The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-10-18
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

American Troops sent overseas have
passed the 100000 mark, General
March announces.
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POStmen within few days will as
sumo the task of delivering telegraph
messages classed as night letters, in
cities and towns where postal deliver
les are maintained. Delivery of tele-
grams other than night letters by tele-
graph messengers will continue for the
present.
Cholera is slowly spreading in Ber-
lin, notwithstanding the preventative
measures taken, a Berlin dispatch
says Seventeen cases We're reported
October and - deaths occurred.
The daylight saving law would re
main in effect until rescinded by con-
gress under a bill passed last week
by the senate. The measure, which
was endorsed by Chairman Baruch of
the war industries board, in the in
terest of fuel economy. now goes to the
house. Under the present law the
clocks would be turned back an hour
on October ~.
Congressman Royal c. johnson of |
South Dakota, has received slight |
wound in France according to word |
received by his wife in Aberdeen. He
recently refused Il captaincy in the
ordnance department, preferring an as
signment to the trenches.
General improvement in corn pros
poets on October ] over a month ago
is shown by the department of agri-
cultures monthly crop report, just is
sued The estimated wheat crop is
91S,000,000 bushels, as compared to
j15, 100000 bushels last year.
Plain indication has been given by
the national war labor board that in
cases where organized labor opposes
advanced street car fares recommend |
ed by the board in connection with in ,
creased wages awarded to employees {
IF public utilities companies, the entire {
ward, including the wage advances, '
will be suspended
The state department has been Of 6
icially notified of the abdication of r
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria on the +
light of October 3 and the succession :
# the Crown Prince Boris. The new n
uler, as well as Prime Minister Ma
inoff and two other members of the d
abinet, retained in office, are regard h
d as friendly to the United States v
nd the allies. v
Members of the Yakima, Wash, fed r
ration of churches at their recent =
meeting, resolved to petition II
be city commission to eliminate Sun A
ay moving pictures, doing 50 with 5;
ne promise of Mayor f. IL. Sweet that b
all the churches supported the mat d
sr, Sunday movies would be forbid
en-. b.
More than $50 of Cleveland's police II
zen have signed resignation blanks 4,
III illItdieItu 10 1uit uIiit,S- llitN fit al
granted an eight-hour day. w
oters last November approved an or fe
nance giving the men the eight-hour CT
~, but city officials say it cannot be an
1T in force because the city lacks sa
InGs. I'll
Nearly nine million dollars has been 81
by the American Red
ross for war work in the British
les nor the period from last October
the Mend Of this year. This was All
scioseA by the latest report of the u
ar council. 81
As means Of keeping interest rates We
ON soaring, the railroad administra- 81
IN hereafter will lend railroads funds isl
six per cent to meet maturing bonds err
len they find 1t impracticable to get ia
oney elsewhere. Ample security will Fo
required. ST,