Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-17
NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

Charles Rock, the well-known Eng
lish actor, died In London.
The baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie S. Chaplin is dead at Los Angeles,
Cal. The child lived but 20 hours.
One negro and several white men
were wounded In a clash between
whites and negroes at LOngview, Lex
been arrested in the streets Of Buda-
pest, according to advices received at
Vienna
Lieut.. Karl Stockholm was killed
when flying over Little Rock, Ark
His machine collapsed and fell several
hundred feet
The first chamber OF the Dutch par
Lament has adopted a motion to lnr
troduce woman suffrage in Holland.
The vote was "a to 5.
The United States treasury depart
ment is preparing to prosecute New
York stock brokers who have eVaded
payment Of income taxes.
Charles w. Burkett, who claimed he
was born On the battlefield during the
battle of Gettysburg, ended his life at
Glendale Cal, by inhaling gas.
When the Victory day parade was in
irOgreSS at Paris the roof of a house
on the Boulevard st. Martin collapsed.
Eighteen persons were injured.
Trade between the United States
and Germany will be resumed imme-
diately, Acting Secretary Polk of the
state department at Washington an
nOunced
A terrific battle between armed strik
ers and police is reported from LucOra,
southern Italy. Six persons were
killed, three are dying and twenty-five
We're wounded.
Heavy rains, accompanied by Sc
we're WindStOrm swept over the Crooks
ton (Minn.) section, causing much crop
damage and destroying several build
ings on farms.
An amendment to the wartime pro-
hibition bill which would have permit
ted the sale of 2A per cent beer was
voted down in the house at Washing
ton, 12S to "a.
The house at Washington failed to
pass the agricultural appropriation
bill, with its rider repeating the day
light saving law, over the veto of
President Wilson.
Preparations for the early return Of
General PerShng and his personal staff
from France is indicated, army officials
at Washington said, in recent dis
patches from abroad.
The dirigible R-34 completed her re
turn across the Atlantic from MineOla
l.. l., landing at Pulham, Norfolk
near London, after voyage lasting "a
hours and 10 minutes.
Total casualties in the American eX'
peditionary forces including all cor
rections and alterations published tt
July 2, were given in an official report
at Washington as 29T, 147.
Without presenting any demands OF
complaints to their employers, several
thousand of the 5000 men and girls
employed in the plant of the Crane
company at Chicago walked out.
Germany, not Holland, will be asked
by the allied and associated govern
1lents t. hand over the eX-kaser for
trial. according to the latest semiOffi-
cial information received at London.
Macmillan Harden, editor of Die
Zukunft of Berlin, probably will be ap-
pointed German ambassador at Wash
ington as soon as diplomatic relations
are restored, says the Fremdenblatt OF
Hamburg
many others are nursing wounds
as the result of the renewal. of riot
ing and Il battle between guards and
strikers of the Corn Products Refining
company at Argo, Ill.
Wartime prohibition has not pre-
vented the navy department from OBJ
tanning rum, which is part of the Off
cial ration of the RIBS crew. Twenty
gallons of the liquor were slowed
aboard at MineOla. l.. /.
Superior Judge Clay Allen, four
deputy sheriffS and a former speaker
of the state house of representatives
were among II persons indicted by
the county grand jury at Seattle
Wash, on a charge of being in unlaw-
full possession of liquor.