The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-11-30

the number of letters now going to
the British troops at the front.
New York.-The over subscription
of the $35, 100000 fund being raised
for war work by the Y. M. G. A. has
been officially announced
Havana. A complete hospital,
costing $1,O00,0O0, manned by Gu
ban nurses and physicians, is to be
sent to France by the Cuban Red
Cross.
st. Paul. - Concessions for cigar
stands and restaurants in the state
capitol have been withdrawn and
turned over to the Red Cross organ
izations.
Paris.-General Joffre has given
in orphan asylums. 1t is part of the
the United States.
Honolulu. Hawaii sugar pro-
ducers this year will pay bonus to
laborers, amounting for the fiscal
year to IS per cent, and totaling ap
proximaltely $7,00O,00O.
Chicago. - John Phillip Sousa,
band master, now lieutenant at the
Great Lakes naval station, has shaved
the first time in 40 years. His face
| is clean save for small mustache.
| Westinghouse successful have
been tests of the new heavy duty
army truck proved that the council
of national defense has let contracts
for different parts of the machine.
Dies Moines. - Constitutional pro-
hibition was defeated in the October
Is election in Iowa by a majority of
932 on the official count. The vote
was PA, 1913 for and 215,625 against.
Washington.-Appli of air.
craft to civil purposes will be under
taken by the national advisory COM
mittee for aeronautics through spe-
cial committee on civil aerial trans
port.
Observation-Disclosures Willard has
succeeded Frank A. Scott as chairman
of the war industries board. He was
formerly chairman of the advisory
committee of the council of national
defense.
Washington. Henry Ford has
jointed the staff of the shipping
board and has been made a special
assistant to Charles PietZ, vice presi-
dent of the boards Emergency Fleet
corporation.
New York.-The ban has been put
on Jazz music at all dances given in
honor of soldiers. The programs
call for stringed music only, fox trots,
two-steps and waltzes with "Home
Sweet Home" at 1 p. m.
st. Louisville board of control
of the Amateur Athletic union has
adopted a rule permitting amateurs
in the army and navy camps to COM
pete with professionals without pass
ing up their amateur standing.
Washington. - Manufacturers OF
non-beverage spirits have been order
ed by Internal Revenue Commission
err Roper to feed the residue from
grain to cattle or hogs at the distil-
lery or to sell it for that purpose.
Fresno, Cal.-Among the I. W. w.
leaders indicted by grand jury
here and placed under arrest is Wal
ter Fred Little, member of the gen
eral executive board and brother OF
Frank Little, who was hanged in
Butte.
Anchorage.-Brown bears are so
numerous this year in Alaska that
they venture out of the woods close
to settlements to eat scraps, espe-
cially near the end of steel on Mon
tana creek on the new government
railway.
st. Paul.-The Minnesota Public
Safety commission has ordered pro-
ceedings started to close all Mime
sofa breweries and exclude from the
state, products of other breWeries
which habitually violate or encour-
age violations of state laws.
Observation-Disclosures have been
issued for the registration of all al
len enemies, who must obtain per-
mits to travel, and who are prohib-
tied from approaching within 100
yards of waterfronts, docks, railroad
terminals and storage houses.
North Yakima.-M. L. Dean, state
commissioner of horticulture, for
merly state horticulturist in Mon
tana, has advised apple growers to
secure storage for their fruit at once
and hold it, as apples are certain to
bring good prices throughout the
coming year.
Washington.-Tt has been decided
that no shipments of supplies will be
permitted to go from this country to
Russia until the political situation
there has been cleared If the boil
sheviki gain control and insist on a
separate peace program the embargo
will become permanent.
Observation-Disclosures S. Young,
oldest employe in years of service at
the White House, for So years social
clerk, is dead, aged rs. He was
named by President Garfield in 1881,
and since his appointment had had
charged of all arrangements for social
events at the White House.
San Francisco. - Banks in the
west this year will discourage the Civ
ing of gold coins for Christmas pres
ents, urging the substitution of treas
ury notes and federal reserve certifi-