The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19

the Argentine republic is tied up by
strikes and no trains are running.
Washington-The session of con
gress just concluded passed financia
measures totaling $2S,138,35O,S $40.
ChicagO-The price of milk in Chi
cago is Ii cents per quart, an advance
of three cents over last months price
shington-Nearly 500 square
miles of Belgian soil are in possession
of the allies as a result of last week &
gains.
New YOrk-The number of places
in this city where liquor can be le-
gally sold has been decreased to 1000
since October l.
London-The British Board OF
Trade figures show that 1,256,00 wo-
men in England are now doing work
formerly done by men.
Boston - Eight large Boston res
taurants have gone out of business in
the past three months on account OF
the raise in food prices.
London - More German subma-
rines have been sunk during the past
three months than during any other
similar period of the war.
st. Paul-An 8.hour day and 10
per cent increase in pay has been
granted 1900 telegraph operators of
the Northern Pacific railroad.
Rome-In flight from Turin to
Rome an Italian officer maintained
an average speed of 14O miles an
hour, breaking the Italian record for
sustained speed in flying.
Paris-Trench fever continues to
BATTLE medical study and is one of the
most serious problems of the war At
one time it was responsible for one
third of the hospital cases.
Athens-Delay in the mobilization
of the Greek army is explained by
the fact that the government is
awaiting equipment from England,
France and the United States.
Winnipeg - The Canadian depart
ment of agriculture estimates that
the dominion will have a wheat crop
of 9,164,O00 bushels, compared
with 229,553,000 bushels in 1916.
New York-Postal savings in the
United States showed gain of S4,-
100000 in August, bringing the total
savings deposits to $14O, 100000,
standing to the credit of 100000 in
dividual depositors.
Washington Germany's great
submarine base, Zeebrugge, on the
coast of Flanders, is in peril of isola-
tion. British guns threaten the Os-
tend-Lille railroad, on which the port
depends for supplies.
San AntoniO-Villa last week cap
tured the town of Rosario, Durango
He declared himself supreme dicta-
tor of the district, levied taxes and
seized a quantity of wheat for distri-
button among the poor.
San Francisco-The price of beet
and cane sugar on the Pacific coast
dropped from So 20 to 1925 per hun
dredweight retailers selling -
pounds for 81. Every state of the
Rocky mountains is affected by the
drop.
Paris-A German airplane dropped
note in an American camp in
France which read: 1--WE have no in
tentions of molesting you Americans
as yet because you are not numerous
enough to make it worth our consid-
eration."
Petrograd--Germans on the south
western front are trying to fraternize
with the Russian soldiers by throw
ing cigarettes and matches into the
Russian trenches and calling on the
Russians to come out of their
trenches.
Boston-Major General Joseph E.
Kuhn, commandant at Camp Meade,
says peace may come as quickly as
the war began. Germany, he thinks,
is at the end of her resources COM
merclally, but is still able to put 6OO,-
600 fresh Germans in the field each
year.
Washington - Twenty thousand
alrplanes for Americas fighting fore
es in France are actually under con-
struction. Twentyfour flying schools
have been authorized. The types of
machines under construction in this
country cover the entire range of
training machines, including light,
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