for several days daysWASHINGTON WASHINGTON I C December 27 Americas pcacit time naval policy will lie fixed by the present Democratic Congress it became known to ¬ day The House naval affairs committee is speeding up so that the bill can be handed to the House for passage by January 15 This would leave almost two Knonths for passage by both houses housesPARIS PARIS France December 27 Intervention in Russia by a volunteer army of American British and French troops is being urged by the Paris press It was reported today that General dEs peroy former commander of the allied forces in the Balkans is en route for Paris to confer with the1 government on the subject of intervention interventionLONDON LONDON England December 27 Great Britain France Russia America Germany and Austria Hungary lost 579i 04 in killed alone in the course of the war it is1 estimated by the Evening Standard today basins the figures upon the estimate of 1071800 French dead made In the French chamber of deputies yesterday yesterdayLONDON LONDON England December 27 President Wil ¬ son held his first direct peace conversations with representatives of Great Britain today He met Premier Lloyd George ami other British statesmen informally during the morning and the program for the day carried the conference into the afternoon afternoonPARIS PARIS France December 27 Twentyseven countries are to be represented by delegations at the peace congress to the number of about 120 Neutral nations Avill not be admitted to the con ¬ ference but may participate in the formation of a league of nations nationsWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 27 More than twice as much wheat and greatly increased stocks of all cereals were on hand in United States grain elevators and warehouse mills December 1 last than same time a year ago oats and rice only excepted exceptedWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 27 The cost of the war to Italy up to October 31 1918 was more than 9000000000 according to an official cable ¬ gram to the Italian embassy this afternoon This figure does not include the interest on war loans loansQUINCV QUINCV Mass December 27 More than four thousand mechanics employed at the Victory plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Squantum may strike as a result of the alleged lockout of certain union members membersLONDON LONDON Engi December 27 Fighting has broken out between Bolshevik and Polish troops at Dombrovitza in Volhynia said a Russian wireless dispatch picked up here today A regular battle is in progress
