Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-03-21
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Mrs. Lucretia r. Gariold, sc, widow
OF the martyred ex-president Garfield,
died at her home In Pasadena, Calf.
Sixteen people were killed and
Forty wounded when several German
dirigible balloons raided Naples, Italy.
Sioux Falls. S. D.. adopted the city
manager plan OF municipal govern
ment to supercede the present COM
mission system, at a special election.
Rev. Billy Sunday, noted evangelist,
has started ten weeks revival at
Chicago. He was given tremen-
dous ovation at his initial appear
ance.
A bill creating ten-mile prohibition
zone around all camps Of military in
struction in Texas, effective April Is,
passed both houses Of the legislature
In extra session at Austin.
So
More than so French war crosses
have been distributed among the
American troops. along the Chemin
Des Danes for the part the men
played In recent engagements.
The Berlin Tages Zeitung urges the
destruction Of 400 English towns by
German airplanes as reprisal" for
the action of the allies in confiscat-
Ing 400 German merchant ships.
Collapse of moving picture show
wall caused the death Of twelve per-
sons, ten of whom were children, and
the injury to about sixty others, at
Winchester, Ky.
The two-cent passenger rate pro-
vision of the Oklahoma state consti-
tuition was permanently enjoined
from operation by Judge Youmans of
the district court for the western dig
trict Of Arkansas.
The New York assembly has adopt
ed resolution providing for refer
endum next fall on the ratification Of
the federal prohibition amendment,
thus killing the plan for ratification
this year.
The 16Sth infantry, formerly the
Third Iowa National Guard, lost four
men and seventeen were wounded in
action in France, according to a casu-
atty list issued March IA at Wash
ington.
So completely successful was the
launching at an Atlantic Port of the
worlds largest reinforced concrete
ship that her builders announced they
Immediately would begin construction
Of 81 similar ships.
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The farmer is getting 131 per cent
more for wheat than he did before
the war, the food administration an
nounced. The average price for the
three years Of the pre-war period was
s6.9 cents; today, $2.O8.
The great southern seaport Of
Russia, Odessa, with population Of
100000 and the largest shipping point
In the country has been captured by
the Germans. With its fall great
quantities Of food supplies fell into
the hands Of the central powers
.
The urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill. carrying $500, OOO, 600, with
riders authorizing sale of all enemy
property in the United States and
purchase by the government of the
iGerman-owned wharves at Hoboken,
N. j., has passed both branches of
congress.
Mrs. Lena Ford, the American wo.
man who wrote, Keep the Home
Fires Burning" one of the most pop.
ular marching songs of the British,
army, and her crippled son, Walter
were killed during a recent German
air raid on London. They We're the
first Americans killed in London air
raids.
Victor L. Berger, former congress.
man from Wisconsin: Adolph Germer
national secretary Of the socialist
party; Irwin st. John Tucker, Chi.
cago socialist j. Louis Engdahl and
William F. Kruse,. were indicted by
the federal grand jury at Chicago
charged with obstructing recruiting
encouraging disloyalty and interfer.
Ing with the prosecution Of the war
In announcing another 100000
issue of AZ per cent certificates of IL
debtedness in preparation for tn
third Liberty loan, Secretary Meade