The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-01-10
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Reductions of from , 5to 80 per cent
| in existing freight rates from Atlantic
ports to ports in South America, Asia
| Japan, Australia and Africa have been
announced by J. ii. Rosseter, director
general of operations of the shipping
board, effective for January and Feb
ruary lOadings.
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The British and Dutch governments
| have arrived at an agreement regard
ing the status of the former German
emperor, according to dispatch to
the Amsterdam TELEGRAPH from The
Hague.
When a tank car containing 5000
gallons of gasoline exploded at the
Standard Oil company plant at Con-
stable Hook, N. j., 20 men and girl
employees were badly burned. 1t is
thought some of them will probably
die. The flames enveloped the building
where they were working and they
were burned while escaping.
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The Michigan legislature has ratified
the amendment to the United States
constitution providing for dry nation.
Both houses adopted the resolution
without debate and the only opposi-
tion came in the house where three
votes were cast against the proposal.
& &
Appropriations necessary to pay for
private property destroyed in New Jer-
sey by the explosions last October at
the Gillespie shell loading plant will
approximate $685. 900, the war depart
ment has reported to congress. The
department estimated that 10000
claims will be filed.
Il 4
Special price regulations on mill
feeds and limitations on wholesalers,
retailers and jobbers' margins of profit
on mill feed sales have been remov-
ed by the food Administered ton. Lift
ing of these special regulations, it
was announced, does not affect regula-
tons on other feeding stuffs.
& 4
Six dollars per day is the new min |
imum wage for employees of the Ford |
Manufacturing company throughout |
America. The new scale became ef-
fective January l.
An investigation intended to deter
mine why Liberty bonds were selling /
so far below par is now under way
in New York City. The county attor-
ney's office has charge of the probe.
4 4
The largest seizure Of enemy owned
insurance stock was made last week
when the enemy alien property custo
liam took possession of approximately
100000 of the resources of the Cologne
Reinsurance company, a Germantown.
I'd concern with offices in New York
Europe needs every pound of pork
hat can be shipped from the United
States before next July, said cable
ram received at the food administra.
ion headquarters in Washington from
Herbert G. Hoover at Paris. AS soon
"a the lilltlul CiluOS Vi Tie Suuueu ecu
ionic change from war to armistica
an be overcome, Mr.. Hoover said,
here will be larger demands for pork
4 & III
Use of the uniform by recently dis /
harged soldiers for trade purposes ,
vas criticized in statement issued .
rom the headquarters at Governors
Stand of the department of the east, !
he statement declares that former ]
oldiers have no legal right to wear {
heir uniforms in civilian pursuits.
4 & 4
The entire state of Florida became
dry" on January / when the amend
lent to the state constitution max
lg> sale, manufacture or Transporter t
on\ of liquor. wines or beer Illegal I
nd hroviding heavy penalties for In r
,xicaNon, went into effect. j
4 Il r
UnlesA league of nations or other Q
1bunal that Will make certain the &
OF International armament
established, the United States must O
lid the greatest navy In the world, &
scretary Daniels told the house naval I
fairs committee.