The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-29

LoHton-Gef man and Austrian ar
my officers are predicting a big Rus
sian offensive soon.
Boston--New England crops are
threatened by wet weather, and a
nope OF bumper crops depend on a
mild, late fall.
New Iork-John d. Rockefeller
~ years old, beat Billy Sunday, "a
years old, in a golf match at Pocanti-
co hills last week.
Seattie--Contracts have been let
for so ships to be built of Douglas fir
in and around Seattle and Portland at
a cost of $4,000 each.
WasIlington-The United States
navy, since April /, has armed 365
ships other than fighting craft for
protection against submarines.
Ghicago~--As Il result OF specula-
tive activities, the public is paying
for canned goods just about twice
their cost, according to city Officials.
Washington---The census bureau
shows 2,349, 600 Germans classed as
enemy aliens in the United States,
and a total of 4 1862 900 enemy aliens
altogether.
Chicago a substantial
tax on grains and molasses used for
producing denatured alcohol, leading
distillers have advanced the price of
this product 80 cents gallon to
$500 and $1.02.
Oklahoma City-Jackson Barnett,
the country and a member of the
Creek tribe, subscribed for $640, 600
Of the Liberty loan.
New Eork--It is reported that the
national council of defense has pur-
chased 100000 freight cars for the
government, to be operated on all the
railroads in the country.
Chicago-Bids for 100000 motor
trucks, automobiles, motorcycles and
similar vehicles have been opened
here. They will cost between $780,
100000 and $3.50, 100000.
Worcester, Mass.---The Simonds
Manufacturing company, who make
knives and cutlery, have been award
ed contract for 81 100000 Of steel
helmets for United States troops
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. casualties on
the French front between June so,
1916, and June 5, 1917, totaled S.,
$40. The number Of recruits secured
during the period amounted to a.
$40.
Chicago-Russia is preparing to
place another order for 500 locomo-
tives and 10000 cars for the trans
Siberian railroad and for carrying
supplies to her armies on the eastern
front.
Washington--The quartermaster' s
department Of the army has been fur
nished with enough shifting flannel,
uniform cloth, overcoats and blan-
kets to last an army of million men
over a year.
New York-An American diplo-
mat, arriving here, predicts that ow-
ing to the food shortage, King Haak-
on will ask the Norwegian parliament
to declare war upon Germany when
parliament convenes. June 20.
Ro1ne-The coal shortage in ITALY
is SO short that unless tn United
States sends relief soon. paralysis Of
industries may follow Railroad
traffic has been cut in two and mo-
tor vehicles are used for short hauls
New York-The British recruiting
commission has started a movement
for enlisting British sailors in Amer
lean ports, and it is planned to have
the law changed SO that British sail
ors may serve in the United States
navy for the period of the war.
Washington-Secr of War
Baker says that the cavalry, coast ar
tillery, signal corps and quartermas-
ter corps are now all at full war
strength, but that $4,000 men are
needed for new infantry and field ar
tillery regiments, and 25,00O for re-
serves.
Winnipeg will appoint a
wheat commission to control, jointly
with the United States, the wheat
surplus of this continent for the
benefit of the allies The surplus
will virtually be pooled and the COM
mission will control the market price
and check speculation.
Boston-Dr. Eugene Lyman Fisk,
medical director of the Life Extern
sion Institute, declares that every
person in the United States is physi-
cally below par; that SO per cent of
the people require medical atten-
ton, and that military training will
help to build up Americans physi-
cally.
Washinton-Repre Thorn
as F. Smith of New York has intro
duced a bill in the lower house of
congress which would subject per-
sons who allow foodstuffs to spoil
by storing them for too long period
in order to get higher prices to fine
of $40, 900 or five years imprison
ment.
Boston-The governments orders
of army shoes has run over $24, 000,-
600, representing 4,250,OG0 pairs of
shoes. Half of these shoes are of a
special type, extra heavy, ho5-nailed
and requiring special leather for the
tops The contracts have been split