War Saving Stamps and Iowa War News Highlight Conference Actions
Iowa officers at a Kansas City conference urged prize winners at state fairs to take 25 percent of premiums in War Savings Stamps. Bayard Fuller of Sac City was deemed mentally unbalanced after a shooting at Jefferson Barracks. Other items report food- and grain-use cautions, physician shortages, a fatal train crash near Denison, and Iowa’s large war-bond and auto license totals.
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A. R. Corey
Bayard Fuller
Sac City
Jefferson Barracks
R. H. Sylvester
Psychological Clinic
Iowa State University
Max E. White
Clarinda, State Hospital
Z. Fuller
Dean W. JF. Barr
Herbert Hoover
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Washington, D. C
United States
Iowa
George E. Thompson
Ilinois Central
Arion
Denison
W. W. Marsh
Women's Committee
Cedar Falls Teachers' College
Red Cross
Towa
State Automobile Department
George Hedges
University Power
Iowa City
Lmited
Vancouver
Plymouth
World War Era Briefs Highlight Wartime Measures
A broad summary of wartime actions including draft calls for 8 The War Department announces reforms to speed up allotment payments and provide pension of 80 dollars monthly to Civil War veterans. Provisions extend to Puerto Rico and Hawaii for 17 000 draft registrants. Germany U boats sink the Pinar del Rio. Prosperities of American merchant marine grow. Belgian delegates warn of starvation. Paris and London papers discuss Wilson and the war.
Field News: Fo ch on Offense and Reserves Strategy
General Foch argues in the Field that victory comes from an offensive using well organized reserves. He says battle success rests on mass, surprise, speed, and a decisive attack, with reserves kept ready to deliver the deadly blow when planned. An incident follows about a motorcar accident witnessed by police.
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London
Foch
The
Work ethic and striving for perfection in youth
A fragment urges young people to pursue high standards in work and resist passing over defects. It argues perfection is unattainable but one should not accept imperfections or lower their goals. The speaker emphasizes challenging flaws and maintaining effort to represent one’s best.
Devout Christian Emerges From Wallace's Work
General Len Wallace described how writing the name Ben sparked deep religious conviction. He said the Christ figure growing in the narrative altered his life, culminating in a first enduring Christian faith after finishing the work.
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Len. Wallace
Ben
The Yevette Uniform Draws Eyes in Washington
Washington, the capital, highlights a woman in a yeoette uniform with blue coats white skirts and sailor hat. She is a key support in Secretary Daniels navy effort, serving as a top stenographer and office secretary who frees men for sea service.
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Ashington
Old City
Washington
Yeoette
Navy Department
What Will Selfish Bachelors Be Doing Next
A humorous exchange about bachelor life and homekeeping unfolds as two men narrate their shared apartment setup. One man jokes about household roles and avoiding marriage, while the woman listener asks for explanation and curiosity remains unanswered.
Parcel Post Bargain Day Confounds Miller at Post Office
Kirk Miller tried mailing a package to New Mexico on bargain days but faced fluctuating rates. At morning weigh in the clerk asked for ninety cents, lunch hour yielded forty eight cents, and evening final checkout showed forty one cents before Miller paid. Alcolm Kerlin, assistant city postmaster, noted the confusion of postal zone rates during bargain days.
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Alcolm Kerlin
Kirk Miller
Kirk
New Mexico
Treasury
Miller
Why Jimmy and Leo Didn't Get That Raise
Two boys steal a boss’s dog early morning, chase it through streets and into a yard before the dog leads them back to a house. A resident protests from a window, the car speeds away with the dog, and the boss returns to claim the pet. The caper ends with the boys hoping the boss notices their deed.
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Migs
Jimmy
Leo
Eairly
Jimmie
Jand
Qhot
de Vaio
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