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viscount Rhondda David Alfred
Thomas). British food controller, died
at London.
A card system for sales Of bread.
flour and -four pastry has been in.
augurated throughout Arizona.
The Minneapolis Tribune and Jour-
nal have increased the prices OF their
papers from one to two cents.
During the fiscal year, closing June
30. the United States had spent ap
Sl2,65O,OOO,OOO for war.
Austrian losses in the Pave battle
are estimated at 27o.000 by the Italian
supreme Command, Rome cables stated.
Thirteen thousand additional sol
diers are ordered to Camp Dodge. Ia.
under the call, issued by the War de-
partlnent.
Internal revenue collections for the
fiscal year ending June 30 totaleu So.
6l2,UO,0OO, compared with SSOO,-
100000 the year before.
british cocuaI+iac rannrta1 during
the month of June totaled l4l.l41.
This compares With total casualties
reported during May Of 166,S02.
President Wilson vetoed the legis-
lative appropriation bill, because OF
the Borland amendment increasing
hours Of government workers, but pro-
viding no overtime pay.
With coal production retarded in
part by shortage of labor, Fuel Adj
ministrator Garfield has asked Presi-
dent Wilson to stop the drafting OF
miners into the army.
The woman suffrage resolution, on
which q vote was prevented recently
by IN opposition filibuster, probably
vii not be brought up again until next
August after the proposed recess of
congress.
The United States launched more
merchant vessels on July 4th than
this country has lost by submarines.
mine or other causes since the var
began in 1914.
Senator Ben r. Tillman, South Car
DINA, democrat, and one of the most
interesting members who ever sat in
the upper house Of congress-, died at
Washington.
DIR. David Roberts was found guilty
at Milwaukee, Wis. on Il statutory
charge growing out Of the Lusk-Itob-
erts murder. and was sentenced to one
year in the house Of correction.
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Sergeant Earl Caddock, of Camp
Dodge. Ia. retained the wrestling
championship Of the world by taking
two straight falls from Yussiff Hus-
sane, in their match at Casper. Wyo.
Taxes on incomes and excess profits
for the fiscal year. ending last June
30. levied under the war revenue bill
enacted ny congress last year, to-
tailed so.S21 .334O.sO2. the treasury de-
partment announced.
A total Of 175 automobiles were
stolen on the streets of the city Of
Omaha between May IA and July 4.
The notice have recovered 96 Of these
machines and made % arrests in con-
nection with the thefts.
Members Of the cotton exchange AZ
Liverpool. England. voted that mo
member of the exchange shall trade
either directly r indirectly with the
present enemies Of Great Britain for
a period Of ten years after the war;"
A notable event Of the Fourth OF
July celebration in Paris was tho cor
emony opening a new avenue na~aed
after President Wilson. This oce,vr d
In the presence of President Poincare
and amid the acclamations OF an I'M
crowd.
A thorough search of the waters In
the vicinity of the spot where the
Canadian hospital ship Llandovery
Castle was sunk by German SUBJ
marines has resulted In no further
survivors being found. An official
statement says 1t may be assumed
that only "a out of the 25S persons
on board were saved.
In commenting on the sinking OF the
British hospital ship Llandovery Cas-
tie by q Hun U-boat In the British
House OF Commons. Andrew Bonar
Inv, chancellor OF the exchequer, said