Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-09-05
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WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
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The Methodist church bell Ia TO be
sold at Hoqulam, Wash, Pastor Swift
ger says the progressive church OF to-
day doesn't need n bell, but that Jews.
piper advertising II better.
Having loafed too long, and needing
gambling money, Gorham Owl, Indian,
set fire to n forest so he could be n
fire fighter on government pay, he
confessed at Sacramento, Calf.
John Carter, n farmer, recently
brought a large number OF big cab
bages to the market at Holdenvllle,
Okla, the largest OF the bunch weigh
ing eighteen pounds, trimmed. Sew
ernl others were almost as large.
Exports from Alaska for the month
or July, according to report OF the
customs office, were valued Mt $780,
D2B. Leading Items among the outside
shipments included Seventy-five
ounces Of palladium, $1,000; copper,
$3S2, 100 salmon, $022, T04.
A balloon race between the army and
navy for the military championship OF
the United States will start from st.
Louis September Goth under the aus
pieces of the Missouri Aeronautical So
clety, II has been announced. Each
side will be allowed to enter three
balloons.
After wOundlng and overpOwering
two armed deputy sherlffs during n
fight In which he too was shot, O. w.
Langley, n farmer of Cortland, Neb.,
staggered into a general store at that
place and shot Justice OF the Peace
Chris Pfelffer through the heart.
Langley was saved from lynchlng only
through pleadlngs OF conservative clti-
zcns.
Following the arrival OF seventy-flye
japanese picture brides" on the
steamcr TenyO Maru at San Francisco
II was announced by the immigration
authorities that over 400 Of these
brides have been admitted mt Pacific
const points within the past year. In.
dlcntive OF their prosperity, many OF
the Japanese brldegrooms met their
''plcture brides" with automobiles.
WASHINGTON
Ten thousand American troops are
held In France to guard 10000 Ger
mans taken prisoner by the Americans
who cannOt be returned to Germany
until the peace treaty has been rati-
fled by three powers. 1t Is estimated
that II is costing the United States
roughly 81, 000,000 monthly to care for
these prisoners.
Only two men OF the thousands OF
the American ExpedltlOnary Forces
who wen into battle against the Ger
mans remain unaccOunted for, accord
ing TO n casualty list issued by the War
Department. The previous list showed
more than 100 missing In action. To-
tal casualties nov are placed nt 20l,-
1872, with 77,422 deaths from all causes.
President Wilson offered railway
shOpmen nm Increase OF 4 cents an
hour, retroactive to May LIST. The
shopmen are asking a raise OF II cents
an hour, retroactive from January LIST.
Certain classes of shOpmen, cur Inspec.
tors, repnlrmen, who have been roceiy-
Ing 03 cents and hS cents, respectively,
would he paid 81 cents an hour under
the proposed scale. The President told
the committee OF 100 representing
shop crafts that any greater increase
now would greatly Increase the cost of
living and therefore was lnadvlsabie.
People ought 10 be satisfied with
present food prices there isn't any
p%rofiteerlng In the retail meat and
grocery business. and consumers want
10 pay high prices Thomas Dunn, II
-. Louis meat dealer. told the Senate
agriculture committee at the hearing
on Legislation to control the packing
industry.
Steel helmets having been officially |
adopted ne part Of the army's war
equipment, steps will be- taken 10 In.
sure a reserve supply Of the new type
designed 10 the A. Il. r., British hel
NETS now will be disposed Of, except
for about 100000, which VIII 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, Il
has been announced by the Navy De.
partment. After the armlstlce an en-.
listed men discharged before the ex.
piratlon Of the full four year term of
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