The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-14

estimates that there are 4,622,OOO
alien enemies in the United States.
Chicago.-Julius Rosenwald, pres
ident of Sears Robuck company, has
taken out life insurance policy for
100000.
Amsterdam.-The German mark,
which has a mint value of nearly "a
cents, has fallen to about 10 cents
in Holland.
Fargo, N. DIT is estimated that
the wheat acreage in the Dakotas
next year will run from IS to Is per
cent less than sowed this year.
New York. - Driving an automo-
bile equipped with a Liberty motor,
Ralph De Palma established a worlds
record for six hours, covering 633
miles.
New Yorkshire insurance rates
in many cities on the Atlantic have
been increased from 10 per cent to
80 per cent because of losses due to
fire caused by German plotters.
Chicago.-An army truck train
from the central west to the Atlantic
seaboard to move army supplies for
shipping to Europe will soon be es-
tablished on account of the car short
age in the east.
Detroit. Dodge Brothers have
been given contract by the govern
ment for 1855, 100000 recoil slides for
artillery The contract will necessi-
tate the building of $3,000,0OO fac
tory at Detroit
Washington.-The treasury de-
partment has received applications
for 64,16S war life insurance poll
cies by soldiers and officers, the to-
tai amount of the insurance aggre-
eating $552,000,000,
New York.-The first deliveries Of
Liberty airplane motors will begin
almost at once. The United States
will shortly be able not only to meet
it's own requirements, but to supply
thousands to the allies.
Chicago.-Prices of sheep, cattle
and hogs and chickens are 81 per
cent higher than a year ago, 81 per
cent higher than two years ago and
80 per cent higher than the average
for the past seven years.
Tokio.-A leading newspaper here
advocates marching an army of S.
100000 men from Japan through ST.
IBERIA to Russia in the event Russia
!
the paper, has 100000 men in the
field still.
Paris.-It is declared here by we'll
| informed Americans that the visit of
Colonel House, personal representa-
tive of the president to Paris, relates
solely to the prosecution of the war,
and that there will be no peace mat
tiers considered.
New York.-The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company and the New York
Railways company will hereafter en-
ploy women between Fl and As years
of age as conductors on surface cars
and as station employees on subway
and elevated lines.
Washington. General Pershing
will have 100000 American troops
in France by the first of next July
unless presant-plans miscarry, and
Americas promise of 100000 tons
of shipping to be built next year will
actually be bettered.
London.-The British government
makes official denial of the German
statement that France and England
have been endeavoring to make sep
arate peace with Austria. It is de-
clared that no overtures of any charc-
ter have been made to Austria.
Washington. - Secretary Daniels
says that more German submarines
have been destroyed in the past two
months than in the entire year pre-
vious He declares that means have
been found to nullify to a large eX
tent the effectiveness of the subma
rine.
observation-disclosures of a Dutch
steamship which arrived at this port
say German raider, disguised as a
merhantman, is operating off the
Cape of Good Hope in the track of the
shipping coming to the United States
from India, Ceylon and South Afri
can ports.
London.-The allied governments
are said to have assented to a pro-
posal of the French government to
have Chinese military force of 25,-
900 men sent to- France. The force
would be placed in the second line
and along the lines of transport COM
munication and in labor work.
New York.-There were about sc
shipyards in this country year ago
Wooden shins were built in q. Now
there are about 142 yards, of which
SO are building wooden vessels.
Busy years are ahead, getting out the
7S7 new ships at a cost of $780,
100000, which will make our navy
the most powerful in the world,
London. - According to figures
given out by the war office the Brit
ish captured on all fronts in the
month of November 26,869 prisoners
and 221 guns. Among the captured
were II, 551 men and 1873 guns taken
on the western front, 10,454 men
and 80 guns in Palestine and 4,403
men and three guns in East Africa.
Washington.-The manufacture Of
fighting tanks for Pershing's army
is going forward rapidly, but no in
formation has been made public as
to the size or number of the tanks
to be turned out to back up the
American infantry. 1t is generally
believed, however, that the neW
1 toplyc will no ovop moro