The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
IMPORTANT NEWS
The WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS OF The SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs

The Dallas, Texas, firemen formeC
a labor union affiliated with the Amer
| ican Federation of Labor. Twenty
one fire refused to withdraw, and were
suspended by city council, whereupoI
| practically the whole department went
on strike ''for their rights as Amer
lean citizens.l
Conviction of four officials OF the
Hamburg American line. including
Karl Buenz, managing director, on
charges OF violating the customs laws
in sending supplies to German cruis7
ers early in the war. was affirmed by
the United States circuit court OF
appeals at New York City. The -deci-
Hamburg-American line, which had
been sentenced to pay fine of one
dollar.
Higher wages will be asked OF the
railroad administration soon by nearly
all classes of organized railroad labor.
1t is stated, however, that strikes are
in nowise contemplated.
Frank Gwynne Tuder, leader Of the
Australian Labor party, has been ele-
bourne dispatch.
Most of the industries asked to re-
glass industry might be one OF these.
complish it by shutting down entirely
for one day each week, as the paper
board makers already have been Or
dered to do. Some industries, however,
cannot shut down easily for day,
and they will be asked to cease oper-
alton for as long as a month later on
in the year. 1t was suggested that the
glass industry might be one of these.
Explaining his recent order giving
fuel administrators authority to close
industries to supply householders
with coal, Doctor Garfield said this
power would be permitted to be used
only in emergencies.
At Camp Funston, Kans., three men
were killed and two seriously injured
when the army bank there was robbed
by a man dressed in the uniform of
a captain in the United States army.
The three men, civilians, were killed
with an ak, it is reported, while they
were at work in the bank, C. F.,+Win-
ters, vice president of the National |
Reserve bank Of Kansas City, Mo-,
was seriously wounded and it is fear |
ed he cannot recover.
A series of tornadoes that broke |
over Central Georgia are known to |
have killed one man. Three others |
are known to have been injured. A !
followed the first tornado
and the greatest damage to Camp
seven miles south of Ma
con, Ga, where more than 10000 men
are encamped, is from water. Many
tents were blown down. The collapse
II corral of the 122d infantry (for-
nerly Fifth Georgia regiment) caused
he death of private named Harris
Establishment of government pow
Ter plant at Hadley's Bend on the
Cumberland river, near Nashville,
Tenn, has been announced by Gene
al Crozier, chief of the ordnance bu-
eau of the war department Con-
will be started Immediately
N the plant, which will cost about
ixty million dollars, and will employ
bout fifteen thousand men. The tract
n which options were taken includes !
900 acres and the price to, be paid I
Or the land is approximately half a
1illion dollars. {
Enforced food conservation in res
aurants and extension of anti-hoard- ]
ng regulations to make them apply I
D. the household are included in the
lans of the food administration for ]
reating a larger export surplus of "
bod for the allies.