Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-06-12

UNITY JOURNAL.
The prohibition amendment to the
state constitution was given a ma.
jority of about $4,000 votes at the re-
cent election in Texas.
The governor general of the Kediri
district of Java reports that 800 per-
sons were killed in the recent eruption
Of the volcano OF. Kalut..
Austria has been given Is days to
reply to the terms of peace presented
by the allied nations. The treaty was
handed the Austrians June 2.
The International Mercantile Ma
rine company lost 43 steamers or
400,967 gross tons during the war
through German submarines and
mines.
The Austrian government is said to
be dissatisfied with the peace terms,
which are declared by one Of the re-
publican newspapers of Vienna to be
unacceptable.
Deaths are occurring in India in ap-
palling numbers because of failure Of
the crops, according to Rev. Or. r. A.
Hume, missionary, who reached New
York from, that country.
COnstitutionality Of Nevada,s pro-
hibition law, the first and only initia-
tive measure enacted by direct vote Of
the people in that state, was upheld by
the Nevada supreme court.
Daylight saving advocates in con-
gress plan to delay it's abandonment
until next year by prolonging thu
hearings before the interstate and
foreign commerce committees.
Herbert Hoover estimates that Eu-
rope, except Russia, will need 100000
600 bushels Of wheat and rye at a
minimum or S50,OOOOO0 bushels as a
possible maximum this season.
A large number Of nurses and
physicians sailed from San Francisco
for Alaska points to aid in stamping
out the influenza epidemic which has
been raging in that country for some
time.
u. Thompson, r. E. Kennedy and
G. v. Pickup, three California aviators,
fell LOO feet at Los Angeles, when
their planes crashed together in mid
air. The three men escaped with
slight injuries.
Announcement has been made by
Thomas 81. Ince, Los Angeles motion
picture producer, that he will give
$4,000 as prize money for aviators
who will attempt flight from Cali
fornia to Australia.
A petition has been filed at Pierre,
South Dakota, containing 10000
names, to carry to referendum vote
the amendments to the prohibitory law
of the state which were adopted by the
last legislative session.
Telegraph and telephone companies
whose lines have been controlled and
operated by the government since
last August were returned to their
owners by an order issued by Post
master General Burleson.
Plans for the construction Of more
than 1,5OO airplanes 1T 6 cost Of $780,
100000 and the purchase from Great
Britain of one of the newest type
dirigibles are included in the army
program Of the government.
A report has reached peace confer
ence circles that Gustav Noske, the
German minister of defense, recently
made a tour of the German coast de-
Tense and directed tie personnel to be
prepared for emergencies.
Midland college at Atchison, Kan,
will be moved to Fremont, Neb., July
Is, according to decision reached by
the board Of trustees of the institution.
The decision is contingent upon the
condition that the. Nebraska Lutheran
synod raise $50, 600 to finish paying for
the Fremont normal plant.
! A contingent Of American inf,ntry
which has been serving in northern
Russia left Archangel for the United
States. These are the first American
troop details to sail for home. The con-
tingent consists of 1900 men or about
one-third Of the American forces in
Russia.
| The forty years equal suffrage bat
tie in congress ended last week when
the senate, by vote of Sc to %,
adopted the historic Susan h. Anthony
!. n amendment resolution IF had proviouc.