Belgians Deported From Mons Detailed in Public Appeal
The piece recounts German deportations from Mons where 6,200 men were moved to Germany with women pleading to help. Belgian women appeal to Minister Whitlock and the US embassy in Berlin seeks relief, while the United States protests Germany’s refusal. The reports cite official statements, Hague principles, and neutral powers urging restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons
Committee On Public Information
Hainaut
Ufe
Germany
John H. Gade
National Geographic Magazine
Whitlock
Brussels
the Hague
Europe
United States
Berlin
Grew
Fragmented Advice On Household Substances And China Styles
A garbled OCR passage mentions black magnesia for carpet cleaning, Starfieh items with nitrogen and phosphoric acid, Japan fish manure, linseed oil for fireplace tiles, Worcester china designs copied from Chinese patterns, and a claim about apples and elder production.
Lack of coats cited in quiz on war clothing delays
Senate military committee probing war prep pressed General Sharpe on coat shortages and delivery delays. Margins blamed on changes in cloth specs, council of national defense powers, factory strikes, and early offers of wool. Officials noted a six-cent scrap contract profit and a planned government sorting plant.
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Washington
Sharpe
Senate Military Committee
McKellar
Frelinghuysen
Quartermaster General
Council of National Defense
France
Weeks
Boston
War Department
Shtiefe
Kaplan
A. E. Stone
Cleveland
General Sharpe
Government to call skilled workers under new draft plan
Washington reports no calls from the present quota before February 15 except for special trades. Section 149 directs induction of skilled workers, with local boards to report those in the skilled labor class. In Des Moines, the income tax is outlined for all Americans, with thresholds of 1000 for singles and 2000 for married or head of family, due by March 1 1918, and penalties for late or fraudulent returns. Revenue officers will visit counties to assist taxpayers and enforce compliance.
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Belgium
Brussels
Flanders
Grew
England
Herr Zimmermann
Foreign Office
United States
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Des ‘Moines
Fiest
Logan
General Crowder
Crowder
Washington
Internal Revenue
Bureau of ‘Internal Revenue
Deserter Held in Salt Lake City Over Prison Break
William H. Krahl a confessed deserter from the Forty second U S A is under arrest in Salt Lake City to face investigation as a suspected accomplice of Ferdinand Kube and Kurt G Wilking I W A prisoners who escaped from Fort Douglas. He is believed to have cut the camp wires enabling the escape and admitted his prior dishonorable discharge from Company I Ninth U S A at Little Rock Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
William H. Krahl
Forty-second Regiment
Ferdinand Kube
Kurt G. Wilking
I. W. Wea
Fort Douglas
Krahl
Wat
Department of Justice
Ninth Regiment
Little Rock
Ark
Stocks Rise on Rail Overhaul Decision in New York
Stocks opened higher on December 28 as the market welcomed the president's plan to take over railroads. Rail names led gains with increases from two to eight dollars and notable climbs in Central, New Haven, Reading, and Southern Pacific issues, signaling broad enthusiasm across major spreads.
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New York
Central
New Haven
Bony
Bouthorn
Pacific
Nelfic
Mob Attacks Pro Germans in Audubon Incident
A mob of about 500 tried to lynch German Lutheran preacher Rev. W A Starck and farmer Fred Tenneykelt for alleged unpatriotic remarks during wartime. Tenneykelt was coerced to buy Liberty bonds but reduced the amount. both men were ordered to leave the county after a tense confrontation at the First National Bank and the Starck home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
W. A. Starck
Fred Tenneykelt
Liberty Loan
Wilson
Tenneykett
Rev. Starck
Starck
Cake fundraiser nets large Red Cross collection
A North Liberty event raised over $600 for the Red Cross with a cake sale yielding $62.60 and a second item priced at $52.50 plus a bushel of seed corn. Local organizers hope to grow the drive in Iowa City area.
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Red Crass
Iowa City
North
Liberty
Red Cross
Coal dealers told to enforce government price cap
Des Moines fed official Charles Webster, federal fuel administrator for Iowa, warns all Des Moines coal retailers they must comply with price controls. Lump coal cannot exceed 18 cents per ton. Rebated sales are prohibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles Webster
Towa
Route to Clarity in Conversation and Meeting Talk
A concise guide urges using short words and direct phrases to express meaning clearly. It cautions against filler and overly complex language, advocating plain speech for better understanding in conversations and meetings.
Grandma’s Remedy Promoted As Stomach Health Panacea
A fragment notes a home remedy said to aid constipation and stomach troubles, advertised as a traditional, old-fashioned herbal cure. The source mentions broad popularity and ties to grandmotherly wisdom, positioning the remedy as bend medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
War Era Exchange Reveals Loyalist Resolve
Fragmented dialogue shows a colonel pressing a soldier about dying for his country. The response rejects martyrdom, asserting study to leverage German defeat, highlighting tensions and questions of loyalty during wartime.
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