The Raymer enterprise., 1919-01-16

NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
w..t.rn Newspaper Union S.~s Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
The Spartacans have been given a
hard setback by the Hun troops, who
have killed about 1900.
Paderewski, Polish leader, has been
wounded by would-be assassin, who
entered his room in hotel where the
Pole leader had his headquarters.
Great Britain, 1t was learned today,
has informed Turkey that the Darda'
nelles forts will be destroyed unless
the Turks in Medina surrender imme-
diately.
All members OF the bourgeoisie have
been arrested at Riga by the Lettish
soviet. which has abolished the own
ership OF private property, according
to Riga dispatch.
Hindenburg, as commander in chief
Of the German army, is trying to
build small but assuredly depend
able force. 1t is believed from the
wording Of an order for this purpose
that this artillery is intended for use
to maintain order within Germany.
WESTERN
st. Louis, Jan. 12.-The wholesale
price Of beer made q new high record
in st. Louis when it went to 500 a
barrel.
A remarkable hen that laid 308 eggs
In year is a feature Of the Ma
tional Poultry show which opened at
the stockyards in Chicago last week.
The remarkable disappearance of
S260,000 in Liberty bonds consigned
by the First National bank Of Detroit,
Mich, to the Studebaker corporation
at South Bend, Ind, remains a mys-
tsry.
Members and delegates attending
the forty eighth sessions Of the Kan
sas state board Of agriculture adopt
ed resolutions ut Topeka declaring
that they opposed compulsory mill
tary training.
To outline definite plans to cooper.
ate with Secretary Franklin X. Lane
OF the Federal Interior Department in
Colorado river reclamation work.
Governor Bambergsr Is asking the
chief executives OF Colorado, Wyo-
ming. Nevada, Arizona and New Mexi.
co to send delegates 10 a convention
to be held In Salt Lake Jan. IS.
John Hance. better known as Cap
tain Hance, known to almost every
tourist who ever visited the Grani
Canon OF the Colorado. is dead at his
home in Flagstaff OF paralytic
stroke. He was "a years old. Cap
tain Hance, who always claimed to
have built the first trail down into
the cahon. has for years been chief
guide In the employ OF the railroad
and hotel company at the cahon.
WASHINGTON
By vote Of five to three the house
rules committee declined to give priv
ileged status to the bill appropriating
l00,000,000 for European relief work.
Figures made public by the ord.
nance department OF the inter.allied
bureau OF statistics show that the pro.
duction Of munitions in this country
had grown SO rapidly that In the last
months OF the war the United States
was far ahead OF Great Britain and
France. Average monthly production
Of machine guns and machine rifles
for July. August and September. 1918,
in the United States was 1870.
against l0.s47 for Great Britain and
12.l26 for France.
A credit of $S,250,OO0 in favor of
Belgium was established by Secretary
Glass. This makes total Of $780,
14b,0OO in loans for Belgium and a
total for all the allies of $685.
773,702.
Road building on an intensive scale
Is expected by government officials
this year. Defined estimates OF
amounts to be spent this year include
the following: Iowa, sl5,574, 600;
Texas. $2o.O00o00: Nebraska. 1857
oS9; North Dakota. 100000: Wyo.
ming, $653.000; Colorado. $1,000 600;
California. $20.0o0.000; Arizona, $780,
GOO; Nevada, $1.1aS,si9.sO: Idaho. 81
100000.
Final statistics OF the American
cotton crop OF 1917. announced by the
census bureau. places production at
1l,24S,242 running bales. equivalent to
1l,302,375 bales OF 500 pounds each
gross weight and worth $1,532 600, 900
to the growers. Production OF cotton.
reed amounted to 100000 tons.
worth S333.550,000. For the cotton
year" ended last July 81. 1918, con-
sumption amounted to 6,566.4S9 bales,
exclusive Of linters: exports amounted
to 4,2sS,420 bales: net imports, 217,-
3Sl bales: stocks on hand at the be-
ginning OF year 2.72O.l73 bales, and
st the end Of the year. 3.ls0,iSs bales.
According to estimates compiled by
the department Of agriculture, Amer
ica In 1919 will export 100000 tons
Of beef. pork and dairy products to
the American expeditionary forces,
neutrals and allies. it was learned
Friday. This is an increase Of 1,600,-
900 tons over the previous year.
An agreement between the Bethle-
hem Shipbuilding Company and the
thirteen international unions compris-
Ing the metal trades department Of
The American Federation OF Labor. |
the unions are recognised a.
1spressnting ~ employSs, has been