Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-15


C. Hoelscher, mayor OF the town, or
dering everybody to obey Governor
Harding's language proclamation. The,
mayor is German. He has taken on
patriotic enthusiasm which will
reach the entire community. To pub
lish his proclamation he took an en-
tire page in the Hubbard Review. He
gave his reasons. incidentally he
praised President Wilson and Cover
nor Harding. Mayor Hoelscher's pro-
clamation will attract the attention
of the entire state.
Ten Iowa counties have made
record with not single War Savings
stamp reported cashed in as yet, &C.
cording to state War Savings stamps
Headquarters. They are Benton, Black
Hawk, Butler, Chickasaw, Dallas,
Davis, Ida, Palo Alto, Sioux and
Wright counties. Polk county heads
the list of those in which stamps
have been converted into money,
with total Of 1,478 stamps turned in.
Woodbury. county reports 401, O'Bri-
en-, 30S and Boone 302 stamps cashed
in.
Dean w. F. Russell, head OF the col
lege Of education of the State Unit
versity of Iowa, has been granted
leave Of absence from his duties there
to take up work in the employ of the
government that will take him to Rus
STA. He will act as educational di-
rector to committee, headed by DIT.
Arthur Billiard, to be known as
committee on public information.
They will sail for Russia about Aug.
Is. The work will be in connection
with the plans of the government to
assist Russia.
Several boys from Early went out
to the James Scothorn farm northeast
OF that town to help shock oats. Dur
ing the noon hour they had to have
their smokes" and went to the barn
to enjoy it. They had their smoke, and
er expensive, as he is out good large
barn, considerable hay, 300 bushels
Of corn, 200 bushels of oats, cattle
sheds, chicken house and garage. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with but
$3.50 insurance.
Only seven physicians we're found
in the entire state of Iowa to fill the
call of the provost marshal general
dated July 18th to send all class L
registrants qualified for special OF
limited service holding degree of M.
D., to Jefferson Barracks August 18th.
These seven young physicians quail
fed for special or limited service on
ly were located in the following
counties, Calhoun, two, Floyd, one,
keokuk, Linn, Scott and Sioux, one
each
The cootie-proof garment cam
paign, begun on July Is, by Iowa wo-
men, was a brilliant success. Eight
thousand suits have been, supplied to
men in the Ssth division. Within a
week after the drive started, every
Iowa man at Camp Dodge was pro.
vided with suit of vermin- PROOF I'M
derwear. By July 20, 263O of these
suits had been cut, made up and sent,
via army truck to Iowa City, to be
dipped in the chemical solution that
wards off trench-fever.
Edward Paulson, living three miles
south Of Buck Grove, brought to town
a quantity of material which he dis.
covered on his farm and which John
Mullen, who was born in Ireland, de
clares is a good quality of peat. Mr.
Paulson says that the peat is about
three feet thick on his farm, but he
does not know how extensive the de
post is. 1t will solve the fuel ques
ton for many people, it is believed.
Splattered with three patches Of
yellow paint, the sign on the German
| Savings bank at Carroll, stands as
| mute testimony of that community
growing ire against those who con
troll this institution. This bank is &
fostering sore in Carroll It's stub
born refusal to change its name is
arousing countrywide feeling. This /.
4 the third application.
Two Camp Dodge soldiers, one from
Des Moines committed suicide at tn,
cantonment. In each case the deatl
is attributed to dependency. Ray
mond E. McAlister, Des Moines, eho
himself with his army rifle. He ha,
taken the gun to bed with him. Adolpl
Kresrne, was found with his throa
cut. He was recently transferred t,
the cantonment from Camp Funston
Miss Ida May Wilson of Ceda
Falls has one of the biggest win-the
war tasks yet reported for woman
\ She has been appointed by the gov
eminent as employment manager O
the Union Switch and Signal an,
\ Westinghouse Airbrake plant a
Pittsburgh, Pa, with 5000 employee
under her direct charge.
! A huge service flag, representing
the total number of Iowa boys in tn
: army, the navy and the marine corp
will be displayed at the state fair. j
will be 80 by 60 feet in size, and tn
men in service will he renresente