Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-07-18

partment.
Ninety-two more army transports,
which will become passenger liners
after the war, have been ordered by
the shipping board.
Moving picture players are classed
as Legitimate theatrical performers
in an order announced by Provost
Marshal General Crowder.
An infantry unit OF the senior d.
vision, reserve officers training corps.
is to be established at Colorado col
lege, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Two Iowans were killed in action,
three died of wounds and three have
been severely wounded according to
casualty lists for July and 8.
All able-bodied men engaged in sell
ing insurance are placed in the class
of non-essential industries by the
South Dakota council Of defense.
Wooden coaches are blamed for
most of the 121 persons killed in q
wreck Of Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis passenger trains at Bosley
Springs, Tenn.
In recent German raid on the Bel
gians, more than so girls were killed
by air bombs launched upon an ambu-
lance park at La Panne, behind the
User front.
Vienna newspapers report heavy
and continuous rainfall as having
caused floods in many parts of Aus
tria and southern Germany, resulting
in immense damage to the crops.
President Wilson vetoed the resolu-
ton adopted by congress extending
the time in which the railroad admin
istration might relinquish control of
lines not wanted in the federal system.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth Of
Belgium flew from France to Eng
land in seaplane to- attend the silver
wedding anniversary Of King George
and Queen Mary, it was officially an
nounced.
During the ten days offensive Of
the Austro-Hungarian last June, the
allies, including American pilots, op-
Grated 12O chaser planes and destroy
ed 10Y Austrian airplanes and seven
observation balloons.
To insure its war work for the
coming year the budget of the Y. w.
G. A. will be included in the $112,-
100000 drive of the Young Mems
Christian association, which will prob
ably take place in October.
The house ways and means commit
tee, In framing the new revenue bill,
is centering its attention upon the list
Of suggestions for new or higher
taxes on luxuries and necessities sub
mitted by the treasury department.
The state department announced
that arrangements have been made for
the expectation to Mexico of 100000
bushels Of corn, manufactured arti-
cles of iron, steel, zinc and copper,
agricultural machinery and certain
| foodstuffs.
Mrs. Hazel Carter, who last fall
went with an infantry regiment from
| Douglas, Ariz., to France, disguised
as a soldier, died at Lordsburg, N. NJ
Mrs. Carter's husband was corporal
Fin the regiment with which his wife
went to Europe, and still is in
France.
Possibilities of a famine in Russia
are giving Washington officials some
| concern. Reports from authentic
sources say that in the political tur
moil agriculture virtually has beer
abandoned and the people have eater
what the Germans have not taken
leaving no seed for planting.
The Busch family of st. Louis
brewers, bought $1,O00,O00 worth O
the German war bonds, which the gov
eminent believes were sold in thi'
country for propaganda and for thu
purchase of the New York Evening
Mail and other newspapers, according
to a statement issued by Alfred L
Becker, deputy state attorney general
of New York. He added that prsbabl.
more than $1OOOOo,OOO worth of tn
bonds had been sold in the Unite,
States.
i More than 100 lives were lost whel
the excursion steamer, Columbia sam
in the Illinois river near Peoria. SUI
vivors of the disaster charged tina
the steamer, loaded with nearly so