Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

With the arrival OF a special train
OF five cars. conveying two Des
Moines companies and necessary sup
plies, Camp Dodge has assumed mil
itary aspect and become beehive Of
activity. General Allen of Cedar Rap
ids arrived in the afternoon to take
charge Of the camp. Until his arriv-
al, Col. Smith Brookhart of Washing
ton was in command of the camp. In
less more pressing orders come from
the war office at Washington as a re-
suit Of the battle between American
troops and Carranzistas near the
Mexican town of Carrizal, mobilization
OF the regiments of the Iowa national
guard at Camp Dodge will be delay
ed for few days. The adjutant gen.
erals Office announces that the Third
infantry is ready to go into camp with
the exception of Companies A and F
of Winterset and Villisca. The COM
panies named have not attained the
required peace strength of sixty-five
men.
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first squadron of the first Iowa cav
airy is encamped on the Iowa river
north Of Iowa City near the state
rifle range. The men are practicing
with the rifle and doing drilling and
marching. The first lap of the sea-
soning UP process has begun. The
four troops have all arrived In Iowa
City and reported to Major r. P. How
ell. They came from their four CEN
tiers at West Branch, Wellman, River
side and Oxford, making the march
in few hours. Most of the men are
young farmers. They have been join
ed by the squadron's band of twenty
eight pieces from Ottumwa, and the
total number of men in camp is ap-
proximately 800. Dog tent shelters
are being used, the troops being pro-
yided with none of the large army
tents.
William Mansfield, who is being
held for the Villisca murders, has
| filed suit for $1,000 damages
against the William ]. Burns Detec-
tive agency, James N. Wilkerson, q
Burns operative; Grin f. Jackson,
sheriff of Montgomery county, and o.
7. Gillett, prosecuting attorney of the
same county, for alleged false arrest.
Mansfield is being held in the Wyan-
dotte county (Kan.) Jail on fugitive
warrant, charging him with ak MUIR
ders in Villisca in 1912. Mansfield
charges he was held at police head
quarters in Kansas City. Kan, June 10.
IA and Is, and put through the third
degree. He said that he was assault
ed and beaten several times. That
a sharp ak was waved in front of him
and pressed against his throat and
his life threatened several times un.
less he confessed to the murders.
A six day Chautauqua and home
coming event along novel lines is
on the program for Story City this
summer, 1t will be called the Gen.
trail Iowa Community congress and
the various programs will cover ev.
cry phase Of town and rural activity.
The dates set are August 10 to "a.
The first day will be known as Town
10y. nc opCdhCIo Will
many of the towns old time resi-
dents. Other days will be devoted
to church, school, farm, state and
music.
N. B. Robbins, Des Moines, and r.
o. Weeks, Eagle Grove, aviators, have
offered their services toad. Gen. Guy
e. Logan, and are ready to enlist. Rob-
bins, who has built FIVE aeroplanes,
invented an aeroplane motor which
has attracted the attention of build
ers and made record flights through
out the country, has had experience
in flying over Mexican territory. He
returned recently from the Mexican
border, where he was connected with
an aviation school.
Women suffrage was defeated in
Iowa by majority of 1926 votes,
according to the official canvass of
the returns of the special election
made by the executive council. The
count for suffrage was 164,067. The
vote against the amendment was 174,-
1872. Every county touching on the
Mississippi river defeated the amend
ment and the largest majority against
it was piled up in Dubuque county,
where the antis led the suffragists by
4,444 votes.
In competition with nine states,
Iowa shattered all attendance rec
ords at the Y. M. c. A. student con-
ference at Lake Geneva, Wis. by send
ing two hundred and twenty-five dele.
gates. The State Teachers college
OF Cedar Falls, sent the greatest mum.
Der of delegates from an individual
college, their number reaching total
OF thirty-four. Iowa State college at
Ames won the second place with
thirty-three delegates.
George v. Blades of Irwin. was the
owner Of thirty head Of prime steers
which sold on the Chicago market at
$11.50. This sale established a new
record in market history 1t is the
highest market ever reached for beef
cattle outside of show steers at the
international. The heavyweight cat
tie, l,64S pounds, caused them to to.
tai $lS5 per head, which Is far ahead
OF any previous sale on the open mar
ket.
With registration of 1855. and 200
or 300 more unregistered, attendance
at the 42d annual encampment. Iowa
G. A. r. and allied bodies at Marshall
town. exceeded all attendance pre-
dictions by about 1000. Among the
speakers at the camp fire session
were Gov. Clarke and National Com
mander Montfort
The state board Of health has just
issued the death report for February,