Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-06-05
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Rainy weather was held responsi-
BILE for the defeat Of wofAan suffrage
in Texas.
Conviction is growing in Washing
ton that the government will have to
float another loan.
Adjutant Casale, a French aviator,
in flight at Paris, ascended 81, 600
feet. This constitutes worlds rec
ord.
There are $4,000 buildings to be re-
built in the devastated districts Of
France, according to statistics given to
the chamber Of deputies.
What is known as the first "brick''
ship in the world, and the largest OF
concrete type ever constructed, was
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A petition asserted to contain the
names of 100000 Iowa farmers, ask
ing the daylight saving abolition, is to
be presented to congress.
Withdrawal of the American forces
from Archangel is actually under way
according to cable advices to the war
department at Washington.
Revised plans for the return of the
overseas forces provide for the sailing
from France of all American troops
except those in the regular divisions
by June II.
c. N. Kurtz, farmer living near
Webster City, Ia, bought an SO-acre
farm for S240 per acre the other day.
Twenty minutes later he sold it at
$3.50, making a profit of $500.
The Sopwih biplane in which Harry
Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve at
tempted to fly across the Atlantic has
been picked up in mid-ocean by the
American ship Lake Charlottesville.
Congress was asked to repeal the
daylight saving law and to provide
funds for the continued operation of
the federal employment system, by re-
solutions adopted by National Grange.
Twenty-seven officers and 1905 men
of the 349th infantry, 8Sth division
minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota), arrived at New
York on the transport Henry r. NAL
lory.
Ruth Law, foremost American avia-
trix, plans to make a try for the $50,
600 prize money offered by the London
Daily Mail to the first person making
nonstop flight across the Atlantic
ocean.
Following a conference at Eagle
Pass, Texas, between state officials
and Mexican authorities it was an
nounced that the state of Texas will
cooperate with the Mexican govern
ment in stamping out disorders along
the border.
The total subscription Of the Vic
tory loan was $5,249,9Os,3 300, an excess
of $749, 908.300, or 1886 per cent over
the quota of $4,000, 100000, according
to official figures. All districts except
Atlanta and Dallas oversubscribed
their quotas.
Five thousand persons stood at Chi
cago, when w. j. Bryan put the ques-
ton to them whether they would
authorize sending a protest to Wash
ington against lifting the ban on wine
and beer in opposition to President
Wilson's request to congress.
President Wilson has informed Of
fcials 1T Washington that the council
Of four at Paris has reached a full
understanding by which the United
States will retain the 100000 tons of
German shipping seized in American
ports when this country entered the
war.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, APP
pearing before the house naval af-
fairs committee, to outline the needs
of his department for the next fiscal
year, recommended that the entire
1915 three-year building program of
10 battleships and 10 battle cruisers
be abandoned.
After sharp partisan conflict with
the democrats, the republicans COM
pleted organization Of the senate by
electing chairmen and majorities of
all important committees, including
Senators Penrose (Pa.) and Warren
(Wyo.) as heads of the finance and
appropriations committees, respect
lively.
London fairly went wild with joy
wien Harry G. Hawker and Lieuten-