The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

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American Sugar Refining company,
testifying before the senate sugar in
vestigating committee in Washington
declared there would be Il plentiful
supply of sugar in this country for
the coming year. He said there would
be more sugar to ship abroad than
ships could be spared to carry
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The property of Americans in Ger
many has been placed under the trlIs-
teeship of the government, says Ber-
lin dispatch. There is no intention.
| however, to confiscate property or in
fringe on the personal rights of the
propertyhOlder.
The first heavy snow of the year
has fallen in France.
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English coast towns again have been
visited by German airplanes. The
raiders penetrated to London, dropping
bombs. Missiles also were dropped
in Kent and Essex.
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Representative Jeanette Rankin
has written President Wilson protest
ing against the federal labor commits
sion passing through Montana without
making a thorough investigation of the
recent labor troubles in Butte.
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The national food administration in
an announcement says that no restric- |
lions have been placed on the eating |
of lamb except on meatless days. |
Lamb must be eaten in order to return |
the producers a fair profit and keep |
them in business, thinks the food adj |
Major General Cocktails has been
recalled to active service and detail
ed as acting quartermaster general to
succeed Major General Sharpe, de-
tached by Secretary Baker to serve
as a member of the war departments
new war council.
New contingents have been called up
Dy the Italian government. The classes
Of troops already modified consist of
all eligible and fit men between the
ages of 10 and 40.
American army officers have entered
he lumber mills and camps of the
northwest to aid in the organization
If locals of the Loyal Legion of Lum-
,ermen and Loggers.
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The food added to the nations war
ime storehouse by the 1917 catch of
Alaska salmon was the largest in the :
history of the territory and far ex-
.eeded in value that of any other sea
ION.
The Union Pacific Railway com i
,any has begun the replacement of {
men ticket agents with women in all
heir principal offices. +,
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Business sessions of the Forty-ninth {
nnual convention of the National
american Woman Suffrage association
ave been concluded in Washington
With the reelection of Mrs Carrie
'hapman Gait as president and of all
Their officers, and adoption of resolu-
ions pledging support to government
ctivities directed to winning the war.
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The Montana supreme court has de- {
led new trials to three Butte murder q
RS, and they will be hanged on the f
of January IA, 1918. Q
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Charges that only $4,000 of 100000 S
aised at the Italian bazaar held in Il
ew York in November 1916, went TO t
estitute families of Italian soldiers. L
ave been placed in the possession of C
he district attorney. e
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Barring severe blizzard or a flood c
belated packages, Christmas mail
i'll be delivered promptly. announces
he second\ assistant postmaster gen ii
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The name OFF. WogeIi, of Glendale, il
usselshell COUNTY, Montana, is list 81
| as captured by the Germans. in il
e latest Canadian casualty LIST. a
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Twenty miners hare known to have ii
zen killed in coal mine explosion W
Susanna, Va. Others are believed m
have lost their lives. re