Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-10-23
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

The radicals at Moscow threaten to
burn the city if it is captured by the
ianti-bolshevist forces.
Henry B. Irving the actor-manager,
died liz London after long illness due
to nervous breakdown.
Wholesale disorder marked the pro.
duction OF the German opera "Meister-
singer" at the Lexington Avenue opera
house. New York
Three Steep Greek bandits, convict
ed OF the murder of Constable James
Mckay last November, died on the
Scanold at Prince Albert, Sask.
The admiralty at London has an
nounced that flags flown by British
ships in battle are to be preserved and
placed in suitable position on these
ships.
The American army transport Great
Northern sailed from Vladivostok Oc-
tober with 100 officers and 1,4O0 en-
listed men, returning to the United
States.
The result of a provisional census
taken October 8 shows Berlin's popu.
lation to be 1897, 900, which is de.
crease of $4,000, as compared with
December, 1910.
Gabrielle d'Annunzio has announced
that the most rigorous martial law
will be invoked in dealing with per-
sons suspected of being unfavorable to
the Fiume cause.
The liner America has just arrived
at Genoa from New York after a mar
row escape. She was tossed about
by terrific cyclone which swept way
her upper decks.
A Brussels dispatch says everything
Is In readiness to start restoring to
Belgium the cattle and horses taken
by Germany as soon as the exchange
Of notifications is made.
Secretary of Labor Wilson at Wash
ington announced that he had assumed
jurisdiction under the law as mediator
In the dispute with the coal miners
and operators in the central field.
Prices charged by retailers for food.
stuffs at Washington frequently are
from 200 to 5000 per cent in excess
Of the wholesale prices, senate in,
vestigating committee declared in its
report.
Inclusion in the permanent railroad
ell ~ ct -
strikes of railroad employees was de-
cided upon by the senate interstate
commerce committee at Washington
by vote Of IA to 1.
Former Congressman Martin D. Eos
ter CDem.) died at his home at Olney
Ill, after several months illness. He
served six terms in congress as repre-,
sentative from the Twenty-third Hi
nOiS district and retired last March.
Petrograd has fallen, according to
an official dispatch received and made
public by the state department at
Washington. Kronstadt has also been
wrested from the bolsheviki. The an
nouncement was made by Acting Sec
rotary of State Phillips.
Gov. William L. Harding of lows
sent kilograms from Des Moines to the
governors of all cOal-prOducing states
asking that they arrange to attend a
meeting to discuss plans for obtaining
arbitration of the questions involved
in the threatened coal strike.
Arbitration of the steel strike, de.
manded by the labor group, should not
be considered by the national indus.
trial conference Ebert II. Gary, chair
man of the board of the United States
Steel corporation and a member of the
public group, told the conference al
Washington.
British merchant vessels lost
through enemy action during the wal
totaled 7,759,O00 gross tons, it was Of
ficially announced at London. Subma
rine action was responsible for the
loss Of 6635,O59 tons of this total
The loss of 14.2S7 lives was involved
in these sinkings.
Representative Mondell, the Repub
lican leader, told the house at Wash
ington it was the intention of the Re
publican leaders to have congress adj
jOurn between November s and 10 sc
members could have a brief rest be-
fore the beginning of the regular ses
sion early in December.