Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-28

fore the people of their home states.
Secretary of War Baker has an
nounced that movement Of additional
troops to Europe, with the exception
Of surgical units, will be discontinued.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has announced that bonds Of the fifth
Liberty loan to be offered probably
early next spring will be Of short ma
turity.
Construction projects at nine army
camps were cancelled by the wa-. de-
partment. They include erection Of a
hospital and barracks at Fort Omaha,
Neb.
The treasury department at Wash
ington announced that the government
plans to float about $s,0OOOOO, 900
more securities during the coming
year.
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British casualties during the war,
including all the theaters of activities,
total 300, 1871, it was announced the
other day in the house of commons at
London.
Ships carrying 100000 tons of food
for the populations of northern
France. Belgium and Austria departed
for. Europe from our eastern shores,
last week.
President Wilson has signed q
proclamation taking over the Ameri-
can railway express companies. The
management will be under Director
General McAdoo.
Wireless telephone has been de-
velepsd to such an extent that
aviators, while In the air, can COM
munlcate with each other and with
their headquarters.
Rates on all express lines under
federal control have been raised by
Director General McAdoo. The in
creases, range from 10 cents to II
cents per 100 pounds.
ast
a bill has been introduced in con-
gress by Senator Cummings of Iowa
providing that soldiers shall be enti-
tied to keep their uniforms when mus
tered ont Of the service.
Consolidation Of the services OF the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
company under government control
was announced By Postmaster General
Burleson, effective December 4.
President Wilson has been asked by
Frank ]. Hayes. president of the
United Mine Workers union, to place
. labor delegate on Americas repre-
ssentation at the peace conference
The American people will not have
to deprive themselves Of mouthful
Of food to feed Germany, Herbert
Hoover, federal food administrator,
declared before starting for Europe.
Chairman Baruch Of the war indus
tries board has announced that there
will be no relaxing Of the restriction
in the use Of print paper by newspa-
pers of the country for several months.
Total subscriptions to the fourth lib
erty loan were $6,9S9,O47, 900, the
treasury department announced. The
oversubscription Of $9s9 ,O47 900 was
1913 per cent. Every federal reserve
district exceeded its allotted quota.
Including the four liberty loans, all
Of which were oversubscribed, and war
savings, the United States has raised
III, s52, 0OO, 900 In popular loans, moi
Including over-subscriptfons which
were not accepted.
SO
Hatred and loathing Of everything
German LIZ sweeping over the British
isles as the result of the influx II
England of British prisoners who have
been turned loose from camps al
over Germany without food, stripped
ef most of their clothing and left tt
walk home, exposed to frost and hate
Of the population. OF the 36O,OOt
British prisoners in Germany wher
hostilities ceased. $4,000 have beer
officially accepted as dead.
Reduction Of wages and increase OF
working hours will not be forced upon
organized labor without a bitter fight
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor, de
clared at Lando, Tex.
More than 100000 persons have ap
piled since the armistice was signed
for permissions to go abroad, accord.
Ing to New York customs officials. No