Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-30

OIL LES MONIES is one OF the Dig DuSl.
ness men Of the country that the gov
eminent Is endeavoring to procure to
aid in prosecuting the war. He has
been recommended to the war de-
partment by special committee OF
industrial experts who are scouting"
all over the country to pick up men
of business sagacity to come to
Washington and enlist for the period
of the war.
Miss Ethel Winterfeld of Radcliffe,
. graduate OF the State University
of Iowa last year. has received an APP
pointment from the insular depart
ment of the United States bureau of
education as teacher for the govern
ment in the schools of Porto Rico.
She has accepted the position and
will assume her duties at the opening
of the school year next fall Since
her graduation from the university
last year she has been employed by
the Lyons high school,
The Cornell college catalogue for
next year contains several new
courses Of study dealing directly with
war conditions. Other courses will
be changed to take In phases of war
questions. War sociology, contem.
porary world politics, and from q
geological standpoint there will be
course Of the photographic influence
es on the national character. Work
IN military tactics, engineering and
drill will be repeated, together with
telegraphy and signaling.
Captain James Norman Hail., OF
Colfax, who was brought down be-
hind the lines May z, is alive in a
German hospital, it was learned. He
was wounded, but not severely.
Captain Hall was engaged in a battle
with several German planes on May
Z, when he plunged to the earth back
| OF the German lines. American flyers
who saw him last, reported it was
their belief that he landed in safety,
as his machine was under control
when he reached the ground,
The federal government requisi-
toned $50 bushels of wheat belong.
ing to Elias ]. Doty, farmer, living
near Cedar Rapids, paying him
1920 bushel for it. Doty, who
was once candidate for governor of
Iowa, had been holding the wheat for
months, asking S. bushel for it.
The requisition was made on the au-
| thority of j. F. Deems, state food
commissioner.
The president of Cornell college, at
Mr.. Vernon, recently received let
| ter from Secretary Of War Baker,
stating that every institution Of col
lege grade in the country will have
military training, under the direct
supervision of the government, begin
ming with the opening of the next
college year. The training will not
be compulsory, but the men will be
urged to take the work.
Iowa soldiers anywhere in this
country can vote at the primary
election June 8 by sending to their
county auditor for ballot, filling it
out in the usual manner and return
ing 1t to the auditors Office by elec-
ton day. Voters unable to get to the
polls through physical disability, al
though not absent from the county
are also entitled to cast their ballot
under the same arrangement
Twelve tons of coal, several car
loads of ties and other valuable rail-
road property belonging to the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
at Harper's Ferry, was destroyed by
fire recently. Fire apparatus from
Dubuque and other Iowa towns went
to the scene and aided in controlling
the flames, which for a time threat
ened most of the town The loss will
be heavy.
4 Over 500 boys have become club
members for various agricultural &C.
tivities in Black Hawk county, &C.
cording to John R. Stacks, director
OF junior work. This is good show
ing considering the fact Mr.. Stacks
has been in charge of the work for
only month and half. OF the total
number in clubs, over 400 are in gar
den work The balance belong to
poultry, pig and corn clubs.
Carpenter work on the government
range at Sand Prairie, opposite Belle.
vue on the Illinois side of the river,
has been temporarily suspended on
account of lack Of material. In less
than one week 125,000 feet Of lumber
was used and three buildings were
erected, mess hall ITS feet long,
and two bunk houses each half as
large.
The "Anti-fghting" squad of con,
scientious directors at Camp Dodge,
has been placed in one company,
commanded by Capt Adam Richmond
OF the infantry reserve corps.
| James Atkinson, editor of the Iowa
Homestead for the past sixteen years,
will resign his position July 1 and
devote himself in the future to his
own business interests. Announce
ment to this effect was made public
recently. Mr.. Atkinson came to Des
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