The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
eoNpEMsao RECORD OF THE
PRooREss OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD. -.
FROM ALL SOURCES
aAYINos, o I'm q ., ACHIEVE
MENrs, suFFERINos, HopEs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union rev. service.
WESTERN

WESTERN
Six persons are reported killed,
number of others seriously injured and
many houses and barns were demol-
ished In storm which swept through
Durant, Okla.
A lone masked bandit entered the
State bank of Stratford, Okla, locked
the presidents son, the only person in
the bank, In the vault, and escaped in
motor car with $4,000.
DIR. Locke, Methodist minister of
Los Angeles didn't tell his congrega-
tion tight skirts were immoral. He
merely said they are 'senseless, pa
ganistic and ugly; also unsafe, un-
hygienic and utterly ridiculous"
The seismograph at the University
of Kansas recorded an earthquake
shock for an hour and six minutes.
The estimated distance from Law
renee to the origin of the shock was
g4O miles, probably in northeastern
Mexico or in the Gulf of Mexico.
Two bandits held up the messenger
of the Bank of California of San
Francisco and robbed him of $1,000 in
currency. They first struck the mes
senger over the head with the butt of
revolver. The bandits backed the
messenger, who was n new employee
into doorway, while pedestrians
looked on. The robbery occurred
when the messenger was en- route TO
the subtreasury.
The first Kansas wheat crop report
of the yepr Issued by the State Board
of Agriculture, shows that the condi-
ton and acreage of wheat in Kansas
this year is the best and largest in the
history of any stute ut this time of
year. The report places the acreage
mt 10,75S,oO0 acres and the condition
is estimated at 9932. The forecast is
that the state will produce more than
2l5,000,0O0 bushels of wheat
Under supervision of the Federal
Department of Fisheries, 10000 fur
seals will be killed at the st. Paul
islands, Bering sea, this spring, ii. j.
Cbristoffers, assistant agent of the
Alaska service of the department, an
nOunced in Seattle. Not one part of
the seals will be wasted. Furs will be
tanned and sold in the Eastern mar
kets. For the first time the govern
ment's new fertilizing plant on st.
Paul island will be operated, and ii is
expected the kill of seals will furnish
approximately 1900 gallons OF the
finest grade oil and $4,000 pounds of
fertilizer. The seal drive will he
started by Alaskan natides in May,
Christoffers said
WASHINGTON
Putting into effect the policy of re-
moving wartime restrictions as fast as
possible on enemy aliens, the Depart
ment of Justice has ordered the re-
lease from parole and cancellation of
bonds of more than 10000 of these
aliens throughout the United States.
The American army in France on the
day the armistice was signed held SO A
miles of battle front, or q per cent of
the entire line. General March gave
the divisions Of the front that day be-
tween the allies as follows: French, 55
per cent; United States, q per cent
British, 1S per cent; Belgians, per
cent.
During the battle OF the Somme in
1916 the British army used 100000
rounds of artillery ammunition, ac-
cording to IA statistical announcement
published by the War Department in
Washington This Is the largest num-
Der of shells used in any single en-
gagement, so far as records show.
Travel allowances of 3 cents a mile
to discharged soldiers authorized by
recently enacted law can he paid
only to cover expenses from the point
where the soldier was discharged to
the place where he was originally mus
tered into the service. Comptroller of
the Treasury w W. Warwick trans
mitted Il ruling to this effect to the
War Department.
Completion of its overseas opganiza-
ton to aid returning soldiers In find
ing employment has been announced
by the United States employment
service. Harold Stone, overseas direc-
tor, has established headquarters in
Paris, with branch offices In Brest,
Lemans. Staignau, st. Nazaire, Mar-
seilles and Bordeaux. All returning
troops are being carded by their Off
GERS as to whether they need employ
ment, the officers acting as agents OF
the employment service.
Putting into effect the policy of re-
moving wartime restrictions on en-
emy aliens as fast as possible, the
Department OF Justice has ordered the
release from parole and cancellation
of bonds of more than 10000 of these
aliens throughout the United States
As fast MS their records can be exam.
ined in Washington orders for re-
moval of restrictions are sent to
United States attorneys. Some enemy
,lians will coutintie fo he held itn1ar