Williams news., 1919-09-05
4 BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING RvENTe IN THIS AND FOR
 EiGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoINcs AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
western Newspaper Union News Service. WESTERN

WESTERN
 Mrs. Gertrude N Schuhardt, wife of William H. Schuhardt, Milwaukee, Wis, millionaire, shot and killed her self at the Hotel Alexandria in Los Angeles.
 The Methodist church bell is to be sold at Hoquiam, Wash, Pastor Swift ger says the progressive church of to- day doesn't need bell, but that news paper advertising is better.
 John .J. Shay got to Columbia, Mo-, too late for his own funeral. He was on his way from France when cere- monies were held after the War De partment reported him dead.
 Having loafed too long, and needing gambling money, Gorham Owl, Indian, set fire to a forest so he could be fire fighter on government pay, he confessed at Sacramento, Calif.
 John Carter, a farmer, recently brought a large number of big cab bages to the market at Holdenville, Okla, the largest of the bunch weigh ing eighteen pounds, trimmed. Sev- eral others were almost as large. ], Second Lieut.. Floyd Meisenheimer of Detroit and Chauffeur Harold Ice of St. Marys, Ohio, were killed at Scott field, near Belleville, Ill, when their aeroplane fell from an altitude of POO feet and caught fire after crash ing to the ground.
 A balloon race between the army and navy for the military championship of the United States will start from St. Louis September Beth under the aus pices of the Missouri Aeronautical So- ciety, it has been announced. Each side will be allowed to enter three balloons.
 WASHINGTON
 Ten thousand American troops are held in France to guard 40,OOO Ger mans taken prisoner by the Americans who cannot be returned to Germany until the peace treaty has been. rati- fled by three powers. It is estimated that it is costing the United States these prisoners.
 Col. Edward NJ. House, who since last November has been in Paris as a member of the American Peace Com mission, will return to America in Sep tember. Colonel House will be ac- companied by Lord Grey, the newly appointed British ambassador to the United States, and will land about September 18th.
 Steel helmets having been officially adopted as part of the army's war equipment, steps will be taken to in sure reserve supply of the new type designed in the A. B. F. British hel- nets now will be disposed of, except for about 100000, which will be kept until production of the new model in quantities is assured.
 Honorable discharges will be granted to all men who served in the navy dur ing the war with Germany with good records and who have since been re- leased with ordinary discharges, it has been announced by the Navy De partment. After the arInistice all en- listed men discharged before the ex- piration of the full four year term of enlistment, were given ordinary dis charges instead of the honorable dis charges.
 The railroad administration signed a contract with the Pullman Company calling for an annual rental of $11,- 75O,OOO
 People ought to be satisfied with present food prices; there isn't any profiteering in the retail meat and grocery business, and consumers want to pay high prices Thomas Dunn, a St. Louis meat dealer, told the Senate agriculture committee at the hearing on lo0icla tion fo confro1 tho noct-tro industry.
 Favorable report on Attorney Gen. era1 Palmer's request for amendments to the food control act to assist him in the prosecution of profiteers, was made to the Senate by Senator Gron- ma of North Dakota, chairman of the Agricultural Committee. Senator Gron- ma stated that the report was not a unanimous one and that members of the committee had reserved the right to offer further amendments on the floor The amendments as offered would provide $5,OOO penalty for the making of unjust or 'unreasonable' prices and also include provisions trict of Columbia.
 Only two men of the thousands of the American Expeditionary Forces who went into battle against the Ger mans remain unaccounted for, accord ing to casualty list issued by the War Department. The previous list showed more than 100 missing in action. To- tai casualties now are placed at 291,- 732, with IT, ,422 deaths from all causes.
 Exports from Alaska for the month of July, according to report of the customs office, were valued at S2, ESQ., 926. Leading items among the outside shipments included: Seventy-five