Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-05-29
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includes What is Going On at WASH
inaton and in Other Sections
Of the Country.
The French chamber of deputies
has voted in favor of woman suffrage.

The French chamber of deputies
has voted in favor of woman suffrage
Americas actual war expenditures
totaled $23,3G3, 100000, Gen. March
chief of staff, announced at Wash
ington.
Reports that striking Winnipeg la
Dor union men are considering soviet
government system are declared un-
founded.
The general assembly of the south
ern Presbyterian church has voted
against federation with the northern
Presbyterian church.
Importation of German dyes into
the United States will be limited to
quantities actually needed, the war
trade board has announced.
Major General Leonard Wood, who
trained the Seth division at Camp
Funston, was one Of the first to greet
members of the unit when they reach
ed New York.
Ten square blocks Of the residence
section of Mobile, Ala, were swept by
FIRE which caused $4,000 property
damage, left 1900 people homeless
and destroyed 200 buildings.
President Wilson's recommendation
70 congress that the wartime prohibi-
ton law be repealed, so far as it con-
Germs wine and beer, created Juror
among dry forces of the entire nation.
Nearly one-half of the $4,000
troops who landed at New York last
Thursday from Brest We're carried by
the Leviathan, the largest steamship
in the world, and formerly German
vessel.
Andrew Bonar Law speaking in the
British House Of Commons, said the
former German crown prince and pris-
on camp commanders are liable to
trial under the terms of the peace
treaty.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, repub-
lican, was chosen president pro tenn
pere Of the United States senate over
Senator Pittman of Nevada, demo-
crat, AZ to AZ, shortly after congress
convened.
Approximately 7O,7O0,OOO bushels OF
winter wheat will be raised in Ne
braska this year, or about twice last
years production, according to the
May estimate of the state board of
agriculture.
The Eightieth, Thirty sixth and
Eighty-eighth divisions, in order, are
scheduled to depart from France in
May, and the Ninetieth, Fifth, Eighty
first, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh divis-
ions in order, in June.
The refusal of the German govern
ment to sign the peace treaty is re-
garded in Washington as pure bluff
and the first move in a series of ma
neuvers which will eventually end in
the signing of the treaty.
The reception given members Of the
S0th division (Kansas and Nebraska
troops) when they reached New
York, was without a doubt equal, if
not superior, to that accorded other
divisions reaching home ports.
Employment of an airplane as a
means Of transportation for a physi-
clan who is called upon to make long
distance professional calls was in
augurated last week by DIR. F. A.
Brewster of Beaver City, Neb.
Two army aviators few from Scots
field, Belleyille, ILL.,, to York. Neb.,
distance of 500 miles, to attend the
Nebraska encampment of the G.. A. R.
The aviators are Lieutenant G. III. Nc
Kay and Sergeant G. M. Bentson.
More than $4,000 troops Of the
American expeditionary force arrived
at New York last Thursday aboard
eight giant steamships, the largest
number Of troops reaching home
shores in a single day since the ar
mistice was signed.
Twenty-one persons were killed
outright, several died in hospitals and
more than two-score were injured as
q result of an explosion in the Doug
las starch works at Cedar Rapids,
Ia. The explosion was so terrific
that it rocked the entire city, caus-
ing property loss estimated at ST.
100000.
Attention of America and of the
world is now turned upon the new
congress-the sixty-sixth in American
history-which convened in extraordi-
nary session at Washington last Mon
day.