The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-08
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Airplane mail service between New
| York and Washington will be in daily
operation beginning April II. the post
office department has announced.
Eight machines will be furnished by
the war department.
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| Members of congress have witnessed
demonstration of the new Browning
machine gun, which was arranged for
their especial benefit. The object of
the demonstration was TO convince the
lawmakers of the superiority of the
Browning gun over the Lewis gun or
any other pattern. The tryout was
completed with entire success.
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The so-called alien Stacker BILL to
bar from citizenship and authorize de-
portation of aliens of draft age who
claim exemption from military service,
and authorize the drafting of aliens
for agricultural or manufacturing
work, was passed by the house by
vote of 334 to 81.
Government control of the fertilizer
industry has been ordered by Presi-
dent Wilson in proclamation requ;r-
ing manufacturers and distributors TO
obtain license from the secretary OF
agriculture on or before March 20.
Authority for the action is contained
in the food control law.
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Efforts to have congress appropri-
ate $500,000,000 to finance farmers in
the purchase of seed virtually faiieI
when the house agriculture committee
voted by a majority of one not to re-
port the bill to the house. 1t was in
troduced by Representative Baer of |
North Dakota.
Complete agreement on the soldiers |
and sailors civil rights bill has been
reached by the senate and house con-
ferees who soon will present their re-
port to congress. No change was
made in any important provisions of
the measure.
A resolution condemning United
States Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette's
attitude on the war was passed by the
Wisconsin state senate by a vote of
26 to 3. Critics of the WisconsinAsen-
ator in attacking his attitude read
nto the record La Follette's st. Paul
speech and editorials printed in his
magazine.
Victor L. Berger was selected by
he Wisconsin state Socialist executive
committee as the candidate of that
,arty for United States senator.
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A Swedish newspaper reports that
he German steamer Dusseldorf has
een captured by a British auxiliary
ruiSer.
Announcement is made by the Ford ,
fotor company that work has been
tarted on a plant that is to turn out
ubmarine killers. The buildings,
yhich are to cover five acres, probably
ill be completed in May. 1t is under I
TODD the plant will employ between {
1000 and 1900 men. The boats can Z
e taken to the Atlantic ocean via the !
,etroit river and Great Lakes. 7
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Corn to the amount of from 100000 n
i, 100000 bushels a day will be pur- i
based during the next three weeks at
he various middle western grain ex- n
langes by federal committees for use ]
broad, it was announced in New York. 1
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Japan has informed the United
tates that Americans going to Japan
ust have their passports vised by a a
ipanese diplomatic or consular Off n
r in this country before leaving. 1t a
war time measure which has been 81
lopted by practically all of the co n
'lligerents. 5,
Senator william Alden Smith Of N
ichigan, Republican leader in the b,
nate has announced that he would q
It be candidate for reelection, but q,
duld leave the senate when his term r.