The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-08-22
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Park field, Memphis, and III. Reed
Campbell, a reporter employed by the
Commercial Appeal, were killed when
the army airplane in which they were
giving exhibition flights fell near the
Country club at Paducah, Ky. The
pilot WAS attempting to make third
loop when he lost control of the ma
chine The bodies were terribly bat
tered.
The German government has reject
ed the demand of the allies for the
recall of General Won der Goltz. com
mander in chief of German forces in
the Baltic provinces.
The Suez canal has been blocked
| by the sinking of the Italian cruiser
| BaSilicata after an explosion, accord
| ing to advices from Port Said. The
cruiser sank near Tewfik.
The German general staff will be
| dissolved October 1, says Berlin dis
patch. The intelligence service, how
ever, will continue under the direction
of the foreign office.
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President Wilson, in executive or
ders just made public. directed the
alien property custodian TO sell at
public auction shares in control of the
custodian of the Richard Meyer com
pany of New Orleans, branch Of
the Cans Steamship line of New York,
and to reject all bids for the recently
offered shares of the c. z. Goerz
American Optical company.
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A strike of $1,000 interior decorators
has been called in New York The
strikers are demanding five-day
working week of 40 hours at 81 an
hour. They are now receiving So a
day for 44-hour week.
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The grand jury which investigated |
the Chicago race riots returned in
whites
A middle aged woman leaped or fell |
to her death from the top of the IL
story Chancellor Hotel in San Fran
cisco. In handbag she left with
some of her effects on the roof was
a receipt for nurses dues at local
hospital made out to Anna Goodman.
Five men are dead at Hannah. y.
d. as the result Of a wood alcohol
bout.
Permanent detail of some vessels of
the Pacific fleet to Alaskan waters in
the near future is certainty. naval
officers said in Los Angeles. accord
ing TO the naval Officers at least one
base port probably will be established.
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The London Mirror claims TO have
good authority for stating that Wis
count Grey of Falloden has accepted
he post of British ambassador at
The actors strike. which has closed
several of New Yorks large theaters. I
las spread to Chicago The Cort the
tier and Cohan's grand opera house
we're closed after the principals and
,ther members of the casts announced
hey would not 90 on the stage.
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According TO a Russian newspaper
published in Berlin the bolsheviki have /
Riga. Ia
The body Of Andrew Carnegie, who f
lied at Lenox, Mass. was taken to i
sleepy Hollow. Tarrytown. n j.. for 7
urial. No funeral services were held b
n New York City. n
The United States railroad admits. {
ration win ask the department OF
ustice to investigate alleged profit
eering in Nhe lumber industry, partic-
Iarly yelloF pine, according to a tele- b
ram receivA by the Western Retail e
\assOciation in Spokane. d
he administrt tion also seeks to fix 4
ne price on luAlber =
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The war labor board at Its final SEES v
ION in New York granted an Increase a
II per cent In wages to employees y
10 traction companies centering in c,
ost0n, Plttsbury and Cleveland. "