Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-14

Food Administrator Wattles of Ne
braska says that more conservation,
not less, will be required, when war
ends.
BY an order in council passed rec
emily, Canada takes advantage of the
reciprocal provisions of the United
States tariff and places potatoes on
the free list.
In accordance with it's amnesty
proclamation, the German government
has released all Belgian civilian pris-
oners held in Germany.
The British admiralty announces
that the output of world tonnage in
the last quarter exceeded the losses
from all causes by nearly half mil
lion gross tons.
Serbian troops have entered Bel
grade, their former capital, and late
reports from the scene of fighting
state that the little nation has been
almost cleared of the enemy.
Official cables to the italian en-
bassy at Washington report that the
Italians have sunk the Austrian super
dreadnought Viribus Units, last and
biggest unit of the Austrian fleet.
The United States government
promised to exert its influence in be-
half of Rumania in it's effort to Sc
cure just political and territorial
rights at the final peace conference.
Showing results of severe fighting,
1876 wounded men, many of them mem
bers of the 16Sth Iowa regiment, have
reached Fort Des Moines hospital.
Not a few of the men returned with
arms and legs gone.
Indefinite postponement on account
Of influenza in st. Louis of the con-
vention of the Investment Bankers
association of America, which was to
be held there this month, was an
nounced at New York.
Edward Joseph Fay, a world motor
ious crook and bank robber, known
as eddie Fay" was found shot to
death in Chicago. The police estimate
that Fay has stolen more than ST.
100000 from banks throughout the
country.
With changes in the senate member
ship made by the recent elections
woman suffragists believe there is
hope for adoption of the suffrage con.
stitutional amendment, which was de.
feated by the senate October / last
by two votes.
Immediate aid from the allied and
American governments in Kidding Rus
STA Of Bolshevik control and reestab
fishing order is asked in an appeal ad
dressed to President Wilson by the
Consolidated Russian Provisional gov
eminent at Omsk.
Secretary of War Baker character
lied the capture of Sedan, historic
French city, by troops of America!
achievement. The most decisive bat
| tie of the Franco Prussian war wa
fought at Sedan between August 2!
and Sept. 1, 1870.
| General Pershing reported to tn
War department that regiment o
American infantry particularly dis
tinguished itself in the final victorie
in Italy. He had reference to tn
Three Hundred and Thirty-secon
regiment, Ohio national army troops.
Reports from The Hague state tina
scant food, bad treatment by their OF
ficers and evaporation caused by tn
collapse Of Germany, eliminated in
movement of revolt in the Germa
navy The revolt broke out at Kie
and rapidly spread to Wilhelmshaver
Helgoland, Borkum and Cuxhayer
Almost the entire fleet is now in re
volt.
The Three Hundred and Thirty-set
ond American infantry regiment wen
into action on the Piaye river iron
in Italy last Wednesday.
The United States has recognize
the Polish army, fighting in France
as a co-belligerent with the Unite
States and associated powers.
The war department authorized til
construction division to proceed wit
\ war projects estimated to cost 500
100000.