The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-21
ATTEND RED GROSS RALLY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FRIDAY NIGH
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
ClST OF THE NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE AND PRE-
sENTED IN BRIEF FORM.

The German casualties as reported
in the German official casualty lists
in the month of May follow: Killed
and died Of wounds or sickness, 22,-
600; prisoners and missing, 26,562
wounded, 62,394. Total, ll0,956.
These casualties added to those prev
iously reported give the following to-
tai since the beginning of the war
Killed and died of wounds and sick
ness, 1868, 1927; prisoners and miss
ing, 557,410; wounded, 2,731,223.
Total, 4,356,760.
Down in Brazil, where Terpsichore
seems to be trying out her last word
in steps, they are dancing new and
thoroughly disconnected dance called
the Roosevelt rock" which has
found its way to New York through
Mr.. and Mrs. A. z. de Forez. Mr..
de Forez is a banker and a disciple
of the light toe exercise. 1t appears
that the Oyster Bay exercise is per-
formed with both parties to the
dance distructing each other after
the fashion of the late reunion be-
tween the Progressive and Republi-
can parties. There are no holds.
Each dancer waves his arms, and the
final modern touch is the universal
suffrage note, which makes the man
follow his fair partner, reversing the
usual lead. The step is the good old
one-step, with tango sway.
William Wrigley, ,r., of the execu-
tive committee engaged in raising
Chicago's quota of $8,000,000 for
the 500, 100000 Red Cross war
fund, has increased the amount in
hand by 100000 Already 1,30O,-
900 has been subscribed.
Archibald johnson, of Pittsburgh,
member of the Lafayette flying
corps, composed principally of Amer
leans, has been made sergeant af-
ter gallant fight single-handed
against two German airplanes, in
which his machine was riddled with
bullets The engagement occurred
over the Chemin-des-Dames, on the
Aisne front. The American aviator
attacked q German flier, who was
reinforced by another. Johnson held
his own with both until his machine
was almost shot to pieces, but was
able to return to the French lines.
A French comrade took the air, en-
gagged the Germans and brought
down one of them.
The $3,340,000 war budget, long
delayed by congressional contro-
versy, became law Friday when
President Wilson affixed his sigma
ture to the measure at the white
house Just after II O'clock. The wal
budget, known as the urgent def.
cient bill appropriates the greatest
sum ever voted in lump by any
legislative body. Its appropriations
total a sum far greater tnan the tota
cost of any war in which the United
States has heretofore engaged. The
principal appropriations are for put
ting the army and the navy in fight
ing trim. One of these-the provis
;on for the purchase Of the James
town exposition site, threatened fur
ther serious delay until a compromise
was reached between the two houses
of Congress. The most importan
single provision of the measure i
the appropriation B, 575o,Ooo,ooo
for the construction of an American
merchant marine to carry food ant
munitions to the entente allies. Th
delay in making this money availabl,
threatened for a time seriously t
delay the building of the "food fleet
under the direction of General Goe
thals and the shipping board.
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