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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAYS Allied governments will take appropriate meas ¬ ures to assist Germany in floating loans intended to meet hep internal requirements and to assist her in the prompt discharge of her debt to the al ¬ lies according to the agreement signed at Spa Belgium yesterday by representatives of Great Britain France Italy Japan Belgium and Portu ¬ gal settling problems relative to reparations The distribution of indemnities received from Austria Hungary and Bulgaria was also provided for in the agreement One month spent in Moscow has convinced Gustav Hilger first representative of the republic of Germany sent to Russia tliat the soviet govern ¬ ment is doomed An overthrow is surely only a question of time Herr Hilger wrote in a personal letter received at Berlin recently but the people now are extraordinarily apathetic and worn out while the soviet government on the other hand is stronger and more alert alertGeneral General weather forecast The Indications are for local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight in Illinois and portions of the adjacent states other ¬ wise mostly fair weather will prevail during the next thirtysix hours from the Rocky Mountains eastward to the middle Mississippi Valley and the western lake region The temperature will rise in Wisconsin and northern Illinois and will change very little elsewhere elsewhereYaqui Yaqui Indian troops are being rushed to the northern border of Mexico nejr Piedras Niegras on orders from Mexico City to replace the troops now stationed there who formerly were under the Carranza regime according to advices received by the State Department from the American consul at Piedras Niegras and from Mexican sources Fighting in China between troops of the rival factions occurred yesterday at Kwanhun thirty miles south of Peking where a number of wounded are arriving The city itself is quiet but wire and rail communication with Tientsiu has been interrupted 7 A threat to drive the Turk from Europe onee and for all is contained in the allied reply to tins Turkish objections to the peace treaty Such action might follow Turkeys refusal to sign the treaty or her failure to give it effect tlie reply states statesFederal Federal authorities have completed plans for ft roundill of 7r 72 alleged slackers in the New York district which will start in a few days ac ¬ cording to a statement last night by Assistant Federal Attorney Henry D Mildenberger MildenbergerThe The prohibition upon certain imports into France instituted by the decree of April 23 is about to be removed excepting as it affects some articles es ¬ sentially luxurious in character according to the Echo de Paris ParisA A significant holdup took place late last night when 100 men stopped and ransacked at Donagh more a mail train running from Dublin to London ¬ derry derryTiiree Tiiree Oregon militiamen were killed and four injured Friday at Camp Lewis Wash when a six inch rifle burst ou the artillery target range near camp campNorman Norman Uoss worlds champion swimmer and member of the I A C team won the annual Chi ¬ cago River marathon yesterday yesterdayVersi Versi Cruz has been isolated from the rest of the country by the strike of all mechanics employed on the Mexican Railway RailwayCanadas Canadas national debt is now 300lia030
