Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-24
WORLD IN BRIEF

now permitted.
Devils Lake.-Fire destroyed one
of the Principal business blocks of
this place causing a loss estimated at
close TO $150,000.
Flagstaff, Ariz.-Dr. Percival Low
ell. founder and director of the Low
ell observatory and an astronomer of
international reputation, died here
from a stroke of apoplexy.
Quebec.-The Duke of Devonshire,
Canada new encouragement, and
the Duchess of Devonshire have ar
rived here from England. The party
made the trip across the Atlantic on
a British warship.
Washington -Confidenc that Cen
eral Trevino, the Carran2a command
er at Chihuahua City, and the forces
under other commanders in the vicin-
ity in which Villa is now active will
be- able to cope successfully with the
bandit, is expressed in Mexican
quarters here.
Northumberland has in
formed the American embassy in Ber-
i'm that the sinking of the steamship
Marina with the loss of the lives of
six American horse tenders will be
thoroughly investigated as Don as the
submarines operating on that date
have reported.
Ell Paso.-Because Carranza Off
cials feared they might be disloyal,
scores of former Villa soldiers who
had been serving as customs guards in
Juarez since the Villa garrison joined
the Carranza army, were ordered to
the Juarez custom house and disarmed
bv the military.
Athens.-The municipality of Sal
oniki, in which was launched the
movement to take Greece into the war
in opposition to the wishes of King
Constantine. has formally revoked its
gift of Villa Alatini and Niosa forest
made to the king after the Balkan
war. The reason assigned is the Gin
gratitude of the king.
Washington.-The mothers pension
law of the state Of Washington is
before the supreme court for review
upon constitutional questions raised by
Miss Roe Schneider of Seattle. She
: attacks an amendment denying pen
sions to mothers abandoned by their
husbands as class legislation In dis
elimination between mothers.
Chicago.-All railroads of the coun-
try are considering the filing of in
junction suits attacking the Adamson
! law, as was done bv the Chicago.
y Rock Island and Pacific railroad here.
and previously in other states by the
y Union Pacific and Santa Fe. accord
+ ING TO Vice President Sewall Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
. London.-Fnolish newspapers are
giving considerable attention to the
! subject Of trade with America after
=, the war. The Globe declares tina
!. while England does not seek a trad,
I war with any neutral, American good
o that enter into connection with thOs
produced in Great Britain must not b
c allowed to come in without payin.
=, tax or toll.
+ Cambridge, Mass.-Paul f. Danner
y the only American on board the Brit
Il ish steamship Arabia, reported sum
/, without warning by a submarine il
the Mediterranean sea November 6. i
, safe at Malta. according to a cable
o gram received from him bv his par
n ents. Danner is returning home from
India, where he has been engaged il
X M. c. A. work.
London conference at Cardiff
: Wales. in favor Of onenin9 peace ne
n-4so4s,- -,lsol, Ill Ioa. -roa oao
, bv the national Council of Civil Liber
% ties. was broken ND by a mob tina
broke into the hall and waved flao
". while singing "God Save the KING.
The peace delegates We're ousted onl
~ after fist fighting in which the wome
AMONG them Joined.
" Salem, Ore.-Oreeon's absolute pre-
hibition. or "bone drv." amendmer
~ will not become effective until tn
&c state legislature provides the neces
9 sarv machinery for it's oneration, az
cording TO an opinion given bv the a
tornev general. The legislature meet
in Januarv. The amendment. whic
was ratified at the recent election
- bars all shipments of liquor into Orr
W gon.
&C Columbus, O.-Of IT'S newsuane1
nc throuohout the United States whic
to narticinated in a poll conducted I
40 the National Association of Mastt
n Bakers TO determine public sentimP'
IN or the Question of an EMBARGO {
Al, wheat. "a EXPRESSED Themselves in f
A. vor of such an EMBARGO. and "a e
pressed themselves as definitely u
in rosnd. The romainin9 naners did n,
answer in full the nrnstions asked.
Denver of the liv
stock industry 'Ffrnm the calf to II
Mate" is advocated nv the Amprios
~ livestock associotion's marknt cor
.et mittee. which endorses thp hparin"
TO hn conducted nv the National COME
prne on Markntino and Form Crodi'
nTnSatisfactOrv conditions nj r