Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-13
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inaton and in Other Sections
Of the Country.

inoton and in Other Sections
Of the Country.
The State department. has been in
formed that the recent allied air raid
on Cologne caused the death of 146
persons.
More than 10000 physicians and
surgeons and $4,000 nurses have en-
rolled in the American army since
this country entered the war.
Among the passengers on a trans
Atlantic liner which locked at New
York few days ago was Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhurst, noted suffragist.
to the emergency food act has been
killed by the opposition of President
Wilson and Food Administrator
Hoover.
Attacking on a front of about two
and one-half miles, American marines
in four hours drove back the enemy
two and one-quarter miles on the
Marine front.
A total of 4.SS inches of rain fell in
north central Iowa in less than "a
hours. Hundreds of people were driv-
en- from their homes and much stock
drowned by the water.
The shortage of fuel continues so
acute that the British government is
being urged to save another hour OF
daylight by putting the clock ahead
two hours during the summer.
Forty thousand more negro men
were summoned for general military
service to entrain between June 20
and %. Nebraska and Iowa are not
included in the call.
Efforts have again failed to break
the deadlock between senate and
house conferees on the agricultural
appropriation bill fixing the govern
ment price of wheat at $3.50 bushel.
Five American citizens and two
subjects of the German empire, one
of them a woman, are named as fell
low conspirators in two indictments
returned by federal grand jury at
New York.
An American warship saved the
French steamer Dadioliene from de-
struction by German U-boat off the
Maryland coast. 1t was the first
transatlantic liner attacked by the
raiders.
The lord lieutenant Of Ireland is.
sued proclamation. asking for 90
600 voluntary recruits and thereafter
two to three thousand monthly to
maintain Irish divisions, as an oppor-
tunity to avoid CONSUMPTION.
Sixteen persons who were aboard
the American steamer Carolina before
1t was sunk by a German submarine
near, the shores of the United States
We're drowned when one of the ships
lifeboats capsized in storm.
Liberty loan workers were asked
by Secretary McAdoo to do all u
their power to make success of
War Savings day, Friday, June %,
when the campaign to sell War Saw
ings Stamps will close.
| More than 100000 Americans
subscribed to the second Red Gross
war fund, nearly half the population
of the country. Every state exceeded
| its quota. Total subscriptions now
stand at S166, 439, 291, with prospect
of this going considerably higher.
|
Naval officials at Washington be.
lieve that German U-boats lurking
near the New Jersey coast were sent
to sink transports carrying American
trops to Europe, and when they fail
ed, as the result of powerful conveys
they turned in fury against defense
less coastwise vessels. Five subma
rines were operating along the coast
reports say.
Provost Marshal General Crowdel
has ordered all draft boards to re-ex
anime men exempted or placed in de
ferred classes, to determine the rea
son for a scarcity of Glass / men
Some counties in the states of Iowa
California, New Mexico. Ohio. Ken
lucky, North Carolina, Missouri, Ney
York and Massachusetts fell as low
as IS per cent below the average il
the United States for Glass 1 classi
fication.
| Several persons were killed by ex
blossoms or drowned in the capsiZin