Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-23
FROM MANY POINTS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK HELD TO
A FEW LINES.
BOILED FOR QUICK PERusAL
Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.

The British army has raised its age
limit for volunteers for infantry SER
vice from 45 to so years.
Reports have it that Germany has
$50 divisions on the western front, or
about six Germans to the yard.
John h. Powers, known as the
@father of populism" in Nebraska.
died at Trenton, New, at the age Of SO.
One fireman was killed when fire
damaged the Caughlin and Sons ship
yards at Vancouver, B. c., Canada to
the extent Of $1,5oO,OOo.
Two convicts, who escaped from
the Nebraska penitentiary at Lincoln
by scaling a 20 foot wall were cap
tured at Elmwood, Neb.
Food Administrator Hoover declar-
ed recently, that he was opposed to a
rationing system for the civil popula-
ton Of the United States.
Army supplies for Iowa, Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah and Wyoming are to
be handled by the Omaha supply
depot, according to an announcement.
British casualties for the three
weeks ending May IA were 12o,3O7
men killed, wounded or missing, ac-
cording to an official report issued at
London.
Allied shipping sunk in the first
four months Of this year totals 1892
845 tons, or an average Of 315,O0O
tons month. In 1917 sinkings were
100000 tons month.
The shipping board announced that
Just seventeen wooden craft aggregat-
ing 10000 tons burden had been added
to the American merchant marine in
the first seventeen days Of May.
An official statement issued at Mos
COW declares that after the occupa-
ton Of Tammerfors, Finland, by the
Finnish White guard, 500 Russian Of
f1cers and men were shot.
Three children were instantly killed,
the mother of one seriously injured
and one man badly bruised when a
Rock Island train crashed into an au-
tomobile near Burlington, la.
Realizing that America and 10 al
lies have gained mastery over the
present type Of submarine, Germany
now is said to be planning a new Sc
ries of big U-boat cruisers.
Food Administrator Hoover asked
the house appropriations committee
for 100000 to provide offices and
clerical hire for the four thousand
county food administrators.
A new treaty of alliance agreed
upon between the German and Aus
trian emperors, contemplates fixing
25 years as the period for the dura-
ton of the alliance, the imposition of
stricter military obligations upon
each nation and the regulation of eco
nomic relations so as to realize the
Mitteleuropa plan.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
announced that the total of the third
Liberty loan is $4,17O,O1965O, ansover-
subscription of 80 per cent above the
three billion minimum sought. The
number Of subscribers was about
100000. Every federal reserve dis.
trict over-subscribed.
The membership of the industrial
workers of the world We're advised
through the official organization, that
by quick, concerted revolution the
American government could be over
thrown, according to evidence intro
duced at the trial of 112 members
Sliul Scu Will VloiullOu VI TIC eSpluO
age act at Chicago.
British Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Arthur j. Balfour, in giving explana
/! lions in the House of Commons In
connection with Emperor Charles let
ter to Prince Sixtus of Bourbon, de
clared that no effort at conversations
had ever been made by the central
powers in the interest of a fair anG
honorable peace. "If any representa-
tive of any belligerent country desires
seriously to lay before us any pro
posals we are ready to listen tc
Them" he said.
Fire, driven by terrific south
wind, destroyed four blocks of res
licences and large lumber yard a,
Omaha. entailing loss of around
100000. The flames consumed q
houses.
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