Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-07-18

at Camp Dodge are being investi-
gated by a board of inquiry appoint
ed June 1, 1918, by the secretary OF
war for that purpose. This board will
recommend certain procedure.
Six hundred delegates assembled
in Cedar Rapids from all parts of the
United States and Canada to attend
the convention of International Bap-
fist Young Peoples union held there
recently.
United States Food Administrator
]. F. Deems announced ruling re-
Gently to the effect that ice cream
cones cannot be sold in Iowa on
Mondays and Wednesdays, and after
5 p. m. of any other day. This rul-
ing applies to all dealers.
Hamburg business men have what
they term a Five O'Clock club. This
week the members have been helping
farmers harvest their big wheat crop
and many farmers are testifying to
the ability of the club men to shock
grain.
The names of two Iowans were in
Guided in the list Of IS overseas army
casualties announced one day recent
~ by the War Department. Private
D. c. Waite of Davenport was re-
ported severely wounded. Private. H.
G. Harter of Marshalltown was re-
ported missing in action.
Crying out to heaven to have mer-
cy on their souls, the three Negroes
found guilty of wantonly assaulting
II year old white girl at the can
Torment May "a, were hanged at
Camp Dodge. The entire Eighty
eighth division and the 5000 Negroes
IN camp were witnesses. It was
lowa's first military hanging.
Dr.. Guilford III. Sumner, secretary
OF the state board of health, has is
sued an order to the mayor and all
physicians in Dubuque that no chill
dren are to leave that city without
the consent of the state board of
health. until the present epidemic Of
lnfantile paralysis now raging there
has been checked.
Nine Waterloo women face intern
ment during the war, if the govern
ment insists upon imposition of the
extreme penalty for failure to regis
ter under the alien enemy regula-
tons. The police have the names
OF the nine, whom they assert failed
TO obey instructions, and the matter
will be turned over to the United
States marshal.
Employees Of the Des Moines post
Office recently verified their suspicion
OF what the soldiers at Camp Dodge
90 on Sunday when they handled
over $1,000 letters from the big army
cantonment. In the Monday morn
ing mail from Camp Dodge the Des
Moines office received 41,O00 pieces
OF mail. In the afternoon collection
10000 more letters came for the
home folks and sweethearts.
Soldiers are pouring into Camp
Dodge to bring the Eighty-eighth d.
vision up to war strength. Within
less than a week 1,50O soldiers, well
advanced in training, have been re-
ceived from the One Hundred Sixty
fourth depot brigade located at
camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kan.
They are now assigned to and a part
fhey are now assigned to and are a
part of the Eighty-eighth division.
Five thousand fewer new cars
were licensed during the first six
months OF this year than the cor.
responding period Of 1917, according
10 the head of the automobile depart.
ment OF the secretary of state. The
number licensed so far this year is
SS,S93. The renewals, on the other
hand, are 10000 more than in 1917.
the registrations for the first six
months of 1918 being 1890.
The state institutions are doing
their full share in food conservation,
All have rigidly followed the regula.
lions since they were first anonunc.
ed. 1t is reported from the Chero.
kee state hospital that they are saw.
Ing thirteen and one-half barrels OF
. wheat flour week over former con.
sumption. The hospital at Independ.
ence now uses twenty barrels of flour
2 week where it formerly used thirty.
tour.
Potash is q scarce article and is
In great demand for war purposes
Potash has been discovered in many
parts Of Nebraska and is being dug
out Of the ground in great quantities
Now potash has ben discovered in
Goose lake, Greene county, Iowa
The state of Iowa owns Goose lake
and It is stated Goose lake is great
mine Of potash, the mining of which
will begin and not only serve great
and patriotic purpose, but will be a
source of great profit to the state.
After nominating P. e. McClenahar
OF Iowa City for the office of state
superintendent Of public instruction
and adopting a platform indorsing ma
tional equal suffrage, protective tar
iii as an after war measure, ratifica
til a OF the federal dry amendment
ballot implication, Governor Hard
ing's foreign language proclamation
fhn nF ,f,,c Il