Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-03

pounds of paper, costing about 81
600 900 this year.
The heaviest food contracts in the
history of the world have been let
to fourteen of the great packing
houses of the United States.
Not intending to hang crepe on the
holiday enjoyment, but merely out
of curiosity, we would like to ask:
Have you paid your Christmas bills
yet?"
The War Trade board is granting
no licenses for the export of COM
modities containing wool which are
necessary for the military or naval
uses of the United States.
The postotlice department has es
tabllshed cOastWise parcel post water
routes to facilitate service for the
cantonments, which will operate to
relieve wartime railroad congestion.
Railroad officials will retain direct
management of the roads and the
railroad war board, composed of live
railroad heads, will continue actual
operation under Director McAdoo's
supervision.
A home rule in taxation bill will
be introduced in the New Jersey leg
islature by Representative Close of
Essex county, one of the twelve re-
publican members elected from that
county on home rule platform.
In the referendum vote on conscrip-
ton in Australia, the Government
measure was defeated by vote OF
93S, 900 to 764 900 of the home popula
ton, The soldier vote, which is esti
mated to be equal to the home vote
has not been announced.
The Japanese steamship company,
Japan's largest maritime corporation
has increased its capital from $27, :
900, 900 to $50, 900, and will build
so large steamers aggregating 400, COO
tons as an addition to its existing
fleet of l02 vessels, totaling 44o, 600.
General Pershing has asked the pro-
vost marshal general to send him
1000 bricklayers. What he wants
them for is a mystery. # it was brick
makers he requested we would sus-
pect he wanted them to make ammu-
milton for the ''Fightin' Sivinty
nointh." +"
Sailing under American names in
the service of the United States are
lO9 German ships damaged by their
crews prior to their seizure by the
government when war was declared
They add more than 500 900 gross ton
mage to the transport and cargo fleets
in war service for the United States.
Congressman Harry j.. Candy has
introduced bill in congress to ex,
tend the deferred payments of all
homesteaders who are in the military
service OF the government. The bill
provides that deferred payments bear
4 per cent Interest and become due
six months after the termination of
the existing war
Beginning with the early spring, it
is announced, Gulf and Atlantic shin
yards will launch a wooden ship a
day. The output of ship timbers by
Southern pine mills is now more
than 1000, 600 feet day. 1t is Hoped
to double that output so that ship
yards can operate on twenty-four-
hour schedules.
has placed upon the bill of fare of
fashionable restaurants sHch sea food
as shark meat and whale steak, there
by spelling that good story of the
lrishmap who, after asking in vain
for each to satisfy his Friday scru-
pies, leaned back in expectant enjoy
ment and said: well then bring
me nice porterhouse steak. The
Lord knows | asked for fish -
The British Premier, Lloyd George,
speaking to the House of Commons
on the 20th, declared that the Central
Powers as preliminary to peace
must give up all conqrests. and pro-
mise compensation for damages.
Palestine, be said, would not be sur
rendered to the Turks The German
colonies would be disposed of by the
peace conference. Many rumors of
peace proposals from the German
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