Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
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! Pool Railroad Equipment. In or
/ der 'u properly handle the great
amount ui tuhnas" a. well as Gov
"rnln"nt hauling. the Government
announces TIA" pooling OF the equip
/ men tot all roads east of Chicago,
which ar" 70 h" operated as one unit
und'r IN" direction of a board of eX-
pert. and regardless oi owners The
plans also includ" tn" div"ring Of
shipments to southern ports
Cheaper Meats Promised. The
/ Fo"i Administration promises con-
/ -nu"i- cheaper .nca's hy its rogula-
ti"n ui park"r~' profits To -. per
cent iruiit on the gross amount Of
| th',r sales In computing In" profit
IAN operating and overhead expenses
al" allowed, bat Guv.rnm,nt taxes
at" not.
Bomb E>p!o>ipn. Ten persons
"'r" hill"d ana others hurt when a,
huub "Npiudod in III" polio" station
| AZ Mliwauk"" last saturday. The
huulh, evidently intended To destroy
an Italian church. Vas found by a
phsS"r by and given to the police. 1t
exploded Will" being examined
capture Subn,arinr.-Two Ameri-
can d"s'roy"rs in European waters
damaged Il submarine with depth-
bombs, wh"r"upon the craft came to
IN" surface, but sank quickly from
us injuries as the Americans were
preparing 10 tow ii to port
Vessel sunk. The American veg
sci Schuylkill, carrying miScellane-
Gus merchandise to Picraus, Greece.
wa sunk hy submarine in the Med
it"rrhn"an last week The crew was
saved.
Predicts Sub Attack. Robert F.
i'ary, di-cov'rcr OF the North Pole.
predicts, thar German submarines i'm
larG" numbers viii not long hence at
'ach an American port. coming with
as littlc notice as did tn" submarine
| -'3, which landed in Newport for
supplies. bcfor" American entered
tn" war
i.O.20O Applicants. Applications
from soldiers and sailors for Gov
"rnn"nt iii" insurance had early in
IN" week passed m" billion dolIa,
mark with l2o.2,o applicants for
81 ."32,o3u,0un OF insurance. Tab
ulhlionS by tn" Tr,asury's war risk
ln$uranc" bureau shows the average
amount al protection sought j. $S.-
'N.. ana most of the men have an
pli"d Tor tn" maximum amount ~
Slo.onu.
Three \irncn Found at SEA. Il II
was reported Sunday that three Am
"ri'an naval airmcn. suffering from
cold. exhaustion and hunger. wccr
picked up by French patrol boa,
after having been lost in the sea for
nearly SIXTY hours. They were drift
ing about helpless in Il disabled biz.
'riplant hydro airplane. and had been
searching for submarines
IiTui'i!.tr Insurance. The Gov
"rnm"nt will liquidate all fire insur-
ance companies of German ownership
In this country. but will permit lif, |
companies To continue existing con
tracts. !
More Money Needed. II Is csti
mated that tu carry the war program |
to IN" end Of the fiscal year the T.
= Government will require fuu,
billion dollars more money.
Holland Mad. The Governm.n,
OF Holland is inccnsed at the United |
States over this country's policy OF |
denying tn" export of goods to any |
nation through which they may find |
ih'lr way to Germany. Relations |
between IN" l.. s. and that country |
ar" aS consequence considerably |
at present.
super War Council. The tinted
States has formed what is known as
IA super War Council, to better co
ordinate tn" Nations fighting forces
into single well-balanced working
unit. The members are the secrr-
'aries or war. navy. Treasury. inter
Tor. commerce and labor. agricul-
fnre. and the food administrator.
Americans H0nOrcd. The IL or
! = Americans who were victims OF 8,
G"rman attack when three were
killed. hav" been decorated by the
french Government with the Croix
II" Gu"rre tWar CrOss), the highest
French medal for bravery Under
American regulations the men can
not wear the emblems on their
breasts, therefore each sarries his in
his pocket.
Troops to Kansas. The Govern
h'nt has announced that. If neces.
'try, troops will be sent To southern
Kansas To quell with a firm hand
he |. W. W. and kindred activities