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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY President Wilson was sixtytwo years old yesterday His birthday found him receiving the crowning honors of his long and useful life Despite the strain of his office cabled dispatches from London and Paris describe Mr Wilson as being in splendid health LONDON England December 2S Great Britain is deeply pleased today over the speeches delivered by King George and President AVilson at the state banonet in Buckingham Palace last ni ht The presidents emphasis On the words Right and Justice coupled with the statement AVe must have courage to act upon our understanding was interpreted in some quarters as meaning that at least a tentative agreement had been reached in the informal conferences as to how a pence plan can be worked out which will satisfy all of the allies as well as the United States StatesNEW NEW YORK N Y Deceml er 28 It is stated that the railroads are preparing to strongly oppose the alternative of either turning them back to pri ¬ vate ownership immediately or extending government control for the fiveyear period claiming that neither extreme is by any nieans necessary They admit the need for legislation by Congress to meet the situation calling attention to estimate increase of 800000000 annually in wages granted by the railroad administration and the complications which will ensue if a return to the old methods of rate making is attempted attemptedWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C Pecember 28 General weather forecast Light KUOW flurries may continue in the western hike region and upper Mississippi Aalley but elsewhere throughout this forecast dis ¬ trict the weather will lie generally fair for the next two or three days The temperature will gradually become higher in the middle states so that by Monday a considerable rise will probably occur occurNEW NEW YORK N Y December 28 Director Gen ¬ eral McAdoo was in AVall street yesterday conferring with local bunkers on the railroad situation He declined to have anything to say on prospects con ¬ fronting the roads It was presumed in seme quarters that he had consulted the financiers re ¬ garding financing that is expected to be done in the near future futureLONDON LONDON England December 28 Speaking as the voice of out people to another President Wil ¬ son admidst tumultuous cheering told a brilliant audience at Guildhall this afternoon that then must be a league of nations and a new order the balance of i wer maintaiiicil by the sword must end and the free nations must be the trustees of the worlds peace AMSTERDAM Holland December 28 The sailor guards in Berlin were quoted in advices from that city today as saying they would welcome the pres ¬ ence of United States and English troops They regard it impossible to improve conditions until the intervening troops arrive Confidence lias been lost in the present German leaders it was said saidCOPENHAGEN COPENHAGEN Denmark December IK General Indendorf former first quartermaster general of the German army was reported today to have fled to Russia where lie is expected to take command of the Soviet Bolshevik army Liidcndorf is said to have been in communication with Lunine the Bol ¬ shevik premier premierJEFFERSON JEFFERSON CITY Mo December 28 The Seventh Regiment Missouri National Guard home guards were called out shortly before noon today by Governor Gardner upon formal request of Mayor Cowgill of Kansas City in order to protect the operation of street cars during the strike in Kansas City CitySEATTLE SEATTLE AVash December 28 The United States food administration has turned down a cirgo of 000 tons of Australian wheat brought to Puget Sound by a lritish steamer As the nation IK not in need of this foodstuff the cargo was reverted to Vancouver B C to be discharged dischargedAVASHINGTON AVASHINGTON D December 2S What tin United States shall do with regard to its shipping after the conclusion of peace today looms up as one of the most important problems with which the Sixtysixth Congress will have to deal
