Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-22
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS

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venezuela has turned down all
merman na. influence and registered her
protest against ruthless subm rine
The bone dry" law skiddea thru
eunse ssess % rider to the postoffice
atsproprlatons bill will work to the
Az. III OF the LIQUOR manufacture
the Distillers Security COMPANY NJ
stockholders meeting. sHe said It
wouia send some Of the present pro.
nloltlon states back into the wet col.
umn next fall. WI
Chairman Dent Of the house milf
tary affairs committee favors an out.
ano-out declaration Of war when con-
sress meets April 2.
Federico Tinoco. who led the suo-
Sesslul revolt against President Con-
1a!es OF Porto Rico. is to have little
opposition in the elections April 1. He
ls now at the head of the provisional
government, but Is not recognized by
the United States.
During the week of March 1S six
teen British ships Of more than 1. 900
tons were sunk by subs and eikht un-
ger 1900 tons, in addition to 81 Of
fishing craft.
The New Hampshire house has
passed prohibition measure to 70
into effect March next. It has vet to
pass the senate.
Fifteen million feet. of soft pine
LUMBER Tor temporary quarters for
troops mas been ordered by the U, 8.
government In Kansas City. The des-
unatlon OF the lumber is not given.
Women in automobiles aided in a
navy recruiting campaign at Boston
ana secured $50 recruits in one day
numerous motor boat owners placed
their craft in the government service
also.
Two girls, Marion, aged is and
Jean, aged 8, are the sole heirs to
the estate Of Mrs. Julia B. Stewart,
widow OF the speedometer manufac-
turer who survived her husband but
few weeks.
The Illinois legislature is consider
Ing a $60.0o0,00o bond issue to build
1000 miles Of good roads ito pull H.
linois out Of the mud"
Nine thousand Illinois national
guardsmen are ready for the order
for mobilization.
The federal land bank Of st. Paul
Will be ready to open for loans with
In 80 days. according to the announce
ment of President f. e. Quamme.
Col. Roosevelt will deliver the
principal address Of the semi-centen-
NAL celebration of Nebraska's state
hood to be held in Bryan's home
town in June.
Ohio senate has passed an eugenics
marriage bill, requiring male appli-
cants for marriage license to pass q
physical examination.
The iron range Of Minnesota is dis
turbed by the coming of I. w. w.
agitators to address the miners, fear
ing this is the beginning Of a season
Of trouble.
appointments to six members Of the
new tariff commission whose nominA-
tions were held up by the senate
They are Prof. Frank w. Taussig Of
Harvard as chairman, David j. Lewis
of Maryland, VIM. Kent of California,
Daniel c. Roper Of South Carolina
e. P. Costigan of Colorado and w. c.
Culbertson Of California. They will be
presented to the senate at the special
session April 2.
Maryland guardsmen have been
called out to guard bridges Of the
Pennsylvania and B. & B. railroads.
London has advised the Holland
government that the British govern
ment would insist upon defensively
armed ships being permitted to enter
Dutch ports.
Fifty Chinese students were arrest
ed in Berlin and Munich as they
were preparing to leave Germany.
workmen in the Dusseldorf NUM-
tions factories have struck in protest
against the small rations allowed by
the German government.
Samuel Gompers has cabled tho
congratulations Of organized labor in
the United States to the leader of the
labor element OF the Russian duma
on the right to strike as set forth in
the proclamation Of the provisional
government of Russia.
American mining mon preparing to
return to Mexico have been warned
at 81 Paso to stay out Of Mexico as
new revolt Is understood to be un-
der way by friends Of General Obre-
gon who recently resigned from the
Carranza government.
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