Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-20
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the only son of Axe1 Rood drowned
at Lanyan. The boy was IL years old.
Otis Craig, the first Cedar Rapids
boy to be killed In action, who died
for his country with the thirty other
lowe boys in the recent drive, was "a
years old.
State secret service men have made
three arrests at Belmond, Wright
county, of men charged with seditious
utterances. The men arrested are
Joe Sprenzel, Louis Lldtke and Chas.
Haupt. All except Sprenzel were re.
leased on bond
On June 18th, Gov. Frank o. Low.
den of Illinois delivered the COM
mencement address before the state
university. Governor Lowden was
graduated from S. U. I. In 1886. On
June Z the regimental drill and dress
parade was given before Hon. w. Z.
Harding, governor Of Iowa.
Among the Iowans recently report
ed wounded In action (degree unde-
termined) was Captain Charles w.
Aikens, Winterset. Private Hic w.
Waterman. Kamrar, died Of disease,
and Private Anton Bernatz Of De-
corah, died Of wounds. Private Ray
Craun Of Ames. died OF disease.
District Judge Thos. Guthrie re-
Gently held naturalization session
for Camp Dodge soldiers at the can
Torment. F1fty-seven soldiers from
the 3s7th Field Artillery regiment
were admitted to- citizenship. Two
thousand enlisted men have applied
for citizenship.
Complete figures ON the draft reg
istration Of June 9Th as secured by
Adjutant General Logan's office show
that total OF 7,465 Iowa men reg
istered. This is about $500 short Of
the estimate placed at $4,000 There
were 1851 white men registered,
l73 colored men and 7o1 aliens.
Twenty mail sacks from the mail
car OF the Chicago Limited, which
plunged into Beaver creek near Ap-
pleton, were brought to the Waterloo
poetoffice. Contents Of the sacks
were soaked with water and blood.
Some sacks Of mail foated down
stream and may never be recovered.
Verne Marshall, editor Of the Cedar
Rapids Gazette, who enlisted in Am.
bulance Company No. O.. Iowa Nation
81 guards, Waterloo, and advanced.
to the rank of sergeant, was recently
commissioned second lieutenant In
the quartermaster corps of the ma.
tional army.
It VIII cost Story, county 100000
to replace and repair the bridges
from the damage due to the high
waters Of the last few weeks. But
one bridge is left standing across
Skunk river and at that new chan.
mel has been washed around 1t 60
that 1t is useless.
w w Ramsell, wholesale grocer
o. Iowa City, was instantly killed and
Stephen Casey, county attorney, ana
DR.. Edward Mahon, Of Ottumwa, ser
iously injured when the automobile
in which they were driving went ON
q 70 foot hill and was destroyed BY
fire.
Sentences Of twenty-five years at
hard labor for six st. Paul socialists
who refused to obey military com
mands at Camp Dodge, have been
approved by the judge advocate in
Washington and the men will be sent
Immediately to the disciplinary bar.
racks at TT. Leavenworth for incar-
ceration.
Because Of their refusal to destroy
barberry bushes on their land, IN
compliance with the governors pro.
clamation, eighteen Waterloo men
have been summoned to appear be-
fore Judge F. c. Plat, Judge advo-
cate Of the service league court.
Owners will be directed to comply
with the government request.
Corp. Francis H. Webster, listed
among the wounded in Pershing's
casualty list recently, is probably the
Corp. Francis Webster Of the late
Captain Fleur's machine gun com.
pany, who has furnished many inter.
esting cartoons of Iowa boys in the
trenches. He is the son OF Rev. and
Mrs. Frank H. Webster, Central City,
and was attending Des Moines col.
iese when he enlisted.
Private Will Heard, one Of the four
Negro soldiers tried at Camp Dodge
by general court-martial two weeks
ago for criminal assault on 17-year.
old white girl, has been acquitted
and is restored to duty, according to
an order at division hearquarters
According to the division Judge advo.
cate the Negro soldier proved com
plete alibi, and testified that he was
one Of the original party, but that
when he learned what was to take
place he left the others and went i'm
mediately to his barracks.
Harry Lung, chef at a Des Monies
chop suey emporium, was arrested
by secret service men as a deserter
Altho a full FLOODED Chinaman, Lung
is naturalized American citizen
He came from Chicago, where he was