The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-04-11
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

The war in Europe is not over, de-
spite the verdict of United States Dis
trict Judge Walter Evans of Louisville,
KY, United States District Judge E.
L. Cushman of the state of Washing
ton has ruled in refusing to dismiss
complaints against two alleged viola
tors of the selective draft act. 1.-The
war is not over until the president
notifies the people by proclamation"
Judge Cushman held.
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A year of industrial strife in the San
Francisco bay district shipyards and
contract shops ended last week when
approximately 100000 machinists, boil
ermakers and allied craftsmen who
were out for two months or more as a
result of Il strike, returned to work
under compromise agreement.
Steel prices in all future ship build.
ing contracts to be let by the Emer-
gency Fleet corporation will be based
on the new schedule of prices agreed
upon between the industrial board of
the department of commerce and steel
manufacturers. D. ]. Cox, head of the
steel ship section of the corporation
announced the acceptance of the
prices.
Members of the special mission sent
to the United States by the Philip.
pine legislature to ask complete indie.
pendence for the islands has estab-
lished headquarters In Washington, D.
c., and prepared to present their case
TO the government. SECRETARY Baker
has officially received the mission and
are being made to con.
fer with other officials.
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The French foreign office has been |
advised that $55,OOO,OO0 in gold has
been deposited by the Germans in the |
Belgian National bank at Brussels. |
The gold is collateral for thespayment |
for foodstuffs which the allies are
permitting to enter Germany.
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Building and construction contracts
let in March showed an increase over
the two previous months and also a
larger money value than the months
average of preceding years. Complete
statistics for the entire country are
acking. but the public works division
If the department of labor estimates
he aggregate value to be between
and $150,OOOO 100000.
Colonel Henry ID. Lindsey, chief of
he war risk insurance bureau. has
,een awarded the distinguished service
medal by General Pershing for SER
ices performed as head of the war
isk insurance branch of the Ameri-
an expeditionary forces. Colonel
lindsey formerly was mayor of Dali
as, Texas.
The United States supreme court has
ecessed until April IA, when argu-
1ents in pending cases will be re-
umed.
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Carl Skinner, IA years old, is dead
t Chicago as the result of being
truck by baseball thrown by a play
tate. His skull was fractured. 1t is
elieved to be the first fatality of the
DO season.
General Pershing has cabled call
n more reading matter for the SOL
iers overseas. Transmitting the call ,
, its divisions and chapters, the Amer
an Red Cross calls attention to the
lct that a one-cent stamp pasted upon ,
lie cover will take a magazine to a
ember of the expeditionary force.
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All clerks and employees Of local
aft boards throughout the country
I've been taken off the government ! I
" roll Offices OF the boards have | I
'en closed, but the members win re. | .
in their official status until they are |
leased formally by President VIII q
n. "
The London Evening News says II r
derstands that in case the German l !,
legates refuse to sign the peace
saty, Marshal Foch has authority to
der general advance OF the allieo +
niles along the Rhine.