Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-03
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HERE AND THERE.

AmerOngen-Ex-ka William has
sent one of his secretaries to Berlin
to arrange his finances.
Kansas City, Aug. 28-Hogs today
sold under $40 for the first time since
last March, the price dropped from
35 cents to ST.
Seattle, WASH, Aug. 28-Mayor Ole
Hanson's resignation will soon be
handed to the city council. according
to authoritative reports today. Ham
son was on his vacation and could
not be reached for a statement. It is
limited he will go on a lecture tour
OF the country and later will seek the
nomination for president.
Copenhagen. Aug. 2S-Despite a
protest from the German administra-
ton, the French cruiser Marseillaise,
has arrived off Flensburg, the chief
port OF Schleswig, to be present dur
In gthe plebisicite which is to decide
the status of Schleswig. Germany
protests on the ground that the pres
ence OF the French war ship was not
| stipulated in the armistice.
/ Washington, Aug. 28-The oil leas-
ing bill now before the senate will
!
tracts of coal lands upon the public
domain is unamended, Senator LaFol-
lette said today in continuing his fight
for amendment of the measure La
! Toilette will present amendments
prohibiting the leasing of any coal
lands to the railroads. He also will
try to have the release clauses relat-
4 ing to payments on navy oil reserves
stricken from the bill
London, Aug 28-The revolution ex-
tending over the entire country has
broken out in Montenegro, according
to dispatches received here today. The
situation is described as serious
Fighting is widespread, with Serbian
forces unable to suppress the revolt.
The Montenegrans have kept the rail-
road running from Erbazar and Anti
gari
; British After Match Market.
; A British syndicate has been organ
lied to go after the world demand for
matches in opposition to the Diamond
Match company of America The or
ganizers are backed by Vickers, the
great engineering and armament
firm. Lapsing of German patents af-
ford the British better machine.
/, War Prisoners Captured.
!, Chilicothe, O., Aug. 28-Eighteen of
the estimated twenty interned Ger
man sailors who escaped through a
+, tunnel at Camp Sherman, near here,
: during thunder storm last night
were captured, according to an Off
cial statement made here today. The
sailors crawled through a tunnel
from the barracks to company
street thirty feet away. The tunnel
was completed some time ago.
Britain's Debt. 80 Billion.
: London, Aug. 28-Prime Minister
!. Lloyd George, in the house of COM
:. mons, said that the war cost $780,
I. OO000O,000, and increased Britain's
: war debt from $3,2O5 100000 to $780,
!, OOO,0OO,000. The wars expenditures
: he said, were devoted largely to pur-
poses of destruction. The only way
to meet the increased burden of the
4. war debt, he said is to increase pro-
/, duction. The prime minister declar-
: ed that the outstanding fact Of Brit
aims present situation to be an al
arming adverse trade policy. The
premier declared that Great Britain's
coal output was S7000000 tons less
than before the war. unless we are
able to pave the way, sterner events
Will drive us to a reduction in our
! standards of living the premier
said. The Introduction of bill pro
vldlng for a wage increase and for
ty-eight hour week was announced
! by the premier. The problem of
production, he said, could not be solv-
ed until labor examine this grievance.
He declared the new spirit of in
! creased wages and shorter hours
could not be maintained unless pro-
4 ductiOn was increased.
4 New York, Aug. 28-The will of
Andrew Carnegie, filed for probate
disposes of an estate of between S25.-
i 100000 and 100000, 900. The will
leaves Carnegie's real estate and home
to the widow. The sum of 5000. 900 is
left to the University of Pittsburg.
In statement issued with the pro-
batting of the will, Elihu Root. member
/ OF the firm acting for Carnegie, said
during his life the philanthropist
made gifts aggregating $3.50 ,OOO, 900.
The fourth article of the will con-
talns many legacies, among which
| are requests to charitable institu
tons. The fifth article provides for
requests to relatives and friends.
Among the latter are annuities of
/ $4,000 to William Howard Taft and
David Lloyd George. and annuities of
$4,000 to Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. The fourth
and fifth articles. Root said. were
written in Carnegie's own handwrit-
ing. No mention is made in the will
Of the amount of stocks invested in
the United States Steel corporation.
Other requests were: Relief fund for
authors in New York. 100000; Steph-
ems Institute, Hoboken, $4,000 ito
improve my original gift" ST. An
drew's society, New York. 100000.