German Line Is Slowly Crumbling At Ypres Front
British forces advancing along the northern battle line east of Ypres report gains of 1,000 to 1,200 yards in the morning. Desperate German resistance marks a thousand yard front along the Ypres Menin road while fighting rages near Zonnebeke, St Julien, and Gheluvelt.
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France
Belgium
Ypres
Field Marshal Haig
Zonnebeke
Ypres-Menin
St. Julien
Gheluvelt
Fairfield writer urges October 15 vote for prohibition
A Fairfield article argues that Iowa has struggled with liquor policy and urges a Yes vote on October 15 to end the issue. It claims temperance support exists if action is taken and cites the National Council of Pharmacy and American Medical Society as overturning liquor as medicine. Arthur G. Jordan signs.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Friends of Liquor
Friend Friends of Temperance
Friends of Temperance
National Council of Pharmacy
American Medical Society
Lquor
Arthur G. Jordan
Means May Gain Freedom In Habeas Plea
A writ of habeas corpus for Gaston B. Means was heard by Justice Webb in Gastonia. The defense argues the state has not shown a prima facie case of murder and seeks dismissal of the warrant. If granted, Means could be released pending further state action.
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Concord, N.v
Gaston B. Means
Justice Webb
Superior Court of
Gastonia
Webb
Means
Billy Sunday to Aid Loan Campaign From West
Evangelist Billy Sunday telegraphed Secretary McAdoo from Los Angeles pledging aid to the second Liberty loan campaign. The Chicago Bureau notes the appeal highlighting religious support for the fundraising effort.
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Billy
Washington
Billy” Sunday
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Los Angeles
Liberty
Town
Heat wave pushes western Canada to 92 degree high
Winnipeg reports a high temperature of 92 degrees Fahrenheit as a heat wave sweeps over western Canada. The sultry conditions stretch across the region, affecting daily life and prompting concerns over health and energy use.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Jefferson County Nurses Graduate Tomorrow Night
The Jefferson County Hospital School of Nursing holds its second commencement at the Presbyterian church with Elizabeth A. Greener R N principal Mt Sinai School of Nursing New York City delivering the address. Graduates include Zilpha Kamp June Hazel Norris Emma Katherine Marsh. The program features invocations solos and diplomas with a hipprocratic oath and benediction.
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Jefferson County Hospital School of Nursing
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth A. Greener
R. N
Mt. Sinai School of Nursing
New York City
America
Zilpha Kamp
Fairfield
June Hazel Norris
Birming
H. A. Mosser
Kam Thine
Margaret White
Charlotte White
Fern Young
Amy Beers
Mertie Pooler Mercer
Fieavenly
Aida
C. W. Mountain
E. D. Y. Culbertson
R. H. Polly
Libertyville preacher outlines forces shaping a man at YMCA
Rev Campbell of Libertyville spoke at the YMCA meeting on The Forces that Make A Man. He cited heredity environment and personality as key destiny factors while the YWCA, led by President Madelin Peterson, heard brief department reports on their work and its value to the association.
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Campbell
Libertyville
Madelin Peterson
Association
Masonic Society Officers List With Multiple Posts
The record lists officers for several societies including Orio and Aldine. Names include Vincent Keesey as President and Calvin Scovel as Treasurer, along with multiple vice presidents secretaries and critics across organizations.
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Orio
Vincent Keesey
Orrin Copprek
Pierre Tracy
Calvin Scovel
Curtis Schillerstrom
Carrol Keesey
Soldiers May Relocate to South in Chair Cars
Des Moines reports Gov. Harding and Adj. Gen. Logan pursue sleeping car space for the First Iowa to Deming New Mexico. Rail officials doubt availability as selections from Jefferson and Henry counties prepare for service. Soldiers to be trained, with Henry Quakers and Mennonites serving as cooks in uniform but not drilling.
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Des Moines
Harding
Washington
Adj
Logan
Deming
N. M
Jefferson
Henry
Henry County
Camp Dodge
Crowder
13Th District
British Repulse and German Raid Near Ypres Beaumont Verdun
British repulsed a German attack east of Ypres after brief footholds. British naval airmen raided Warssenaere airfield. a German squadron suffered losses in the clash. In Beaumont north of Verdun liquid fire was used by Germans but French defenses held with heavy German losses. German trenches near Beaumont were held against French counter-attacks.
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London
Ypres
Field Marshal
Italg
Warssenaere
Flanders
Admiralty
Paris
Beaumont
Verdun
War Office
Meuse
Chaume Wood
Hurtebise
Craonne
Bois le Chaume
Frenel
Sirmen
Cambrai
Luxembourg
Brieulle
Berlin
Old Soldiers Reunion Postponed Until Next Year
The Old Soldiers Reunion committee met yesterday and decided to postpone this year’s event because an Old Settlers Reunion and other entertainments are planned for fall. Alex Easton presided.
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Old Soldiers
Old Settlers
For Sale Spring Chickens and Plymouth Rock Pullets
Censor Lena Fisher Emp yrean President Dorothy Blake Vice President Ada Griner Secretary Marie Johnson Delphic President Marie Magel Secretary Ruth Gonterman Treasurer Ruth Goodrich Critic Rose Huston G A MERICH agent and salesman for John Sexton Co wholesale groceries of Chicago call 204 South Main Street or phone 553 Stella Griffith phone 218 293
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Empyrean
Dorothy Blake
Ada Griner
Marie Johnson
Ruth Taylor
Delphic
Marie Magel
Ruth Gonterman
Ruth Goodrich
Rose Huston
G. A. Merich
John Sexton Co
Chicago
South Main Street
Stella Griffith
U. S. Crops to Feed World Harvest Outlook
Washington reports the United States will harvest the largest food crop in history. Agriculture figures show 8.248 billion bushels of corn and 462 million bushels of white potatoes, with substantial gains over the average in most crops except wheat. The army in the furrows has won its first battle.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
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Eear
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John Larmore
Noble Hines
Harry Moore
Bruce Mellis
Aristo
Fred Stever
Glen Cooper
Roy Nelson
Roscoe Whitmore
Dwight Krumboltz
Sret At Arms
Bill” Lyons
Elzevir
Madeline Peterson
Gladys Workman
Anna Humphrey
Laura Light
Teutons
Alex Easton
Pres
Lena Fisher
Rock Island Lines
Rocky Mountain Limited
Denver
Colorado Springs
Rock Island
T. F. McNew
Safety and Service First
U. S
Roy L. Emry
Selz Shoes
Roth & CO
Marsh
Roth @ Co
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