War News and Iowa Notes From Across The State
Reports from Paris say Sergeant James Norman Hall of Colfax survived a Vosges crash with no injuries and was promoted. Iowa updates include Camp Dodge training for Alabama negroes, a Decorah cash sale plan, a Davenport treason trial, and local fires, arrests, and war-driven enrollments across Des Moines Ames Clinton and Dubuque with new county agents and Liberty bond drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
James Norman Hall
Colfax
Vosges Mountains
Hall
Camp Dodge
Alabama
National Army
Little Rock
Arkansas
J. D. Bedlye
Bedford
Northwestern
Amr
M.S. Kaveeor
Kayser
Johnson County
Hoover Food Administration
Mississippi River Power Company
Fort Madison
George Alcott
Des Moines
Iowa Extual Suffrage Association
Liberty Bond
Bate Prohibition
Anne B. Lawther
Dubuyque
Madison
Woodbury
Mahaska
Cedar
Delaware
Keokuk
Ordance
Decorah
Arlington
Fayette County
Qgrinnel College
Council Bluffs
Mathew A. Tinley
Iowa
France
Tinley
Chicago,Milwaukee & St. Paul
Calmar
First National Bank
Dunkerton
Leavenworth
Daniel H. Wallace
Chicago
Davenport
Wallace
Wade
Uncle Sam
Daniel Wallace
Quartermaster Corps
I. W
I. W. Watiators
Devi's Lake
North Dakota
Emer EE. Kepter
Victor Anderson
James R. Truax
Felix Thornton
Canada
Clinton
Willaim G. Dorgler
Franz Joseph
Charles
Dubuque
Peter Hillig
Wm. McAlain
Ames
Red Cross
Winneshiek County
Plummer
Sioux ‘City
Molle Trimble
Cedar Rapids
Ben Edwards
MacVicar
Moberly
Red ‘Cross
Mary A. Nolan
Patterson
Glidden
Allied War Effort Gathers Speed In Britain and France
Navy statements show American destroyers inflicting heavy losses at sea as U S war construction reaches 787 vessels costing 1 100 400 000. Britain receives new 15 000 000 loan while U S orders bolster bases in France with GSI locomotives and 9 000 flat cars. News from Athens says Greece gears up a large army with Allied aid, and German naval revolt reports hint at broken discipline amid easing western front doubts.
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France
United States
Baldwin Locomotive
GSI
Washington
Germany
War News From Camp Funston And Nebraska State Actions
Camp Funston in Kansas reports 39 533 men the largest draft quota among sixteen national army camps. Nebraska Woman’s Christian Temperance Union pledges active wartime support at Lincoln closing session. Philadelphia to test a six cent war loaf under Herbert Hoover to save sugar lard and milk. Omaha nears its Liberty loan quota with rapid subscription. State department plan to include the Teddy White and Blue textbook in Nebraska schools. Oklahoma to feed half a million bushels of wheat to livestock this fall per state defense reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
National Army
National Guard
Nebraska Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Herbert C. Hoover
United State
Germany
State Department
U. S
Nebraska
Oklahoma
State Council of Defense
Oklahoma City
Western
Be, R. Harlan
State Notorical Department
Territory of
Iowa
Iowa City
George Wein
D. Switser
Supreme Court Sets December 10 Hearing on Draft Law
The Supreme Court advanced appeals challenging draft law constitutionality and fixed December 10 for hearing arguments. President Wilson signed commissions naming Major General Bliss and Major General John J. Pershing to key commands. Government food control expands to license manufacture and distribution of twenty prime commodities after November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Wilson
Bliss
Army
John J. Pershing
France
Food Administration
War News from Europe Moves Toward Alsace Regain Goal
British Premier Lloyd George and former premier Asquith say the war will not end until Alsace and Lorraine are regained by France. Submarine danger easing. insurance on Norwegian cargoes cut. German naval mutiny details emerge. executions limited after Kaiser orders shootings. Capture of General Count von Meyer reported by Russians. ships and crews linked to Pacific sinking noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremier Lloyd George
Asquith
France
Alsace
Sorratine
Red Cross Iowa Convention Sets Round Table Plan
Des Moines hosts the first state Red Cross convention Oct 29-30 with round tables led by expert instructors. A public meeting at the Auditorium will feature National Red Cross officials Gov. Harding and others. Bruce Smith of Chicago and Henry Davidson of Washington expected to attend. Iowa has developed many specialists across divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Patriotic Red Cross Workers of Iowa
Red Cross
A. B. Kepford
Great Humanitarian Organization
National Red Cross
Harding
Fort Des Moines
Bruce ‘. Smith
Chicago
Central Division
Henry P. Davidson
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Kepford
Iowa
Crag
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tawekeye
Hawkeye
Home and Foreign Intelligence Core
Navy Department
Treasury Department
Great Britain
Athens
Greece
Western Front
Baker
Ostend
Zeebrugre
Michaelis
Helffereh
von Capelle
Socialist Party
League of National Unity
League
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth’ Cruger
New York
America
Neville
Rosika Schwimmer
Omaha
Prine
General News
Camp Funston
Fort Miley
Kas
Omnahna
Liberty
Washington Notes
Geological Survey At
Europe
Post Office Department
Mississippi River
Department of Agriculture
North Sea
Petrograd
Count von Meyer
Black Sea
Wolhelmshaven
Westfalen
Kaiser
Michaellis
Kuehlmann
Junkers
Berlin
Bist
Melbourne
Australia
RED Cross Meet
168Th United States Infantry
Camp Mills
168Th
Adj
Guy Logan
Big Eastern
General Logan
Major Conkling
Camp Cody
Deming, N. M
John Smith
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Field Artillery
Adjt
Guy B. Logan
Logan
Bolchers
Guy . Logan
Genera Assembly
General Assembly
South Dakota
State Free Employment Bureau
State Free Employment Agency
C. C. Deering
James M. Pierce
Paul Junkin
H. J. Metcalf
State Defense Council
Defense Council
Eighty-eighth
Polk County
Baldwin
L. A. Bidell
Nate Brewer
L. G. Crane
J. F. Dressler
Lucas Crane
Warren County
L. R. Butler
F. C. Davis
A. P. Otto
C. M. Reed
Marshall County
J. C. Ellis
Arlie
Otto
Chester Mann
J. M. Bell
Allamakee
Howard Kellis
Joseph Hausman
F. R. Korte
L. M. Neage
Delaware County
J. H. Hook
Chas, Menge
W. H. Millroy
Roy Willard
Buchanan County
W. J. Schaffer
K. Lumsden
J. R. Frantz
Blackhawk
R. J. Wooner
Boone County
C. O. Warner
Jasper County
C. W. Bohne
Jasse
Farrow
William Eilbert
Miligan
Henry Terlouw
Railroad Commission
Apea Jt
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