Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-03-06


The American labor party of New
York has gone on record in support
of the league of nations.
The victory loan bill, authorizing
81, 000,000,OOO short-term note issue,
was passed by the house, 34S to 3.
Another epidemic of influenza has
broken out in Spain, and is spreading
to as great an extent as that of last
fall
Deaths from influenza are increas-
ing at an alarming rate in England.
and health authorities are very much
alarmed.
The lower house of the Nebraska
legislature passed a resolution me
morializing congress to oppose con-
tinuance Of the daylight saving; law.
Great Britain built more than 200
submarines after entering the war.
The largest are 5000 tons and fitted
with steam turbines instead of Diesel
engines.
1t is estimated that during the last
few days more than 1000 quarts Of
liquor daily have been carried into
Michigan from Ohio on the interur-
ban line
Lieutenant Chase v. Rugh of the
Pacific aero squadron performed the
hazardous feat of flying inside the
walls of the Grand canyon of Arizona
near Kingman.
Deaths in the American expedition
airy force up to February 16 totaled
1881, of which 2O,S29 were from dis
ease, 4s,768 from battle and 1854
from other causes.
Sixty thousand dollars worth of Ii.
Q,l0r taken in raids was bounced Off
the sidewalk of the city building and
permitted to run into the sewer at
Sioux City, Ia.
Divisions designated by General
'ershing to return from overseas by
the middle Of August will leave ap-
rroximately 100000 men on European
soil, all of whom will be regulars.
w. F. Dunn, editor of the Butte
(Mont.) Bulletin, charged with the
violation of state anti-sedition laws,
was found guilty by district court
jury, which fixed punishment at $1,000
fine.
The house bill appropriating $1,000
GOO to maintain the government guar
anteed price of 1929 for the 1919
wheat crop was ordered favorably re-
ported by the senate agricultural
committee.
President Wilson told members OF
the foreign relations committees that
unless the United States entered the
league of nations it would fall and
chaos and turmoil beyond description
would result in Europe.
Governor Frazier of South Dakota
signed bills to create an industrial
commission Of three men, establish
the state banking system and provide
for state-owned elevators -four MILL
and warehouses.
Leon Trotzky, Russian bolshevik
minister of war, says the Poles must
be fought to the bitter end. Trotzky is
anxious to give the Poles what he
terms lesson" as he especially,
hates Paderewski.
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Representative Frederick ii. Gfllett
of Massachusetts was nominated over
Representative Mann of Illinois and
Representative Campbell of Kansas
as the party candidate for speaker in
the house of representatives.
United States Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska delivered an address at
I
Washington, in which he strongly en-
dorsed the league of nations project.
Senators, who have opposed the
league, he said, would be opposed to
any league, and in Their attacks have
magnified It's dangers.
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The monarchists of Germany, with
Hindenburg and Ludendorff taking the
| lead are contemplating an early coup
d'etat, in the opinion of the London
Nails correspondent at Berlin, who
says that the old officer class has been.
gradually getting the whip hand there
since January u and now holds the
government in its power.
| Attorney General Havner of Iowa Is
said to have in his possession an af-
fidayit signed by w. G. Rathbun, faith
4 er Of Ernest Rathbun, Ida Grove
youth convicted Of criminally assault
ing young girl, now serving a life