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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO 111 August 18 Weather forecast Illinois Missouri and Wisconsin Fair tonight and Tuesday not much change in temperature General forecast The indications are for generally fair weather in this forecast district during the next two or three days The temperature will be some ¬ what higher tonight in the plains states while U will be lower Tuesday in Montana There will be little change in the middle states statesMARFA MARFA Texas August 18 Authorization for the payment of the liiUOO ransom asked by Mexican bandits for the release of Lieutenants Paul II Davis and Harold G Peterson was received here today and the money probably will be delivered late today to an agent of the bandits at or near Cande laria Tex It was announced here The American aviators are being held somewhere in Mexico south of Candelaria H M Fennell vicepresident of the Marfa bank departed for Candelaria with the ran ¬ som money raised here He was accompanied by a military guard commanded by Major C C Smith It is not known here when the American aviators are expected to recross the border to the United States Aviators on detached service at the Big Bend headquarters also left here today for the Candelaria bonier presumably to watch from the air for the return of the aviators aviatorsWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C August 18 The Ameri ¬ can embassy at Mexico City was instructed today by the state department to call immediately upon the Mexican government for quick action to effect the release of Lieutenants Paul II Davis and Harold G Peterson American army aviators who were captured by Mexican bandits near Candelaria Tex while patrolling the border and who are threatened with death today unless 15000 ransom is paid paidWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C August 18 All of the railroad shopmen who have been on strike since August 1 resulting in railroad service being seri ¬ ously retarded have returned to work railways director Walter D Ilines was formally notified this afternoon by X Jewell acting president of the railway division of the American Federation of Labor LaborROME ROME Italy August 18 King Victor Enianue today conferred on General Persliing the grand cross of the military order of Savoy the highest Italian military honor The only other men to receive this decoration are Marshal Focli Field Marshal Haig General Diaz and General Cordona CordonaROME ROME Italy August IS The agreement reached between Italy and Greece concerning their inter ¬ ests iii Asia Minor according to newspapers here provides that Italy shall have the valley of the Meaiide River and a free belt in the port of Smyrna SmyrnaAVASHINGTON AVASHINGTON D C August 18 The President tills afternoon sent the following nomination to the Senate To be collector of customs William II Glare District 39 with headquarters at Chicago ChicagoSEATTLE SEATTLE Wash August 18 With 1100 wounded CzeehoSlovaks on board the United States shipping boards steamer Heffron is ashore off Rok urcr Korea according to cable dispatehes received here today todayLONDON LONDON England August IS The war cost the world 40000000000 about 200000000000 Pre ¬ mier Llyd George siid in his speech in the house of commons today on the financial and industrial situation
