Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-22
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One regular army division and two
national army divisions are all that
remain in camps in this country of
the nations original military program.
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William g. McAdoo, secretary of
treasury, in an address at Chicago de-
clared himself unreseryedly in favor
Of a fiat war profits tax Of 80 per
cent.
The allied and neutral shipping
sunk by enemy submarines during
July amounted to 10000 tons, COM
pared with 534, 800 tons sunk in July,
1917.
American casualties reported for
the week ending August 10 totaled
1929. Most Of the casualties repre-
sented losses in the fighting on the
Marne-Aisne front.
Nineteen persons were killed, more
than twenty injured and over $1,000
600 damage done to property at Lake
Charles, La, by a terrific hurricane
which swept the district.
Registration on August "a, of all
youths who have reached the age of
Fl since the second registration last
June 5, has been ordered by Provost
Marshal General Crowder.
Germany, it is reported, has been
compelled to call upon Austria-Hu
gary for help on the western front
and Austro-Hungarian troops are ar
irving there in large numbers.
General March, chief of staff, an
nounced at Washington that present
plans Of the war department calls
for 100000 troops, or eighty divis-
ions, in France by June 30, 1919.
The British mercantile tonnage at
the outbreak of the war amounted to
tons gross, and the figure at
the present time is 100000 tons
gross, it has been officially announced.
The landing of a regiment of Amer
lean troops at Vladivostok markssthe
beginning of operations from the ST.
berian coast to the relief of the
Czecho- Slovaks. British and French
contingents have been at Vladiyostok
for some time.
President Wilson expressed the
hope that Red Cross workers within
the proposed new draft ages, 1s to As,
will continue to render service until
specifically called to other and more
important duty"
The State department at Washing
ton has been advised that Germany
has accepted the American proposal
for conference on treatment and ex.
change of prisoners at Berne, Switz-
erland, in September.
Governors and fire marshals Of all
states have been asked by the nation
al board Of fire underwriters to post
pone fire prevention day this year
from October to November 2, in
compliance with a request of Secre-
tary Of the Treasury McAdoo, which
stated the October date would con-
fiict with the fourth liberty loan cam
paign.
Secretary Of War Baker announced
that of the 1891 National Guard Of
ficers called into the federal service
since the beginning Of the war, 972
have been discharged, 464 for lack
OF efficiency; 476 because of physical
unfitness and the balance for other
causes.
With a reported decrease in the
July coal output from Colorado mines.
rationing Of consumers this winter
may be considered when fuel admin
istrators Of New Mexico, Missouri,
Utah, Arizona Arkansas, Iowa, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyo-
ming and Colorado meet in Denver
August 26.
officials Of the State department adj
nit that there is reasonable ground
for hope that the eastern front will
be re-established by the new Russian
government, extending as it does from
the Arctic to the Caucasus and en-
bracing millions of Russians who see
the imminent danger to their newly
acquired freedom by German DONNA
ton.
After an illness of several months
with rare malady known as nyeloma
or disintegration of the spine, Anna
Held, famous French actress, died at
New York. AS star in light comedy
she was widely known throughout the
United States.