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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO 111 August 2 Weather forecast Illinois Fair tonight and Sunday somewhat warmer Sunday and in west portion tonight Missour Generally fair tonight and Sunday somewhat warmer Sunday and in northeast portion tonight General forecast The indications are for local thundershower in portions of the northern Rocky Mountain region the Dakotas and northwestern Minnesota within the next thirtysix hours while g9nerally fair weather will prevail over the remainder of this forecast district The temperature will rise somewhat in the middle states and the middle Missouri Valley but no unusually warm weather is probable probableWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C August 2 Figures made public by the war department today showed 3113120 officers and men had been discharged from the army up to July 20 and that the number brought back from Europe was 1708275 The strength of the army was 612708 including 01690 voluntary enlistments since the armistice was signed Of the 012000 men 15C270 were in Europe 67080 at sea and the remainder at home or on other stations stationsLONDON LONDON England August 2 Semiofficial Polish sources have received reports that Gen Gregorieffs troojis which are occupying Odessa surrounded the Jewish quarter and began u massacre which lasted three days and nights Russian soldiers of Gre ¬ gorieffs command it is stated carried out the massacre The Jews of the Ukraine and Bessarabia have proclaimed a mourning period of fourteen days i CHICAGO 111 August 2 More than 2000 per ¬ sons member of 300 families w re made home ¬ less fortynine houses were burned to the ground as many more were partially destroyed with a property loss ostimfrted at from 90000 to 300000 iu a fire believed of incendiary origin which swept the liacko the yards district today It Is re ¬ ported several persons may have lost their lives
