The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-03
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

A national labor administrator to
| have charge of all labor problems in
volved in the production of war sup
| plies will be named by President Will
| son soon. Duties now performed by
various labor bureaus in the govern
ment departments which have to do
with war materials production will be
taken over and cO-ordinated by the
new officer.
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Guarantee of fair price for raw
wool to the producer is expected to
| follow a series of separate confer
enceS of representatives of the Nation
al Wool Growers association and lead
ing wool dealers with the price fixing
committee of the war industries board,
Sugar for domestic canning and pre-
serving this summer will be distrib-
uted under modified certificate sys-
! tenn by which each consumer will be
required to sign an application for the
amount needed
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Fire resulting from an unexplained
explosion destroyed the plant of the
Vermont Milk Chocolate company at
Burlington, Vt, causing loss of about
81 100000. Three men were reported
missing.
Charged with drilling holes in the
wings of airplanes ready to be de-
livered to the government, an employe
OF Cleveland manufacturing company
has been arrested by federal agents.
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Twenty members of the New York
Metropolitan Opera company have been
dismissed after an investigation con
Quoted by the company as to their
citizenship.
Brent Dow Allison. conscientious oh
jector, was bayoneted but not serious
~ wounded, by his military guard
when he declined to perform his duties
OF cleaning up the ground at Rockford
III. Allison did not object to clean
ing up waste papers but baked when
his guard told him to pick up cigar and
cigarette butts. His wound was dress
ed and later he was removed to the
| guardhouse
Baron Rhondda, has resigned the of
flee of British food controller He
has been absent from his post for some
time owing to illness.
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Corporal w. l.. Judd of the censor
board and member of regiment SIN.
toned at the Preside, San Francisco
has been arrested by postofffce insnec.
tors on charge of appropriatipg 81 =
O5S.2o from letters which pasSad
through his hands.
The British admiralty has announr.
Ell the cessation of the weekly ratpr,
OF shipping losses and the substitution
of monthly reports on the TburSd,v
following the twenty-first of each
month.
AlasEaS first draft will he called
May l instead of June 80 os o,.i .,
lnatly planned, it has been announced
The men probably will 20 to Cam
/ Lewis, Wash.
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! Reorganization of the army s,,,,.,,
corps, with John II. RYAN of ~
York, copper mgnate and financior
as director of aircraft production has
oeeh announced by Secretary Baker
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Bakers and dealers are ordered 70
discontinue the use of prices in adver-
using Of bread and rolls by orders from
the federal food administration,
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! CongteSS, which has been consfdor,,,,
I declaration Of a state of war with
bulgaria and Turkey. probably win
not take any action in the face of onnn,
S'l"h on the part of President Wilson
II Is said that the safety of Amor.
tanS IN both countries has caused tho
PRESIDENT TO Indicate that hostiIitios
SHOULD not be declared M tho -.