The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15

baltlmOre - Maryland cOnvlcts
have bought $2,15O worth of Liber-
ty bonds.
London-The British Board OF
Trade will take over the tobacco
trade of the British Isles.
Pekin-A number of Chinese prov.
inces have seceeded, in movement
to restore the monarchy.
Ell PasO-Six Confederate veter.
ans, all over 20, have offered them
selves to the recruiting officers.
LOndOn-British losses in May to.
tailed 114,01 officers and men. Of
this number, 1880 were killed.
New York-It is stated that the
Mexican government has seized all
English railway interests in Mexico
New York-The New York food
supply committee has bought 5000
sheep in Oregon to restock New York
farms.
Stoclzholm-Every Chinese of mil
itary age in this city has registered
and without single exemption
from draft
Philadelphia-The Pennsylvania
railroad has decided on equal pay
for equal work. as between male and
female employees.
San Antonio - Several thousand
Americans of military age have
crossed the Mexican border during
the past few weeks.
LOndOn-During May 713 air.
planes were shot down on the west
ern front. OF this number 422 were
German and 271 British and French.
Rio Janeiro-American war ships
have relieved British and French
men-ofwar that have been patrolling
the Spanish main, and South Amer
lea.
Mexico City-There are said to be
1000 Americans of military age in
this city, who have come here since
the declaration of war against Ger
many.
Fort Worth-E. H. Fulcherm
armed himself and went into the
woods to resist registration. In a
battle with officers which followed
he was killed.
San Francisco-Of the $500 men
modified at the Preside for the
three months officers course, only
80 have been retired Most of the
retirements are for physical disabili-
ty.
London Sixteen German air.
planes flew over the North sea one
evening recently and dropped many
bombs on the small towns in Essex
and Kent. Two were brought down
by British guns.
London-Two British airmen, who
fell into the sea, chung to the wreck
nf
nights, with piece of chocolate as
their only food. They were rescued
by a destroyer.
New Yorlz-Phillip Kee, interpre-
teer at Ellis Island, is raising a Chi
nese regiment for service with the
United States army. Nearly 700
American born Chinese have enrolled
in his regiment.
ST. Paul-T. III. Lantry, former SUI
perintendent of the Yellowstone divi-
sion of the Northern Pacific, has
been named assistant to George T.
Slade, first vice president of the
Northern Pacific.
Portland-A Chinaman who regis
tered at Astoria, when asked if he
had had any previous military train
ing, replied, mo belong to longs"
Another claimed exemption because
he had false teeth.
London-Racul Lufberry, Ameri-
can aviator in France, has been dec
GRATED with the English military
medal. No other American, and only
two French aviators have previously
received this honor.
Seattle-Lumber manufacturers of
Oregon and Washington have fixed
a price of $35 per thousand feet for
all lumber sold to the government
for ship building purposes. This is
SIS below the market price.
New YOrk-A resolution urging
the American people to eat less meat
and more corn, rice and barley prod
ucts as substitutes has been adopted
by the house of delegates of the
American Medical association.
Observation-Disclosures are be-
ing contracted in every shipbuilding
plant in the United States that is
capable of doing the work. Two hun
dred will be completed shortly and
rushed into the submarine zone.
New YOrk-An American officer,
serving with the destroyer squadron
in the North sea, says more vessels
are being sunk by submarines every
month than could possible be re-
placed in the same length of time.
New York-It is understood that
the government contemplates the
strengthening of the country's finan-
cial system by the addition to the
federal reserve system of thousands