News of the Week Condensations and War Updates
A roundup notes Germany’s potential peace moves after Wilson’s pope reply, U S policy curbs on European neutral trade, a U S destroyer submarine engagement, training for officers at division camps, altered Argentina relations, and exemptions for dependent soldiers. Also cover signups for female voters, corn production forecast for Kansas, I W W probe plan, refugee minors in the Middle East, Prohibition actions in Deming New Mexico, and beet sugar price suspensions to cut costs.
Alsace Lorraine to be Grand Duchy under German plan
Reports from Switzerland say Prince Estel Friedrich will rule Alsace Lorraine as a German grand duchy. Germany imposes a 25 kroner per ton export tax on coal shipments to Sweden. National Sheep and Wool bureau aims to save western ewes for larger farm flocks and eastern sheep. discussed at Great Lakes convention in Chicago. Seventeen Mexicans linked to Villa raid plead guilty to second degree murder in Deming New Mexico and receive 17 to 18 year sentences. Women jurors to be majority for California venire in 1918 superior court panels per Judge Graham. German crews of Geter and Lockson interned at Fort Douglas, Utah. Violent crimes described with restrained wording.
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Chicago
Pershing
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Deming
California
Superior ‘Court
Thomas F. Graham
San Francisco
Washington Notes on War Bill Actions and Defense Plans
The senate rejected a 3 cent letter postage rise and backed no tax on large newspaper profits. The house panel approved soldiers and sailors insurance with a reduced cap. Postal rules for distant publications tightened while ship building targets and a new 1.27 million tonnage program were outlined. A federal commission to probe I W W disorders was recommended. President Wilson’s peace address remains unclear. Tax plans show initial moves toward higher income and war profit taxes. Army mobilization prep is robust with expected quick fixes for any shortages.
European War News Report on Fronts and Reverses
French estimates place Central Powers at five million troops on eastern and western fronts. Italian successes spark joy in France per Jules Cambon. German losses exceed sixty thousand since July in the Wunders battle. British merchant ships sunk weekly by mines or submarines. Trieste evacuation underway. Russia faces grave danger as Kerensky speaks at Moscow conference.
Moving Dunes of the Peruvian Pampa Then and Now
The article explains how Peruvian desert dunes migrate roughly 100 yards per year driven by NW winds off the Pacific from the Arequipa region. Dune shape results from wind force and ground level with ripples guiding sand, while railway crews use pebbles to slow erosion. The dunes advance across the pampas threatening the railway line and form a belt from Arequipa toward the inland fringe.
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Peruvian
Geographical Journal of London
Barclay
Pampa
Lima
Mollendo
Pacific
Desert
del Sacramento
Arequipa
Heaubes
Dialogue Sparks After Broken Home Remark
A remark about a "happy home" leads to a brief exchange as one speaker admits leaving a previously happy home to end the relationship. The other questions why no action was taken to preserve it, highlighting a tension over responsibility and choices.
Concert Confusion Sparks Conversation on Virtue and Makeup
A fragment notes a concert scene discussing virtue as a small but shared element in makeup. The tone suggests reflectiveness about art, ethics, and everyday life without concrete events or participants.
First Arrivals at Camp Dodge To Receive Favorable Treatment
Drafted men arriving in the first increment at Camp Dodge as part of the eighty eighth division will have advantages. They will form skeleton companies, supply lines favor early troops, and likely elect sergeants and corporals from the first group. Full equipment may lag behind arrivals, so early entrants are prioritized for drill and leadership roles.
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Camp Dodge
Eighty-Eighth Division
National Army
War College
Kelly Confesses Murder in Villisca Ax Case
Des Moines reports Attorney General FH Havner says Lyn George J. Kelly, jailed in Logan on Vil lisca murder indictment, signed a full confession. He recounts leaving the Ewing home, obtaining the ax, and killing Joe Moore, his wife, the Moore children, and the Stirling girls. No coercion was used and the statement was given at Kelly's request after new evidence was presented.
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Des Moines
FH. M. Havner
Logan
Omaha
Lyn George J. Kelly
Council Bluffs
Kelly
Hayner
Sherff M.D
Meyers
Ewing
Joe Moore
Moore
Stirling
Peddling Fruit and Veggies Legalized by Waterloo Council
Waterloo council repealed the ban on selling fruit and vegetables before market close. Potatoes fell from 1.60 to 1.00 per bushel after the vote. The hucksters’ license remains in force for non producers who vend for profit.
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Council
Waterloo
Hucksters
Second Iowa Arrives in Deming with Units and Staff
Deming New Mexico hosts Col N P Hyatt and staff with two sections of the Second Iowa infantry. Troops include Companies C Webster City I Ames D Mason City G and F Fort Dodge plus regimental headquarters band and supply companies.
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Second Iowa
Deming. Deming
N.M
Col. N. P, Hyatt
Second Iowa Infantry
Webster City
Ames
Mason City
Fort Dodge
May Teach Telegraphy in Cedar Rapids Schools
Cedar Rapids schools may add telegraphy to the curriculum as a response to a national shortage of operators and their Army need. Superintendent J. J. McConnell plans to push the topic at the next board meeting and favorable action is likely.
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Cedar ‘Rapids
Cedar Rapids
J. J. McConnell
Board of Education
Outdoor camping pleasures and practical tips
The article extols forest dining and self reliance, detailing compact gear, ash buried potatoes, portable containers, and a heavy iron camp utensil. It emphasizes light packing, cooking over coals, roasting potatoes corn and frankfurters, and the value of work and primitive savagery in the woods.
Meatless Dishes From a Classic Cookery Page
A historical kitchen note outlines economical macaroni use and several meatless recipes. Dishes include Nut Loaf with breadcrumbs and eggs, Rice and Cheese Timbale baked in custard cups, Corn Chowder with corn and potatoes, Bean Fricassee using marrow fat beans, and a Meat Substitute blending rice, green pepper, tomato and bacon fat for flavor.
Egg shapes across bird species vary greatly in yolk form
Fragmentary note discusses variation in egg shapes among bird species, stating yolks are always spherical while overall egg form differs. Source text incomplete but indicates a comparison of eggs and storage implications.
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