The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-15
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

A bomb was thrown at the imperial
palace in Berlin by strikers. accord
ing to Berlin advices received by the
London Times. twenty-five persons
were arrested.
The administration bill authorizing
the secretary of war to give distinc-
tive badges to men of draft age who
have been exempted or rejected has
been passed by the senate.
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Andrw Bonar Law, government
leader in the English house of COM
mons, announced that German U-boats
have done to death 14,120 nOn-cOm-
blatant British men, women and child
rem.
two ounce bread ration has been
ordered by the food administration for
patrons of restaurants, hotels and din
ing cars. This allowance is about that
now observed in England.
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Ten months of the war have cost
the United States about 81. 100000,000
at the rate of S24,000,000 a day.
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Federal agents captured a German
spy on board Dutch liner just as
he was about to 60 ashore at an At
lantic port. He confessed he was
bringing instructions in secret code
to German agents in this country. |
Papers in code were found on his per-
son.
The last strike in any way involv-
ing shipbuilding in the United States
was settled when 1000 men returned
to work at New Orleans.
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AS means of fastening to market
all grains and particularly the vast
stores of soft corn, Director General
McAdoo has given transportation pri-
)rity to grain, flour, cornmeal and
,ther grain products in western and
middle western states.
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The fuel administration is cOnsid-
ring the elimination of one-third of
he stops made by electric urban and
nterurban cars as means of saving
uel supplies. In view of the fact
hat enough power TO run car three
ity blocks is wasted in making each
top, it is estimated that l, 100000 tons
4 coal may be saved each year. Some
tiles are already using the reduced
top system.
Three indictments, one of which
harged 80 persons with conspiring
18th VIM. ID. Haywood and other In
ustrial Workers of the World leaders
, hamper the government in its pros
cution of the war, were returned by
he United States grand jury at Sacra- G
ento. (
The house immigration committee Il
as tabled the Rankin bill to grant to r
merican women married to foreign 0
s the right 20 retain their citizenship t
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Wyles b. Bradley, a student flyer e
Houston, Tex, was burned to death
hen his machine fell 30 feet to the L
'ound and the gasoline tank exploded r
'vering him with the blazing oil. o
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Secretary Daniels has authorized the G
atement that the army is assured o
ough transport facilities to make c.
re that there will be 100000 Ameri- d
n troops in France early this year,
was stated by Secretary Baker re- Vi
ntly before the senate military COM r.
ttee. W
Mine workers of the country will D
t be given deferred classifications
der the selective draft in a ruling
st formulated by Provost Marshal
neral Crowder and approved by lie
cretary of War Baker m
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virtually as passed by the house the d,
p1tnistration soldiers and sailors i'll
N righfs-renamed the relief bill 70
3 Peen presented to the senate with 81
concentrations for passage. The is
Assure would operate substantially 81
a moratorium for the men In the tr
ita1y service. Sc