The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-12-27
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

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| spondent says that it seems reasonable
to believe that throughout the world
about six million persons persisted from
| influenza and pneumonia during the
| past three months The normal deaths
during this time from these causes
| would have been 100000.
Boston Cripples' union No. I has
been organized. 1t was voted to de-
velop the organization into a national
union for the purpose of obtaining for
its members preference in appoint
ments to city. county and town posi-
tons which they are capable of hold
ing.
/ The national assembly of German
Austria has adopted bill ordering an
investigation into the question of who
was actually responsible for the war.
and prescribing the proceedings to be
taken against its authors.
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When the total German casualties
are published, the number of dead will
be about 2,000,000, according TO the
Cologne Gazette e November %,
copy of which has been received in
New York. Up TO October % the total
casualties reported were 6,066, 769, of
whom more than 4,750,000 were Prus-
SLAMS. Officers included in the cas-
ualties total 140,760.
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Legislation authorizing increase of
the permanent enlisted strength of
the navy from 131 900 men to $4,000
was recommended to the house naval
affairs committee by Capt Ii. Lansing,
acting chief of the bureau of naviga-
ton. This would include 175,000 sea-
men, $4,000 apprentice seamen and
firemen in training, 100000 in trade |
schools for training, and 6,000 in the |
flying corps.
Two hundred thousand men must be |
recruited for the navy next year to
take the places of men who will de-
mobilize. Capt. ii. Laning, chief of
the bureau of navigation, made this
estimate in asking the house naval af-
fairs committee for an appropriation
of $12,000000 to cover transportation
and recruiting expenses.
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Six million rabbit pelts were auction
ed off for approximately S500,0O0 at
q special sale at the International Fur
exchange in st. Louis. Furriers from
New York, Philadelphia and Milwau-
zee were the principal buyers. Rab-
Dit pelts were auctioned exclusively
Ind the highest bid was S2.10 pound.
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Local and district draft boards will
he dissolved at the end of the pres
mt month, Secretary Baker said III
lis address at the governors confer
nee at Annapolis. After that time,
However, they will maintain an infor-
nal organization to assist employment
bureaus in placing returned soldiers
n industry.
Loading of two more vessels with !
argoes for Russia and completion of ,
for continued shipments !
Trough January and February by the ,
United States Russian Bureau. Inc, |
as been announced by the war trade ,
oard Three vessels have already !
liIed. carrying cargoes urgently need
4 in Siberia. Private Russian capital !
financing the cost of the cargoes, /,
hiclI include materials for CzechO- |,
lovak relief and railway construction, .
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The supreme military tribunal Mt !
Jenna has announced that II, 400 per- !,
ms were sentenced to death by Aus !
ian military tribunals during the war !,
I'd executed.
Secretary Daniels has asked congress
make permanent the double pay Civ Il
J thu enlisted men Of the navy Mt "
e beginning Of the war as a tenn "
,rary measure. b.
Trial and punishment Of William =
and every one associ- .
ed with HIM in violation of the law ~
nations and the committing of bru y
| atrocities in the war" Is demanded y
a joint resolution introduced by Rep !"
sentative barrow of Pennsylvania. =
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