Y M C A Secretary Sends News From France
Walter Patton Y M C A Secretary with the 168th Infantry writes from France to Mrs. C E B Garmoe confirming he has seen her brother Loret Ralph J Stephens and that he is well. He notes many Iowa boys serve in the Rainbow Division and letters have been delayed by heavy fighting over the past six months.
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C. EB. Garmoe
Walter Patton
France
Garmoe
168Th Infantry
Loret
Ralph J. Stephens
Fairfield
Libertyville Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Sixty five attended the Anon M. EB. Conference at Bloomfield. A Chautauqua park picnic followed. Dr. S. K. Davis and wife visited Des Moines to see their son Dr. A. C. Davis at Camp Dodge. Several residents plan moves for the coming year including Bertha Peebler at Fairfield. Mrs. Carrie Ferrell bought Jessie Winn property and will move to Fairfield. others, including the Moss va Tate and Regs families, were seen in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon M. EB
Bloomfield
Chautauqua Park
S. K. Davis
Des Moines
A. C. Davis
Camp Dodge
Plorence Peebler
Myra Greber
Joeic
Iris Hoffman
Prudence Bishop
Cedar Falls
Ollig Smith
Moss Va Tate
Carl Regs
G. F. Lawnson
Davis
Roscoe Kiges
Clldren
Ottumwa
Workers Demand More Food in Germany Amid Food Shortages
The German Welaket party and trade unions sent a communication to Chancellor Verving complaining about growing worker dissatisfaction due to insufficient food. It accuses the government of favoring food producing interests, and was published in the Berlin Vorwaerts on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Socialist Party and
Trade Unions
Hertling
Copenhagen
Welaket Party
Verving
Berlin
Sugar Price Hike Authorized by Food Board
A cent per pound rise in sugar prices has been approved by the federal food board. New prices run from 11 cents per pound to 2 cents for five pounds. Any remaining stock must be sold at current rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sept. U
Federal Food Board
Journal
C. A. Summers
M. F. Bevans
Batavia
Iowa
South Main Street
H. C. Stevenson
West Briggs
L. P. Quinn
Prince Frederick Charles Accepts Finnish Crown
Stockholm September 18 Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse has accepted the Finnish crown. The Finnish diet will meet soon to confirm the acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Stockholm
Fredrick Charles of Hesse
Prince Yoshihisa Tokugawa Heads Allied Red Cross Mission
Prince Yoshihisa Tokugawa leads the Japanese Red Cross delegation arriving in England to cooperate with American British French and Italian Red Cross missions for distributing all Red Cross material among the allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Yoshihisa Tokugawa
Red Cross
England
We Are With You Woodrow Wilson a Hundred Million Strong
A patriotic verse praising Woodrow Wilson and the American public for backing the war effort. It lauds soldiers in France, denounces Kaiser Wilhelm, and celebrates heroism of servicemen with references to named figures and war imagery. The piece ends with a pledge of unity and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Haig Wins Four Towns as British Advance Near St Quentin
Paris reports French and British forces reach three miles from St Quentin. British troops seize Vermand Attilly Vendelles and most of Havrincourt village. They cross Canal du Nord near Havrincourt and push to Moeuvres and Hemën wool as Germans resist in Flaurincourt area. Dutch dispatch notes Germans prepare to flood regions of the Aisne northeast of Reims with movable defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Quentin
War Office
London
Verimand
Attilly
Vendelles
Hate
Havrincourt
Canal du Nord
Hale
Cambrai
Moeuvres
Hemenwool
Flourincourt
Aisne
Reims
Amsterdam
War relief yarn for soldiers to continue
The War Industries Board announces that relief organizations will keep receiving knitting yarn to make woolen garments for American soldiers and sailors. This continues despite a board approved program restricting spinner production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Iustries Board
Turks Kill French Priests in Persian Dispatch
An official dispatch from France, received in Paris via Teheran, confirms Turkish killings of Christians. Among the victims is Father Soutay, a French Lozarist priest, along with several other clergymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Paris
Teheran
Persia
Father Soutay
U S Army Lands at Archangel in Northern Russia
American troops have landed at Archangel to aid allied efforts to reestablish order in northern Russia. General March authorized the announcement. The exact number of soldiers and their embarkation point were not disclosed, but it was assumed they came from English camps where Americans train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Archangel
Russia
General March
Amierilan Women Lead the World Health Ad
An advertisement extols American women as leaders in health beauty and intelligence thanks to iron and phosphates. It claims phosphated iron strengthens blood nerves and vitality and promotes strong red blooded health for men and women, urging insistence on Gaumer Bros capsules and avoiding substituted pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaumer Bro
Wanted Help Wanted Ads From Jefferson County
WANTED Sober reliable married man for steady farming work. Small family. Phone 8811 72.12 WANTED Girl for general housework permanent position with or without laundry. Phone 343 653 WANTED At the Jefferson County Hospital a janitor steady work See C W Wade 38
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Hospital
C. W. Wade
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Prince Tokugawa
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Rainbow Boys
Belgium
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van Oyen
HAIG
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People's Column
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Winifred Dyer
Jacob Scheffel
U. S. Army
Siberia
Exchange Pelegraph Company
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Diver Suise
ST. Paul
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W. A. Blair
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