The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22
WORLD In BRIEF

Washington.-The United States
has proclaimed military rule in San
Domingo.
Pekin.-Chinese senate has ap-
proved 100000 loan arranged
with Chicago bankers.
New York. - Charles e. Hughes
will resume the practice of law in
New York on the first of the year.
WashingtOn-President Wilson in
Inmates that he will inaugurate an in
v~estigation on the high cost of food.
BOston.-Boston Rubber Shoe Co.
Will increase wages of 5000 I'm
ployes, effective until September /,
1917.
New YOrk.-Russia has spent
$3.50, 600 600 for war materials in
the United States during the past rs
months.
New York.-Milk riots are predict
ed in New York within a few weeks
unless an embargo is placed on milk
shipments.
WashingOn.-The coinage of two
n one-half cent pieces, made of an
alloy of copper and nickel is advocat-
ed by the director of the mint.
New York.-American Locomotive,
Westinghouse Electric and Du Point
deny that their concerns have suf-
ferred any cancellations of war con-
tracts.
Detroit.-Henry Ford's independ-
ent advertising campaign in behalf of
President Wilson's candidacy was
conducted in 500 newspapers at a
cost of 500, 600.
New York. Equitable Life Assur-
ance society has granted 10 per cent
increase in salaries to employees to
continue during present period of alb
normal cost of living.
WashingtOn.-The United States
will sell a number of it's coal burning
torpedo boat destroyers to South
American countries and substitute oil
burning destroyers for the old YES
sells.
New York.-On the strength of
the report that the Montana Power
company would furnish the "iuice"
for the electrification of the Great
Northern, Power stock has advanced
to $110 per share.
WashingOn.-The government is
building four %battleships at a cost of
$4,000, 900. two fast submarines of
a new type hat will cost ST., 1OO,O 900
each, and % submarines to cost
about $4,000 each.
Observation-Disclosures Wolf of Col
umbus, Ohio, won $25O,COO on the
election of President Wilson. William
Q. Hogg of Texas won $780, 600.
These are said to have been the larg-
est bets made during he recent
campaign.
Observation-Disclosures w. Thomp-
son, commercial attache to the Amer
lean embassy at Berlin, is of opinion
that Immediately upon cessation of
hostilities Germany will need 5,OOO.-
OOO bales of cotton and will buy at
once if available.
New York.-Bolivia is NEGOTIATING
with Chandler & Co., of New York
for a loan of $4,000, 900. Rate is ex-
pected to be around SIX per cent, Pro-
ceeds are to be employed in compile
ton of railway lines to Ynugas, in
eastern part of Bolivia.
Boston.-Drop in price of potatoes
or five cents a peck is promised by
Boston dealers, when several large
shipments, aggregating more than
100000 bushels, arrive here from
Canada, by special permission of
United States government.
Observation-Disclosures Federation
OF Labor at convention voted unani-
mously to demand an embargo on
shipments of wheat and foodstuffs
from this country until it is positive
ly determined that our domestic
needs are fully provided for"
Observation-Disclosures Of institute
ing in United States some form of
food regulation and conservation, not
so rigorous as food dictatorship of
Germany, but a radical departure
from present practices of food distri-
button, is being seriously considered
by members of presidents cabinet
as solution of cost-of-living problem.
El Paso.-Howard Gray, an Ameri-
can mining man, was killed by Villa
bandits when they entered the town
of Parral. Gray was shot in the
doorway of his home, and his body
was hanged on Villas order. An
other story is to the effect that an
American named Foster was burned
at the stake by Villas men. Fifty
captured CarranZa soldiers had their
ears cut off.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Secre-
tary Lane. secretary of the interior,
900 acres of the public do
main we're taken up by settlers this
year as against 10000, 900 for each
of the preceding two years, 6,OCO,-
OOO for 1913 and -5%,O0O,444 for 1912. I
He says that within ten years the
public domain, Or that portion of it
which is tillable, will have passed in
to private ownership.
Washington - William Jennings
in a speech at a dinner given
his honor at Washington, declared
for national prohibition, national
suffrage, the election of
president by popular vote and meth
DDS by which the constitution NAV