Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
INTELLIGENCE GATHERED HERR
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT.
includes What Is Going On at Wash.
lnaten and In Other Sections
ef the Country.

Announcement has been made that
total of 100000 German prisoners
have been taken since the allied drive
in Picardy was started on July 10.
Salzburg, Austria.s one time famous
tourist center and health resort, is in
such dire straits for food that all
strangers have been ordered to lease
town.
The war department has announced
the return of 333 sick and wounded
soldiers for the week ending Aug. l8,
as against sixty-three for the previous
week.
Washington officials are OF the
opinion that the allies will carry on
a general offensive against the enemy
on the western front until winter
weather sets in.
Henry Ford has announced that he
will return to the United States gov
eminent all the profits he personally
makes on war. contract work In his
motor factories.
London military experts believe
there are indications that the Ger
mans are preparing for a withdrawal
on huge scale on the west front,
perhaps to the lines of last winter.
According to an official announce
ment, the latest interallied confer
ence at London and Paris agreed on
uniform programs Of food restriction
for the countries of the entente.
Field Marshal Haig has officially
reported the recapture of the town of
Albert, Is miles northeast of Amiens,
on the Ancre river, together with 1, 400
German prisoners and a few guns.
Reports from the French army on
the Disc chronicle the fall of Lassigny
following five days of incessant fight
Ing in the trenches of the old posi-
tons abandoned by the Germans in
March, 1917.
General March declared at WASH
fngton that with 80 tanned American
divisions Of about As, 600 men each,
in France, under an American COM
mander, victory ought to rest on
American arms next year.
The War department announced
that 108,973 machine guns have been,
produced in this country and accepted
for army use. During the week end
ing August 10 machine guns passed
for use totaled 6,22S.
A petition that the trial court be,
directed to grant Thomas j. Mooney
new trial on the ground that his
conviction was brought about through
malfeasance was denied by the Cali
fornia state supreme court.
IHS DolSnevlK government of Rus
STA, having declared state Of war to
exist between the United States and
Russia, Vice Consul Imbrie lowered
the American flag on the consulate
and turned the archives over to the
Norwegian representative.
AT least thirty persons were killed
md thirty business houses and as
many residences destroyed when a
terrific cyclone swept "a path five
blocks long and two blocks wide
through the town Of Tyler, MINI. The
property loss is placed at $500, 600.
One-man control of aircraft produc-
ton, speeding up of production, en-
enlargement Of invention and reduc-
ton Of profits on future contracts
were recommended by the senate air
craft subcommittee In it's report to
the military affairs committee. In the
train Of disapp ointments ensuing, the
committee says, the original $780,
100000 aviation appropriation had
been practically wasted"
After celebrating less than con
hour jury in the federal court at
Chicago brought in verdict of guilty
against 100 I. w. w. lenders charged
with violation Of the espionage act,
the section Of the criminal code pro-
hibiting interference with the civil
rights of citizens, the selective service
act and the conspiracy statute. The
convicted face penalty Of 81 years
in prison and $4,000 fine. The
case has been before the court over
three months.
Rumania's toll Of war IN August,
1915, was more than 100000 persons,
or about II per cent of the total pop
ulation. This probably is higher
percentage Of mortality than In any
other country of like size.
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