The Ronan pioneer., 1917-12-07

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of 40 members.
Little Rock, Ark. - Lonoke, 20
miles east of here, has been selected
as site for an aviation school for
army air pilots.
New Haven.-Yale is to have a
service flag containing 1,400 stars
one for each of the Yale students
now in the service.
London. - A wave of American
music has struck London and it is
gaining in popularity. 1t is being
featured at all concerts.
Washington. - Government statis-
ticians have figured that bread prices
in the country have advanced IS per
cent during the past six months.
WashingtOn.-War department es-
Inmates for increase in cavalry units
are said to be made on basis of an
army of 100000 men in all branch
eS
Washington. - J I'D 6 Advocate
General Crowder has appealed to
lawyers of the country to guard and
protect the civilian rights and prop
erty of soldiers.
Washington. - The fuel admins
tration declares that American homes
are being kept overheated and urges
the maintenance of temperature of
not more than 68 degrees.
Philadelphia. Twelve thousand
dollars per annum has been willed to
the wife of the incumbent of the pres
idency for pin money by wealthy
Pennsylvania, who has just died.
shingtOn-Whether the United
States shall declare war against the
allies of Germany will be one of the
first subjects for debate when con-
gress opens its session in December.
Mobridge, S. Din the destruc-
tion of two large elevators at Lem
mon, S. D., officials believe they have
found plot planning the wholesale
destruction of northwest food stores.
Washington.-The aggregate of
soldiers and sailors war risk insur-
ance written by the bureau of war
risk insurance in the treasury de-
partment now exceeds the billion dol
lar mark.
Washington. Clifford Thorne,
leading council for shippers, at the
rate increase hearing, has suggested
that the government take over the
operation of railroads for the period
of the war.
Lancaster, Pa. - The name of
ed degree as Doctor of Laws by
Franklin and Marshall college, has
been stricken from the rolls of that
institution.
Seattle.-It took just 78 days from
the time the keel was laid to COM
plete the vessel to launching time, in
manufacturing the first steel ship be-
ing built on the coast by the United
States shipping board.
New York.-Charles e. Hughes,
jr., son of former Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court Charles e.
Hughes, candidate last year for presi-
dent, has enlisted in the army as a
private. Hughes, jr., is a lawyer
New York.-The port of New York
in common with other sea ports of
the country has had it's waterways
taken over by the army and they are
now patrolled continuously to keep
away alien enemies of the United
States.
Washington. - Secretary Lansing
has announced that a rigid control is
now exercised over all persons enter
ing the United States in order to pre-
vent, as far as possible, enemy agents
and persons inimical to the United
States from coming into the country
ChlcagO.-Large automobile man
have volunteered the in
formation that they have decided to
cut down their output from 40 to so
per cent, reducing the production of
pleasure cars in order to go after
government contracts for war equip
ment.
Seattle.-Posting of general or
der by General Greene at Camp Lew
is prohibiting soldiers from visiting
Seattle, except on duty, has aroused |
, II S ra b e discussion here.
Charges that vice syndicate is op-
Grating in Seattle aiming to ensnare
he young soldiers is said to be res
oonsible for the order.
Berlin.-The Argentine minister |
has been handed a written statement
saying that the conclusions drawn
rom the Luxburg kilograms are un-
'ounded, and that Germany has never
'ostered and never will foster any
'ther desire than the development of
commerce in South America.
Duguoin, Ill.-After an interval of
'ifty-three years G. C. Stotlar, civil
var veteran of Jackson county, has
'eceived check for $12 representing
lis last months pay for service in
he Union army in 1864. Stotlar had
ong since given it up as "bad ac-
count" No accumulated interest ac-
the check, however.
Washington.-The fuel admins
ration has announced that vigorous
are to be meted out to
I'll producers and distributors charg-
I'd with extracting higher prices for
'oal than are fixed by the administra-
ion. State fuel administrators have
been instructed to make report i'm
on any violations of price
regulating.
Paris.-There are said to be over
200 young Americans, who have seen
service in France, but
whose time with the French army
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