Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-12-19

congress to authorize q peace-time
standing army of 100000 men.
Ten men were killed and % injured
at Hampton Lakes, N. j., by explo-
slons in the Dupont cap works.
All restrictions of the use of news
print paper We're withdrawn by the
war industries board, effective Decem.
Der 18th.
Mayor Hylan of New York signed
an ordinance designating the space
in front of the Grand Central termi'
nal as Pershing Square.
Recruiting for the marine corps will
be resumed at once under an order is
sued by Secretary Daniels. Enlist
ments will be for four years.
From SEPTEMBER 13 to December 1
there We're 333,257 influenza cases in
army camps in the United States,
with approximately 10000 deaths.
The British government has agreed
to the principle of an eight-hour day
for all members of the wages staff on
the railways of the united kingdom.
Contract cancellations by the War
department are expected to save So
250,00O,OO0 of the 1924, 2s1 900, 600 voted
by congress for the army during the
war.
The University of Missouri, at Co
lumbia, with student enrolment of
$500, closed until the first part of
January on account of the influenza
epidemic.
Attorney General McGhee of Ohio
has ruled that the Pershing republic
can league. to elect General Pershing
president, may be Incorporated in the
state.
The surrender to the allies Of the
1000 German airplanes required under
the terms of the ar1nistice convention
is expected to be completed in few
days.
At the urgent request of Coblenz
authorities, battalion of American
soldiers was rushed to that city to
preserve order when the German
troops departed.
All public gatherings have been for
hidden in Omaha because of the prev
alence of influenza. Thirty-two deaths
occurred in the city in a single day
Last week from the disease.
Americas sea losses during the per-
iod this country was engaged in the
war total forty-four vessels, twelve Of
which were destroyed by enemy SUBJ
marines.
Russia, 1t is understood at Washing
ton, being without a stable govern
ment, will not be permitted to send
delegates to the Paris peace confer
ence.
Two hundred and twenty persons
| have been killed and 1000 wounded in
recent skirmishes in the German cap
ital between bolshevik forces and
government troops, according to re.
ports.
DR.. G. A. Soper Of the q. s. public
| health service stated at Chicago the
other day that one out of every five
soldiers in the United States suffered
from influenza; of these. one in six de-
velored pneumonia, and of the pneu-
monia patients, two out of five died.
DIR. Woods Hutchinson of New York,
in advocating "hu' masks instead of
suppressing public meetings to check
the disease, before the American Pub
lie Health associations annual meet
ing at Chicago, declared that wearing
masks decreased cases at San Fran
cisco from 1900 day to 300 a day in
less than q week.
AS the result Of President Wilson'S
trip to Europe, President Poincare OF
France, King George of England, King
Albert of Belgium. King Emmanuel of
Italy and perhaps other European
rulers will visit the United States.
Stephone Lausanne, editor of the
Paris Matin, declared at New York.
st has been diplomatic custom from
time immemorial," he said, "that the
head of one government who enter.
tains the head Of another invariably
repays the visit"
Disclosures made before the senate
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