Iowa News Items of Interest Headlines
A wide survey of 1916 to 1918 Iowa events includes Waukon's 30 000 tomato plants for canning the Cornell college fund use for Liberty bonds 10000 dollars the Anamakee county birth stats 329 total Cedar Rapids Socialist disbanding Cherokee Woman's club ball for Liberty bond Des Moines area drownings and flood impacts Ames cadets join ambulance unit and Des Moines railroad weather crops and local incidents plus notable deaths and civic actions across Iowa cities and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Turrentine
Waukon
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Anamakee County
Cedar Rapids
Woman's Club of
Cherokee
Red Cross
Council Bluffs High School
Iowa
United States
Patrick Corbley
Cedar Falls
America
Lillian
R. G. Hilliary
Fort Madison
George A. Turner
Marshalltown
Germany
Liberty
Four Mile Creek
Des Moines
J. C. McMath
Clearfield
Leland
Elvin
Orlaff
Ewood
Earl
The
State University
M. C. Muma
Fort Russell
Wyo
Ames
France
Keokuk
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Robert White
Earlham
Franklin Township
Marion County
Donald
Joe Flynn
Mason City
Wes
Manchester
Regular Army
Mgnesto
Tenth Cavalre
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Fort Des Moines
Tenth Cavalry
Cuarrizal
Mexico
Exemption Boards Detail System Under Crowder Directive
Des Moines dispatch notes General Crowder explains that local boards hearing draft exemptions act ministerially under fixed rules. District boards of top officials will resolve exemptions requiring judgment, while local boards handle routine cases. Also covered are state bridge contracts, Iowa National Guard recruitment, parole counts, bar exam successes, and other wartime measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wade
E. H. Crowder
Washington
Iowa
General Crowder
World War Headlines Sweep the Globe in Brief Form
General Pershing arrives in London welcomed by Walter Hines Page and British officials. Navy notes report Silver Shell sank a German submarine under William J. Clark command. American warships anchor off Paris coast as 25 000 Filipino troops are offered to President Wilson. Ribot says no peace without victory and US France share war aims. Wheat crop prospects improve while draft totals near completion. AFL donates 10 000 to Liberty Loan amid tornado and prison riot news. Other reports cover San Salvador, Petrograd harbor explosion, and Brazil US relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
London
Walter Hines Page
Lord Derby
Viscount French
Lord Brooke
Pershing
England
Wilmington
Del
Navy Department
Washington
William J. Clark
New York
Washington House Passes Espionage Bill With Export Controls
The House approved the conference report on the administration espionage bill with export embargo provisions and added anti spying measures, while stripping a censorship feature. The Assembly also rejected the war budget conference report over a Senate purchase of Jamestown site and naval base plans. Nearly 2000 Confederate veterans met in Washington pledging loyalty to the Union as President and Mrs Wilson paid respects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Senate
Confederacy
United Confederate Veterans
Union
Wilson
South
European War Update With Submarine Toll and Allied Victories
Allied reports list 30 more deaths and over 40 missing from German submarine actions. American and British crews affected. London says British forces drive east of Oost and capture five thousand prisoners, with towns like Messines and Wytschaete under pressure. Italian airmen strike Laibach base and Carinthian towns as Russian forces advance south of Baneh.
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London
Southland
Manchester Miller
Oost
Taverne
Messines
Wytschaete
Baneh
Persia
Turkey
Petrograd
Belgium
Castaverne
Laibach
Tyrol
Vienna War Office
Thi
Carinthian Alps
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J. B. Butler
Fort Dodge
Polk County
Raccoon
R. J Twitchell
James Thomas
Adolph Kotas
Glidden
Roy Allen
B. M. Allen
Greene
Army Medical Corps
Fort Snelling
Edward G. Huber
Dubuque
Army Y. M. C. A
Otley
Tipton
Boone
Newton Gas Company
Swedish Free Churches of America
Wilson E. Carpenter
Newton
John W. Goldsberry
Centerville
Fifth Kansas Cavalry
Drake University
Hill M. Bell
Bell
Charles Torrey
Alex Boyd
Bell Telephone Company
Green Island
Neb
Clinton County
Watkin W. Kneath
Liberty Loan Distributing Committee
Linn
Fred Grim
Thelma Marvin
Aileen Donovan
Marshall Vanderwilt
John Jenkins
Vahey Junction
Jenking
Liberty Loan Executive Committee
Harrison County
Liberty Bonds
Logan
J. ©. Milliman
J. S. Barrett
Dunlap
Henry B. Kiing
Woodbine
George Tre
C. N. Weed
Walter A. Smith
Missouri Vailes
Tilerto
WiNerent Purchaers
Olle
Coneper
Moines
Tows
Suidlere
Vso Vee
Trcs
Othe Lunal Organizacion
Gen. Crowder
Highway Commission
Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Iowa National Guard
National Guard
Office of
Board of Parole
Henry
Charles Witt
Harding
Ft. Dodge Tile and
Commissioner of Labor
A. L. Urick
State House
Union Cabinet
Dairy and Food Department
Food Department
Third
Iowa National Guards
Regs
E. O. Fleur
Roy W. Murray
Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
General Assembly
J. C. Gregory
James B. Morris
R. H. Hatfield
Harry L. Shearer
Alfred J. Windelow
Harry J. Cregan
Frank Q. Westerfield
Russell Nicholson
Aden B
Defense Council
State Defense Council
E. H. Hoyt
State of
Towa
Mississippi River
Lee County
Kelly
H. M. Havner
Red Oak
Lyn George J. Kelly
Valiscaux
F. F. Faville
Dairy Department
Ed Lytton
N. Feinberg
Templar
Mershon
Stata
William L. Sibert
John F. Morrison
Charles Morton
French Ministry of Marine
Paris
Atlantic
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
State Department
Department of Agriculture
Crowder
American Federation of Labor
Liberty Loan
Lane Gompers
Federation
McAdoo
Missouri
Kansas
Joliet I
Commerce Department
Denver
Newell Dwight Hills
Lemuel McCauley
Annabel
Cincinnati & Marietta
Coal Ridge, O
Lower
Michigan
Battle Creek
Earthg
San Salvador
Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Quezaltpeque
Nejapa
Suchichoto
Palsnal
Kerianos
Petrograd Harbor
Lara Northcliffe
Firebrand
War Cabinet
Arthur J. Balfour
Foreign Office
Chamber of Deputies of
Brazil
Maurice Lacerda
Congress of the
French Chamber of Deputies
Alsace-Lorraine
League of Nations
Parla
Mediterranean
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