The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-24
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Brig. Gen. Richard NJ. Blatchford,
seventh ranking brigadier in the Unit
ed States regular army and at present
commander of the Panama canal zone,
has been assigned as commanding gen
eral of Camp Lewis, according to war
department orders. Arrival of General
Blatchford is not expected for several
weeks, as the order directs that he
shall proceed to Camp Lewis upon re-
lease from duty ut Panama.
Six ships loaded 10 capacity with
American officers and men--14. 416 in
all-alrived in New York ON Easter
Sunday. Two of the ships which ar
rived were German liners ZEPPELIN and
Graf WalderSee, making their first
trips since they were turned over to
the United States.
William Bross Lloyd, millionaire So
cialist, has scheduled $4,000 worth
OF property as surety for the $1,000
bond of Charles ROthfischer, one of
the /. w. w. in Leavenworth prison,
who recently We're admitted to bail
by Chicago judge. pending ap-
peal. Lloyd said he was considering
providing surety for w. D. Haywood,
bond for whom was recently offered,
but has not yet been approved, and
others.
Completion of its overseas OrganiZa-
ton to aid returning soldiers in find
ing employment is announced by the
United States employment service,
Harold Stone, overseas director, has
established headquarters in Paris, with
branch offices in five other cities in
France.
Virtually 40 per cent of the more
than 100000 bushels of wheat pro-
duced in Australia in the seasons of
1915-16, 1916-17 and 1917-1S is still in
stock, Il government announcement
says. On Jan. 30, 1919, there were
l42,3OO,OOO bushels of wheat in Ship
per's stocks, 11,SOO,OOO bushels in flour
stocks and 100000 in millers' stocks.
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Robert Sanderson Mccormick, Amer
lean diplomat and father of United
States Senator Medill Mccormick of
Illinois, and Robert r. Mccormick, one
of the editors of the Chicago Tribune,
Is dead OF pneumonia at his home in
lilnSG31Q Snhnrh nf III,
health forced him to retire as United
States ambassador to France in 1907.
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The battleship Oregon. which made
the famous trip around the horn dur
ing the Spanish-Americau war, will
contribute its part to the Forthcoming
Victory Liberty loan campaign by
cruising along the Pacific coast, start
ing from Bremerton, WASH, and put
ting in at important ports.
& &
mat the Sioux Indians know good
thing when they see it, was demon
strated when Theodore Void, governor
OF the federal reserve bank in Minne-
apolis, received the first subscrintion
TO the Victory loan from &C Indians
of the Rosebud agency in South Da-
kota.
The former Prince Joachim of the
Hohenzollern family hopes to emf
CRATE TO America after peace is signed
according to reports in Geneva, Joo-
CHIN has arrived there from Berlin
ana expresses his intention of remain
ing in Switzerland until after the peace
settlement.
Mrs. f. II. Wilder of Fargo, N. D.,
mas been elected commissioner of DO
lice in that city. She will have com
plete direction of the department, Mrs
wider mas been prominent in suffrage
and W. c. Il. U. circles.
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hVefett Grimes, IA years old. was
Killed, and five others seriously in
Jufed at Forest park in st. Louis when
tokker airplane piloted by Lieu,.
george Bessler crashed through a steel
caDle which roped off spectators, when
landing.
ELEVEN Young Mems Christian asso.
clatlon overseas workers were killed
IN action, died from wounds and
90 from disease and other causes since
the beginning of the war, accordino
u an announcement of the national
war worA council of the association.