Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-01-09

war Is to come.
More than $4,000, 100000 worth OF
minerals were mined in the. United
States In 1911 and 1918.
War savings stamps to the value Of
$780, 600 and some cash, were stolen
from the safe of the postoffice at
Greeley, Colo.
An attempt to collect 7-cent fares In
Denver street cars provoked riotous
demonstrations and stopping of traffic
over the entire city.
According to reliable reports the
Spnrtncus group of Berlin is suspected
of attempts to promote riots in differ.
e,t towns Of Germany.
The governments loss in operating
the railroads In 1918 Is calculated By
railroad administration officials at
about $4,000, 600.
/ The suggestion has been made to
two leading London newspapers that
an American wife FOR the prince Of
Wales is one Of the possibilities.
The 1918 war savings campaign will.
he opened actively by nationwide
celebration, January II, the anniver-
sary of the birth of Benjamin Frank
lin.
Fighting between the Poles and
Germans in Posen resulted in thirty
eight women and children and about
100 Germans and Polanders being
killed.
The. Aero Club Of America has
awarded its war medal and diploma
to Captain James Norman Hall OF Col
fax, Ia. and four other American
| aviators.
three battleships serving as trans
ports, bringing back 100 troups from
France, was announced by the War de-
paitment
The National railroads will he turn-
ed back to private control on June 80,
according to an unconfirmed report In;
railroad administration circles At
Washington.
Members of the American Methodist
Episcopal church in Petrograd are dy.
ing Of starvation, according tosa mes
sage received by the Methodist board
Of foreign missions, at New York.
MI capita, ships of the future Amer
lean navy will be electrically driven,
"insuring their superiority over vesz
sells Of other nations,. Secretary Dan
iels told the house naval committee.
Sixty-two lynchings took place in
the United States in 1918. The total,
which includes So negroes and four
! white persons, is an increase OF Fl
over last year. Five Of the number
were women.
In order to keep liquor from men in
uniform all Of New York's saloons vol
unfairly closed on New Years night.
1t was estimated that more than
10000 soldiers and sailors spent New
Years day in the city.
| Election results in Great Britain
| show that the Lloyd George coalition
has won $40 seats in the house Of
commons out Of membership OF TOT.
The Sim Feiners have elected 70
members and labor 70.
The annual convention OF the Ma
! tional Wool Growers assoela ton,
4 which was to have taken place in Salt
1 Lake City, Jan. 16, II and 10, has
been indefinitely postponed because Of
the influenza epidemic.
/ The approximate estimate Of the
loss Of life in the war is placed al
4 s, 730.5 04, divided ss follows: British
70e,72e; French, 1911 800; American
5s,47S; Russian, 10000; Austrian
1 10000; German, 1000, 600.
Millions Of school children I'm thu
United States will be invited to be
come "healtA crusaders" for the Jupiel
Red Cross and the National Tubsreu
losis association during the fou.
months bssinn4ng February ..
Appropriations necessary to par fos
private propssay deatsoy4a in Nov
Jersey by the explosions last oatobs,
ut the GiiliSpis shell lo1dixx piS6l vii
approximate sS,SSs. 600 tilS War n
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