The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-17
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Eight soldiers were. killed and 20
| injured when wooden railroad coach
filled with members of the 321st infan-
try went over trestle at Camp Jack
son, S. G. All of the men were from
southern states.
| Louise Wickersham, the 16-year-old
daughter of a prominent architect of
| Spokane, has been arrested in Butte on
advices from Seattle. She was ON her
way to New York to join the American
women's ambulance corps.
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| Purchase of commercial types of
| trucks for army use instead of the de-
velopment of two smaller types of the
Liberty" motor truck, has been or
dered by the war department. 1t is
understood manufacture of the large
three-ton Liberty" truck will continue.
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The Mexican cabinet has approved
a law making American gold coins le-
gal tender in the states of Sonora and
Sinaloa, in western Mexico. The law
will be in effect until the government
can resume operations at the old mint
at Sinaloa.
Miss Anna Held, an actress, who is
critically i'll, at New York, has under
gone an operation for TRANSMISSION of
blood, which had an immediate good
effect. Ernest Lane, motor truck
driver, volunteered to give his blood.
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The death of Maddin Summers, Unit
ed States consul general at Moscow,
was announced in a cable received by
the state department. Mr.. Summers
collapsed under the strain of long
months of overwork. the message said,
and was i'll but one Gay.
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An agreement on the bill extend
ing the selectiVe draft law to youths
21 years of age since June 5, 1917, has
been reached by the senate and house
conferees The amendment of Repre-
sentative Hull of Iowa, providing that
the additional registrants shall be !
placed at the bottom of present ELI
gible lists, was retained.
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Four persons, two 12-year-old girls
and two women, were killed instantly |
when the automobile III which they
were riding was struck by an inter-
urban electric train in Oakland, Cal.
Two others in the car were uninjured.
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Sergeant Frank l.. Baylies of New
Mass, has brought down his
sixth German airplane. In comment
ing on Baylies' entrance into the
ranks of the aces. the Paris Matin
says that he promises to develop into
one of the foremost of the airmen.
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The anniversary of the deiverance
Of France by Joan of Arc will be
celebrated with great solemnity at Or
leans. France, and three days of pray
ar have been ordered in Catholic
churches throughout that country for
the success of the allied troops.
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The New York state military train
ing law was made more strict when
Governor Whitman signed bill re-
luiring boys between 10 and 10 years
Of age TO attend drill and perform mill
AIRY duties. Compliance with the re-
luirements Of the new law entities the
youth to certificate. without which /
ne cannot attend public or private
school or obtain employment.
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Drugs and opium valued at $4,000 ,
we're seized in raid directed by the ,
collector of the port of San Francisco. ,
{. d Davis, poultry dealer in whose
basement the cache was found, was ,
lrrestAd He said he had no knowl- ,
,dge Of the contents of the packages. ,
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A wounded British airman back from I
france reports that the squadron OPP ]
rating inl an Important sector on the j
Amiens front has probably established !
record by bringing down 106 enemy !
ngchines in six weeks, including p h !
ne day. II