War Era Notes From Iowa On Drafts And Flags
Iowa wartime items note H.C. Moore’s five sons in the army, Dyersville celebration for the next draft, and a large service flag at Independence High School. Rev. J. D. Klooz of Hubbard loses his pastorate amid disloyalty charges as coal storage expands for state institutions.
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H.C. Moore
Burlington
Dyersville
Independence High School
J. D. Klooz
German Evangelical Church of Hubbard
State Council of Defense
Conger
Iowa
Dean W. F. Barr
Des Moines
Town State College
P. M. Ashburn
United States
Washington
Camp Dodge
d!Vision Sanitary
W. G. McAdoo
Finnell
Algona
Kossuth County
Edwin H. Hoyt
Chicgo
W. B. Barney
Chicago
Flower Wesleyan
Eighty-eighth National Army
C. 8. Lincoln
Stat
J. F. Deems
Iowa Council of National Defense
Ife
Cassius Dowell
W.T. Green
James W. Good
Harding
Kenyon
U.S. War Effort Highlights New Loans and Ace Pilots
The United States extended borrowing reach to 107 000 000 and allied credits to 5 288 850 000 as eight National Guard divisions were planned for France by May. Maj Raoul Luthéry of Wallingford Conn destroyed his eighteenth German aircraft, while Paul Frank Baer of Mobile Alabama downed his fifth. War Secretary Baker urged younger men for victory and noted large U S preparations in France. Germany held seven American prisoners of war from Cantona and Jacob Jones incidents.
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Belgium
United Stat Treasury
United States
Raoul Luthéry
Wallingui
Conn
France
Paul Frank Baer
Mobile
Atte
Becomi
America
Scretary
Baker
House Military Committee
Germany
Indictments and War News From Washington and Abroad
A federal grand jury in St Louis returns charges against Rose Pab tor Stokes for espionage violations amid war anxieties. Reports note a Texas crash killing Lieut Stephen Warner and Cadet Edwin Cryer. Holland embargoes tin and quinine exports, and Champ Clark declines Missouri senate bid. The House passes a military service registration measure for men aged twenty one since June.
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House
Senate
First Woman Enemy Alien Nabbed in New York
A woman described as Sophie Grete Schultz wife of a German and ally of former ambassador Von Bernstorff became the first enemy alien arrested in New York under the new law. The report notes ongoing draft classifications and various wartime actions across states and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Sophie Grete Schultz
Amassador von Bernstorff
Relapses and Deaths Reported Amid War News
Personal Archbishop Ireland returns to St Paul after Florida recovery and suffers relapse. Rev A J Emerson of Denver, former president of Brownwood College, dies in Texas. Funeral held for Second Lt. Din Hore Bly in Versailles with military honors. Delma Radcliffe outlines Allied duty and manpower. Ireland protests conscription as work stoppages rise. Sinn Fein controller Lynch reports confinement. London rumors push for conscription in Ireland. Germany presses Holland for war passage.
Duty of Ever and the American Revolutions
Fragmentary text discusses the duty of nobility to question authority and mentions the United States and the American Revolution. It references Yorktown and the idea of republican government as the world’s foremost, though text is incomplete.
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Ralta
United States
Revoluts
Tve
Republic of
Yorktown
Liberty Loan drive spurs a united home front
The piece urges every citizen to subscribe to the third Liberty loan, stressing that victory requires mass support beyond soldiers and organizations. It contrasts war finance with national effort, urges individuals from all walks to contribute, and frames liberty as a shared peril and duty across society.
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United ‘States
Joan
Ings Banka
Fruat Companies
Treasuries
France
Belgium
Hon
Red Cross
Y. M
C. A
German War News and Latin American Declarations
Reports from Amsterdam say Vice Admiral Schroeder will lose command at Zeebrugge after being surprised by the British fleet. Berlin dispatches indicate Uruguay and Argentina may declare war on Germany soon, with German newspapers told to ready public reaction. Diplomatic cables note the torpedoing of the French steamer Province in Spanish waters and Spanish press reaction.
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Schroeder
Zeebrugge
Uruguay
Argentina
Germany
Berlin
London
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Washington
France
Squirrel Delivers Rue for Lazy Watcher
A terse vignette shows a surly log observer who sits watching a squirrel frolic above. The squirrel oddly throws a rue at him and declares it has eaten here for two hours, prompting a brief, cryptic moment.
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Wallace’ M. Shore
Sioux City
Congregational Church
August Siebels
Charles Kennedy
Woodbine
Omaha
Red Cross Organization
Wootdine
Clarence Hull
Ft. Madison
U. S. Navy
C. H. McNider
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Adjt
State House
Sam
Hugh Elder Wilson
Buchanan County
Uncle Sam
Young Wilson
Minneapolis
Navy
Wright County
Monticello
United States Army
Himer Wood Company of
Moulton
Hoover
American Red Cross
Henry Belcher
Nevada
Henry
Tama
Kansas City
Elsworth
Bond
Frank Bond
Garwin
Anyear
Sears
Sone
Julius Winter
Masty
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Viewsent
Winters
Defencs
Agay Raint
U.S
Nationall Guard Army
Fran
Fantiens Dighta
Wil
Garfield
Rose Pabtor Stokes
A. New
Wak
Fansis City
Stephen RB
Warner
Edwin D. Cryer
Alle
Bheny County
Pennsylvania
Wichita Falls
Tex
Bee
Holland
United: ‘States
Champ Clark
Missouri
William J. Stone
House ‘of Representatives
Crowder
Albany
Walter Graves
Wilson
Washington Theater
Michigan
H. Wylman Wells
Irving
Tipton
Lake Erie & Western
Limon
New York
Frederick C. Miller
Michigan City
Ind
Collinsylle
Robert P. Prager
API F
Treasury
McAdoo
Signal Army Corps
John Q. Ryan
Turkey
Bulgaria
Labor Administration
Wit,on
Labor Department
Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
Florida
A.J. Emerson
Denver, Colo
The
Howard Phyne
Brownwood, Tex
Sen Angelo, Tex
Dinhore Bly
Fayette
Versailles
Delma Radcliffe
British War Office
Men ‘Sine
FB B
Iréiana
Dublin
Diarmid Lynch
Sinn Fein
London Evening Standard
Western Front
Jimmie
Jackie
Coyote ‘Brothers
European War News
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