The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-04-12
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Determination of national policy
governing meat production, sale and
| distribution during the war, which may
! include virtual price fixing and def
mite control or actual federal opera
ton of the big packing houses, has
| been entrusted by President Wilson to
a special commission of five prominent
government officials.
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Philadelphia's police force is flatly
charged with corruption and partner
ship in crime by the commission on
training camp activities in a report
which Secretary Daniels has forward
ed to the governor of Pennsylvania and
the mayor of Philadelphia with the
urgent request that they accept the
cooperation of the navy and marine
corps, 'for such cleaning up in Phila-
delphia as is imperatively demanded"
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The federal license of the New Or
leans branch of Morris & Co., has been
revoked by, the food administration for
q period of seven days. The branch
was found guilty of charging excess
profits on corn products, and its Ii
cense will be restored only upon proof
that proper refunds have been made.
A resolution proposing reclamation
of a state of war between the United
States and Turkey and Bulgaria has
been introduced in the senate by Sem
ator King of Utah, and referred to the
foreign relations committee without
debate The resolution recited that
the two nations named are Germany's
allies and therefore enemies eof the
United States.
Representatives of every state, in
Guiding more than dozen governors,
are meeting in Washington at an Amer |
conference called by Sec |
rotary Lane of the interior department, |
to draft recommendations TO congress |
for legislation providing for a national |
against illiteracy.
Making any statement bordering on |
sedition, pro-Germanism or pacificism
will be misdemeanor in Berkeley,
Cal, by the terms of an ordinance
which has been adopted by the city
council. Conviction is punishable by
a fine not to exceed $500 or by six
in Jail or both.
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Adjournment plans for congress
IN, tho |
Democratic Leader Kitchin has predict
ed that unless something unforeseen
developed congress would adjourn be-
tween July l and July 10. Many other
members. however, do not believe an
early adjournment possible
1t is officially announced that the
appeal of Bolo Pasha for new trial
mas been rejected by the committee of
revision sittingiat the ministry of JUS
ice in Paris. Bolo Pasha is under
sentence of death for espionage.
An official dispatch from France
says that one of the American pilots
'ecently sent to the French front, Ser
,eant Putnam, has already to his credit
our victories and fifth which has
lot yet been certified.
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There will be no danger of milk
anime in the United States for sever
Il years, according to producers from
several states who met In Chicago to !
,rganize the Midwest Milk Manufac-
urer's association.
Three persons were killed and ~
INJURED when cyclone, travelling In
northeast direction struck Hunter
lille, a small town, three miles east
# Essex, Mo. Grayridge. two miles
arther east, was also struck by the I
torn but no lives are reported lost
here.
\ Under orders cabled to the war de-
Artment, Secretary Baker has direct
d that in future all information con-
etning American forces In France
vih be made public only from head
uarters Of the expeditionary forces.