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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington
In response to a notice from Her.
bert S. Hoover, food administrator,
that the government would undertake
purchase OF wheat at interior termin-
ais, beginning September 1, the direc-
tors of the Chicago board of trade
voted to discontinue all transactions
in wheat for future delivery after.
August rs, 1917.
Congressional leaders have been in
formed by Secretary McAdoo that it
would be necessary for them to author
lie at this and the winter sessions of
congress an additional $4,000. O0O, 900
for war expenditures, including furth-
81 loans to the allies to June 80. 1918.
Five billions in bonds already have
been authorized and q $4,000. 000. 900
war tax bill Is pending now In the
senate.
Establishing Of buying agencies at
all the principal terminals, licensing
Of elevators and mills, fixing OF q price
to be considered fair, regulation OF
the middleman and Of grain exchanges
with the elimination Of the trading In
futures, are the chief features of the
plan to be inaugurated by the food
administration as q e Of control.
ling prices for necessities. The licens-
Ing will begin September !.
, .
Warning Of the possibility Of dras-
tic action by the federal government
70 stop the excessive use Of automo-
biles for pleasure during the war in
order that the gasoline needs of the
United States and its allies may be
me Is given In q statement issued by
Director Van H. Manning OF the bu-
reau Of mines, In which he asks the
cooperation Of automobile owners In
stopping the practice.
General
The rapid rise of live stock at the
South Omaha market last week made
the market rather excited at the close
OF business and predictions are freely
made that prices will continue to soar
When hogs went over the 1850 mark
hog men began to see SIT hogs In sight
and freely predicted that there would
be ST hogs on the Chicago market.
Twenty-three persons, including nine
women and six children, were killed
and nifty were injured at Southend. in
Essex, forty miles east OF London, by
bombs dropped from German raiders
Sunday, says IN official statement.
Considerable damage to property wal
caused at Southend by the nearly forty
bombs dropped upon the town.
Twenty thousand American harvest
hands will help save Canada's grain
crop and nearly as many Canadians
will dig potatoes In Maine. under an
agreement reached by representatives
Of the American and Canadian govern
ments. immigration regulations will
be suspended by both countries to per-
NIT the labor TO cross and recross the
border.
A red bandana handkerchief tied to
. cornstalk thrust into Z six-inch gap
In . broken rail on the Union Pacific
main line . mile east of Richmond.
Neb.. saved the Pacific Limited, train
No. 20, from almost certain disaster
and it, 500 passengers from injury or
death. To John Moore, . farmer liv-
ing near Richland, the train and it,
preci0us cargo owe their safety.
Further details are published con-
corning the removal Of Nicholas
Romano6 from the former imperial
palace ct Tsarkoe-Eelo. When the
train which was to carry tho former
emperor arrived Il bore prominent
placards. and contained one armored
: and "a the platform Of each car
were four soldiers with fixed bayo-
nets. The former emperor at the last
moment. says one newspaper. begged
to Be allowed to reside In the Crimea,
but this wal refused.
Tearing Of banners from the suf-
1rage picketa Of the woman's party
1t the white house gates and attacks
Of the party headquarters at La
fayette park across the way still con-
tinues. Good natured but determined
crowds tear down the banners as fast
- they appear.
Eggs at 81 Q dozen next winter. IL
the prediction OF Harry Wilson retir-
Ing poultry farmer Of Scion. Wilson
says high prices OF feeds has caused
the farmers to dispose OF their
chickens as rapidly as possible be-
cause they were losing money.
In . decision filed at Olympia the
Washington supreme court sustains
the decision OF the Clallam county
superior court In the case OF the State
". Frank J. Richards, appellant.
Richards. . Lincoln, Neb, man. was