The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-27
WORLD IN BRIEF

New York. - Ambassador Gerard
says Germany is preparing for five
years more Of war.
I'ondon.-Orville Wright has given
the British the right to use any of his
aeroplane inventions.
Atlantic City,. Kenneth Jac-
qnnth IS teaching the sports of this
place to hunt ducks from an acroplanc.
st. Louis .-The campaign Of Bishop
Lawrence has Melted $4,OOO,OOO as a
fund for incapacitated Episcopal
clcroynen.
New York.-The peace outlook in
Europe was never so black, according
to the war correspondent of the New
York World.
Misunderstanding to the British
estimate there have been 5000, 600
German casualties since the beginning
of hostilities.
London.-Lord Northcliffe, owner
Of the London Times and many other
influential newspapers, has come ont
for suffrage.
Hutchingson, Kas.-A drinking
fountain is to be erected here by the
W. {. 7. U. as a memorial to the late
Carrie Nation.
Minneapolis-Tom Shevlin. former
Yale football star, who died re-
Gently, left an estate valued at more
thon $2,O00,0 900.
Memphis. -Despondent because of
his inability to pay his debts, Rev.
John w. Dickens, shot himself
through the heart.
st. Louis.-J. A. James, SO years Of
age, is the head of a family of 112
voters, including great grandchildren,
al! Of whom are democrats.
Observation-Disclosures of the
guard on the Mexican border has
cost, up to date, 800, O00, 900, or about
S? 900 per individual soldier.
Jackson, Ky.-m a row over the
election Of school trustees here, one
man was shot and killed and four 9TH
ers probably fatally wounded.
Chicago. - Exposure of race track
gambling by the federal court has re-
suited in the suspension of two police
captains and % detective sergeants.
Wallace, Idaho. -Herman j. Rossi,
former mayor Of Wallace, who killed
Clarence Dahlquist, because Of his in
%tterest in Mrs. Rossi, has been acouit-
ted.
st. Thomas. workinymen of
the Danish West Indies have voted al
most unanimously in favor of the ac-
QUESTION of the islands by the United
States.
Geneva.-The government of Wurt-
tembm@ has commissioned a woman as
commander Of a small gunboat on
Lake Constance, which is being used
on guard duty.
Uniontown, Pa.-Josiah Magic, IA
Years old, discovered a broken rail,
and prevented the wreck of a fast
passenger by tagging the train with
Lis handkerchief.
Berlin.-The food regulations prev
alcnt all yer the empire allow each
person one egg a week; there are two
meatless days a week, and every day
except two in each week is fatless.
Washington-Dyestuff manufactur-
ed in the United States show and IN
crease Of 800 per cent. 1t is predicted
that within two years this country will
be producing all the dyes and colors
1t uses.
Notre Dame, Ind. -Gustavc Ma
dero, a son of the late president of
Mexico, is a student at the university
here. Five generations of the Ma
deros have been educated in the Unit
cd States.
Detroit .-Twenty per cent of the
$4,000 names Of the greater register
of voters Of the city Of Detroit are
the names of dead men, IS the state
ment of Charles H. Jasnowski, prose-
cutting attorney.
Washington. Including. the. men
who persisted in the clash with MeXi-
cans at Carrizal. over 300 Americans
have lost their lives as the result of
revolutionary conditions in Mexico
since December, 1910.
Chicago.-For annoying Miss Marie
), Stewart on a Chicago street car
Gtorge Jones was fined 5000 and
costs. Jones pleaded that it was his
5 flnst offense. 81 would not let you
!, Oft if you were the rule of an Euro
pean kingdom" was the judges com
!, ment.
New York.-The exploit of the U-5e
t submarine struck 100000 from the
market value of shares listed on tho
New York stock exchange. Robert D
Wrenn was on the exchange when Re,
+ public steel dropped to 60. He bought
Fifteen minutes later he sold his pur-
5 chase at II, cleaning up $4,000 in the
transaction.
New York-Two devices invented
by Americans, are being used by the
british very effectively against the
Zcrpelins. One is a gigantic shotgun
which fires incendiarv hombs Mt ar