The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-26

."S AoAAAolio1 VI u lull regiment >OI
Moros, in the hope hat eventually it
will be attached to the American ex-
peditionary force in France.
Warrington
The senate at Washington asked the
president for the facts about the Den
man-Goethals row. 1t adopted with
out a dissenting voice a resolution Of
fered by Senator Smoot of Utah, call
ing for the information.
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The state department. at Washington
has left it be known that the United
States will not be represented at the
coming allied conference in Paris.
Clothing, baths and toilet water was
the unanimous cry of the 16 suffragists
when they arrived in Washington from
the district workhouse at O%ccoquan,
Va, after having been pardoned by
President Wilson. After the dash for
toilet articles, a good dinner was the
ext thing sought.
A compromise food control bill
drafted in bipartisan conferences Of
leaders was adopted by the senate at
Washington by a vote Of 60 to 16 as a
substitute for administration meas
ures. 1t provides that only feeds,
foods and fuels, including kerosene
and gasoline, shall be placed under
government control and administered
by u board of food administration Of
three salaried members instead Of a
single individual.
The navy department at Washing
ton has extended the censorship to all
cables on the Atlantic seaboard.
Rear Admiral Albert w. Grant has
been appointed a vice admiral by Pres
ident Wilson. The promotion is part
Of a partial reorganization of the At
lantic fleet.
Roland S. Morris of Philadelphia
has been chosen for appointment as
ambassador to Japan to succeed. the
late Ambassador Guthrie. 1t is under
stood at Washington that he is per-
soma grata to Japan and that the
nomination will go to the senate soon.
"A Samurai sword 600 years old was
presented to President Wilson at
Washington by J. Yoshida, a Japanese
artist. Mr.. Yoshida went to the White
House dressed in native Japanese CO.'S
tune and was introduced to the presi-
dent by one of the embassy attaches.
Foreign
The municipal council of Paris ap-
proved the grant Of a free site to q
Franco-American company. which
plans to build a club house for Amer
lean students in Paris.
The government at London has re-
fused passports to the two delegates,
O'Brien and Campbell, Of the Irish
trade union congress and the labor
party to proceed to Stockholm and
Petrograd. These delegates were ap-
pointed to attend the socialist confer
ences to be held at an early date.
According to the London Morning
Posts Tientsin correspondent, Feng
Kwo Chang has yielded to Ii Yuan
lungs urgent request that he accept
the post of acting president Of China.
Following the series of clashes be-
tween patrolling forces of the govern
ment and MaXimilists, the city is quiet,
says a Petrograd dispatch. Tuesdays
list of casualties, so far as ascertained,
comprises six persons killed and 23S
wounded.
A Zurich dispatch to the Petit Pari-
sien says Count Won Bernstorff has
been appointed German minister at
Copenhagen in the place of Count
Brockdorff- Rantzau.
The British royal house is now
known as the house of Windsor. Fol-
lowing a special meeting Of the privy
council in London it was officially an
nounced that the title of the royal
house had been changed from Saxe-Co-
burg to Windsor.
Domestic
Half of the shingle mills in the state
of Washington and scores of big saw
mills are idle as a result of strikes Of
members Of the Single Weavers' and
Timber Workers unions for an eight.
hour day.
Militiamen at Flat River, Mo-, have
arrested 43 in connection with the re-
cent lead belt riots against foreign