Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-17

The epidemic Of Spanish influenza
has become so severe at Morningside
college, Sioux City, that the inst1tu-
tion has been closed. Several hun
bred student officers are in training
there.
The manual training classes in
some of the Des Moines schools are
to be converted once a week into
shoe repairing shops and the children
will be taught to look after their own
soleS.
Adj. Gen. Louis G. Lasher estimates
that 80 per cent of the September IL
registrants between the ages of 10
and So will qualify for Glass /. II
this estimate is correct there should
ben nearly $4,000 Glass men from
the men now being examined.
Mrs. Frances Jameson Statedler Of
Hampton, was drowned beneath
wrecked Ford driven by herself and
husband when it went into Squaw
creek, one-half mile east of that city,
within a few hours of their first we'd
ding anniversary.
Girl bellhops had better look Tor
other jobs. Governor Harding's vice
investigating committee in meeting
recently disapproved such employ.
ment for young women. Mitchellville
reformatory will be investigated to de-
termine the number of venereally In
fected persons by subcommittee.
Charles Webster, Iowa 1ue1 admin
istrator, returned recently from con-
ference with representative of the
national fuel administration in Chi
cago. Ut was decided not to disturb
the present zone system on Illinois
coal, to keep Iowa mines open. Heavy
penalties are provided for violation
of the order.
Fred Vollmer, Charles A. Wiese
and Albert H. Miller, three Of the
four men under indictment for viola
ton of the espionage act in connec.
ton with the Wallace lecture at Dav-
export July Is, 1917, pleaded guilty in
United States District court, in Dav-
EXPORT. DR.. Walter Matthey. the
fourth defendant pleaded not guilty
and his trial is now in progress.
State Health officers have been not.
lied by the Surgeon General of the
U. s. Public Health Service that
whenever necessary the Public
Health Service will aid local commu-
mites in combating the influenza cpl
demic. All appeals for aid must be
made to the State Health Depart
ment. The Red Cross will then be
called upon fer local work.
The Baadte sisters, who are school
teachers residing at Sibley, have sat
isfied themselves that they can raise
crops from the soil as we'll as tickle
the cuticle Of reluctant pupils. They
have 2,400 bushels of oats and 40
acres of promising corn to show for
their efforts at farming this year. Al
SO coats of tan equal to the best af-
forded at any high priced summer re-
sort.
Brig. Gen. Hanson E. Ely of Iowa
City who has just been promoted to
major general, is brother of Maj. N.
D. Ely of Davenport, recently chair
man Of the southern district exemp.
ton board and now in the judge ad.
vocate department.. Other Iowa men
promoted are Col Harry E. Wilkins
of Des Moines to brigadier general,
and Col. George s. Gibbs of Harlan
who was made brigadier in the signal
corps. Col. Harrison j. Price, former.
ly at Camp Dodge, has been named a
brigadier general
Drastic orders to enforce the work
or fight rule may be looked for in the
near future, according to Oh. j. Met
calf, secretary Of the state council OF
defense. "The shortage of labor il
serious, and the government has de-
cided that the work or fight rule IL
not being properly enforced" he
said. Efforts will be made to force
every man now in non-essential wofl
into lines where the government car
make use Of him, and | was Informed
that more strenuous measures thai
heretofore are to be employed"
The following Iowan's have been re
ported as killed in action or died O.
wounds during the last week: Charlie.
%. Hartshorn, Farragut; Alva G. Gro
yer, Council Bluffs; Stanley M. Krell
Winterset; Vernice E. Watson, Halle
ton; Rennie E. Henry, Villisca; San
| ford A. Severson, Kanawha; Fred L
Wild, Carbon; Arthur H. Berges, Bur
i lington; Laurence F. Cooper; Clarin
da; Romeo Petty, Council Bluffs; Au
gust Van Oyen, Fairfield; Leslie W
Darling, Shenandoah; Louis Weiss
Woodbine; ELMER Grove, Laddsdale
Edward Haut, Davenport; Hugo D
Shultz, Davenport; Hilmer w. Sielaff
Buckeye; Clyde B. Kilgour, Council
Bluffs; Garland B. Teel, Columbu.
Junction; Paul Paulsen, Council
Bluffs.
4 The prohibitionists have nominated
state ticket by petition filed will
the secretary of state and will have
/ full state ticket on the ballot ol
1 election day. The nominees of tb,