Apples Sprayed for Better Crops and Wartime News Items
An Ames horticulturist advises Buchanan county farmer to spray apple trees to combat parasites. The column, from HAWKEYE IN STATE NEWS, also covers World War I incidents in Iowa including a Polish prisoner’s escape, Camp Dodge officer fears, hazing at Cornell College, labor shifts in Britt beet fields, and local wartime actions affecting Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames College
Buchanan County
Agricultural College
Jacob Schurek
D. Unger
Des Moines
Schurek
Russian
Poland
Eighty Eighth Division
National Army
Camp Dodge
War Department
Fritz Kreisler
Kreisler
Vinton
J. B. Robert
United States
Rock Island Arsenal
Cornell
Cedar Rapids
George T. Renner, Jr
Britt
Ams
Blackhawk County
A. A. Burger
Burlington
J. W. Noel
Villisca
A. Williams
Nevada
Monroe
Hamilton
Iowa
E. T. Meredith
McAdoo
War Tax Board
Camp Pike
Oklahoma
Peter J. Lavin
Iowa City
Juett
Canning Compound Criticized Boric Acid Issue in Iowa
Des Moines reports Dr. L. E. Redfern of the Food and Dairy Commission warns canning powders sold in the state contain boric acid, urging a ban and new legislation. The piece also notes 1917 Iowa State Fair records, military orders, and defense council actions amid wartime shortages and social programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wiley
National Pure Food
Des Moines
KE. L. Redfern
Food and Dairy Commission
Redfern
Wiley
Ruling Ends Opened Exemption Cases At Iowa State House
Provost Marshal General orders Iowa Governor to halt reopening of exemption cases for National Army service. Local and district boards lose jurisdiction. only Adjutant General can reopen cases. Camp Dodge soldiers and relatives had pressed exemptions, but new decree directs discharge decisions through commanders or regular training to ready for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Army
Camp Dodge
R. B. Parrott
168Rd Depot Brigade
Des Moines
Iowa
Adjutant General
State House
Germany
Fifty Iowans in aerial service training at Omaha camp
Des Moines reports fifty Iowans are in training at the Omaha aerial camp for service as aviators or balloon pilots. Several have earned commissions as lieutenants or been recommended, with a long list of named trainees from Des Moines and multiple Iowa cities including Camp Dodge and Council Bluffs.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Herbert Pickering
Des Moines
Herbert
Dubuque
Storm Lake
the Hive
Blackhawk
Camp Dodge
Lyon County
Omer Cook
Itdiana
Hampton
Ita
A. M. Deyoe
Geneva Consolidated
G. W. Secrest
W. Theo Woodward
Lewis
Don Leedham
Clinton
Sternberg
Iowa State Council of Defense
Lord Northcliffe
William Sternberg
Omaha
Council
Wng Hsh Statesman
Mason City Republican
Metcalf
Iowa Council
Nebraska Council
Kk. B. Ackerman
J. L. Adams
H. B. Blanchard
Council Bluffs
D. K. Brown
Harlan
Max KE. Bacon
W. E. Barrett
Lamont
Nine Million Men Listed for Draft in New Class System
Washington reports the provost marshal general published the five draft classifications covering 9,000,000 registrants. Only Class I men will be called to colors in a grave emergency, with married men and dependents placed lower. Registrants have seven days to return the questionnaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Child Smothered in Davenport Couch Tragedy
Dale Ferris, seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferris of North McGregor, suffocated when he apparently closed a Davenport couch upon himself. He was alone in the house at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North McGregor
Dale
Ray Ferris
Davenport
Housewives Defy Wheatless Day Campaign in Waterloo
Waterloo grocers allege housewives are not cooperating in the wheatless day movement. Purchasers insist on white bread and refuse substitutes, leaving bakers with large quantities of wheat substitutes unsold by evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Punctuality a Mark of French Premier Pulnleve
The article praises M. Pulnleve for punctuality saying he never kept anyone waiting for an appointment and notes his theater passion and past work as a dramatic critic in Le Gaulois. It quotes his boast of four hours sleep allowing full speed for days.
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M. Pulnleve
le Gaulois
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Hawkeye
State News
Hopkinton
W. i E. Zenke
Indiana State University
County Council of Defense
Bloomington
Indiana
Bellevue
Chicago
Sac City High School
Red Cross
Timothy Mahoney
Iowa National Guard
Boone
Fort Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Rock Island Railroad
Muscatine
Minola Central
Cherokee
Plummer
Council of National Defense
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Guard
Guy EK. Logan
National Guard
Dew Moines
Mason City
G. Watson French
Industrial Survey Committee
State Defense Council
French
Agtign
R. H. Sylvester
State University
Ottumwa
Neves
Sylvester
Des Moines Fuel Commission
Charles Webster
John MacVicar
Idr. Garfield
MacVicar
Webster
Crowder
Uncle Sam
Moon
District of Columbia
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