Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-20

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Personal, Political, Fore and Other
intelligence lntere to the
General Readers.
Kansas farmers are harvesting one
of the greatest wheat crops in the
history of the state.
Former President Taft predicted in
an address at Rock Island, ILL.,, that
the war will last at least two years
more.
Kansas has completed the recruiting
Of $4,000 harvest workers. Some have
begun work. Thirty thousand lvolun-
teered.
The government has called $40
men for limited service. Every state
except Names, Oklahoma, South Da-
kota and Texas is affected by the call.
To meet the needs of America and
the allied nation, people of this coun-
try were asked by the food admins
tration to place themselves on q linn
tied beef allowance from now until
September 10.
A proposal for complete prohibition
during the war was presented in the
senate by Senator Jones of Washing
ton, as an amendment to the SILL
100000 emergency agricultural appro-
priation bill.
The War department announced
that the United States has two COM
plete army divisions, fully equipped
with American made arms and ammu-
milton, IN the fighting zone in France.
Resolutions We're adopted Dy Inc
American Federation of Labor, in
convention at st. Paul asking the gov
eminent to take over the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies.
The increase in passenger rates au-
thorized by Director General McAdoo,
were prohibited from becoming oper-
alive in Arizona SO far as they apply
to intra-state rates by the state rail-
way commission.
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President Wilson has approved a
nationwide compulsory work move
ment to supplement Provost Marshal
General Crowder's work or fight"
regulation, which would be applicable
to all men between the ages of is
and SO.
Under new regulations being pre-
pared by Provost Marshal Crowder,
married men whose wives are capable
Of supporting themselves and married
men whose wives are not dependent
upon them for support will be placed
In Glass 1.
Secretary Of War Baker supple
mented his recent statement that
America has over 100000 soldiers in
France by asserting at West Point,
N. T., that we will have more than
], 100000 men tower there in the near
future.
Marriage since the enactment Of the
selective draft law no longer will be
accepted as cause for exemption from
military service except in the cases
Of men who have become of age since
June 5, 1917, who may be exempted
If they married before January 10,
1918.
1t. Pat O'Brien. Royal British flying
corps, who is in the United States af-
ter having escaped from German
war prison, fell nearly 1000 feet in
an airplane at San Antonio, Tex, but
was only slightly injured. He is the
author Of the famous war story "Out-
whiting the Hun"
The London News in commenting
on President Wilson'S address to
Mexican editors at Washington said
the president revealed himself as the
architect of the worlds future" The
paper as we'll as other London publl-
cations bestowed considerable praise
upon the president for his talks of
! liberty, justice and law in the address.
1
In comparing President Wilson'S ad-
dress to a. delegation Of Mexican
| editors at Washington with a recent
statement of Herr Won Payer, German
vice chancellor, the London Times
4 says no contracst could be. stronger
The president talks of liberty, il stice
and law. The vice chancellor looks
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