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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO, III., September 24. Weather forecast: Illinois Fair tonight and Thursday and probably Friday; somewhat warmer in south and west portions tonight. Missouri Fair tonight and Thur.sday and probably Friday; somewhat warmer in south ixirtiou tonight. General forecast: Fair weather will probably continue in the middle western states as far west as the Rockies until Thursday night, with the exception of unsettled conditions in the northern lake region. The temperature changes will be unimportant. LONDON, England, September 24. A railway strike in Great Britnin over the question of wages appeared as a possibility through todays developments in the negotiations between representatives of the men and the government. The executive body of the railway men this morning sent an ultimatum to the government rejecting a standardization offer made by the latter, and intimating that unless a favorable reply is received by noon Thursday the men would be ordered to cease work. WASHINGTON, I. C, September 24. American relief has arrived at Kishineff, Russia, only after a series of terilous adventures in which bandits attempted to blow ?. the relief train and desisted only when they saw the American flag floating from tlie pilot of the locomotive. Starvation and distress were found there when the Roumanian troops arrived and relief was rushed by the Red Cross from Bucharest. WASHINGTON, tI. C., September 24. Charges made in the house by Representative Cooper Rep. of Ohio, that William Z. Foster, secretary-treasurer of the steel strikers organization committee, represents radical unon leadership find has been active in I. W. W. propaganda, will be investigated by the Senate labor committee during its inquiry into the steel strike. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., September 24. Should it become necessary Adjt. Gen. Barrett of Oklahoma was prepared early today to rush additional troops to Drumright, a small oil town in Creek County, where riotiiig has been in progress intermittently since Monday night in connection with a strike, of girl telephone operators. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sentember 24. The National Steel Workers strike committee in session here today took a recess at 3:S0. John J. Fitzpatrick, the chairman, said everything was satisfactory. A canvass of the situation. Mr. Fitzpatrick said, indicated that 340,000 men had walked out. LOS ANGELES, Cal., September 24. Two mountain fires that have devastated more than 100,000 acres of timber mid watershed area in Angeles national forest, near Los Angeles, burned unchecked today. A third fire in the San Bernardino mountains was reported under control. PARIS, France. September 24. Premier Ciemen-ceau is expected to go before the chamber of deputies this afternoon and cull for a vote ratifying the peace treaty witli Germany. CHICAGO, 111., September 24. The Chicago White Sox won the American League pennant today by defeating St. Louis G to si.
