The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

The bill appropriating $2,000,000 for
vocational rehabilitation of men in
jured in the military service has been
completed by congress and is now wait
ing President Wilson's signature.
American and British prisoners, to-
gether with French colonial troops re-
Gently captured by the Germans, are
being paraded through the streets of
the Rhine towns to impress the popu-
Iation, according TO advices from Ger
many received in Switzerland.
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Details of the American aircraft
bombing expedition over the enemy
lines June IS, show that five planes
carrying out the attack dropped SO
bombs and returned safely after fight
ng off three German pursuit machines.
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While not opposed to the introduce
ton of any separate, prohibition legis-
Iation senator's may see fit TO offer,
President Wilson, it has become known,
is opposed to attaching any prohibit
ton amendments TO pending appropria-
ton bills.
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Senator Johnson of California, in a
speech in the senate, called upon the
administration to explain why Major
General Leonard Wood is kept at home
instead of being sent to France with
his division. He said the country was
entitled to know the reason for the
step.
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American coast artillerymen may be
assigned to aid in defending Paris, if
the Germans get within range of the
city with their heavy guns, said a
high authority in Washington. A num-
Der of our artillerymen are already in
France and others are training to go |
there.
Nine thousand white drafted regis
trantsjqualified for special limited mil
tary service have been called for by |
Provost Marshal General Crowder. |
They will be put to work in the mill
-ary aeronautic corps, of the army and /
will be sent to Vancouver, Wash. to
get out materials for airplane produc-
ion.
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Beginning August l manufacturers of
passenger automobiles will be restrict
ID to % per cent of their previous
coal needs.
A proposal for complete prohibition
Turing the war was presented in the
;enate by Senator Jones of Washing
on, as an amendment to the SILL
100000 emergency agricultural appro-
,riation bill.
Speaking to the French Alpine chas-
eurs visiting in this country who are
home. Secretary Baker stated
hat more than 100000 American sol /
liers have gone overseas.
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A burning vessel was seen about
90 miles off shore from a Pacific
'ort by a steamship which has come
o port. When the steamer arrived (
longside, the vessel was burned to :
he waters edge and was smolderine !
ut. There was no sign of life on {
he floating wreckage- The name OF I
he vessel had been burned away and |
here was no trace of lifeboats. +
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Eleven thousand barrels of wheat j
our in the possession of the Horlick t
LATED Milk company of Racine, Wis,
ave been ordered turned over to the r
ederal government in Chicago. The !
oncern is facing penalty for hoard f
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Describing the meeting of the Brit {
h and German delegates, held at The
Iague to arrange an exchange of pris-
ners Npf war, Reuters correspondent
t The SIague says they did not shake d
ands, bAr merely bowed to each other. {
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Detroit Aeads the world In aircraft b
according to John d. Ryan. b
rector Of aircraft production, who o
as in that \city inspecting plants en- n
lged in TIA manufacture Of aircraft. e.
r. Ryan said he was inspecting air a
aft plants in order to urge expansion b
the work. O