The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

UUnULnUlU UIilSI
Newton D. Baker, American secre-
tary of war, has sailed from Brest,
France, for the United States aboard
the transport George Washington.
A DH4 airplane which had been
rebuilt for the postal air service was
burned while being tested at Belmont
field, New York, and Pilot p. l.. Fer
ron of jamaica, Long Island was
badly burned. Advices to the post
office department at Washington gave
few details, but said an inquiry had
been begun.
On the ground that they cOnspired
to defeat the Victory Liberty loan in
Alaska by attempting to intimidate
the territorial! senate, The Alaskan SEN
ate by unanimous vote recommended
the United States to prosecute Mayor
r. l.. Petty, II. NuxOn, agent of the
Deep Sea Fishermen's union, and H.
V. Hendricksen, secretary of the
Alaska Labor union, all of Ketchikan.
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American newspaper correspOn-
dents in Paris have addressed formal
letter to the members of the Ameri-
can peace delegation requesting that
they secure for the correspondents the
privilege of attending the first meet
ing of the allied and German peace
ENJOYS. They also ask permission to
talk with Il spokesman for the Ger
man delegates from time to time.
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Germany has instructed the Argen-
| tine government to deliver interned
German steamers to the United States,
and the American embassy at Buenos
Aires has announced its readiness to
take over the vessels. The Argentine
cabinet has given instructions accord
ingly, and the transfer is expected in
a few days.
Among the caSuals arriving at New
York this week on the Panama was
Lieut.. Otto I. Kass of Briton, S. D.,
| said to be the oldest aviator who serv-
ed with the American eXpeditionary
forces. Lieutenant Kass, an attorney,
| is ~. He is officially credited with
| downing one German plane and his as
sociates say that he downed two 9th
erS.
In the presence Of only few
friends and relatives, Miss Margaret
Carnegie, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, and Ensign
Roswell Miller, United States navy
We're married at the Carnegie home in
New York. The couple probably will
make their home in Princeton, N. j.,
where the bridegroom is to take a two
! year course in Princeton university
merchantmen does not intend to sacri.
flee any vessels merely in order to dis.
pose of them.
Constitutionality of the North Caro-
lima act of 1913, designed to protect
| watersheds from fire by recurring the
burning or removal of remains of trees
cut for commercial purposes within
400 feet of the watersheds, has lust
been upheld by the U. S. supreme court
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By the end of October shiDbuildina
| operations in Portland will have ended
according to present indications, so Jo
seph J. Bowles, president of the North
west Steel company, told IA conference
of shipbuilders held in Portland at
the call of Mayor Baker. From 80.
900 to $4,000 men will be thrown on,
Of employment in Portland alone, Mr.
Bowles declared
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More than $4,000 Why's Overland
company employees have received 500
600 in checks in the companys first
distribution of the profits under the
$3.50 profit sharing plan announced
last January.
/ All bids received by the shipping
board for four steel reconstructed lake
steamers have been rejected as beine
too low and the steamers will agar
be advertised for sale. 1t was STATED
that the board in its sale of war bull
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The Franklin mine at Houghton
Mich, has been closed down. Tram
mers will take out broken rock. bu
otherwise the mine, the second to sus
pend operations in recent months, will
be idle. Operation is said to have
been found Improbable since the gov
eminent ceased fixing copper prices.