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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY A Yea t her Forecas northern and rain in southern portions Tuesday night probably followed by fair Wednesday colder in south portion tonight and Wednesday General Forecast Kain or snow is indicated for the I ike Michigan region and the middle Mississippi Valley tonight but otherwise mi precipitation of conse ¬ quence is expected in this forecast district westward to the Itockies during the next two days The temperature will continue below the seasonal nor ¬ mal malPublishers Publishers at Los Angeles announce that the price of morning papers on streets and newsstands would be advanced May 1 from 3 to 5 cents on week days and that the price of the two after ¬ noon papers now selling for two cents would be advanced to three cents while a third afternoon palter now selling for one cent would bu advanced to two cents centsSecretary Secretary of State Colby today refused to com ¬ ment on the report from London that the Inited States has sent a protest against the French occu ¬ pation of towns in the neutral zone as a result of the German government troops advancing into the Ruhr district I cannot say anything at this time was the only comment Secretary Colby would make makeInless Inless the Southern Pacific of Mexico Railroad and its striking employes come to an agreement and trains are started running within seventytwo hours the Mexican federal government will seize the railroad and operate the trains with soldiers according to an ultimatum served on both sides by federal judge Carlos Aelasgo at Nogales Sonora yesterday yesterdayChicago Chicago began to feel the brunt of the outlaw switchmens strike yesterday as attempts were made to end the blockade by rushing union switch ¬ men here from out along the roads As far as freight traffic is concerned the city virtually was isolated Shipments of milk butter eggs meats other foods ami fuel were held up by the strike strikeFrench French troops under orders from Marshal Foch mived swiftly into the German neutral zone yester ¬ day and occupied five German cities namely Frank ¬ fort Darmstadt Homburg Dieburg and Hanua Karly reports Indicated that the various occupations were accomplished without any opposition from tin Germans Germansllerr llerr William Mayer German charge daffaires at Paris reported yesterday that he had received a note from Premier Millcrand stating that French occupation of Frankfort Ilanna Darmstadt lloni burg and Dieburg will end as soon as the Herman troops are withdrawn from the Knhr district districtNews News of the French occupation of Darmstadt was received here at noon The French Ithine fleet appeared before the town and troops quickly entered Tin French forbid tlie use of telephones and no further details have been received receivedJapanese Japanese troops nn Monday occupied Yladivostok after eight hours of severe fighting in all parts of the city The Japanese imperial flag is flying in the place of the Russian ensign from all gov ¬ ernment buildings buildingsFederal Federal Judge Killits yesterday ordered the To ¬ ledo Railways and Light Company to restore street car service Wednesday morning threatening to name a receiver if the company refused refusedA A general strike was called at Wiesbaden capital of the Prussian province of HesseVassan yester ¬ day as a result of the news that the French had started an advance from the Khine KhineThe The Iliited States transport Mercury will leave Prest Friday for the Inited States with the bodies of 315 American soldiers who died in France FranceFrancis Francis Onimet of I5oston won the North and South gold championship at Pineliiirsl N C yes ¬ terday defeating Sam Graham of Greenwich in the final round of thirtysix holes
