Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-16

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from whom federal agents recently
took $4,000 worth of German bonds,
came to Newton recently and bought
$4,000 worth of War Savings Stamps
and surrendered three sacks of flour
and ten pounds of sugar which he
held in excess of the amount allowed.
Amos ". Brunk of Camp Dodge has
been arrested as conscientious OBJ
jector. He refused to wear the
United States army uniform because
he said it would be an endorsement OF
the war. He will be tried by court
martial.
Rev. ]. A Robinson, pastor of the
Church of the Brethren, of Des
Moines, was arrested recently at
Camp Dodge by United States agents
for violation of the espionage act.
Robinson is accused of going about
different barracks preaching the evils
Of combatant fighting, urging the SOL
diers to raise conscientious objec-
tions. Robinson admits that the
teachings of his church are against
combatant service.
Iowa is to have flour campaign.
It's patriotic affair, designed to pro-
mote the conservation of wheat flour
until after the fall harvest A can
vass of the state will be made to as.
certain the amount of flour in each
county. Then the amount needed by
each person in the state until August
Is will be computed Flour will be al
loted to counties according to popula.
ton.
A Dies Moines grocer who has been
making practice of loading up his
wagon with groceries and Hour and
driving over y Carlisle to dispose OF
them got in bad with the Iowa food
administration. 1t was found that this
grocer, James Sperato, was selling
flour without substitutes He was
fined $50, which will be given to the
Red Cross of Warren county.
Iowa is making big gains as pack
Ing center. This is shown by the re-
ports issued by the department of ag-
riculture. On May LIST, for instance,
220 car loads of cattle, hogs and
sheep We're shipped into the packing
houses of Sioux City. On the same
day 25 other car loads of mixed.
stock were shipped into other Iowa
packing centers.
The Quaker Oats plant in Cedar
Rapids has asked the cooperation OF
all its employees in the matter of fire
prevention. The superintendent OF
the plant recently called meeting
Of all the employees and addressed
them upon this subject. This meet
ing was said to have been the great
est fire prevention meeting ever held
in this country.
The monthly statement issued by
State Treasurer Edwin III. Hoyt
shows total cash on hand and in
banks to be $1,829,443.S2. For the
first time in several years the state
has no warrants outstanding This
condition is due largely to the fact
that the state has shut down on gen.
eral improvements and new buildings
at the state institutions.
The German telephone company OF
Marshall county has refused to make
a report to the state executive coun-
Gil as required by law. Mo reason
was given by the company in its let
ter to the council stating that the re-
port would not be made. The com
pany is liable to fine OF 500 per
day for every day after May LIST that
the report is delayed.
Sergeant Owen C. Hawkins Of Red
Oak, one Of the Rainbow division
boys who returned to aid in the Lib
erty loan drive, recently won the
French War Cross. When asked
about winning the cross he replied,
winning the cross was easy enough,
but being kissed on both cheeks by
a general out in front of thousand
soldiers was good deal harder"
Food Administrator Deems of Bur-
lington has received word from Her
bert Hoover of Washington stating
that the food administration wishes
the people of Iowa to use economy in
the consumption Of meat without the
re-establishment of meatless days.
Mr.. Deems believes that the people
OF Iowa will live up to these expecta-
lions.
The Iowa Engineering Experiment
station has prepared short bulletin
on EARLY Purchase and Storing of
Iowa Coal" 1t is important that this
bulletin be read by every prospective
coal buyer in Iowa. It is free. Write
for 1t at once. Address Iowa Engi-
neering Experiment Station, Iowa
State College, Ames, Iowa.
One hundred fifty persons in Wood
bury county are being charged by the
food administration with boarding
$4,000 pounds of -four in excess of
legal quantities. These people will
be prosecuted.
State agents and operatives from
the department of justice will COOP
crate in running down gang OF
white slavers who have been operat-
ing between Illinois cities and Des
Moines. Evidence has been secured