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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO 111 July 8 Weather forecast Illi ¬ nois Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday some ¬ what unsettled in north portion not much change in temperature Missouri Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday somewhat unsettled in northwest portion not much change in temperature General forecast Mostly fair weather will prevail in this forecast district during the next thirtysix hours fxctMit that thundersliowcrs are probable In YVis consin and in portions of Iowa The temperature changes wll not be mportant mportantPARIS PARIS France Monday July 7 Delayed Tho formation of a separate Turkish government in Asia Minor by Mustnpha Kamel Pasha is indicated as a iwssibility in dispatches received in peace con ¬ ference circles today from Greek sources Kamel Pasha who is reported to have 40000 troops with fortyseven heavy guns and many machine guns is said to have refused to comply with an order from the government at Constantiiople to return to tli capital Essad Pasha is understood to be In Asia Minor in the territory controlled by Kamel Pasha anr it is ascribed is in touch with Kamel presumably in the hope of forming a coalition for u new government governmentNEW NEW YORK N Y July 8 Escorted by a fleet of warships the transport George Washington bringing President Wilson home from France passed quarantine and moved up New York harbor at 130 p in today The escort consisted of two battle ihips thirtyeight destroyers one mine sweener and one dirigible Four of the destroyers sailed from Brest with the President The George Washington turned in to her pier at 250 n in while the war ¬ ships in its escort fired a presidential salute The George Washington docked at 310 r m President Wilson stood on the bridge with RearAdmiral Grayson his personal physician bowing and smiling smilingWASHINGTON WASHINGTON I C July 8 Total casualties in the American expeditionary forces including all corrections and alterations yublished to July J were given in an official report today as 29714 1 This was n net increase of 1505 over the latest previous renort on Juno 25 Battle deaths increased 321 to 50150 and total deaths 400 to 78917 The wounded aggregated 210309 aud the missing 1921 a decrease of 281 from the latest total reported WASHINGTON D C July 8 Tho French gov ¬ ernment having offered only 300000000 for Ameri ¬ can army equipment in France costing 1500000 000 the war department has ordered a sales or ¬ ganization for disposal of the property be formed in France director of sales Hare today told a special house committee investigating war depart ¬ ment expenditures abroad abroadBASEL BASEL Switzerland July 8 The bill of the German government providing for the ratification of the x eace treaty according to a report from Weimar will be presented today to the constitution commission of the national assembly The measure will bu discussed Wednesday by the entire assembly assemblyPARIS PARIS France Monday July 7 Delayed Decision was reached today by the council of five to lift the commercial censorship on communications with Germany simultaneously with the lifting of tin blockade This decision will not affect the censorship on matters of a political nature natureWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C July 8 Senate adminis ¬ tration leaders today planned to confer with Presi ¬ dent Wilson as soon as possible after his return to Washington to map out with his aid their cam ¬ paign for preventing the league of nations opponents altering league covenant covenantWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C July 8 Prohibition en ¬ forcement legislation as framed by the judiciary committee was made a special order of business in the house today by the rules committee with an agreement that general debate should not exceed twelve hours hoursMINEOLA MINEOLA Ij L July S The start of the re ¬ turn transatlantic cruise of the British dirigible R34 was today deferred from early tomorrow morn ¬ ing the hour which had been fixed for its de ¬ parture for at least fifteen and possibly twenty four hours hoursJEFFERSON JEFFERSON CITY Mo July 8 The senate by a voe of 18 to 1 passed the bill restoring capital punishment in Missouri concurring in the house measure as amended The measure provides that executions shall be by hanging hangingHONOLULU HONOLULU T II July The United States transport Dix en route Manila to San Francisco reported by wireless it had lost a propeller 250 miles from Honolulu The submarine tender Beaver went to its assistance
