The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-20
WORLD IN BRIEF

ueclueu W make an effort to have the
Irish question discussed in the House
OF Commons as early as possible.
London. casualties from
the beginning of the war to the end
OF last September were 3,556,O1S, ac-
cordlng to an official British compil-
alton.
London. arliament on motion of
Premier Asquith has granted an addi-
t1onal war credit of $l,50O,OOO,O
bringing the total for the current
fiscal year up to $6,750,00oOO0.
San Antonio. The legislative
forces are planning united effort to
overthrow the Carranza government
in Chihuahua, according to informa-
ton received in military circles here.
Madison, Wis.-Fire in the main
hall of the University of Wisconsin,
which houses more than 1000 stud
ents, burned the dome of the build
ing and damaged the roof. The loss
IS estimated at $4,000, covered bv
insurance.
Madison, Wis.-The special session
OF the legislature adjourned sine die
after Governor Phillips had signed the
bills giving soldiers on the border the
right to vote and permitting citizens
away from home election day the
right to vote by mail.
st. Paul.-This city will be the
home of the new manufacturing
plant to be erected by the Electric
Steel company, which has been in
corporated with a capital stock of
100000 G. w. Harrison is presi-
dent Of the new concern.
Washington.-The postoffice de-
partment has authorized an expert
mental mail carrying service between
Chicago and New York this month, to
be conducted by the New York Times.
The trip is expected to be made in
nine hours instead of twenty hours by
train.
Acknowledgements interests are be-
hind the new steamship service which
is to be inaugurated from Brazilian
ports to Boston shortly. If plans ma
terialize, there will be line of Jap
anese steamers, all large modern car
riers, carrying coffee as their prin-
cipal cargo
New York.-Hetty Green's estate,
valued at $20,000,000, led the personal
property assessments of the nation,
the tax departments have just reveal
ed. Though John d. Rockefeller has
broken into the Millionaire class, his
personal property assessment was
placed at $5,000,000.
Mt. Clemens, Mich. Mayor M. V.
Bowers of this city is in jail because
he called Justice of the Peace George
John a "dirty rat" The unpleas-
antness occurred when the justice of
the peace renderd a verdict against
one of Mayor Bowers clients. The
justice imposed Jail term of ten days
and fine.
Rome.-General Carlo Giordana,
known in Italy as the man who car
ried fighting to the summit of Adj
amello. the highest altitude in the
history of warfare, met his death re-
Gently on the cannon-plowed fields
near the Austrian lines. He had been
killed while making an inspection of
oAppooto dlOilC.
Chicago. The annual report of the
Pullman company gives the total
earnings at $43,761 ,465. The ex-
penses, including $9,599,76O paid out
in dividends, were $4O,9SO,S5S, leav-
ing $2,7S0,6O7 applicable to the sur
plus account. The statement of as
sets and liabilities shows a net sur
plus of $9,399,075.
Detroit. Henry Ford's contribu-
ton to the Wilson campaign will be
countrywide eight-hour propagan-
da. This will be spread from every
point where there is a Ford agency.
Where there is none there will be es-
tablished a special agency for dis
seminating Ford literature on the
benefits of the eigh-hour day as he
sees them.
New York.-The Chinese-Ameri-
can Exchange company has been or
ganized to establish general mercan-
tile trade between Chinese and Amer
lean ports. DR.. Clarence j. Owens,
managing director of the Southern
Commercial congress, is head of the
organization and its Chinese cores
pondent will be Kai Flu Shah, form
err Chinese minister to the United
States.
San Francisco. - Wireless waves
spanned the Pacific ocean this week
when the San Francisco Marconi
wireless station was in direct COM
munica+ion with the Japanese govern
ment wireless plant at Ochilshi, Jap
an, $500 miles away. The call was
a test preliminary to the Inauguration
of a wireless commercial service. Pre-
viously Honolulu relayed wireless
messages between Japan and the
United States.
Richmond, Ind.-The more divorces
granted the more civilized the world
is becoming, is the opinion of judge