Twelve Will Go 10 Camp Dodge
A revised list shows twelve men to depart for Camp Dodge next Monday 6:47 AM over the Burlington. The draft call aims to include about 12,000 recruits with Iowa and South Dakota supplying key portions. Training at Camp Dodge intensifies with strict schedules, recreation, and notable activities including Pat Crowe’s speeches and a push to enlist ex-convicts in a volunteer army to fight the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Tribune
Hugh Elmore Everett Black
Paul Treen
Bernard C. Damm
Arthur E. Hulse Lewis E. Gire
Thos. R. Lewman
Albert E. Nelson
John E. Murphy
Fred R. Simmons
Andrew L. Stacy
Joe Laplante
Burlington
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Remount
Pat Crowe
Omaha
Eddy Cudahy
State Board of Control
United States
Board of Control
Crowe
F. W. Barr
First Presbyterian Church
Monmouth
Ill
Army Y. M. C. A
Barr
Third Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Democratic County Convention Set for June 29 at Court House
Democrats are called to meet at the county convention in the court house at 2 p m on Saturday June 29 to fill vacancies and elect delegates to the state convention and approve nominations for auditor recorder and hospital trustees. A list of elected delegates by precinct is provided including Walnut Penn Blackhawk Abingdon Packwood Fairfield Buchanan Cedar Liberty Des Moines Lockridge and other precincts with several wards reporting none voted.
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Court House
Walnut
J. W. Myers
John J. Kurtz
John S. Kurtz
John Lamasky
Fred W. Messer
Penn—Safe Coop
Frank Packa
Orval Harkens
Ed. Hendricks
S Simmons
Blackhawk
J. G. Bottorff
S. S. Leathers
F. W. Moyer
Mills Irving
Abingdon
A. H. Ruggles
Will Estes
F. P. Mowery
Packwood
Geo. Estes
Geo. Rommack
E. A. Rommack
C. H. Linder
Brookville
Batavia
R. M. Williams
J. H. Daily
C. H. Kramer
Bryant DeGood
R. M. Foreman
Center
Geo. Workman
Ed. Neiswanger
Dave Salts
John
Clarence Kessell
Liberty
Howard Ferrell
C. A. Heston
J. A. Stewart
M. A Gearhart
A. H. Miller
Des Moines
J. C. Farredd
W. C. Manning
Charles F. Smith
H. B. Johnston
Lockridge
A. B. Diers
Fred Trabert
J. H. Reeder
Lewis Trabert
Fred Dallmen
Round Prairie
Man Enlists Despite Extra Toes in Billings
William Lundborg, an office manager in Billings Montana, told he had two extra toes yet insisted on enlisting in the Marine Corps. He asked if ten would suffice and received approval. He calmly underwent the planned amputation without anesthesia and soon will wear the Marine uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
William Lundborg
Marine Corps
Lundborg
Food Administration surveys national ice supply
The Food Administration conducts a careful survey of the national ice situation to prepare for possible shortages in communities due to fires destroying ice plants, machinery breakdowns, or severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Food Administration
Relative’s Death Calls Alexander Couple to Burlington
Mr and Mrs L H Alexander were summoned to Burlington on Wednesday due to the death of a relative in the extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Alexander
Burlington
Salvation Army Drives Fundraising for War Work
The Salvation Army launches a county drive seeking 3000 to 5000 dollars for war work led by Rev. Keesey with Dean Taylor as secretary. The campaign maps districts by school areas and wards, aiming for a quick, effective effort backed by strong support and endorsements from wartime authorities. The article lists war work feats in France including huts rest rooms ambulances and global personnel supporting soldiers and sailors.
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Salvation Army
Keesey
Dean Taylor
War Department
Baker
Wilson
Harding
France
United States
Washington
Democratic State Convention Called for July 18 1918
A Democratic Party delegate convention is called to meet in Des Moines on Thursday July 18 1918 at 10:00 a.m. for filling vacancies in state offices, formulating a party platform, and selecting a state central committee with at least one member from each congressional district plus other business as needed.
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Democratic Party of
Iowa
Des Moines
Fireworks Sale Ban Reinstated Then Reversed in Fairfield
Fairfield faced a mixed turn on fireworks as a council of defense briefly banned sales before reversing the order allowing usual sales. Dealers reported shipments and cancellations, with licenses required for large explosives and city ordinances restricting street firing. The Fourth of July remains the legal window for public pyrotechnics and Chautauqua grounds restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Council of Defense
Fairfield
Defense Council
Council of Defense
Farmer Jerrell in Jail After Knife Incident
Sam Jerrell a farmer near Glasgow drank heavily and threatened his son with a knife during a family auto trip. Sheriff Campbell arrested him after a brief struggle wounding the sheriff slightly. Jerrell paid fines of 25 dollars each for intoxication and obscene language and 23 dollars costs, then was released with warning to conduct himself properly.
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Sam Jerrell
Glasgow
Campbell
Jerrell
Nauvoo
Iowa
Fairfield
Wilson
Local druggist helps enroll young Americans for Merchant Marine
F. W. Jericho of Jericho and Easton drug firm is named enrolling agent for the U S Shipping Board. He will use his store as a recruiting station to sign 21 to 30 year olds for training on school ships. Training precedes service on merchant vessels and enrollees are exempt from the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Jericho
Jericho & Easton
U. S. Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Let the Goats Do the Work on Farm
Dick and Joe Ball clear 100 acres south of town by turning 450 Angora goats from Kansas City onto buck bush. The herd rapidly clears the shrub while avoiding grass, with goats preferring the shrub to lawn forage. The goats were shorn before arrival and will not yield wool again until next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ball
Ball Boys
Groff
Kansas City
Mr Bryan Enlists in the Marines at Paris Island
A Texan named Mr Bryan, not the Nebraskan statesman, enlisted after a farm work episode near Waxahachie. He was deemed physically perfect by the examining physician and is heading to the Devil Dogs recruit camp at Paris Island South Carolina for intensive Marine training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Waxahaxie
Texas
Bryan
Devil Dog
Paris Island
S. C
New Library Display Teems With Wide Range of Fresh Titles
Librarian H. M. Dysart lists new books across travel history fiction and youth sections. Highlights include Tramping through Mexico and The War Books like A Yankee in the Trenches and Outwitting the Hun, plus titles for children such as Hans Brinker and Little Lame Prince.
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H. M. Dysart
Mexico
Rhodes Universal Service
Vailey
Steiner
Abbott
Meredith
Doyle
Annie
Bailey Kattie Canary
Bosher
Bottome
Virginia
Elk Creek Valley
Chase Dwelling Place of Light
Churchill
Connor
Luke
Labrador
Duncan
Forman
Amerikanka
Gilbreath
Betty Zane
Grey
Harris Prudence
the Parsonage
Hueston
Prudence
Meade Tree
Barbusse
Bowie
Gipson
Holmes
Knyvett
O'Brie
Russia
Pierce
Chapin
Iron Ration
Freser
Masefield
Threshermen Adopt 1918 County Rates During War Effort
A June 15 1918 meeting of 28 Jefferson county threshermen at J S McKenney's office approved a grain saving push for allies and home use. They prepared outfits to thresh when ready and set prices: oats 4 cents per bushel wheat rye and barley 8 cents per bushel Timothy seed 30 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
J. S. McKenney
McKenney
Spalding
Patriotic Fourth of July Plans At Chautauqua Park
Plans for a large Fourth of July celebration at Chautauqua park are nearing completion under the County Council of Defense. The event emphasizes patriotism with a program featuring Senator Joseph R. Frailey, the Fairfield band, and a big picnic dinner. Free coffee, ice water, rest rooms, parcel and auto check, and motion pictures will be provided. More details will be announced in next week’s papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua Park
County Council of Defense
National Council of Defense
Joseph R. Frailey
Ft. Madiosa
Frailey
Fairfield
Moorhead
Prof
Mountain
Iowa
Coal buys guard against last winter’s hardship
You can save money by buying coal now and protect your family from a repetition of the previous winter’s difficulties.
Government denies higher pay for stenographers in Washington
The Civil Service Commission clarifies that there is no raise in initial salaries for stenographers and typists in Washington. Typical entry pay remains from 1000 to 1200 dollars a year with rare exceptions above 1200. The War department starts at 1100 and promotes to 1200 after three months. Demand for experienced clerical staff remains high and qualified applicants are urged to apply locally through Civil Service representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
War Department
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Liberty 12 Cylinder Engine Details
A War Department statement notes the Liberty 12 cylinder motor weighs 825 pounds and produces 450 horsepower, equating to 1.8 pounds per horsepower. Fuel use is about 0.46 pounds per horsepower hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
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Wragg Nursery Co
Ralph Bolton
Greater Des Moines
National Army
Atkinson
Adjutant General of the Army
McClain
Col
H. J. Price
Sargeant Atkinson
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Mack
Dean Stone
Columbia Law School
Major Stoddard
Advocate General’s Office
Friends’ Reconstruction Unit
Red Cross
Salvation Army Drive For Funds
E. T. Meredith
Adair
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Jefferson
Adams Johnson
Allambakee
Appanoose
Keokuk Seecebccess
Audubon
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Cass
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