The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-04
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

The latest figures on the consumption
referendum In Australia show that the
measure was rejected.>
Governor Stephens of California has
received Black Hand letter threat
ening to dynamite nine buildings in
Sacramento unless $4,000 is left in Il
designated rock pile.
A price said to be in the neighbOr-
hood of 81 an ounce has been agreed
upon by the government and western
silver producers. The price will be
announced soon.
The Canadian board of railway COM
missi0ners has granted the roads of the
Dominion an increase of IL per cent
in passenger rates.
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Eilhjalmur Steffanson. the arctic ex-
plorer last heard from in Il letter re- |
ceived in March, 1916. has arrived with
his party at Fort Yukon, according to
word received by the Canadian naval
department at Ottawa, Ont.
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An immediate and radical curtail
ment of passenger traffic service in
the central west is predicted by rail
way men as one of the first results
of government control of the roads
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The government war trade board has
agreed to ration Switzerland and has
given rules of procedure for export
ers to follow in making shipments. The
rules fix the amount of food the Unit
ed States will ship to Switzerland in
return for assurances that none of it
will go through to Germany.
Sugar exports of the United Safes i,
for last October showed an incfease
of 100000 pounds over that month ,
q year ago. o
Two army aviators were cremated
5 900 feet in the air at Fort Worth, a
Texas, presumably by the explosion of
the gasoline tank of their airplane. n
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representative of the food admin y
states there is sufficient 3
flour in storage here to answer the u
entire needs of the country for five =
months, notwithstanding the fact that u
exports to our allies have increased =
80 per cent over last year.
Duluth has suffered a 100000 fire r
which destroyed two lumber mills and N
immense quantities of piled lumber.
are suspected. \
Secretaries Baker and Daniels each
sent Christmas greeting messages to
til the fighting forces of the United
States.
Thomas Hall, state secretary of CT
North Dakota, was acquitted of the b.
.harge of embezzling $500 of state b
unds. Sc
1t is announced that General George q
" Cocktails will remain president of 80
he WrightMartin Airplane company :.
his return to active u, -.
uty in the army. =.
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The reserve coal supply in New
'ork City is growing less every day be- -
ause coal is not being brought in as ~
asst as it is used. Domestic users
re being given preference in deliver -
IS over manufacturing plants. y,
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Three British aviators in training al
ort Worth, Texas, were killed when
leir machines colided in the air. Two e,
the men were in one machine. The All
1llision took place at a low altitude TO
nd less than half mile from the is
Inding field. or
Thirteen soldiers from Camp Meade III
ere injured in a Washington, BaIti-
or & Annapolis railway collision
ear Baltimore Highlands. None was 5Ol
,riously hurt co
A proposal that the province of Is
uebec secede from the confederation be
CAnadian provinces was expressed bel
n Motion introduced into the pro Fr
ncial NegislatiYe assembly BY J. n. In
deputy for Lotblniere Que ma
c is ths only province which voted vii
-ainst Subscription at the recent cleo da,