Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-24
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Samoa.
Every New York police station is to
be grocery store. Commissioner
Enright Saturday arranged to have
foodstuffs sold at cost to members of
the force.
An unusual rush of emigrants to-
ward America is in progress from Ma
pies. Two thousand Italians applied
for passports to the United States the
first fortnight of October
Belgium treasury receipts for the
first seven months of 1919 exceeded
government estimates by more than
100000 francs, the total receipts be-
ing 21,OO0,0O0 francs. Further steps
to free trade have been taken.
Resolutions protesting return to the
Philippine islands of enemy aliens,
who were deported during the prog
ress Of the war, have been adopted at
Manila by members of the American
Legion and Spanish war veterans.
The distinguished service medal for
exceptionally meritorious and distin-
guished service was conferred on Com
mander Evangeline Booth of the Saliva
ton Army at the meeting of the east
ern congress Of that organization Sun
day.
Four whaling vessels, the Kodiak,
Unimak, Patterson and Tanginak, re-
turning to Seattle Saturday from the
seasons work in Alaska waters, re-
ported a total catch of 412 whales, an
unusual season. The fleet made head
quarters at Akutan in the Aleutian
group.
Eight million American women, aid
ed by many girls and boys, produced
in the 20 months ending last February
20, more than 371,5O0,0OO relief arti-
cles, valued at nearly $94,000,000, for
the benefit of American and allied SOL
diers and sailors and destitute civil
ians.
In the Paris chamber of deputies
Saturday M Pathleve urged clemency
for those who mutinied in the spring
of 1917 after the failure of the French
offensive. 1t was brought out that $50
death sentences had been imposed and
that 25 of the mutineers had been ex-
ecuted.
Petro Pierre, member of the l. w.
W., was found guilty by a jury in the
federal court at Leavenworth, Kan,
Saturday on charge Of threatening
the life of President Wilson He was
sentenced to serve 3k years in the
federal penitentiary, and upon his CIV
ing notice of appeal, bond was fixed
at $1,000.
The French government announces
that sales of the stocks bought from
the American expeditionary forces will
begin at once. They will be disposed
tural syndicates, chambers of COM
merce, provisioning organizations,
communities and departments and pub
lie institutions.
The Austrian national assembly has
ratified the peace treaty of st. Ger
main. The ratification was voted with.
out debate. The German party alone
opposed favorable action.
A suggestion that Great Britain
share the control of Gibraltar with the
United States was made by Henry
Morgenthau on his return from a seven
months trip abroad, primarily as
chairman of committee appointed by
President Wilson to investigate po-
groms in Poland.
Stuart B. Edmondson of Chicago
will leave his $4,000 a year position
as district manager for an insurance
company to accept the pastorate of
the Lake Forest Methodist Episcopal
church at $4,000 year, he announced
recently, because, he says, there are
some things better than gold"
A nationwide women's campaign to
urge the United States senate to i'm
mediately conclude peace by ratifica-
tion of the peace treaty was inaugur.
ated in New York Tuesday.
British merchant vessels lost through
enemy action during the war totaled
7,759,090 gross tons, it is officially an
nounced. Submarine action was re.
sponsible for the loss Of 6,635,059 tons
of this total. The loss Of 14,2S7 lives
was involved in these sinkings, the
report adds.