Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22

money IN the united states, July l.
1917, was $46.67. az compared with
1929 on July l. 1916. and $16.92 on
January 1. 1879.
Consul General Alfred A. Win
slow. at Auckland, reports that the to-
tai increase of savings accounts, IN
GLIDING the post Office savings bank,
for the three years ending March 81,
1917, amounted to $99.402,730.s ~
Hogs sold for SIT q hundred at
the Chicago Stock Yards on the 10th.
This Is the highest price on record
at the Yards. This price means As
cents pound for bacon. Pork 10 sell
ling at $3.50 q hundred more than
beef; 50 higher than lamb, 81 high
er than mutton, and 81 higher than
chicken.
The Chicago School Board decided
on the 7th to cut out forty pages from
the 10000 spoilers now in the hands
of the Board because of a eulQgistic
mention of the German kaiser. There
are 100000 copies in the hands of the
children, but while many: are tearing
out the offending pages, the Board has
refused to take action.
Cuba In response to the food needs
of the world will plant peanuts and
beans, says Captain George Reno of
the Cuban Department Of Agriculture,
in order that she may not need Amer
lean animal and vegetable oils. The
sugar acreage will be increased this
fall with a view to producing a crop
of 100000 tons next year, instead
Of this years crop of 2,850,O00 tons.
Secretary Daniels has authorized
the construction of an aircraft fac
tory at the League Island Navy Yard,
Philadelphia. The total cost of the
plant will be- about $1,000,000, and
the contracts for the buildings are
such that they are to be ready for
operation in 100 days. The plant will
employ about 1000 operatives, and
will have a capacity of 1000 small
planes per annum.
Regarding the charge that has
been made by sensational papers that
Japan has 100000 ex-soldiers in Mex,
leo, the Japanese legation at Mexico
City reports that there are in Mexico
about 1000 Japanese, of whom about
300 are women and children. OF the
LOO males, 800 are mining labor
ers; 400 are farmers and farm lab
orers: 200 are domestic servants; and
the. remaining 800 include storekeep-
ers, carpenters, physicians, tailors,
fishermen, and various kinds of lab
orers.
1t is predicted that no attempt will
be made to enforce the new cOnscrip-
ton law in Canada before the cleo
tions and that the Liberal Party, led
by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, will then re-
turn to power and repeal the act. Con-
servative leaders blame the Austrian
and German populations in Alberta
and Saskatchewan and the Liberal pol
iticians who have deferred to them.
French Canadians In Quebec Province
are elated by recent demonstrations
of Liberal, anti-conscriptionist
strength in the West.
Premier Lloyd George, speaking at
q meeting Of the Serbian Society of
Great Britain, said the first condition
OF peace IL restoration, complete and
thought, the Premier said:
However long this war may last,
Great Britain's honor is involved In
seeing Serbia free. Serbia and Bel
GUM are the guardians of the gates,
and bravely have they defended them.
The troops of Serbia never have been
disheartened; they still are guarding
the gate. The British extend once
more the hand Of friendship to Ser.
bia. We will go through the war to.
gether to the end"
- Miss Jeanette Rankin, Congress-
woman from Montana, in q speech on
the floor Of the House, blamed John
Ryan, managing director for the Anal
gamated Copper Company, for the
Butte strike of copper miners and
urged that the Federal Government
take over the mines. Miss Rankin
asserted that Mr.. Ryan was respons.
1ble for the "rustling-ca system by
which only miners whose records are
approved by the company can get work
in Butte. She said that Mr.. Ryan had
ignored her kilograms urging that he
make reasonable concessions with the
object of settling the strike. No ar.
rests nave been made at Butte. for
the lynching Of Frank little, I. w. w.
leader.
The new War Industries Board, COM
posed of four business men, an army
officer, q navy officer and q trades un.
fonist, will purchase supplies and mu-
nitions for the Allies on tho same
terms as for the Government, accord:
ing to an announcement from Wash
ington. This announcement was &C.
companied by reports of intense dis
satisfaction on the part of American
manufacturers, who, it was said, were
unwilling to make the same price con.
cessions to the Allies as to the Gov.
eminent. President Wilson was re-
ported as insisting that the Allies
should enjoy the same protection
against extortion as the Government
The: Federal Trade Commission IL
making all possible haste with the in
vestigations that are preliminary tc
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