The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-10

to have killed the engineer driving
the train of Emperor William.
Fargo, N. D.-Henry Hole, 20
years old, and six and one-half
feet tall, son of August Hole, ran
away from home because his father
whipped him. He was taken from a
Northern Pacific train a few stations
away from home and returned to
father.
Berlin. The emperor has sent Lieu
tenant General Adolf Wild Won Hob
enborn, who has held the post of
Prussian minister Of war, to take
command of an army corps ON the
western front and has appointed as
Prnssian minister Ct war and state,
Lieutenant General Won Stein.
Washington.-Thc federal reserve
boards latest monthly business sum-
mary announces that general condi--
tons in all the federal reserve dis
tricts are satisfactory and that there
is extraordinary activity in nearly
all lines. Labor shortage is reported
by nearly all the district agents.
w IolcSSoI AIcNtldIIu
Able, known as "the father Of the
weather bureau" is dead. The pres
ent-day system Of daily forecasts is
the ontgrowth of weather prediction
service that Able established locally
in Cincinnati, Ohio, when he was di-
rector Of the observatory there in
1869.
New York-The name "airp}ane'
has been substituted for aeroplane"
by the national advisory committee
for aeronautics when applied to any
form of aircraft heavier than air
which has wing surfaces for suspen-
sion. The word "aeroplane" will be
forgotten in this country in six
months.
Minneapolis. Charles e. Lewis, a
grain dealer of this city who has re-
turned from an eastern trip, declares
New York grain experts are OF the
oninion that agents of the entente al
lies in this country own virtually all
the visible supply of wheat and that
as result the price of that grain will
be forced further upward.
Boston - The advance in flour
prices continues unchecked, and has
already reached level unequaled
since the Civil war. Fancy brands are
now retailing in Boston at from
$11.25 to $11.75 a barrel, and, accord
ing to local flour men, the end is still
far away. Prices are "a barrel
higher than u year ago.
Extraordinarily per cent OF the
United States copper production for
the first half of 1917 is already under
contract and sold, 900,000,00O pounds
of copper having been placed on the
ploducers' books for delivery from
January to June. The value OF this
copper, based on a Decent average
price, would approximate $235,OO0,-
600.
Chicago-Jerry Sakardo, an IS
ycar-old boy, who described himself
as the "gum lugger" of gang OF boys
who are said to have committed 70
holdups within a month, shot and
killed Elmer Carlson, 10 years Old,
who, he said, was the brains OF the
gang. The victims father said his
son had quit the gang five months
ago.
Berlin. Marshal Won linden
burg, German chief of staff, recently
remarked that the French are show
ing great tenacity, but that they are
DISCRIMINATING themselves by their
method of fighting. elf the British
ask next spring for one more offens-
i've campaign, they will rob France
of the remainder of her army and he,
national strength" he added.
London. The death of Captain
Boelke, the noted German aviator, was
announced by Emperor William at a
luncheon given at CastcIle bellevue
at which Field Marshal Won linden
burg was the guest of honor Boelke
was brought down by a British avl-
ator east of Cambria A few days
prior to the luncheon the emperor had
seen the aviator on the western front.
Jackson, Miss. - Two news agents
were fined $50 each for selling copies
of a Chicago newspaper contalnln"
]iouor advertisements. Their fines
were finally RENTED on their prom
Use that they would cut out such adj
vcrtisements before offering their
papers for sale. 1t is against the law
IN Mississippi to sell newspaper or
other publication containing liquor
advertising.
New York - The Western Union
Telegraph company is planning to en-
ter South America on a big scale. The
company will work in cooperation
with the state department OF the
United States government. Cable men
estimate that the cost Of line from
New York to Beunos Ayres would be
about $7,0O0,00O. The company may
extend to Buenos Ayres the present
cable ending at Havana.
Louisville. The Louisville and
Nashville railroad has announced an