Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-13

battle will recover, according to Paris
reports.
Charles Warren Fairbanks. former
vice president of the United States
and former United States senator for
Indiana, died at his home at Indian.
apolis.
The official list of vessels sunk by
the U-boats off the American coast
as given out by the navy department
included seven schooners and four
steamers.
Two hundred and fifty persons at
Chelsea, Ia, town of near 800 inhab-
itants, were driven from their homes
as the result of destruction wrought
by flood.
Wheat acreage in Montana this
season is 1851 654, an increase of AZ
per cent over last year, and rye acre
age has increased 145 per cent, and
corn l27 per cent.
Virtual admission that the third
German drive in the west has been
brought to halt was seen by Wash
ington authorities in an official state
ment received there from Berlin.
Secretary McAdoo recommended to
congress that the new revenue bill be
drawn to raise $4,000, 100000 by tax
alton, third of the estimated $24,-
OOO,OOO,OOO expenditures in the fiscal
year 1919.
An American machine gun battalion
accounted for approximately 1000
Germans while holding bridge at
Chateau-Thierry. The. Americans lost
only one man killed and a few
wounded.
A countrywide move to reduce the
cost of food to the consumer and
standardize methods of compelling
the observance by dealers of fair
price lists" was ordered by Food Adj
mfnistrator Hoover.
The second largest wheat crop in
the history of the country is in pros
pect for this years harvest. The de-
partment of agriculture forecast
total of 931 100000 bushels of winter
and spring wheat combined.
All baseball players of the Boston
National league team voted at meet
ing to enter at the close of the sea-
son, If they are not drafted before
that time, some occupation classed By
the government as useful"
More than million and half
rifles have been produced for the
United States army since this country
entered the war, says an announce
ment by the War department.
y
An order prohibiting the advertis-
because such advantage results in
an abnormal consumption and vast
age" was issued by federal food adj
ministrator for California.
Suggestions of peace based on a
"perpetuation of Prussianism" and
criticisms of the government and the
conduct of the war, (which are not
constructive were condemned by Sec
rotary of State Lansing in an address
at New York.
A .$16,OOO,O00 appropriation for es-
tablishing balloon and seaplane sta
tons to guard the United States
against submarines and air attacks,
was asked of congress by the War
department.
A child labor bill identical with the
act declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court except that it contains
provisions that only congress and the
people shall have authority to pass
on its validity will soon be acted
upon by congress, it is hoped.
President Wilson sent telegram
| to Governor Stevens of California,
urging executive clemency in the case
| of Thomas Mooney, convicted and
just resentenccd to be hanged for pre-
| cipitating the preparedness day out
rage in San Francisco.
Arkansas, leading in responses to
the appeal for the return of flour
held by householders and others in
excess of their actual needs, has
turned over to the food administra-
!, ton, 4O,3G7 barrels of flour, 127 car
loads, for shipment overseas to the
| army of the allies.
Provost Marshal Crowder has sent