The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-09
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Liberty 3k per cent bonds, which
are exempt from taxation, have been
selling at par recently on the New
York stock exchange. Steady buying
of this issue by Leading financial in
terests has been noticeable.
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More than 10000 Christian Greeks
have been depOrted by the Turks from
their homes in the flourshing regions
of Turkey bordering on the coast, ac-
cording to a report from the Greek
foreign office of the relief committee
for Greeks of Asia Minor, given out
in New York.
For having on hand more flour than
food administration regulations per-
init, the Horlick Matted Milk company
has contributed $4,000 worth of it's
products to the army and navy, the
food administration has announced.
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In accordance with the pre-arrang-
ed plan for the navy to take over con-
troll of all shipping engaged in trans
porting troops and war supplies. Or
ders have been issued by the navy de-
partment calling several thousand re-
servistS into active duty.
The Maastricht newspaper Les Nou
velles says the inhabitants of Liege,
Belgium, held an enthusiastic public
dam N . n tinn thn antpnta nffpn-
sive ON the Marine salient. during which
the Marseillaise was sung. Because
of this, the newspaper adds. the Ger
man governor has ordered the curfew
to ring at o'clock in the evening for
several weeks and the city also has
been fined.
General March. chief of staff, has
announced the abandonment of every
designation for the troops except that
of United States army" All other
marks than the plain gu s. of the
regulars will be abolished. For war
| department purposes, the national
army and the national guard are WHIP
| ed out utterly, and the officers re-
serve corps goes with them into the
| discard.
Private Earl S. Robinson of New
| York, conscientious objector," at
Camp Dix, n. j.. had his sentence of
life imprisonment. imposed by court
martial reduced by Major General
Hugh l.. Scott to 20 years at hard
labor. nj Fort JAY. n. Y. He will for
felt all pay and finally will be dishon-
orably discharged from the army.
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Loans to the allies totalling S112,-
100000 have been announced recently
by the treasury department. France
received SloOO0O.OOO. Gelgium 50 .OOO.-
600 and Serbia $3,000,000 This brought
the total of loans to the allies to So
49,, 100000.
The maximum age limit for marine
corps recruits has been raised from SO
to 40 years, Secretary of the Navy
| Daniels has announced. Strength of
the marine corps on July % was
placed at 60.561, including officers
| anu lleet reserves.
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| Profits of the United States Steel
corporation for the second quarter Of
1918 amounted to $50, 557 1891 after set
ting aside S90,716,25O for war taxes.
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| Criticisms by General Pershjng and
Others of the De Haviland airplane-
now the principal output of American
factorles-are being investigated ST.
muitaneously by Secretary Baker and
the senate committee inuuiring into
aircraft production.
According to information received
| ny the emergency fleet CORPORATION.
the Ecorse plant in Michigan has
launched 3,500-ton cargo carrier that
had been only IA days in the building
ms Is said TO be new record for
this class of boat.
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| SIX ariplane bombs were dronnac
on Constantinople last week, according
10 Turkish official report. Five per-
4 sons We're wounded. Constantinon,e
mas previously been bombed. half a
ron OF bombs having been dropped ON
! the city on July Z.