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% ARCHIVES AND AND RECORDS 832 SERVICE" is RADIO REPORT January 20, 1919. AMERICAN PRESS. Austin, Toxas Govemor Hobby in speaking of the seloctive draft laws seid that Texas has furnished approximtoly ono hundred eight tivo thousand soldiers New York. The third soction of the reputod lergest floating dock in the world hos been completed. When the dodk is comploted it will comprise six sec- tions, it will hvo a lifting capacity of thirty thousand tons and is capable of hendling vossols sovon hundred and twonty feet longe Philedelphin. An oil explosion aboard the tankor Ronld Amundsun caused a million dollar damage to ships, barges and docks. UNITED STITES PRESS TO THE BRITISH. Doen Kirchoy of the fodoral amployment service said the domon for help is not what was orpectod. Situation more sorious up state in mill towns vhore thous- ands are out of employment althou(h thoy claim not noar onough jobs in Now York to take care of roturning soldiors. Sonate aftor hours debete foilod to pass tho foa. reliof bill. Oppisition` of bill lond by Sonators Boran and Konyon. Lodge Spoko in favor of the bill but proposed cmondment and adoptod. Friend prodict bill will bo possod Monlay. Namo of Senator Jamos To Wodsworth connocted with peckors in hoaring bofore senato >ricultural committoe yesterday. F. J. Henoy says senator was appoaled to for holp in the bill. Chiof of Staff, Gonorel March, spoaking ot Carnogie Hall, stated before 1500 womon: "Wo are soing to havo a leaguo of notions or wo aro going to propare for war, but bolieve Prosident Wilson is coming back to Amorion with the Loague of Nations in his vost pocket". THE BERLIN STRIKE (From Derlin) The call for agencral striko nado by tho minority sociclists of Derlin as a protest agcinst the shooting of Liobknecht and Rosa Luxomburg mot vith little suc- coss. Only the crms and Amminition factirios. Tho Deimlor factorios and somo of the smoll ostoblishments of the conoral socioty of cloctricity wont on a striko. Tho movement nes by no moans a gonorni one . SPARTACIST LEADERS KILLED. A tologrom says that four of the Sporticist londers who wore arrestod during the recont disorders $ried to escapo from their escorts in the Togler woods but their escorts fired and all four wore shot doad. Dr. Waltor, a Gormon vho rosided in Strassburg until the end of Decembor, publishos in tho TAGEDLATT" his romombranco about the entry of the Fronch troops in !lsaco on Docember 15th. He writes: have lost that country forover. Frenco vas saluted with an onthusiasm, the mifostations of which wore roally Sonuine No novor undorstod Alsaco and wo never know how to ronch the soul." FRENCH PRESS. 1500 Russion soldiors in Hollond 2ro throatenod with deportation unless thoy aro rovidod for; this will toko $6,000 a month if joint distribution is arranged satisfactorily. Numorous oppoals are expected horoaftor from overyvhere. Rumors are about insisting thot the allies, including Franco, are soon to sond a cemmis- sion to report on Russic. Golocion, Polish and JJwwis rofugoos hero verify tho terrible missacres of 1100 Jows who wore burnt in the Margarct Wilson startod for Belgium this morning to ontertain the Dolgium soldiers. Col. House is so improvor that ho orgocts to toko a short walk this afternoon. The coldost wonthor of the yedr to dato is prevailin; in Paris. New Yorlt. Julos Vedrines appearod beforo the commissionor of polico this noming for the first timo and was fined fivo dollors for linding an acropleno in the city limits. He lonied on a Lafayetto dopartment storo roof and ho oxpocts to fly off of it this afternoon, provided they have the stroot all fixod up below. Vodrine statod ho expoctod. to fly off the Equitable vi thin six months and lone on top of Marshlll Fiolds of Chicaro. During the var Vedrino engagod in building squadron michines which ho usol for reconnissance in the FRENCH ARMY and which typo was used by the Amoricon bombing squedron; clso ono to carry spics by the Fronch a lon; way insido the enemios line and dropping thom off flying and roturning doys and wocks lator to pick thom up, novor considering the danger. St. Louis... Mrs. Virginia Lowis, the wife of Liout. Lewis of the Bolloon Corps, vos avarded three modals. The Fronch council just informod that the last is a Fronch medol for devotion to duty for offoring his blood in a transfusion opora- tion to savo the life of a woudod The other two modals are from the Fronch-Russion and aro for devotion to duty in Fronch h spitcls.