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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
8
London papers feature satirical ads mocking men avoiding enlistment amid slow recruitment under General Kitchener. A sample notices Petticoats for strong youths not in the army, while another ad offers a doctor's wife to employ a tramway conductor or other worker who agrees to enlist and fight, with wages sent to the family.
A French dragoon wounded nine times in recent fighting suffered six bullet and three bayonet wounds to the upper body but is expected to recover. The report notes several other French soldiers wounded in the engagement.
Des Moines reports sterilization of state hospital inmates may resume under authorization, with the board of parole planning to designate patients for operation despite a federal court voiding the act for convicts. Parole statistics show 1,000 paroles in seven years with two thirds successful, and wages for paroled prisoners are stated. The piece covers a spectrum of state actions from dog tax exemptions for Civil War veterans to highway and bank updates and a court ruling on a damaged rip saw case.
Report from Parte notes fierce fighting along the front as German reserves clash with French and British lines. The Allies extend positions north of the Somme and near Albert while Germans retreat near St Mihiel and Meuse crossings. Heavy casualties flood Red Cross stations as battle intensity surges.
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