Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-03-06
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five billion dollars.
Gamblers on the Pacific coast are
offering to / that the United States
will not go dry.
Governor Boyle of Idaho vetoed a
bill passed by the legislature which
would permit cs55-round boxing metches.
Twelve persons were killed and sew.
enty-five injured in collision on the
baltimore & Ohio road at Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
The French delegation to the peace
conference, it is said, will energetic
ally oppose the general sinking of the
German fleet.
President Wilson said in his adj
dress at Boston that the goal of world
peace was in sight through ratifica-
ton of league of nations.
Agreement has been reached by
house and senate conferees on the bill
permitting discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines to retain their uniforms.
The senate military affairs commit
tee agreed to recommend an army Of
SOC, 900 men and $4,000 officers as the
permanent military force of the
country.
BY vote of 40 to 81 the lower
branch of the Nebraska legislature
put itself on record as opposed to
public development of water power in
the state.
Nineteen men have so far been ex.
ecuted by police of the Mexican state
of Tanauliras, in a campaign to end
handitry along the eaasMexican
border.
Marshal Foch, in discussing the dip.
lomatic situation at Paris, said the
new armistice convention will provide
for the naval and military disarma-
ment Of Germany.
Rotarians of the Sixteenth district.
In convention in Omaha, condemned
the cigarette habit and asked Cor elm
tnation of cigarette ads in the ma
tional Rotarian magazine.
Conscientious DIRECTORS have re-
turned to the War department, the
Friends Society, the Y. NJ. G. A. and
the Red Cross $4,000 of the money
paid them, the war department an
nounced.
The lower house of the Nebraska
legislature passed a bill which places
private and parochial schools of the
state On the same footing and under
the same direction as the public
school.
Boston police arrested John Ro-
gosky, who attempted to reach Presi-
dent Wilson shortly after his return
from Europe Rogosky, who was
heavily armed. is believed to be lit
sane.
During mass meeting at Creston,
iowa, the other day over 100000
worth Of the stock was sold in our
hour and fifteen minutes for the pur-
pose of erecting a modern, fireproof,
six-story hotel.
Orders disseminating Camp Logan,
Texas, one Of the point originally de-
signated as rehabilitation centers,
were announced by the war depart
ment. This makes sixteen camps to
be ordered closed since November Ill.
President Wilson, in discussing the
league with members of congress, ex-
pressed confidence in the success Of
the plan and slated he has every ex-
pectation Of the conclusion of peace
within few months. The president
said that territory adjustments pre-
sident said that territory adjustments
presented the most delicate problem
y remaining.
A resolution calling ON Presiden:
Wilson and congress to urge the
peace congress to apply to Ireland
the doctrine Of national self-deterlni-
nation and declaration of principles
demanding that if any league of M.
tions be created, all features which
may infringe on the traditional Amer.
lean policy. including the Monroe doc
trine shall be eliminated were adopt
ed at the convention of the Irish race
IN America at Philadelphia.
President Wilson'S speech at Bostor
is to be put into the Congressiona.
Record.
General Pershing has designated
the return of nineteen divisions OF
the American army from Europe in
the next four months. The designa