The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-08
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Airplane mail service between New
York and Washington will be i'm daily
operation beginning April 10, the post
office department has announced.
Eight machines will be furnished by
the war department
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Members of congress have Witnessed
a 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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Inc 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 aIians
Tor agricultural or manufacturing
work was passed by the house by
vote of 334 to y.
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government control of the fertilizer
industry has been ordered by Presi-
deht wilson in a proclamation reoIir-
ing manufacturers and distributors RI
obtain license from the secretary M
agriculture on or before March %
Authority for the action is contained
in the food control law.
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Efforts to have congress annronri-
ate S5OO,OOOOOO to finance farmers in
the purchase of seed virtually foiIpI
when the house agriculture committeo
voted by majority of one NOT to ra-
port the bill to the house. II was IN
troduced by Representative Baer of
North Dakota
Ioihplete agreement on the soldiers |
ana sailors civil rights bill has haa,
reached by the senate and house con
tereeS who soon will present tbcir ro-
port To congress. No chanra We
made in any important proyision, af |
the measure. VI
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a resolution coudemning United
states Senator Robert NJ. IoFoIlett,,s
altltude on the war was passed nv tho
Wisconsin state senate hy a vote of
70 To j. Critics of the Wisconsin car,
ator In attacking his attitude reoa
INTO the record La FolIettc's Il D.,
speech and editorials printed in bfs
magazine. ms
victor l.. Berger was selected nv
''e Wisconsin state Socialist executive
committee as the candidate of tbo+
party for United States senator
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\ Swedish newspaper renorts tn.
the German steamer Du>seldorr h.
been captured by British auvflfar,,
cruiser. '"'>'i'"FE
announcement Is made hv The For,
Motor company that work has -
started on plant that is tn mr., 49,.
submarine killers. The hnfIt..,.
which are To cover five acres nrnhaF1,,
VIII De completed in Nav. II i -
=, ,',i, me plant will employ betwas,,
iV,Wn and l5,oOO men. The hot, ~. -
pc taken Ia the Atlantic ocean vi, -,
'etroit river and Great Lakes
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Corn 10 The amount OF fr,,,, -oo.o,.,
% 'N,o0 bushels "A day win 10 49,,
chased during the next tbras ~ l,'''.
!, '"''ooS middle western grain av,
.,ahSeS ny federal committees for ~,
'"'"aa' II was announced i'm New Wi, :
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japan has informed ~, r-....,
>,a'e> That Americans going N I,,,."
-'u>' nave their passports vis,5 - -
'l'.'''>s diplomatic or consular ,Fss
''T IN this country before I,.,,-f,.. '''1- !
: a war time measure which -, - ;
lanpted hy practically mn of ~ zen St ;
'elli gereDtS. Vi 'he CO. I
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,ri.T,,..- william Alden smith of !
,a ,,,t.-''l, Republican leader in tho
,ot n, ''"S announced that he wouId
,oS ne candidate for reelection ' hn.