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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
TO MEET NEXT WEEK

A meeting of the women interest
ed in the Child Welfare movement
will be held at the grade school on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
afternoons of next week. Work
will begin promptly at two O'Clock.
This organization was perfected
at the request of President Wilson
and is for the purpose of conserv-
ing the life of babies. 1t has back
of it the government and every wom-
an in the community is a member.
Miss Mary Davis is chairman OF the
county with Mrs. John Kennedy as
vice-chairman.
The measuring and weighing of
all children under five years of age
will be done by a corps of doctors
and nurses. 1t is hoped that the
mothers of the community will be
present with their children under
five years of age.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
AMERICAN RED CROSS

Approved Activities OF The Red Cross
l. To relieve the anxiety and to
sustain the moral of soldiers who
are worried about their families at
home and to promote the comfort
and we'll being of these families
Representatives of the Red
Cross may be attached to each base
hospital, to furnish emergency sup
plies when called upon, to COM
municate with the families of patti
patients. and such other assistance
as pertains to Red Cross work
8. To distribute sweaters, muf-
flers, helmets, socks. comfort kits.
etc, and to receive the assistance
and cooperation of all officers in
making the distribution fair. equal
and where most needed.
4. To render emergency relief
of every kind upon the request or
suggestion of an officer in charge.
All officers are instructed TO avail
themselves of this assistance when
ever, in their opinion, advisable.
3. To conduct canteen service
stations for furnishing refreshments
to soldiers when travelling through
the country, to furnish emergency
relief TO the sick and wounded when
enroute and to see that they are
conveyed to hospital when neces-
sary and requested by the Com
manding Officer
G. In order to render the above
outlined service to the best advan-
tage, the accredited chief officer
representing the American Red Cross
at division headquarters will be
a Field Director
z. Officials of the Red Cross as
signed on duty with the Military
Establishment, as outlined above
will be required to wear the, regu-
lation uniform of the American Red
Cross, together with the insignia,
etc, as approved by the Secretary
of War.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
REMEMBER THE OLD
CNTINUNGUNC nnU L

REMEMBER THE OLD
! SWIMMING HOLE
My! ! can hear the harvest fly,
cicada or locust, as all of the boys
call it, singing in the tree on top of
the river bank. A great burr oak
stands there with trunk four
fringe of willow trees and on each
side of the sluggish stream are
which the sun has dried and crack
ed into irregular patterns like a
pavement of fiat stones. This is
how Dan Beard describes the old
swimming hole in August Boys life.
These mud paving stones may be
lifted and underneath them the mud
is still soft and damp. A line of
pavings has just been lifted and
at one side leaving the softer mud
exposed. Over this water was pour
ed and now amid screams and gig
giles and whoops and yells, a band
| of naked boys are coasting down
the soapy mud to plunge, strug-
Cling mass of legs and arms, into
the water at the bottom of the slide.
They have no sleds or tobog-
gans. except such as nature has
born in. But there are no pebbles
sticks or grit in the slippery mud
and they slide down it as safely,
swiftly and quickly as if it were
coated with soft soap.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
SOLDIERS APPRECIATES SUITS

Miss Frances Morrissey, who has
charge of the "Cootie" garment
workers of the county received word
from Mrs. Eastman at Iowa City
that the boys of the S8th were sup
piled with these garments. One of
the men has written her the follow
ing letter which will be of interest:
Camp Dodge, July 81
Mrs. Eastman:
Dear Lady, have received a
"Cootie Suit" and even though / be-
lieve we do not need them in camp,
we probably will before very long.
wish to express my appreciation to
you as well as to the people of Iowa
for the "Cootie Suit" which has
been issued me. / have all the con-
fidence in the world in them and will
report later as to thor efficiency
regards to their line OF duty. Thank
ing you and the "Cootie" organiza-
tion, am, Sincerely Yours,
Corporal r. A. Tippens.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

good with the officers and that will
help lot. 1: is sure hot here to-
cay. l am glad ! don't have to go
out and drill, for some of the boys
look like they were all in. I will
have to quit and start supper for
we have to feed 497 men tonight.
Zone hour later / had to quit
awhile. We have got whole front
quarter of beef on the fire now and
two bushels and half of potatoes
SO will have to quit and get some
cabbage on. Don't worry about me
until / get home.
Your son,
Leo Booton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

July 24,000 Iowans were indicted.
The first contingent to be sent in
August will be 500 men to be sent
to Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, in
the five-day period from August
5 to 8. The entertainment schedule
for this contingent was announced
the fore part of the week and the
men from Audubon county are to
leave on the afternoon Of Aug. 9Th.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
5000 MEN FROM IOWA

No additional August draft calls
have been receivd as yet by the
state adjutant generals office. In
a telegram under date of July "a,
the provost marshal general stated
that in August approximately $500
white men and a porportionate num-
Der of Negroes will be called. In
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

back to our barracks at 500 o'clock
In about 20 minutes the top
Sergeant came up to me and said
lis your name Booton?" l said yes.
Then come with me-" he said, I
didn't know what to think. We
went up to our barracks head
quarters and the Lieutenant said.
Il understand you are cook
said a little. He said you will be
the first cook with Sergeant Cook
over you, and End cook and kit
chen police under you" So what do
you think of me for the frs. day.
am perfectly satisfied down
here and like it fine, for ] am in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
PROMOTED FIRST DAY

Leo Booton, who went with the
boys to Camp Pike, Ark, last week
rival of all the men. He says:
Eve got here at last, at 1890,
but didn't get to bed until $3.50,
then got up at $50 Friday morning
We stood in line for an hour and a
half, then went to breakfast and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
NOTICE no CoNTRAcroRs

The school board OF Douglas
township will receive bids on con-
tracts for the purpose of erecting
a new school house in sub district
No. in said township until one
o'clock August 5, 1918.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
For further information see,J. c.
Abilthrup, Secretary. 2 wks.
The sun., 1918-11-22
Government ownership.

The response OF the financial COM
munity TO Senator Lewiss resolution for
Government ownership of railroads wa
made In devious fashion. When the news
reached the Street recollection turned 70
Director-General McAdoos recent state
ment that Government control had nro-
duced deficit Of $500. 900 600
One commentator remarked that Mr.
McAdoos deficit for the RAILWAYS
was earned in the face of such
favorable factors as arbitrarily raised
freight and passenger rates. the
heaviest traffic in history, presumably
economic routing, removal Of "anti-pool-
Ing rates and n revolving fund OF half
billion dollars TO offer protection
What. he asked, can private manage
ment expect to earn without that arbI-
trary power to maintain rates, with an
inheritance OF high wages, without the
protective revolving fund, when the
prads were released from control at the
end or the existing limit placed upon II >
Another commentator answered by
pointing out that the time test had NOT
yet passed. that Mr.. McAdoo must have
a full year wherein. high rates from
first To last are charged. along with the
high wages, But the 6nal answer of
others was that the deficit was caused
by the weaker roads, that needed aid
whereas the stronger roads saved the
day finding In that opinion further rea-
son to believe that in the end the roads
that were naturally weak before Govern
ment control would be naturally weaker
after IT,
The sun., 1918-11-22
The Price of Copper.

Rumors and reports as to the price
Of copper. when the uncertainties OF the
present have begun to pass were varied.
Indeed they ranged from q story dated
from out of town that the French Gov
eminent had offered 2s cents pound
for 100000 tons OF copper to the state
ment by an official of prominent cop
per company that % cents would not be
refused. with regard to the latter this
producer declared that II his company
could get bid of % cents for its 1919
output It would he sold on the spot.
Yet other men in the trade were quoted
as saying that no metal was for sale
at less than the 90 cents fxed until
January !. And Wall Street, from
having experienced = thrill OF encour-
agement some time ago changed about
and abruptly sold the copper shares
One OF the peculiar events of the day
was that Just as the speculative COM
munity was about to seek reasons for
the strength OF American Smelling in
face OF the weakness In other copper
shares that Issue Joined the others In
the late decline. despite the long her
aided Mexican situation that had been
expected to mean untold prosperity TO
that concern as we'll as to few oil
companies and a large railroad
The sun., 1918-11-22

Bills have been introduced. II is unaz,.
stood, which will nullify the cputsra;ora
clauses of President Carranza's DEGREES.
and II is believed that they will I've PASSED,
Meanwhile foreign companies without e>.
ception have brought suit in the MeN..ar
courts to determine their rights un9".
the Mexican constitution. ami i = fur.
thermore understood that the Tinted
States Government has lodged the tUirl
formal protest against the enforcement.
of the DEGREES.
Mexico has virtually no outstand.rc
loans in the United States at present, bu'
there Is a small amount outstanding .r
London. American investments tn MeA-
leo, however. aggregate hundreds Q.
millions. the Southern PaciIc's iugeS,'
ment in that country alone being est
mated at $4,000 900 BESIDES the Mex
can Petroleum interests tho America
smelling and Refining Company ha'
large investments in Mexico, ami Their
are numerous smaller concerns whose %
vestments would aggregate millions
The sun., 1918-11-22
Nevada's Dencit.

To add to the discomfort aroused by
talk of lower prices for copper, reduced
purchases of the metal and the failure
Of the scheme for an export combination
of American copper interest to cause
undue enthusiasm, the Nevada CONSOLE
dated Copper Company yesterday re-
ported deficit OF s639.000 after divi-
dend payments for the third quarter OF
1918. In the same period OF 1917 the
deficit amounted to s544,196. and in
1916 the company showed surplus in
the third quarter of s1.625.34S. Whether
that was the reason or not, the copper
shares turned decidedly weak in the af-
ternoon. The gross profits OF the Nevada
Consolidated given in this report were
$S90.293. equal to ~ cents a share on
the capital stock, whereas the dividends
totalled s1,529,592. The appended state
ment with the earnings report declared
that all unsold copper in transit and in
plant inventories was carried at 1917
cents a pound. and that the cost of cop
per produced was 20.70 cents pound,
some 3 cents more than in the previous
quarter.
The sun., 1918-11-22

Bankers are uncertain as to the finan-
cial outlook confronting the nation and
the world. and their uncertainty. ac-
cording to one Interpretation. means
that credit for speculation is not I'm
mediately to be relieved from all re-
striction. Wall Street still finds that
the money situation is the root of the
trouble with the confused markets OF
the last few days-and the root of the
money situation. in the eyes Of at least
one careful student OF finance. lies in
the unsettlement in or approaching in
ternatlonal trade. SO that from this
view 1t would appear that the banks
would not be free to remove the restric-
lions upon credit for speculation until n
decision had been reached as to the
Encouragement OF International trade.
How this rearrangemcnt Is to be made
is a large question, and the man who
first put forward this theory believes
that that is TO be answered In the peace
conferences OF the next few months in
France.
The sun., 1918-11-22
The New Idea.

This theory was proposed yesterday
to leading banker: Virtually all the
world IL In debt TO the United States to
such an extent that the payment OF the
debt cannot be made In gold nor very
much more readily in other existing
forms of the means OF exchange. To
furnish new means which at the same
time would. supposedly, help to regulate
the balance OF trade, an international
bond issue could be created. which would
be quite in keeping with the proposed
League to Enforce Peace The basis
would be the national wealth of each
and all members az nations OF this
bond issue the debtor nations would be
required to maintain In the treasury an
amount sufficient to pay or their debts.
the bonds to be Retired by each OF the
parties over whatever period-twenty-
five fifty, one hundred years as would
servo to cancel the Indebtedness. The
remark OF the banker on hearing the
theory was that 1t was "a brand new
idea"
The sun., 1918-11-22
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Confusion In stocks.

Confused movements Of the markets
yesterday led apparently nowhere. And
the volume of trading. while moderate,
carried about the same meaning, so far
as Wall Streets judgment was con-
cerned. What part the public took In
the trading was scarcely definable. In
asmuch as a few houses noted for ham
ding very heavy business OF the purely
speculative" type seemed at various mo-
ments to be dominating the changes In
special issues A sign Of two opera
lions was perceived by many In the
financial district. and in that perception
the representations as to the future
course of prices came more in agreement
than at any other time since the sign
ing OF the armistice. During the days.!
confusion, such as the week so far has
witnessed, there has occurred what one
tape reader called 'coaxing the shorts
and the consequent accumulation by big
traders. Yet when weakness set into
almost every type of Issue in the after
noon money seemed still to be the prime
factor.
The sun., 1918-11-22

dend on Maxwell Motors first pco."'r''
As to the reasons for conservlgE "
$4,000 cash year by withhold 80 '."
declaration of other dividends l7 81,
Wall street began 10 explain 81
that with inventories OF some $40. ,'
and loans of some $4,000 600 q '''.''.
doing a war business that took '' re
cent. OF It's capacity might well ns'
every odd cent, even though ."''I'r'
cent. But 4 " = gave
significant OF how the rea3juStn'n- PEE
Rod is worrying automohne Wt.' 81
turers, even In face Of dtg.t" %.
per cent. in the price OF ma'er,' 's (.
motor manufacture since the signing 81.
the armistice with Germany l
motors other reasons ~ No.
For example. only recently have -
baker and General Motors '''''
high level. forty points above i1'
OF the year. having Joined In the n'N..i
movement of the so-called peace -''l"'
And these considerations gave 49, ~
belief that perhaps some stocks hal d" -,
uyerbought and others oversolG. "'''
helped the general confusion,
The sun., 1918-11-22
Bank of France Statement.

PARIS. Nov. 2l.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of France shows tie
following changes:
Gold in hand increased 43-lNo'
francs, silver in hand increased 1903
francs, notes in circulation decrease
S19,l25,000 francs, Treasury deposits
creased 22,336,000 francs. general 6ep.'-
Its increased 1854 900 francs, bills de
counted decreased ~ 100000 fra. =
advances decreased 9.234 900 rraus.
The sun., 1918-11-22
Bank of England Statement,

LONDON. Nov. 21,-The weekly STATE
ment of the Bank OF England shows be
following changes:
Total reserve increased t29g, 600 .'-
culation increased f2S6.O0O, bullion &C.
creased f5S5,456. other securities g.
creased fll9,0OO. public deposits s",
creased f34O, 900, other deposits Increased
f3, $50. 900. notes reserve increased - ~,
900. Government securities Increased
f3,192,0O0. The proportion OF the ban"
reserve to liability this week L. ltt> PFC
cent, last week II was 1866 Irr yI
Rate Of discount, per con-.
The sun., 1918-11-22
EXCHANGE SEAT PRICE $4,000
Three Transfers at That Price An
nounced by Committee.

Tho price for a seat on the New York
Stock Exchange has increased from
$4,000 since the last sale to $4,000,
according to announcement made yester-
day by the committee on admissions of
the exchange. which at the same time
gave the names OF new members created
by the transfer OF seats.
The transfer OF memberships follows
II. Wilbur Paret, deceased, to John Hor-
ace Block; Pliny Fisk to Edwin d. Lew
inson and George s. Goodrich to Charles
I. Morse
The sun., 1918-11-22
speciai Meeting. Are Not on.

1t may we'll be that The deal is or"
but It Is equally clear that special meet
ings are not. Perhaps the initial de-
cline was the outcome OF continued dis
appointment. Perhaps, too. the appear
ance OF some recovery was the result of
reports that the directors were in special
meeting. Whatever the price changes
meant the directors held that special
session and swiftly and silently folded
their tents and departed before Wall
Street realized that even so much as a
call for the meeting had been issued.
And with them departed the appearance
Of recovery in Marine preferred
The sun., 1918-11-22
Watching the Mexicans.

The Mexican situation has been io.
lowed closely by both Washington and
financial interests, and until the pres.
ent time affairs in that country naya
not been regarded as sufficiently stable
to warrant serious consideration Of am
financial projects. While banhe-s re.
fuse to discuss this end of the transac-
ton 1t is assumed In well informed cir.
cles that the Government officials =
Mexico have now demonstrated clearly
, enough their ability to control Mexican
affairs to warrant financierS discussing
the financial reconstruction of the coun.
try.
Indications that things in Mexico are
progressing favorably to a point whore
discussion could be begun with respec;
to financial arrangements were pro.
vided. 1t is pointed out, by the recent
change In the country's monetary sys-
tenn from silver to q gold basis Tn.
has been one Of the stumbling block,
which foreign nations have always had
TO deal with in regard TO Mexican l0aus
and now that this point has been settle
at least part OF the difficulties have bee
removed.
1t is further stated in circles in clos
touch with Mexican affairs that the
more favorable attitude on the part Of
Mexican Government officials with 20
spect to American oil lands N TIA;
country also indicates n change In H..
attitude OF Mexico toward the Unite
States. The recent DEGREES affecti'-
the title of millions of dollars OF of
lands have not been set aside alto.
gether. but their enforcement has bee
deferred until after December a. an
oil men are hopeful that a satisfactory
solution Of the problem Will be hroush.
about through the intervention II IN.
Mexican Congress. which is now IN scs.
sion.
The sun., 1918-11-22
Minneapolis Grain Market

MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. e1.-Flour I'M
changed. Barley, 92c. @$l. Rye. No. 2,
s1.62h CLIO. Bran, S27.7a. Flax, S3.S7
q 3.S9.
The sun., 1918-11-22

tDvdend pending settlement railroad contract
a regular full lot
The sun., 1918-11-22
MAXWELL ana other Motors.

The speculative community had not
ceased discussing the passing of the dlvi-
The sun., 1918-11-22
AMERICAN BANKERS
MAY AID MEXICO
Reported to Be Studying Plans
for Reconstruction
Of Country.
TALK OF S5O,OOO,OOO LOAN
Believed That Washington
Would Approve Financ-
ing Scheme.

The problem Of financing the recon.
struction of Mexico. It was learned yea.
terday, is receiving careful attention and
earnest study on the part of local bank.
ers. This new development follows the
constructive turn in affairs in that coun.
try with its conversion from silye.
basis to q gold standard. The opinion
was expressed in conservative quarters
yesterday that the discussion OF th'g
problem would lead eventually to q loan
by a group of bankers in the United
States to Mexico, but II It does the larg.
est limit talked about Is $50, 100000.
with the probability OF a s25,OOo.OOO
loan.
II could not be ascertained yesterday
whether officials at Washington have
given any indication of their attitude
whether they have suggested that local
bankers give attention TO the financial
needs Of that country with the prospect
Of affording relief. but Wall Street rs.
sumes that Washington would he i9 ac.
cord with the frultion Of any policy re
garding the financing of Mexico Just as
IT is reported TO be In accord with plans
pending for financing the reconstructed
of Belgium, France and Italy.
It was said yesterday that America
has become a world power by assoclat.
ing in the winning of the war and there.
by has assumed the obligation by par.
ticipating in, II not leading, the flnanc-
ing of reconstruction work abroad. Il
was pointed out that the bankers OF this
country have an equally great obligation
in financing the needs of Mexico the
time approaching when the reconstruc.
ton of that country will become pa-a.
mount obligation.
The sun., 1918-11-22
BONDS IN NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
Thursday, November FL, 1918.

Days sales OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ss756,500
Year to 1921, 494, 500
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-14

was physician, a graduate of a medical
university at Stockholm, Sweden, who
had been in the United States some time
and who intended to open an office in
this city as soon as his period of residence
here would permit.
He came to the Welfare Station rs a
patriotic duty. He had read in the
newspapers that all parents of children
under 5 years were requested rs one of
the ways in which they could aid i'll saw
ing the lives of children to have them
weighed and measured, even though the
children were healthy and the parents
knew it.
There were number of mothers un-
able to speak English who came to the
Settlement clinic and the statistics about
the child examined was carried on through
an interpreter.
One little shaver" came to the clinic
with two other boys. He told the nurse
that one of the boys was "cross-eyed
and the other one had 'sumthin' the
matter wild his nose" and asked the nurse
to fix them up. The little worker had
himself had his eyes attended to al
another clinic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-14
POPE'S PEACE PLANS
M|SJUDGEO, He SAYS
Horrors Of War Are Accompanied
by Attacks on Religion, His
Holiness Declares.

Rome, June 14-The Osservatore
Romano, the Vatican organ, publishes
n Papal autograph sent IN answer TO an
address received by the PontiH from
the Episcopacy of Lombardy.
The Pope complains Of the sad period
the world is going through and also OF
attacks from ''tbe enemies of religion
To the sipremest authority, Jesus Christ.
He adds that he is greatly affected mot
ONLY by the indescribable horrors OF this
war, which, without parallel in the history
of the world, threatens TO drag poor
Europe 10 the bottom of an abyss, but
also by an insidious and sklllful campaign
of calumnies and hatred against the
person Of the Pontiff and his work
The Pope, in recapitulation OF ms
action since the beginning Of the var,
says that his efforts To bring about peace
have been misiudgcd and misinterprcted
even his silence about this or that CRIME
being calumiously interpreted, his critics
not admitting that lin the present un-
certainty of his blaze of passions, 1T II
impossible to inflict condemnation fo'
each crime while all are included IN
condemnation pronounced according
To the general principle.
The Pontif regrets that such com
! paign has bcen conducted also against
tho clergy and Catholics, thus spreading