Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-21

name of Count HOhenzollern. He
probably will buy a large estate in
Holland and remain indefinitely.
Almost the first action of the War
department after announcement OF
the signing of the armistice with Ger
many, was the cancellation of all
army draft calls. :.
BY an order in council passed rec
emily, Canada takes advantage OF the
reciprocal provisions of the United
States thrift and places potatoes on
the free list.
Immediate dropping of food prices
as result Of the conclusion Of an
armistice cannot be expected, FOOD
Administrator Hoover declared at
Washington.
The British 16,35O-ton pre-dread-
nought battleship Britannia was tor
pedoed in the Straits of Gibralter,
and sank, two days before the. armis-
tice was signed.
Albert Bailin, managing director of
the Hamburg American steamship
line, committed suicide at Hamburg
when he learned the armistice terms,
it was reported. 9la
The government plans to abandon at
once the censorship on news, under
which American newspapers have
been operating since the United
States entered the war.
The United States government
promised to exert Its influence in be-
half of Rumania in its effort to SCI
cure just political and territorial
rights at the final peace conference.
I Secretary of War Baker has am
nounced that the length of service of
men in the army and the needs of
industries for skilled men will govern
the dismemberment Of the American
army.
The American army had reached. q
total strength of 3,O76,OOO men when
hostilities ceased, according to of1c-
ial figures at the War department. OF
that number 100000 had been sent
overseas.
! Provost Marshal Crowder announc-
ed that any man who had received
his QUESTIONABLE and who passed the
age of SO on or before September r.
need not fill it out and return the
document.
| Indicating determination to &c
ahead with the great naval program
the navy department sent to congress
a request for $500, 100000 for ten new
battleships, six battle cruisers and In
smaller vessels.
Secretary Daniels announced tina
he has ordered work stopped on tn,
new naval explosive plant in Wiscon
sin, and stated that the projected
4 S9,O0O.000 naval nitrate plant at In
,lian Head Nd, would not be built.
4
October weather conditions resulted
in an increase of 3O,0OO,OOO bushels il
the cOuntry's crop of corn. The de
4 partment Of agriculture's Novembel
crop report placed the preliminary es
innate of production ut ,2,749, 1913 ,OOl
bushels.
4 Two hundred thousand prisoner
were taken by the British on tn,
. western front from January 1 to No
vember 5, inclusive. In the same per
iod the French captured 100000, tn,
Americans $4,000 and the Relgian
1900.
Americas casualties, made publ
up to Nov II totalled 69,62O.s OF these
II 1A-shSV WHY hAiiSu III NCtlOIl. 4uUu
sands more have been killed, wounds
or captured, and probably it will b
many weeks before the last list
compiled.
4 France will join with the Unite
States in giving any relief to Gel
many that is along the lines of ju.
tice. This is the stand of Premie
CIemenceau on DR.. Soils urgent Pile
to President Wilson, according t
Paris advises.
Official figures of the Iowa soldier
killed in the war were announced a
follows: Killed in action oversee
705; died of disease, 151; died of a,
|, cident, 18; died of disease in Unite
States camps, GIG; died en- route /
France, 4S; died of disease in En-,
land, 2; died in Canada, q; suicide
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