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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY nal ilerman territory territorywhich which the allies had announced they would take possession of as one of the penalties for Germanys failure to meet the allie reparation demands was carried out yesterday Xo untoward Incident marked the eastward move of the allie troops so far as reports up to a late hour showed The occupa ¬ tion of tho city of Due cldorf the largest of the cities taken over by the allies wan completed this morning and that of Duisburg and Kuhrort con ¬ stituting together the chief port of the Khur coal and industrial region yesterday afternoon afternoonWhoat Whoat hold on farms March 1 was about VI1IKHI bushels or J04 per cent of the 102 crop compared with lK4tCM000 bushels or 170per rent of the 1010 crop held u year ago the Dupartuicut of Agriculture announced yesterday Corn held on farms was about 15 15cent cent of the 192O cioi vi MU IUKAOI IUVHI bushels or a7 per cent of the 1019 crop so held a year ago About f 7 per cent or 811100000 bushels of the 1020 crop is merchantable com ¬ pared with 87 per cent or 4800000J bushels of the 1019 crop Illinois it is stated holds 8017 0 K bushels of wheat and 141 01000 bushels of corn cornThe The anticigarette bill forbidding tho sale of cigarettes in Utah was signed by Governor Charles H Mu bey yesterday The law becomes effective at the expiration of ninety days The bill also pro ¬ hibits smoking in public places which are defined definedAVage AVage decreases of 1L to per cent a f feeling more than 100000 employes of the packing industry in all parts of the country are officially an ¬ nounced Hits rwluctiuns are effective uu March 11
