The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-23
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Augustin Rodin, the famous sculptor,
is dangerously ill at his home in Paris.
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The party of American congressman
and distinguished citizens who are
visiting the western battle front, had
the privilege recently of being receiv-
ed and entertained at tea by King AL
bert of Belgium.
Henry Ford has agreed to give his
aid to the governments merchant ship
building program by becoming an as
sistant to General Manager Piez of
the emergency fleet corporation.
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Almost five and One-half billion
| pounds of meats and meat products
were exported from the United States
| in the first three years of the war.
| Compartment of commerce statistics
show almost two billion pounds were
exported during the fiscal year of 1917.
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Simon Lake inventor of the subma-
rine predicts that on account of the
finding on the other side of the ocean,
we may expect to soon see them ON our
coasts.
Secretary Daniels announces that |
more than 10000 separate anti-sub- |
marine devices have been submitted |
to the navy department since the Unit
ed States pntprad tha war
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No more throwing of rice or candy
at bridal couples says the national
food administrator.
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An English prize court has condemn
ed as lawful prize consignment of
22S,000 pounds of rubber shipped from
New York to Swedish ports.
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There were 621, ITO subscribers to
the second liberty loan in the ninth
federal reserve district with headauar-
tiers at Minneapolis, which includes
and the districts minimum
quota was oversubscribed by S34,932.-
$50 according to a statement issued
Dy officers of the federal reserve bank.
The total was $140,932, 500. Y
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Untitled orders of the United States n
Steel corporation on October 81 last O
we're 9009,675 tons, according to the il
monthly report just issued. This is @
/ decrease of S23O02 tons from the y
,rders of September %, and is the h
sixth consecutive decrease.
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While awaiting a court decision on n
whether it violates the bone dry law r
or a traveller to carry liquor into pro-
Iibition territory as part of personal q
aggage, United States Attorney Cen
raj Gregory has ordered that searches A
f baggage by federal agents without q,
shall cease at once. 81
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The concert engagement in Youngs- h
own, o., of Frieda Hempel noted w
niger of the Metropolitan Grand OPP m
"a company, scheduled for April, has
cen cancelled because of the alleged =,
rO- German sentiments of Miss Hem N
ell.
A loan of $31O,OOO,OO0 to France to tn
,ver expenditures in this country dur pl
G November and December was made be
7 the treasury department. This hs
axes the total credits extended to M
rance 81, 23O, 100000 and the total
ans to all the allies $2,S76, 4O0, 900. op
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The Japanese minister of war has ca
to japanese newspapers of
at the dispatch of troops to Europe st'
an impossibiltiy owing to the ire an
sndous cost and the lack Of tonnage. pa
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Prof. Scott Nearing president of the Va
ople's Council for Peace and De- CHI
,cracy, pleaded guilty to a disorderly
nduct charge in Duluth police court
d paid fine of $52. He recently
de an antf-war speech there. wa
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Revised estimates by the fuel adj tax
place the coal shortage bra
1917 at 50,OOO,OOO TONS Production ed
, decreased 30 per cent and CON ros
nption has increased 100 per cent of
ms for curtailment of non-essential cas-
ustrfes are being rushed to meet exr
u{tuo flop ta r