Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-07-25

The new crop Of selective draft
men who registered June .. and the
activity now in progress in the way
OF Redistribution of old registrants
are combining to furnish large
amount of work for the exemption ap.
peal boards. About 1000 appeals
have been filed with us during the
last few days" said Major N. D. Ely,
chairman of the appeal board for the
southern district Of Iowa, which
meets at the state house. Our great
est problem is the miners. Many of
the men are not working although
they have been granted deferred
classification on account Of occupa-
ton"
H. ]. Metcalf, secretary Of the state
defense council and Iowa director of
the public service reserve, received
word from Washington that the, fol.
lowing classes of men were wanted in
the army. Refrigeration engineers.
steam engineers, chemical workers,
six truck drivers, three riggers, two
tension Mnemen, and three police
men. These men may be indicted
from those in the draft, or those be-
yond draft age may enlist. Four
strong laborers are wanted, for en-
1istment only.
Corporal Obed Folgero of Slater
was killed in the trenches on a
French battle front on June IS, ac-
cording to letter received from the
boys captain by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Janas Folgero of Slater. The
young man had been in the service
about a year and was a member Of
the One Hundred Sixty-eighth infan-
try. According to the letter. he was
resting in trench, was struck In
the back of the head by piece Of
shell and killed instantly.
Thousands of visitors coming to
the state fair this year will be disap-
pointed because they will not be al.
lowed to go to the dome OF the state
house. The kaiser is to blame for it.
The state council Of defense has de-
cided that granting permission to all
to climb to the dome, presented too
good an opportunity to alien enemies
to damage the state house, hence no
one will be allowed tn climb up to
the dome.
Custer proceedings for the removal
Of the treasurer of Dubuque county
and for all of the members of the
board OF supervisors were instituted
recently by Attorney General H. M.
Havner. Petitions were filed with
the county clerk in Dubuque county
and with the clerk of the Iowa SUI
preme court at Des Moines. The
charges against these officials are
failure to collect taxes due the, coun-
II.
Conservation bread now in use is
more wholesome and Of higher nu-
tritive value than the white bread
formerly used, according to the state
dairy and food department. Many
samples are turned over to the de-
partment for analysis. owing to the
tendency Of the war bread to become
mouldy. The way to prevent this, it
is said, is not to buy more bread each
day than is consumed
A pillar OF smoke from fire at
Greenfield, recently. which destroyed
two garages and monument works
could be seen as far away as Abel
forty miles away. Explosions Of oil
and gasoline occurred frequently
in few minutes after the start OF
the fire and endangered the lives Of
volunteer firemen and huge crowd
of spectators that had gathered
Eight farms in Woodbury. county
are under quarantine for hog cholera
The quarantine was placed by DR.. O
M Engen, of the United States bu
reau OF animal industry DIR. Enger
4 believes. In taking the disease at It.
beginning. as he has, that further
4 spread will he avoided and that tn.
loss will not be nearly as serious as i
has been In other years.
Enrolment for the United State
student nurse reserve will begin Jul.
20, the women's committee OF tn,
counsel of national defense an
nounced recently. The student nurs
i es will be used to fill the racancie
in American hospitals created by tn
great number of American nurse
now in overseas service. Iowa
asked to furnish 1850.
Death by drowning was the crue
fate Of the little daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. ]. Hahn. Fremont TOWNSHIP
4 farmers. living near Lone Tree. TIL
child, not yet 2 years old. fell into
water tank on the farm Of Cheste
Este, where the Hahns reside.
The Winneshiek county boys an
girls pig club is growing fast an
now has got beyond all expectation
of the managers who started it. Nc
a farmer who has been approache
has refused to help.
Daily vacation Bible school for boy
and girls between 4 and IA years {
age will run until Aug. 16 at the Firs
Baptist church at Logan. Classe
will be held for scouts and camp fl
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