Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-05-08

With a loss estimated at $1,000, 600,
the famous 'Bowery" at Brighton
Beach, Coney Island, N. Y, was
wiped out by fire.
The Postal Telegraph-C Cable Co. has
made formal application" to Post
master General Burleson for the re.
turn of its telegraph lines at once.
The Italian chamber of deputies
voted confidence in the Orlando cabi-
net by count of 3S2 to 40, the latter
votes being cast by socialists.
The supreme peace council has
agreed that the German war prisoners
shall be liberated after the signing of
the peace treaty at Versailles.
Count Arco Valley, who assasinated
Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier, at
Munich. February Il, was taken from
a hospital and lynched by Spartacan
crowd.
A palace for the permanent seat of
the league of nations will be con-
structed on one of several beautiful
sites along Lake Geneva near Geneva,
Switzerland.
Two officers and IA men of the
crew of the American naval tug
Gypsum Queen were drowned when
that vessel struck a rock and sank
near the coast of France.
President Wilson has ordered an
nouncement that all cables and wires
taken over by the government during
the war emergency will be returned to
their owners.
A large portion of the French press
continued to censure President Will
son, who is held solely responsible by
them for the rupture of the peace con-
ference and Italy's present furious
mood.
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Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
republican leader of the senate, has
declared himself in opposition to
President Wilson'S attitude in the Dali
matian boundary dispute and insisted
Fiume should be given to Italy.
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Representative John L. Burnett,
chairman of the immigration commit
tee of the last house, narrowly es-
capped serious injury or possibly death
by an internal machine received
through the mails at Gadsden, Ga.
A project for an alliance between
France and America actually is under
way according to Peris newspapers.
President Wilson, it is said, is with
holding action until he can place the
matter before the American senate.
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A slip on the part of the senders
of sixteen internal machines, discov-
cred at the New York postofice,
coupled with the sharp wits of post
office clerk, were all that prevented
the bombs from being delivered.
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Justice Holmes, who delivered the
supreme courts opinion sustaining the
conviction of Eugene v. Debs for VIC
lation of the espionage act, was an in
tended victim of the terrorist plot I'M
earthed at New York by government
and city officials.
The Belgians have asked the council
of three for first advance of g.
600 100000 francs to their share Of the
German Indemnity, according to
French circles, and it appears that
they have received definite and salts
factory assurances.
Among the sixteen internal ma.
chimes found at New York were bombs
addressed to Secretary Of Labor vii.
son, Postmaster General Burleson
Attorney General Palmer, Chief JUS
tice Oliver w. Holmes and John ID.
Rockefeller.
Several republican senators Of the
group known as progressive have lei
it be known that they opposed having
the league of nations covenant consid
cred at republican conference al
Washington with view to determin
ing the attitude of the party toward
the document.
One Italian newspaper in comment
ing on President Wilson's attitude on
the Fiume situation, declared that the
president fell into trap in aiming to
estrange italy from America. But,
the newspaper adds, "the Italians do
not cease to feel for the noble Amer
lean nation a fraternal, grateful
friendship, protesting only against the
president, who misunderstood the high
Italian ideals of Justice"
AS result of the war there is 6
building deficiency in the north central
states in the sum of $1,511 100000
according to an estimate just made by