The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-17

New York-There is an electric
fan famine in New York City.
Washington-Libe the negro
republic on the coast of Africa, has
declared war on Germany.
New York-Bankers here predict
that the offering of s3,o00,000 of the
Liberty loan will be made next
month.
Chicago-Calrissa Howorth, LOG
years old, negress, claims to be the
oldest person in America. She has
five children and 40 grandchildren.
Washington President Wilson
has recommended that baseball
schedules be not cancelled, but that
the league seasons be finished as
usual.
Weiser, Idaho-Fire destroyed a
lumber yard and other property here,
the value of which is estimated at
tivities.
Clay Center, Kas. - Ex-President
Taft's health is giving concern to his
physicians. While ON speaking
tour he was stricken with stomach
trouble.
Neutrality-suspicious. S. Morris of
Philadelphia was confirmed by the
senate Wednesday as ambassador to
Japan, succeeding George w. Guth-
rie, deceased.
Washington - General Goethals
has offered his services to Secretary
of War Baker in the work of rebuild
ing railroads in France to be used by
United States troops.
Newfane, Vt.-The boyhood home
of Eugene Field the poet. in this
town was burned. The house was
built by Fields grandfather and was
landmark in this vicinity.
Ottawa-That the government of
Canada will soon take over and oper-
ate the Canadian railroads is the be-
lief of many we'll informed business
men and political leaders here.
Pittsburgh Pro-Germans who
were planning to send huge loving
cup to the commander of the German
U-boat that sank the Lusitania have
been stopped by the arrest of Otto
Post.
Scranton, Pa.-Anthony Bernatos
fired at rat in his yard. The load
shot went through window in a
house across the street, killing a
| baby.
New Yorl1-Cardinal Farley has
written to the New York chapter
knights of Columbus, that he has an
excess of volunteers among priests
who wish to serve as chaplains of
regiments at the front.
Washington-Five hundred wom-
an doctors are eager to be sent to the
front for base hospital work. This
would release male surgeons for
front line trench dressing stations
where they are badly needed.
El Paso-The United States border
patrol at Presidio, Texas, has been
doubled in the anticipation of an at
tack on the Mexican town Of Ojinaga,
just across the border. Villa is re-
ported marching on that town.
New York-In the three Years
since the war began, 815 companies,
with a total authorized capital stock
of $1.016. 100000 have been organ
lied in the United States for the pur-
pose of developing oil and gas re-
sources.
New York-Theodore Roosevelt,
Senator James Wadsworth and Nor
gan J. O'Brien are named as the New
York State food commission in the
bill advanced to its third reading in
the legislature. Upon them will be
conferred most drastic powers.
Stockholm-Allied secret service
officers, with the cooperation of the
police of the Scandinavian countries,
recently unearthed and dispersed a
large and well-organized German
submarine intelligence office head
quarters at Gothenburg, sweden.
London-Not many days hence
several regiments of American troops
will march through London. This
will be the first time since the land
ing of William III of Hanover that
foreign troops have marched through
the streets of an English city carry
ing foreign flag.
Fresno, Calif.-W. S. Desmond. a
carpenter, above the draft age limit,
wanted to go to the front. His wife
objected but she agreed to match
pennies-heads he stay at home and
tails he enlist Tails came and he
enlisted. He told the recruiting Of
ficer that his wife was good sport.
Washington-Presid Wilson is
ready to talk peace when the offer is
made in definite, bona fide way,