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Show iWaterpower Bill Has Been Signed WASHINGTON. June IS. The wa- terpower bill hab been digued by President Pres-ident Wllaon. The president did not approve the joint resolution providing for the repeal of most of the special wartime acts, except tho food control, ospldnage and a few other measures. The president al30 failed to approve the Joint resolution authorizing the appointment of a commission to confer con-fer with tho Canadian government relative to orders In council regarding tho euport of pulp wood to the United States. T The president also signed an act authorizing au-thorizing the enllstsment In the military mili-tary and naval forces of non-JSngliah-speaklng citizens and aliens. Ullls extending the time for completion com-pletion of bridges across tho Allegheny and Zdonongahela rivers at Pittsburg and across the Mississippi river at St. Louis were signed by tho executive. Another bill which failed of signature signa-ture would have authorized the secretary secre-tary of war lo transfer certain surplus material, machinery and equipment to the department of agriculture to b used largely In road building. no |