The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-03-26
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

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Examination of the report of Adj
miral Jellico. recently tabled in the
house of commons. shows that the Brit
ish government is prepared to present
to Canada a fleet of ships which, at
pre-war prices, would be worth &c.,
100000. These vessels include one light
| curiSer, four torpedo boat destroyers,
eight patrol boats, one flotilla leader,
eight submarines and four mine sweep
ers.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times says he is in a position to
| state that there is no truth in report
from Brussels that the British govern
ment has guaranteed military support
to Belgium for five years in case of
an attack by Germany, and also that
| France and Belgium have signed I'M
conditionally a treaty of alliance for
an Indefinite period.
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The Duchess of Marlborough for
merly Consuelo Vanderbilt, has insti-
tuted suit for the restitution of
rconjugal relations.
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The British and French governments
have notified Prince Feisal. son of
the king of the Hedjaz, that they
cannot recognize the validity of the
decision of the Damascus congress
which proclaimed him king of Syria. |
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The Dutch premier has informed the |
president of the upper and lower |
houses of the English parliament that |
former Emperor William has assured
the Dutch government that he will
refrain from all political activity and |
do nothing which would involve Hol-
land in an international difficulty.
Income and excess profits taxes can
not be reduced until after 1922, Secre-
tary Houston informed the house ways
and means committee, urging an imme-
date sinplification of these taxes and
of flat tax on gross
Of 20 to 80 per cent.
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Sunken treasure worth f50OOO.OOO
has been raised since the war beganJ
lround the British isles. The Restor-
II and the Reliant, two salvaging yes
'els that were bought by British
concern from the American navy, have
/ new device, an oxy-acetylene flame,
which is worked under water for cut
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'esselS.
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Four children, sons of Gust Wohlka, G
farmer living near Ryder, N d.,
rere frozen to death in the recent I
lizard. '
The new cabinet of Finland, the per- v
onnel of which was announced at the }
finnish legation at Washington, is de- h
cribed as composed wholly of rep
esentatives of the bourgeoisie parties a
f the country and with no represent il
ition of radical elements whatever 4
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A detachment of 40 United States "
larines. the last to see duty in France, a
as arrived in New York on the French G
ne steamship Niagara from Bordeaux. Il
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The application for vises for pass Il
1rts to America received at the Amer I
an consulate at Madrid has, since the e'
sginning Of the year, exceeded all re- tt
mt records. Most Of the applicants al
e farm laborers, with a fair sprink- OF
1g, however, of skilled artisans. brick as
yers especially being attracted by the n
ages in America. st
General Bredow, czarist, who is al
ged to have been responsible for
wish pogroms in south Russia, has til
en- shot and killed by his own at Il
ndants, according to Moscow dis by
tch received In London. or
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Photographers were permitted to Sc
re their first pictures Of President
llson Wednesday since his return ia
I'm his western trip last September de
lie president was photographed as he tn
t the White House grounds on his bi
tn automobile ride since he went to In
In October "a very sick man." ne