The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-01
NEWS TOLD 0M BRlEF

washington - President Wilson
Will take no vacation this summer.
Boston-All articles of food have
been advanced 80 per cent in prices
WashlngtOn-The enlisted strength
OF the navy has passed the 100000
mark.
Washington-No tin will be al
lowed bean or soup Gamers for &C
days.
Washington-The war department
is IN the market for 10000 auto
trucks
Washington-Up to date the Unit
ed States has loaned $3.50, 100000 tc
her allies.
New York-Custom duty paid in
single day recently amounted to
$1,43O,O0O.
Observation-Disclosures C. Hoover
is said to be slated for the position OF
food dictator
London-The government has de-
cided to take over all breweries in
Great Britain.
London-Over 100000 women
are doing mems work in the factories
with good results.
WaShingtOn-It is claimed here
that the United States has saved Rus
STA to the entente.
Geneva-All Swiss between the
ages of 16 and 60 have been ordered
to prepare for war.
paid $250,000 for painting by Tur-
ner the English artist.
Paris-Total war expenditures of
the French have reached approx
mately $1S,0O0,O00 1000.
New York-Over 1000 wounded
British soldiers will be brought to
New York hospitals soon.
Westinghouse will be the policy
Of the government in buying all war
supplies to pay cost plus 10 per cent.
New York-It is claimed that 1873
ministers Of the gospel have volun-
teered to enlist under Theodore
Roosevelt.
Buenos Aires-Argentine faces a
financial crisis as a result of war. EX-
port trade has fallen off to practical
ly nothing.
Philadelphia-The American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor will make concert
ed protest against the increased Sec
ond class postal rates.
CairO-It is estimated that more
than $4,000 persons have died from
starvation and from brutal treatment
by the Turks in Palestine
New YOrk-It is announced that
the Willys-Overland will diminish it's
motor car business and start the
of aeroplanes.
New York-Since the price of cab
bage has advanced SO enormously it
is said to have gotten too high to be
used in adulterating tobacco.
Pittsburg Coal miners,
threatening to strike have been adj
vised that the government will not
tolerate a strike at this time
Washington-The quartermaster|
generals department of the army has
gone into the market for supplies of
all kinds to outfit 100000 men.
MISUNDERSTANDING Brush of Bos-
ton Elevated gave conductor a nick
81 and instructed him to ride as far
as he could on the elevated. He rode
50 miles.
Petrograd-Moonsh is pre-
yalent in rural Russia. Peasants are
receiving as high as IA pounds for
corn and every village has it's clan
lestine distillery.
Westinghouse is stated that the
allies are negotiating with AUSTRIA
Hungary and Turkey for a separate
peace with the idea of weakening
German strength.
Westinghouse is proposed to
ship German prisoners to the United
states to be employed on farms and
elieve France and England from
aking care of them.
Washington-The federal govern
nent has directed a proclamation to
Iuban rebels declaring that this
ountry will intervene if the rebels
10 not lay down their arms.
New York-The moving pictures
# the Joffre parade made at l
.clock Saturday afternoon We're ex-