War Tax Boost Planned for Next Year By Rothschild Wire
Washington reports the United States will spend 24,000,000,5000 for war purposes next year with taxes doubled to raise the funds. Administration urges conservation of material, labor, and transportation for war use while noting Americans beat the Germans in recent frontline actions near Hale villa and the Toul sector. Americans reportedly took 100 prisoners as fighting continued in Verdun area with Germans pressing along the Rheims-Soissons front, though offensives are largely halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothschild Wire
Washington, D. C
United States
Pisita Thierry
Fey
Soc Mel
Ars
Verdun
Toul
St. Mihiel
Rheims
Theorthwest
Soissons
Crowder orders investigation of draft exemptions
Provost Marshal Crowder has ordered local exemption boards to examine men exempted or deferred to determine why the number of available men is scarce. The directive targets district draft boards to actively review the reasons behind exemption and deferment classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
Crowder
China Moves to Deport People to Australia
A Tokyo dispatch reports that China has decided on wholesale deportation to Australia, indicating a government action with broad implications for migrants and bilateral relations. The source notes June 7 as the date of the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Australia
United Press
Tokio
Eclipse of Sun Visible Tomorrow Across United States
Tomorrow afternoon a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun for a moment. It begins around 6 p.m. and lasts about two hours with totality seen in Colorado and other areas. observers will travel from across the country. The event is visible in Atlantic states at roughly the same time as Omaha, Nebraska. The path of totality spans from Astoria Oregon to Orlando Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Omatha
Caddock to Meet Lewis for Title Defense on June 21
Earl Caddock the world champion wrestler will defend his title against Strangler Lewis at the Des Moines Coliseum on June 21. An agreement between managers is to finalize details for the match, to be staged three days before Caddock enters the army, his likely last local appearance. Both wrestlers rising in prominence share a lengthy rival history and aim to settle the heavyweight championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Caddock
Lewis
Eerie
Joe Brecher
Nebraska Marvel
Wladek Blohid Thatch
Caddock
Brechor
Olid
Fragmentary note on injury and illness event
A partial OCR line notes someone sick and injured, mentioning Mrs John and a serious condition. The text is garbled but implies a notable injury or illness with care being given. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged source.
Dual Monarchy Faces Threat of Revolt in Europe
Travelers from Vienna report Austria-Hungary nearby a revolution like Russia’s upheaval, signaling growing unrest within the dual monarchy as it nears an alleged rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria Hungary
United Press
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
Vienna
Russia
Brother Drowns Near Sioux City in Tragic News
Mrs Lawrence Troy received a telegram that her brother Robert Brookhouser aged 18 drowned yesterday afternoon at Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs Troy left for Sioux City. Robert was the son of Mr and Mrs H A Brookhouser of Sioux City. A brother lives on a farm nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Troy
Lawrence
Troy
Robert Brookhouser
Sioux City
Mar.h. A. Brookhouser
Bridges and culverts washed out in Lincoln township rain
Heavy Wednesday afternoon rain damaged Lincoln township infrastructure, washing out several bridges and culverts. A sixty foot wooden bridge over Turkey Creek near Wio ta was destroyed, a fifty foot bridge between sections twenty-one and twenty-eight failed, and a twenty eight foot bridge between sections thirty-two and thirty-three was carried downstream about a thousand feet. A large boiler pipe culvert east of the Lincoln center school also washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Township
Turkey Creek
Wiota
Lincoln
Lincoln Center School
Elk Horn Ladies Take Up Garment Making
Mesdames F B Spence William Franz H 3 Rattenberg and Miss Mary Rattenberg drove to Elk Horn and Kimballton to explain vermin proof garments, a work the local ladies wish to start. Each meeting was held at the home of Mrs Rattenborgs daughter, Mrs Folmer Hansen in Elk Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
F. B. Spence
William Franz
H. 3
Rattenberg
Mary Rattenbergy
Elk Horn
Kimballton
Massena Boy Corporal Lechner Made War Casualty
Special to the News Telegraph reports Corporal Carl Lechner, a Massena native, killed in action. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Lechner of Massena, with details noting his service and home ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lechner
Massena
News
Carl
Em Massena
Names of Cass county men registered for selective draft
A list of 145 men in Cass county who came of age since June 5, 1917 and registered Wednesday for the selective draft. The register includes full names, addresses, and registration numbers with numerous entries from Atlantic, Griswold, Massena, Anita, Marne, Cumberland, Wiota, and other nearby towns, reflecting the wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Andrew
Glen Harlan
Cumberland
Anstey
Lloyd Robert
Mag Senia
Babb
Samuel M
Griswold
Baker
Arthur Mellvette
Lewin
Bernes
Kenneth Paul
Baxter
George Franklin
Atlantic
Becker
Gail Simon
Behnken
William Claus
Bell
Leslie Robert
Anita
Preston McKinley
Wiota
Bierbaum
Harry John
Boggs
John Earl
Bopp
Bernard Mike
Roos
Fred Orville
Bornholdt
Adair H
Brown
Phyl Dowell
Robert
Cambridge
Ira Arthur
Cassill
Marion
Massena
Casteel
Charlie Marvin
Masta Aeng
Al86-Cheffee
Charles Riley
Lalo
Floyd McKinley
Arthur Gerhard
Marne
Goodwin
Lloyd Ellsworth
GR Fienaieh
Harold William
Atie
Greenwall
John William
Massenna
Hair
David Daniel
Hampel
Edgar Jacob
Cumberland Rt
Hansen
Arthur Nels
Sarah
Harris
Ernest Ellsworth
Jaeeres Clarence Wilber
Jaeeres Clarence Wilber, Griswold
Heeren
John Henry
Henry
Ira Albert
Herbert
Robert Scott
Holste
Walter Bernard
Willie Adolph
Jéhien
Nels Peter
Jennen
Wolmer
Maine
Johnson
Jimmie
Jenna
Glenn O
Jordan
Harry
Kilgore
William - McKinley
Gilswold
Clair Lyle
Atk
Nester
Walter McKinley
Ention John
Thur Grant
Masseryn
Lester Benson of Greston Severely Wounded in Action
Washington reports Lester A. Benson of Greston was the only Towan listed in Pershing's hat today and was severely wounded. The dispatch notes forty-eight women, with seventeen killed in action and twelve dying of wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Lester A. Benzon
Greston
Pershing
Roosevelt to Speak in Omaha on June Eighth
Theodore Roosevelt former president will address an Omaha audience on June eighth under the National Security League auspices. This marks the first of several western and central western appearances planned for the month as he continues a speaking tour across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Omaha
Theodore Roosevelt
West
National Security League
Elk Horn Lady Breaks Arm in Yard Fall
Elk Horn Iowa June 7 1915 Midh Fred Larsen is reported with a broken arm from a Wednesday fall while hanging clothes in the yard. Misses Mary Leona Johnson and Alma Madsen plan to leave early next week for Denver to reside about a year. Mrs Martin Powell hosts an afternoon gathering for her father Mr Hansen’s birthday. Mr and Mrs A G Boose prepare a California auto trip around the 11th, with Miss Hansie Marquee Olsen joining. The town notes a marriage news involving Attorney Ernest Mir, formerly of Elk Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Telegraph
ELK Horn
Midh
Fred Larsen
Mary and
Leona Johnson
Alma Madsen
Denver
Colo
Martin Powell
A. G. Boose
California
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hansie Marque- 18En
British Recapture Town on Marne Front in WWI
On June 7 British forces retook a town between the Marne and Rheims on the eastern flank while American and French troops pushed the Germans back over two miles along a five mile front near Chateau Thierry. French raids yielded prisoners at Montdidier and Noyon as battles continue across Picardy and Lorraine fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Mile
Chafeau-Thierry
Marne Front
U. S. and
Roche
United Press
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Rheims
Picardy Front
Montdidier
Noyon
British Troops Raid Enemy Position Near Bethune
British troops conducted a successful raid northeast of Bethune last night, inflicting casualties on German forces and capturing a machine gun. The raiders returned without losses, as front activity remains light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Bethune
Rothachild
London
War Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lantic Coast
John
Seriora Ieru
Mead
Lester A. Benson
Creston
Marker
Clifford D
Martin
Broughton
Mertz
Daniel Willard
Montague
William Lee
Moore
William Sthndly
Morgan
Charles Wesley
Morrill
Roy Charles
Morton
Albert White
Griewold
McCartney
Ivan S
McCauley
Ralph Eugene
McCosh
Philip McKinley
McGrew
Roy
Perley
Delbert C
i—Pierce
Earl Menefee
Porter
Hugh Ambrose
Poulsen
Lewis Harvey
Powers
Fay T
William Norman
Gris
Rasmuesen
Carl Nicholas
Reason
Robert Clarence
Rhinebor
Walter Messen
Rhinehardt
Hobart Nathang Cumberland
Weld
Tusrich
Homer
Riley
Frank
Robinson
William Fay
Masgo
Rudy
Edward George
Ruggles
Clarence Marion
Sampson
William _ McKinley
Semson
Schuler
Harold Vibes
Schmidt
Walter
Casper
Lchrader
Edward Fred
Griz
Scott
William
Sewell
Ralph
Everett
Grant
Shey
Daniel
Edward
Sidener
Mervin H
Skipton
Basil Harold
Smith
Perry James
Silas F
Snouffer
Jeff Eugene
Spangler
Harold Ray
Steffens
Charlie August
Swanson
Manning Leroy
Brayton
Tibben
Johann Henry
Tickner
Leslie Porter
Masgens
William G
Wagner
Chas
Wade
Fredrick George
Adair
Watson
Curtis
Franklin
Webber
Clay Buford
Wells
Ray
Lewis T
Weston
Harry Lester
Wheatley
Orange
Wheeler
Lewis oecWilloeuht
James Erne
Elk Horn Lady
Ernest Mir
Elk Horne Hedge
Mr. Milleray
Chicago
Lorraine
Legture
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!