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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO 111 July 12 The demands of street car conductors and niotormen for wages of eiglity ive and eightyseven cents an hour were formally presented to President Leonard Busby of the Chi ¬ cago Surface Lines a few minutes before noon today President Quintan and two other members of the Cannons Union handed the corporation head a let ¬ ter containing the wage demands The conference was brief The men did not comment upon their demands and departed after learning from President Busby that the matter would be considered by the companys board of operations at a meeting Tues ¬ day dayCHICAGO CHICAGO 111 July 12 Chicago today is host to Eamonn de Valera modest in si eech mild man ¬ nered in appearance but fearless as a fighter for tlio Irish republic of which he lias been chosen provisional president This man who has defied British guns and bayonets who has laughed at Iriiish jails and lias fought on despite the great odds that have been against him came to Chicago on the Twentieth Century limited today accompanied by former Governor Edward F Dunne and Frank Walsh of Kansas City just returned from a fruit ¬ less though promising mission to Europe EuropeCHICAGO CHICAGO 111 July 12 Weather forecast Illi ¬ nois Unsettled with local thundershowcrs this after ¬ noon or tonight in north and central portions slightly cooler tonight in extreme north portion Sunday generally fair Missouri and Kansas Some ¬ what unsettled but generally fair tonight and Sun ¬ day continued warm General forecast Mostly fair weather is probable in this forecast district until Sunday night except that there will be local tliundershowcrs in portions of Illinois this after ¬ noon or tonight The temperature changes will not he important importantWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C July 12 A news para ¬ graph says a 10000ton ship has been assigned to the duty of bringing from France the records of the American Expeditionary Forces No other cargo will be carried This little news item will enable the people instantly to understand thb huge bulk and volume of the story of tiie war as shown in the official papers and in the life histories of cacli one of the 2000000 men who went over to fight the Hun HunLONDON LONDON England July 12 Because of adverse weather conditions in Scotland the dirigible 1134 which was off tlio coast of Ireland today has been advised by the air ministry to land at Pulham Nor ¬ folk The airship is expected there before noon Sunday A big gale is reported blowing over Scotland and the strong wind it is said would make danger ¬ ous the entrance of the R34 into its shed at East Fortune There is a dirigible shed at Pulham PulhamWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C July 12 With the econo ¬ mic blockade of Germany to be lifted today in accordance with the decision of the council of five in Paris preparations were under way for the im ¬ mediate resumption of trade between the former enemy power and the United States No official word of action of the council had reached the state department early today but was expected momen ¬ tarily tarilySALONIKI SALONIKI Greece July 12 The Greek army operating south of Smyrna in Asia Minor is driving the Turkish forces there rapidly backward forcing them to abandon guns in their flight according to a statement issued by Greek army headquarters here The Turks left behind them the bodies of eighty four Greek women and children in a mutilated con dition the communique declares declaresNEW NEW YORK N Y July 12 Cable dispatches received here today from Valparaiso Chili reported a heavy snow and sleet storm sweeping the southern portion of South America An unidentified ship of Valparaiso was reported wrecked with probable loss of life and other shipping was said to be in danger Overland communications across the Andes Mountains was interrupted interruptedWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C July 12 President Wilson today vetoed the agricultural bill because of its provision repealing the daylight saving law The president also vetoed the sundry civil bill because of certain items of the bill which seem to nie likely to be of the most serious consequences consequencesNOGALESi NOGALESi Ariz July 12 Mexican bandits raided Villa Union Sinaloa Thursday killing Gen Juan Carcasco federal commander according to tele ¬ graphic advices received here today The bandits carried off eleven Mexican girls looted the stores and committed other depredations depredationsLONGVIEW LONGVIEW Texas July 12 Mayor Bodenheim today warned all negroes to stay away from Long view until excitement caused by yesterdays race riots in which four white men were injured six negro houses burned and sqveral negroes reported killed or wounded had subsided subsidedWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C July 12 Mexico is threat ¬ ened witli a sugar shortage said official dis ¬ patches received here today reporting that many of the sugar factories in the state of Morelos have been dismantled and the machinery shipped to Mex ¬ ico City to be sold as junk junkWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C July 12 That appoint ¬ ments to be made by the president within a few days will include the placing of James Clark Jef ¬ frey of Chicago on the interstate commerce com ¬ mission is a report that stirred interest in railroad circles here today todayPARIS PARIS France July 12 The German delegation at Versailles was informed today in a letter from the peace conference that the ratification of the treaty of peace by Germany had been accepted and that the raising of the blockade was about to occur occurCONSTANTINOPLE CONSTANTINOPLE i Turkey July 11 Enver Pasha Asha Talaat Bey and Bjemal Pasha leaders of the Turkisli government during the war were condemned to death today by a Turkisli court martial martialBrigGen BrigGen Charles G Dawcs of Chicago in civil life president of the Central Trust Company of Illinois has been awarded the war cross by Marshal Foch according to dispatches from Paris today todayAMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM Holland July 12 The first cham ¬ ber of the Dutch parliament lias adopted a motion to introduce woman suffrage in Holland The vote was 31 to 5 5PARIS PARIS France July 12 The Italian delegation has sent a note to the peace conference asking that Italy be given a concession at Tientsin China it became known today
