Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-01-02
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Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.
Aerial mail service for government
correspondence has been established in
Belgium.
Russias war casualties are esti-
mated at 9,150,OOO men, 100000 of
whorn were killed.
More than 100000 American soldiers
have been discharged from the army
and returned to civilian status.
| During the last allied offensive, be-
tween September 26 and November
IL, twenty-one American balloons were
lost.
Starving mothers in Vienna are un-
able to obtain milk for their children
and the babies are dying by hundreds,
reports say.
Conservative shades Of brown and
gray will predominant in women's
shoes probably until next autumn,
shoe experts say.
Travellers reaching Denmark from
Germany report more than 100000 un-
employed men are in Berlin. The
streets are full Of beggars.
| Business interests Of Omaha are
aroused over the order of the Nebras-
ka State Board Of Health, making
| Spanish influenza a quarantinable dis
ease.
German propaganda aimed at the
| United States and conducted by a
\ Prof Brinckmann at The Hague, still
is at work, the State department has
been informed.
The fifty thousand dollar campaign
fund of the national woman's party to
secure the passage of the federal
amendment before March 4 has been
oyersubscribed by $4,000.
Depopulation through Spanish In
fiuenza threatens the Tahitian, Solo
mon, Gilbert and other island groups
In the south Pacific, according to re-
ports reaching San Francisco.
Restrictions on tine exports Of food
stuffs, folders and feed to the PAN
American republics, Canada, Cuba and
the West Indies have been withdrawn
by the war trade board.
The casualties Of the Austro-Hun.
garian armies from the beginning Of
the war up to the end of May, 1918,
were slightly over 100000. Only
eighteen generals out Of 80 were
killed.
Milo N. Piper ended his life by
hanging himself by his waist belt and
collar in cell at the county jail at
Muskegon, Mich, where he was held
on Il charge Of killing Miss Frieda
I; Weichman.
Major Homer Davis of Genoa, Neb.,
As credited with having organized his
medical recruit examination servic al
Camp Dodge more perfectly than II
was organized at any other camp IN
| the country.
Resources Of the national banks of
the country November 1, the date OF
the last call, aggregated s19,s21, 404,-
900, Comptroller Of the Currency Will
liams announced. This is new high
record.
The lower house Of congress has
passed the Moon postofflce appropria-
ton bill, putting the airplane mail
service in the hands Of army aviation.
It also appropriates 100000 for q
rural parcel post system.
] At the end Of thirteen hour SEES
sion the senate. without record vote,
passed the huge war revenue bill,
which is to raise by taxation $1,000
100000 in 1919, and $4,000, 0Oo, 600 In
1920. The measure now goes to con-
ference where final enactment is ex-
pected before the last Of January.
On instructions from President VIII
son at Paris all restrictions on Ger
man enemy aliens, except those apply
Ing to entry and departure from the
United States and those affecting the
power Of internment, were removed
Christmas day nv the denartment of