The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-14
WORLD In BRIEF

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WashingtOn.-The United State
has proclaimed military rule in Sal
Domingo.
Pel<in. Chinese senate has ap
proved $5,0OO,O0O loan arrange,
with Chicago bankers.
New York. - Charles e. Hughe
will resume the practice of law il
New York on the first of the year.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson in
Inmates that he will inaugurate an in
vestigation on the high cost of food
Boston.-Boston Rubber Shoe Co
will increase wages of 5000 EN-
ployes, effective until September /
1917.
New York.-Russia has spen,
$3.50, 100000 for war materials il
the United States during the past 81
months.
New York.-Milk riots are predict
ed in New York within few weeks
unless an embargo is placed on milk
shipments.
Washingon.-The coinage of two
and 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 Pont
deny that their concerns have sui.
ferred any cancellations of war con.
tracts.
Detroit.-Henry Ford's independ.
ent advertising campaign in behalf o1
President Wilson's candidacy was
conducted in 500 newspapers at q
cost of 100000.
New York. Equitable Life Assur-
ance society has granted 10 per cent
increase in salaries to employees to
continue during present period of abb
normal cost of living.
Washington.-The United States
will sell 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 "juice'
for the identification of the Great
Northern, Power stock has advanced
to $110 per share.
Washingon.-The government is
building four battleships at a cost of
$44, 100000. two fast submarines of
new type that will cost $1,10O,OOO
each, and 81 submarines to cost
about 100000 each.
Observation-Disclosures Wolf of Col
umbus, Ohio, won $250.C0O on the
election of President Wilson. William
9: Hogg of Texas won 800, 900.
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
hosti1ities Germany will need $780,
600 bales of cotton and will buy at
once if available.
New York.-Bolivia is negotiating
with Chandler & Co., of New York
for loan of $2,40O,0O0. 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
OF 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.
Baltimore.-American 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 institut-
ing in United States some form of
food regulation and conservation, not
so rigorous as food dictatorship of
Germany, but 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.
Ell 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
named Foster was burned
at the stake by Villas men. Fifty
captured CarranZa soldiers had their
ears cut off.
MISUNDERSTANDING to Secre-
tdIy LaAe, secretary or the interior, |
100000 acres of the public do
main were taken up by settlers this
year as against 100000 for each
Of the preceding two years, 16.000,-
600 for 1913 and -5,00O,444 for 1912.
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
Bryan, in a speech at dinner given
in his honor at Washington, declared
for national prohibition, national
woman suffrage, the election of
president by popular vote and meth
DDS by which the constitution may
be amended more easily. He also de-
clared in favor of giving the federal