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Show SENATE CALLS F0RAREP0RT Desires to Know What Ally Ships Have Changed Registry Regis-try Since Feb. 1. WASHINGTON, March 15. A resolution reso-lution by Senator Stone, adopted by tho senate today, calling for a report on all foreign ships coming under the American flag during tho last fifteen months, was generally accepted as intended in-tended to develop what ally ships had I changed registry since the German I campaign of ruthlessness began on February 1. About the same time it was announced an-nounced that a strict censorship had been established by the commerce department de-partment concerning all marine affairs, af-fairs, Hereafter information regarding ship building and registry transfers will be withheld. The treasury department some time ago ordered port authorities to dis continue the practice of announcing the clearings and sailings. oo Premiums for Babies, j BERLIN. March 1.".. Premiums for babies have been enacted into legislation legis-lation in Schoneborg, near Berlin, and the municipal council will henceforth make a direct payment In cash for every child born there. The allowance allow-ance is to be $12.50 for the first child born there. The allowance is to be $12.50 for the first child born and $2.n0 for every subsequent child. |