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tor Waish, 'emocrat Membzr of Naval | Affairs Cominittee. Request for imimedi | ate coasicderation denied on ob eccion of Repiblican i{i2cader. Rebplying to in- quiry Chairman Hale stated, ‘‘Tle Ad- | miral produced the letter because I in- | sisted and I am willing to assurie re- | sponsikility’’. Said he had not sent let- | ter pricr to its reading and Senator re- | plied tkat the Admiral had it conve dently | at hano. 'Senator Thomas charac erized | it as ‘‘gross violation of somebody’s con- | fidence ’.General Barnett of Marine Corps | and Rear Admiral Grant were witnesses | today. Barnett took view with Sins’ tes- | timony that controversy had becn en- countered because Secretary faled to formulate definite policy to follow. Gen- eral said law was specific enough to guide commanding officers in makiag re- commendations. Declared thgt lis re- | commendations were not carrted out in | mosi cases of officers who served in U. | S. and he had expressed regret ic Sec- | retary, Feels that they should hava con- | sulted him before changing his cecom- | mendacions. Admiral Grant <aid e had | recomriended all commanders of battie ships who served under him for the | Distinguished Service Medal, but that | Captain Clase of the ‘‘Minresota’ was the only one to get it. others receiving | Ndvy Crosses, [ ROME. Improvement noted tcday in | railway strike. Martial law rues in | many cities and troops are used io curb | strikers and guard trains as stiike is | said to nave taken on revolutionary zhar- acter. Catho'ies refused to join wulkout. Pross merely opposes strike. HAL FAX Disabled transport ‘'‘Pow- hatan’’ without light or steam and fire- room: filooded was plunging about in hea.y seas this afternoon thiee hundred miles £om this port with no imn ediate -prospect of having her passengers taken off. Was towed for eight mies by freightar *‘Western Comet’’ whica than was torced to abandon effort. ‘‘North- ern raczific’” and other boa:s s ndiag by wating (or weathar t> go dead. Hope that late today it wouid bz possi- bie to et Line ‘aboard or take pissen- gers oid. '‘Martna Washington’ also | orderec to s.and by. | WASHINGITON. Board of offie: rs av- pointed to examine accounts of [ieu e- { ranc C. F. BennettygNaval Disbirsing | O.ficer ‘n charge of Accounts of Cicers | on duaty nere tuday submitted report | showing apparent detraud of about | sesenty-five thousand dollars. |ieute- nant Kenneit went on ten days leave | December 22nd and has not been heard from siace December 28th. Prior o dis- | appearznce ne had been in bad leaith | and under care of medical office's tor | sev ral months. His repuatation ha | been | that for integrity and efficiency. WASHINGION: Japanese obj:ct in { agreeinzto cooperare with United states | in supvortng Jzecho-Siovak trocps in | Siberia nas been actained and withoerawal Sq 0 B e X A VLS of troops from Siberia was decided at meeting of Advisery Diplomatie Council here. Asserted at meeting it is said that Japan had territorial ambitions in Siberia and troops now going there arc merely | to replace looses. WARSAW : Poland and whole of Eu- | rope is threatered with evidemie of ir- fectious diseases which are spreading westward from Reuien Tuberculosis raging over who.e of Galicia. LONDON: Dispatech to ‘‘Cebiral News’qg “ays Sugreme Court at Pa"'g has decided that a fore¢e of two hundred thousand will be sent to oppose Bolshe- vik in Caucasus. x ANNAPOLIS: Nkw York has been chosen as the place for the next Army- 'Navy foothall elash, provided a field can be founde This was decided last night. TELIZ&EIAMS ¢T. PROIX STATION. Paris, Jan. 19th.~The provisions of the new Taxation Bill have been sub- | mittea to the Chamber of Deputies, but are in no way binding on the new Govern- ment. They includg a complimentary tax tb the war profitg tax a tax on increas- ed wealth acquired durinz the war even | by the most legitin:g~ means, and taxes | on refined oils, petrdicum and essences, Paris, Jan. 19th.—+Sir William Goode, Director of Relief Missions, has received ' | information from Dudapesi, stating that | on January llth. onjy one day’s grain re- 4 serve remained un?}thut owing to’ heavy | falls of snow, siartya.ion would doubt- | lessly lesult. } * London. Jan. ISth.—Heavy engage- | ments have taken place on the North- | west frontier »f India, in which the im- | peral forces suffered severe losses. The | Derajat column, wiile advancing into the | country of tnhe Mahsuds, encountered | stronger opposition nourth of hbidanghi | and came to ciose guarters with the ene- | my, sustaining “hiree huudre and eighty- | five casualties, including cigh: British | officers killed and (welve wounded and -| missing, a numbor of Indian officars bes- | ing also killed or woanded. The sasuds | lost one hundred 3gnd thirty kilied aad l more than three hubdred wounded. i Londonderry, Javy. 19ih.—In the mu- | nicipal elections in this city last week | * the Unionists were defeated. The coun- | ¢il is now composed of nineteen Unionists | and twenty-one Sinn Fein or Nationalist , members. ‘ i Paris ,January 19:h.— The Cabinet of | M, Millerand has been formed. He | takes the Piemier=hip aifl the portfolio | of the Minisiry of loreign Affairs, the | other members being as follows: Jus- l ilce, M. U’Hopiteau; Interior, M. Steep; i War, M. Lefevre; Marine, M. Landry; Unmmerce, M. Isaac; Agriculture, M. Ricard; Finanee, M. Francois Marsal; solonies, M. Sarraut:; Public Works, M. | wetrocquer; Instruction, M. Hounerat; | Labour, M. Jourdain; Hygiene, M. Bre- ton,” M. Jourdain and M. Letrocquer are th2 only members of the late Clemenceau Cabinet. New York, Jan. 20th.- Severe storms have been experienced in the Atlantic for the past weeks and shipping is being de- layed. Many distress calls for help have been received from vessels labouring in heavy seas. Some being short of coal. Gales and snowstorms are reported from many quarters and the harbotr of New York is filled with floating ice, rendering navigation hazardous. London, Jan. 20th—From a high diplo- matic source the Daily Chronicle learns that it is regarded as certain that Hol- land will decline to hand over Ex-Emper- or William, and that it is possikle, in or- der to aver. strained relations between the Allies and the Dutech Government, that an arrangement will be effected by which the Ex-Kaiser will be interned un- der conditions agreeable to the Govern- meuts concerned. Paris, January 20th.—Baron Von Lers- ner has expressed the opinion that the efforts to secure the ex-Kaiser will prove futile, it being certain tnat Holland, nev- er will surrender him for trial on charg- es not provided tor by any constitutional law or treaties regarding extradition. Faris, Jan. 21st.- The Jugo-Slavs sub- mitted to the Supreme Council yesterday, their utmost effort in the way of conces- sicn in oader to effect an agreement with Italy. They aceept the Internationaliza- tion under the League of Nations, of Fiume and Zara, concede to Italy the is- lands of Lussin and Pelagosa, and agree to the demilitarization of the the Adriatic Islands, with the condition that the island of lLissa remains Jugo-Slav. The richts of Italians’ ir Dalmatia to choose Itali- an nationality without leaving Jugo-Slava are recognized by the Jugo-Slavs who al- so agree that Italian national rights in Dalmatia, and their industries, shall be guaranteec by an International conven- tion. They refuse to make alterations of the line drawn by President Wilson. The Council, yesterday afternoon, heild a further discussion upon Great Bri- tain’s annhuncement ot her inability to send her quota of troops into the plebiscite areas of Germ:sny, the discu - sion resulting in the Eritish offering to send naval detachnients to Memel and Danzig. During' the session, M. Cle- menceau, having indicated that he would turn over the affairs of the Council, Mr. Lloyd George, Premier Nitti, Ambassa- do? Wallace and Baron Natsui, extolled M. Clemenceau in brief and formal fare- well addresses. No definite arrange- ments were made by the Council be ore disbanding for the turning-over of the Turkish Adriatic and other problems to other hands, but it was indicated that the proposed conference of Ambassador would be empcwered shortly to continue this work. Premier Nitti lefr for Rome and Mr. Lloyd George for England.