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Missing Lad Seen In
Moving Picture,... - Bays an American paper:- Richard Consadine ran away from “home six months ago. He was last heard of in San Diego.' Bat lately his brother, James Con- nadine, went to a moving picture show in Chicago. He saw the photo of his brother in it. It was a picture of Mayor Rolph in the rear of an automoblio celling newspapers for Fomo charity benefits. In the crowd the bro- theraw Richard with a'bundle of papera in his arm. He fan home and told his mother. As a COD- sequence the mother has written "the local police asking them to
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The First Five Monthis.
of siege warfare vast armies re- treat and advance alternately from the German frontier to the very garea of Warsaw. But nei- ther in the west nor in the east have the past five months of war produced anything in the nature of a decision. Never before were
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The year 1014 has been a battle between President Yoon Shi-kai trade was, at any rate on the ont- waged simultaneously on land, on and Ambassador Hioki, Japan's break of war, largely in the hands sea, in the air and under the water; diplomatic representative to of Garmen. The German bakers it has seen "impregnabis" for Peking, but the situation is ap were not disposed to advance their treason crumbling within a week; parently in a deadlock. China prices quickly, lest their action it has borne witness to the amaz refuses to yield to the demanda might be misunderstood.
ing vitality of the small nations for concessions made by Japan. Seventy Japanese Brides Arrive (such as Belgium and Sorbis. Of Advices from Tokyo are to the the appalling amount of misery effect that Japan, while protesting San Francisco, Jan. 4-Seven and destruction, of suffering and that who is desirous of maintaining ty picture brides from Japan ar- destitution which the war has friendly relations with China, is rived here to-day on the licer brought there can be no two opin-nevertheless making active and Shiavo Mare to meet busbands iona; of the military results do ermined preparations to make they have never seen. Fifty more aobieved and the outlook hardly war. The Tean Chen Yuan or arrived within the week on other ony two people are exactly agreed. Chinese state council bas sent a steamshipe. Until the busbands If the Allies point to the failure resolution to President Yuan Shi claim them, the brides are being of the German march on Paris as kai asking that they be taken houted on angel Island, the Unit wall as the attempt on Clais, into the president's confidence ed Sates detention station. There Berlin may point to the fact that regarding the situation. A move- has been ap exchange of photo-German troops are firmly estament is now on foot in Tokyo to room in the South American trade, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. Araphe and a formal declaration bliebed in a not inconsiderable inflame the minds of the Chinese The financial embarrassment of of intention, in writing, before a portion of French territory, while sindents there against the present the South American countries, Japonese official.
The brides practically the whole of Belgian government. U. S officials here not lack of ships, is the trouble. come tagged and numbered, and is in their grip,
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