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Show t WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF VASH1(;T( N, Feb. 10 The right , of the American Federal company to I construct a wireless plant at Bhaivghatl ! will be supported by tho United t itei ' government. It was learned today at , tho state department where It 18 j raid the Oueatlon has been taivi n up with the Urltinh government. I Charles R. "rane. minister at Re-king, Re-king, has reported that the Chinese' ; are considering cancellation of ; COH- i tract held by the American company ; ns a renult of prOtOSt by the Drttlsh I that it violates the contract given the j Marc oni company, which was chai -J notorized as a virtual monoi"! 'jeH department has advised Minister.1 Crane of tin- steps taken to safeguard i the American concern's contract. AVI 1TORS RXLLiED IJeutenanis John Henry Ileltz' Menken and John Frederick Wolfer. t United States navy, were killed near! Guantanamo. Cuba, yesterday bj the wrecking of their airplane whli on a practice flight for radio instruction. A despatch received today by the navy department gav,. no detaiia. OFFICER DISMISSED President Wilson approved the dla- inls;il from I ho navy of Lieutenant Commander Creed H. Boucher, f San l'"r;i nolsco, formerly assistant to l llo li.i :i I u.ii i -.lor nf :i ni I BUYING ,l KM US l s Purchase by tho United States of all German cables and her South African and Raeifle colonies was proposed pro-posed in a resolution introduced i Senator France, Republican, Mary-1 Mary-1 and. M was referred without discussion dis-cussion lo the fomlpn relations committee. com-mittee. Tho resolution suggested Sri.OOO.OoO as the consideration to bo accredited ngninat the Indemnity Imposed upon Germany. Senator Frame also proposed pro-posed an International conference lo fix Germany's indemnity at $15,000.- P M)R DRY At. I N i s Increased funds for prohibition enforcement, en-forcement, urned by iho National Anti-Saloon League were authorized by the senate appropriations committee commit-tee In reporting the annual legislative, legisla-tive, executive and Judicial appropriation appropria-tion bill. The house provision was Increased In-creased $ 100,000 to J7.o00.000 ami it Is understood advances In some salaries sal-aries was ;'ii object of the Increase. |