The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-11-29
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

The steamer Campania, once queen
of the seas. has sunk in the Firth of
Forth, Scotland, during d gale. All on
board the vessel were saved The
Campania broke from her noorings
during the gale and collided with a
battleship. She sank before she could
| be beached.
Americas naval strength will be
about twice as great by 1920 as it was
| in 1917, the year the United States
entered the world war, it was brought
out before the house naval committee
in considering the 1920 naval appropri-
alton bill The total humber of all
ships will be about 800, as compared
with 300 in 1917.
An imposing array of counsel, head
ed by Elihu Root, has been retained
by the National Association of Own
ers of Railroad SECURITIES to represent
it in negotiations with the government
looking toward the return of the ma
tons railroads to private ownership.
Bronze medals for all soldiers and
sailors who have served in the war
are authorized by resolution adopted
by the senate and sent to the house,
Italy has embarked on a definite
reconstruction program, and nearly
three and half billion lire has been
appropriated to carry it out, said an
official dispatch from Rome. received
in Washington. Measures have been
adopted to permit all war factories to
resume peace production immediately.
A. Mitchell Palmer. property
custodian, says in just is
sued that the signing arlnistice
does not change his functions or affect
his politics in any way. THE United
States and Germany" said Mr.. Pal
mer, "are still at war, and the trading
with the enemy act is still in force"
According to Berlin advices, enor-
nous stores of foodstuffs were found |
in the castle of the former German |
emperor in Berlin. A member of the |
soldiers and workmen's council is au- |
thority for the statement that there |
was great variety of foodstuffs |
found, the value of which normally |
would be several hundred thousand |
T,,,,,adi In IN r.aIoa en- from, tbo arr1v Of
men in training in This country who
prior to their induction into military |
service were anthracite coal miners,
has been ordered by Secretary Baker
at the request of the fuel adIninistra-
ton. Urgent need for increased pro-
duction of anthracite coal led to the
issuing of the order, the fuel admin
istration announced
Candy has been officially included
In the rations of the American expe-
dictionary forces The men will be al
lowed one-half pound each every 10
days. The ration will include choco-
lates and hard candy.
To allow work to be started on rail-
road construction delayed by the war
the war industries board has issued
an order giving lumber shipments for
new railroad work a rating higher
han that accorded any other class OF
= r.
The German authorities, according to
/ dispatch from Berlin. have notified
he Russian Bolsheviki government
hat REPRESENTATIVES must not be sent
o Germany. 1,
Estimate% Of the navy department
or the 1918 naval appropriation bill as
Jubmitted "a congress and announced, /,
all for n, IN 200, 600. but - they were
prepared With the view Of continuance
4 the war, material reductions are q.
,ected during the framing OF the bill.
Witch has already been started By the
lOuoe naval committee.