Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-08-06
OF EVENTS.
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE SHORT BUT INTERESTING
Brief Mention Of What 10 Transporting
In Various Sections OF Our Own
and Foreign Countries.
WASHINGTON.

The sale of the battleships Missis-
sippi and Idaho for use in the Greek
navy was consummated by the deliv-
cry to Secretary Daniels Of a check
for $12,535,275.96.
Secretary Daniels has announced
that he would advertise for bids for
the construction of two new battle
ships on August 1. One of the three
SHIPS in this years construction pro-
gram will be built at the Brooklyn
navy yard.
A party including members Of the
congressional naval committees and
their wives and Mrs. Josephus Dam
iels left Washington aboard the dis
patch boat Dolphin for Quincy, Mass,
to attend the launching of the new
battleship Nevada
President Wilson received messages
from .he rulers of the principal ma
tions of the world and from American
societies in foreign cities congratu-
lating him and the American people
on the 138th anniversary of the indie
pendence of the United States.
The 100000 appropriation for the
aid of the Salem fire sufferers. asked
by President Wilson in message to
congress, was refused by the house
appropriations committee. The ma
jority. Of the committee commended
that Massachusetts was able to take
care of the situation.
After lively debate between the
Oklahoma and Mississippi delega-
lions the house rejected a senate
amendment to the Indian appropria-
tion bill which would permit tae Mis-
sissippi Choctaws to present their
claims for participation in the tribal
funds Of the Choctaw Indians Of Ok
lahoma.
Secretary Daniels has sent letters
of commentator to Morris Wallace,
master of arms, and William Carley,
boatswain's mate, for daring and cool
ness displayed at Vera Cruz recently
In rescuing sailor who had climbed
to q yard arm of the battleship Wiz.
ginia and was about to dive to t2e
deck 100 feet below.
The Japanese ambassador, Viscoun,
Chinda, introduced to President Will.
son Major General Gijuchi Tanaka, q
member Of the Japanese army general
staff, who has been in Europe inves-
tigating military establishments. The
general is accompanied by DR.. s. Min
agawa, distinguished authority on
international law.
President Wilson received tele
gram from the Pan-Hellenic Union IN
America thanking him for the sale OF
the battlesnips Idaho and Mississippi
to Greece. 1--WE consider the trans
action great act of humanity in pre-
venting the outbreak of a new war in
the near east" telegraphed the presi
dent of the union.
poMEsTio.
Apparently Awed by what he con
sidered the superior class of his op
ponent, Matty McCue, lightweight
of Racine, Wis, substituted for Ae
Wolgast, was an easy victim for Joe
Rivers in the second round of
twenty-frame contest at Vernon arena
! in Los Angeles.
The statement of the Copper pro
duccrs' association for June shows
an increase in stock on hand O
12.76s.022 pounds. compared with thu
previous montl.
All the volcanoes along the Alaskan
peninsula west of Seward to tai
| Aleutian islands are in action, accord
ing to report brought by Captain
McMullen of the steamship Dirigo
which arrived from Dutch harbor.
The saloons in the Colorado strik
/ district will not be permitted to opel
| as long as the federal troops are II
the field. The order issued by tn
4 federal commander upon entering tn
district last April is final. This i
| the word that came from the secre
tary Of war, to whom the city am
county officials recently appealed.
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American canoeists are preparing
to defend the international cano
trophy and some excellent races ar
promised at the elimination trials t.
be- held in Gravesend bay, July 1
and 18.
| Orleans health authorities have ar
nounced taat none of the seyera
thousand rats examined for buboni
plague infection had shown traces Q
the disease. The work of rat extel
mination will be pressed vigorousl,
the object being to destroy the est
mated 100000 rats in the city.
Five coaches Of the Dixie Flyer lef
the tracks of the Nashville, Chatts
nooga & st. Louis railroad at Wal