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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY WASHINGTON D C December 30 President Wilson will return to the United States Jjefore the present Congress has adjourned on Marclmt it was announced at the White House executive offices today It was stated that no matter what the situa ¬ tion abroad might be the President would return before that date in order to act upon the last minute bills that will be put through before ad ¬ journment If developments warranted it the President would then return to Europe to resume his participation in the peace conference it was stilted stiltedMANCHESTER MANCHESTER England December 30 Fresh from the unprecedented honors heaped upon him in London President Wilson today became the center of similar homage here The President and Mrs AVilson accompanied by a small party had arrived late yesterday from Carlisle where Mr and Mrs AVilson attended church to receive an ovation of unbounded enthusiasm Early this morning great crowds began gathering in the streets all of which were brilliantly decorated with flags and bunting buntingPARIS PARIS France December 30 Premier Clemen ceaus government woii a great victory in the cham ¬ ber of deputies early today when the amendment to cut the government credits was defeated by a vote of 398 to 93 Witli a single roar from the Old Tiger France lined up behind the premier The vote came at the end of a historic session of the chamber during which the government had been severely hackled hackledWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 30 General weather forecast Unsettled weather will prevail over practically the entire forecast district with blizzard conditions in the plains states and rain or snow ill the sections farther east While the cold wave will push east and southward it will not reach the eastern limits of the district until Wednes ¬ day or Wednesday night nightPARIS PARIS France Decenil er 30 America will have thirtyfive per cent of the worlds merchant tonnage after the war said Edward Nash Hurley chairman of the National Shipping Board of the United States in an interview England will have fifty per cent of the tonnage and the other fifteen per cent will mostly be made up by the Scandinavian countries countriesWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 30 Republicans who will represent five middle western states in the next House have swung solidly into line for Repre ¬ sentative James R Mann of Illinois for the speaker ship Representative Martin B Madden of Illinois chairman congressional committee in charge of Manns boom announced today todayMANCHESTER MANCHESTER England December 30 The United States is not interested in European politics declared President Wilson in an address here today accepting the freedom of the city The President was constantly interrupted by applause and was cheered fortliree minutes when he arrived at Free Trade Hall HallLONDON LONDON England December 30 A political de ¬ bacle is imminent in Turkey said an Exchange Tele ¬ graph dispatch from Athens today Grave disorders broke out in the Turkish chamber of deputies at Constantinople as a result of opposition by the Yoiing Turks to certain measures measuresAMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM Holland December 30 A clash occurred on Saturday between striking miners in the Hamborn and Dusseldorf districts of Rhenish Prus sia and the soldiers guarding the mines it was re ¬ ported from Cologne today After a fight the miners were dispersed dispersedWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 30 A budget system to supplant the present fiscal system in Congress will be strongly advocated by Representa ¬ tive Martin B Madden of Illinois and other influen ¬ tial Republicans members stated todaj todajPARIS PARIS France December 30 Them is another rumor current this time weltvauthenticated in offi icial circles that King George will visitthe United states as soon as the international situation be toiries normal ugaiii
