629 Ships Built In Five Months Reported
Washington June 10 The American merchant fleet growth continued with 629 vessels of 922,055 gross tons completed in five months this year. The fleet now stands around 9,345, S T M gross tons, second only to Great Britain, with government ships included in broader counts. Concrete ships program expands, with 24 more contracts for 208,500 tons to add to 18 already let, mostly 7,500-ton hulls built in five government yards.
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Washington
Siee Sorat
Bureau of Gaseisation
Aos
Navy
Great Britain
Great Britie
Voessel
Mapping Board
Uurley
Shipping Board
Local residents and visitors noted in today’s personals
Mrs Isazora Bishop and daughter of Libertyville arrive in the city. C R McKeen of Allerton visits friends here. J E Roth’s home hosts Mr and Mrs Edward Roth of Tulsa. J M Hammer tours relatives in Pennsylvania. Hattie Pequignot resigns from The Leader Store. Harry Gantz of Brookville on Mt Pleasant business. Mrs Katherine Alden of Hedrick visits cousin Miss Edna Alden. Hiram Heaton of Glendale in town. Mrs W W Orr travels from Columbus Junction to Albia via G H Frasher home. Miss Hilda Whitney guest in Brigh ton. H E Snyder and family drive to Mt Pleasant for relatives. Mr and Mrs J C Thorne motor to Birmingham and Stockport. Several attend G A R Encampment in Des Moines.
Victory to Pershing at Cantigny War News
Senate military committee officials reported that General Pershing led American forces at Cantigny where Germans lost 200 prisoners and recaptured attempts failed. The May 2 capture halted the German attack and underscored American prowess in stopping the drive on the western front.
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Washington
Ceneral Pershing
Cantigny
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Mindenburg
Pershing
Cantigny Howe
America
Senate
Changes in Journal advertising and column rates
The Daily Journal announces new pricing for classifieds and poetry while inviting letters from service members. Cards of Thanks cost fifty cents, poetry 5 cents per line, and classified ads rise to 25 cents for the first insertion with 16 cents for each follow up. Minimum five lines or 25 words.
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Daily Journal
War Savings Stamps Drives Planned in All Communities
Meetings will be held in every community to secure subscriptions for War Savings Stamps during June July and August 1918. The cost noted is $4.17 for June and $3.40 for another period, indicating early pricing details for savings stamps drives.
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United States
War Savings
Iowa
United States Treasury Department
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Wind ‘States
Siewiosses
The
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
He Shipping Board
Emna
Isazora Bishop
Libertyville
C.R. McKeen of
Allerton
Mrs
Edward Roth
Tulsa, Oklahoma
J. E. Roth
J. M. Hammer
Pennsylvania
Hattie Pequignot
Leader Store
Harry Gantz
Brookville
Mt. Pleasant
Katherine Alden of
Hedrick
Edna Alden
Hiram Heaton
Glendale
W. W. Orr
G. H. Frasher
Columbus Junction
Albia
Hilda Whitney
Brighton
H. FE. Snyder
J. C. Thorne
Birmingham
Stockport
Adam Linn
Harriett Edmonds
John Schaefer
Charles Schieber
Ross Wheatley
Daniel Walmer
Des Moines
Seneral
People's . Column
National War Savings
Homer A. Miller
Bulletin
Form
Wee
Virginia Pearson
Ome
Sime
France
Fox
Seven Reels
Charles Ray
William Farnum
Rough and
Pauline Frederick
Harold Lockwood
Land Looper
AND
PA the News Weekly
Mrs. Dane
Frank
Fairfield Theater
Screen Magazine
Franklin Farnum
Constance Talmadge
Ford Weekly
Ruth Clifford
Grace Cunard
Hell’s Crater
Matt
Jeff
Raymond Holgate
Journal
Cae
Calumet. Baking Powder Company
Calumet
Army
Calumet Baking Powder Co
Fillmore St
Chicago, Illinois
Te Journal
Wm. M. Hufstedler
Fred L. Hunt
S. Main Street
M. E. Summers
West Hempstead Street
A. Summers
WOLF
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
Illinois
U.S. A
Shriner & Johnson
Holland Rusk
Holland
Mich
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