Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-23

Nebraska led all states in the 10th
federal reserve district in the sale OF
Liberty bonds Of the third issue with
a total subscription Of $48,611, 400.
The British admiralty announces
that mine-sweeping sloop was tor.
pedoed and sunk by German SUBJ
marine May with the loss of fifteen
men.
The United States has promised to
have 100000 fighting men in France
by the end of 1918, says L'Homme
Libre, Of Paris, Premier Clemenceau's
newspaper.
An italian warship penetrated Pola
harbor and torpedoed an Austrian bat
tie ship Of the 2O,OOO-ton Viribus
Units type, it was official announced
at Rome.
A resolution providing equal SUI
frage for women in the church organ
izations was adopted by the sixty-third
session Of the Southern Baptist con-
vention at Hot Springs. Ark.
A minimum wage of 80 cents an a
maximum wage of so cents an hour
for harvest hands in Kansas this year
81 20 oyes
at Topeka,
James Gordon Bennett, owner Of
the New York Herald and one Of
Americas most distinguished journal
lists, died near Nice, France. He was
u years Of age.
Belgium is now starving and some
Of the ships supplying the allies must
he diverted to carry relief, President
Wilson was told by Food Administra-
tor Hoover.
A Copenhagen newspaper has learn
ed from reliable sources that Ger
many has lost in killed, wounded and
missing 100000 men since the begin
ming of the war.
Robert w. speer, mayor Of Denver
and widely known throughout the
country as an authority on municipal
government, died at his home in the
Colorado metropolis.
1t cost 1904 cents per day to feed
each soldier in Camp Funston in May,
the highest amount since troops were
sent there, according to the report of
the subsistence division.
Socialists and all organizations of
anti-gOvernmental complexion are
barred from the use Of public school
buildings for meetings at Chicago by
action of the city council.
An allied naval offensive Of size
able proportion, with Great Britain,
France, the United States, Italy and
| probably Japan participating, is pre-
| dicted in entente naval quarters at
Washington.
A report sent from London via OF
tawa, that American troops would not
be used until complete and powerful
American army had been developed in
France was an error, according to adj
vises from the English capital.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has fixed June % as national war saw
ings day, when everyone is urged to
pledge himself to purchase, at def
mite periods, a specific amount of war
savings stamps.
| The shipping board has decided to
proceed Immediately on large scale
with the building of concrete ships
and will increase the program out Of
the appropriation of $2,25O, 100000
which has been asked for the next
fiscal year.
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the British in Flanders the Sammies
are now in five sections Of the battle
front. The others are: East of
Luneville, northwest Of Toul, north of
St Mihiel and in the Montdidier sector
of Picardy.
Linn F. Hanson. farmer Of near
Wayne, Neb.. who sold all his goods,
contributed $500 to the Red Cross,
bought Liberty bonds and then enlist
ed, received commendatory letter
from President Wilson for his actions.
He is now stationed at Pensacola, Fla.
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Announcement that new American
troops have Joined the British in
Flanders is evidence of the success