The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-03
WORLD IN BRIEF

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London .-Great Britain is turning
out Il submarine every "a hours.
st. Paul.-The ST. Paul depot of
the Great Northern has been CON
demned.
Chihuahua.-This city is being OK
tensively fortified in anticipation of
attacks by Villa.
Paris-Industrial activity in France
since the war began shows a decline
Of only 20 per cent.
Boston-'Powder milk" a mixture
of skim milk and powder, is being sold
in Boston and Cambridge.
Minneapolis.-The Great Northern
Is preparing for the identification of
all its mountain divisions.
st. Paul.-According to Ivy H. Lee
the railroads Of the United States
have invested $5,4O0, 0OO, 900 in their
properties.
Misunderstanding of tobacco in
Austria is the occasion of a govern
ment order limiting smokers to one
cigar daily.
New York.-Size of railroad tickets
are to be reduced in order to make a
saving. Railroad time tables are to be
shortened also.
Berlin.-The government has seized
stocks of tobacco all over the empire.
and the issuance of tobacco tickets is
expected to follow.
New York.-A few small bets at
even money, on the outcome of the
presidential election, have been made
in New York recently.
Tokio.-There are no automobile
factories i'll Japan. The tariff is
against importation and the price of
a Ford in Japan is 81, 100.
Ell Paso.-The large Carranza force
under Gen. Ozuna, was caught in a
trap by Villa and almost a%nnihilated,
according to Ell Paso reports.
London.-The German toy industry,
which totaled $35, 900 1000 before the
war, has decreased 20 per cent. Much
of this trade has gone to England and
France.
Chicago.-Because of the increased
use Of coal cutting machines it is prob
able that the miners of PENNSYLVANIA
and West Virginia will ask for a sew
en- hour work day.
Elephant Butte, N. M.-The great
Elephant Butte dam, which cost $1O,-
100000 and is intended to impound
the largest body Of water in the world,
has just been dedicated.
London.-About $4,000 women, who
have taken the places of men who have
gone to war, are employed in the Clyde
River shipyards. Their wages are
equal to wages paid the men.
Washington Possibility of photo
graphing, by mean Of the moving pic
ture camera, objects several miles dis
tant has been investigated by United
States experts with successful results.
London .-David Lloyd George ad-
mits that exemptions from conscrip-
ton has been numerous and will run
into millions. He says that England
must lay the foundation for a war of
long duration.
London .-Smith, British spelter ex-
pert, says America is now the leading
producer of zinc, %supp]anting Ger
many. The output Of zinc for this
year will reach 625 tons, double the
product of 1913.
Chicago.-John Henry He'll, princi-
pal of a Chicago school, has confessed
that he is the author of more than
100 letters attacking the reputation of
one Of his women teachers, of whom
he was enamored. He'll is married.
San Francisco.-The state master
bakers association has recommended
that a 12-onnce loaf of bread be sold
for five cents. This recommendation
appears likely to go into effect. This
is a reduction Of four ounces in the
usual loaf.
Boston. W. G.. Tudor of
the British steamer Nochelaga saws
that before he left Nova Scotia per-
slstent rnmors were current that the
German U boat So had been sunk off
Sydney, N. S., by the Canadian patrol
boat Stanley.
San Antonio. -Colonel Juan PARA
gan, chief Of staff to General Carran-