Memorial Day Service at Fort Des Moines in 26th year
Special service and elaborate Memorial Day program planned at Fort Des Moines next Friday under Chaplain Richard A Heilstrom. H W Byers former Iowa attorney general and Soldier Watchers League president will deliver the principal address at the post cemetery with a 9 30 a m assembly at the administration building and a 30 minute band concert.
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Richard Wedstrom
Woking
Serarane Leroy Shields
Ingen
George P. Juenthamn
H. W. Byers
Towa
Soldier Watcher's League
Lo Me
Sven
Chasys
Wilson
Clifford Bastian
Red Cross
A. C. Calkins
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Lectures By Surgeon General Officers At Fort D. M.
A trio of talks were presented to Fort D. M. officers this week in the Medical Library of the Post Executive building. Lieut. Col. Moschowitz and Major Dunham from the Surgeon General's office in Washington spoke on chemistry and chlorine antiseptics and on agate and chronic empyemia, with additional remarks on comyslitis.
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Fort Wednesifay
Medical Library
Three Post Staff Member Discharged Among Three Released
Three men received their mischarges this past week. David Grand Delbert A Jones and Frank Polak were released. Grand, advertising and circulation manager, had been with the Fort Des Moines Post only a short time before his discharge ending his brief stint with the paper.
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David Grand
Delbert A. Jones
Frank Polak
Grand
Fort Des Moines Post
Quartermasters Here Discharged in Near Future
Forty two civilians and about twenty regulars at the Quartermaster Wark face discharge within three months. Sergeant Ying Rude, in charge of civilian hiring, says most regulars will be released as new arrivals come in. Thirty on duty now, only two or three regulars remain. Bede, veteran with four years at Hort Des Moines, known for athletic skill among the regulars.
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At. C
Ying” Rude
Wark
Rude
Bede
Hort Des Moines
Sixth Cavalry
Edith Cavel Death Memorial Service in Norwich and London
Edith Cavel the English nurse executed by Germany in Brussels on October 14 1913 was honored with a large funeral procession and memorial service. A gun carriage bore her coffin to Norwich Cathedral where a service led by a bishop included the hymn Abide with me. The event drew wide public participation in London and Norwich as officials and residents paid tribute to her countrymen.
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Mariena Johnson
N.C
England
Edith Cavel
Brussels
Norwich
Aken
Bidth Cavel
Bishan
Misa. Cavel
Noted artist Margaret Matzenauer sings at Red Cross House
A rare treat for 26 personnel Wednesday when Mme. Margaret Matzenauer, a noted singer, arrived at the fort and gave a concert at the Red Cross house. She had appeared at the Coliseum Wednesday and eagerly agreed to sing for the soldiers, drawing storms of applause and a warm reception.
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Red Cross House
Mme
Margaret” Matzenauer
Mate
Matzenauer
Dex Maines
Coliseum
Red Crosa Oem
Axious
Wem
Elks Host Dance for Detachment Men and Nurses
The BPOLE, known as Good Fellows, entertained detachments and nurses at the Elk Home last Saturday night. Soldiers joked about whether they had a good time, while one remark hinted at wartime tales and camaraderie.
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BPOLE
Elkst
Veteran recalls four years in WWI front lines and escape
In a Des Moines interview a veteran recounts serving six weeks after WWI began in Kitchener's army, fighting at Ypres, Gallipoli, the Marne, Verdun, and the Somme. He describes gas, wounds, and capture at Belleau Wood, with details of逃 moves, battles, and a later request to avoid publicity while sharing memories with a reporter.
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Raini
Des Moine
Vic
Kitchener
Ypres
Tere
Beligvert
Bel- Ria Seacoast
Mezaptania
Gallipoli
Marne
Verdun
Somme
Ghosts in Ward Ten: Colored Patient Delighted by Prank
A colored patient in Ward Ten encounters a prank involving a string tied to his bed. Hideous laughter erupts as the string pulls, creating a ghostly scene that unsettles him and another patient. The incident ends with the patient seeking a nurse for help.
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Ward Ten
Sergeant Rude Overhauls Fort Cemetery Grounds
The post cemetery at the northeast corner of the fort is being dressed up under Sergeant Bing Rude. For seven years he has supervised work to trim grass, lay crushed rock walks, plant trees, and erect steps from the gutters to the main area. Graves have been cleaned and restored under a single plan, with preparations complete for upcoming Memorial Services.
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Bing
Rude Ander
Kude
Lieutenant Roberts Visits at Howe
Lieut. E. N. Roberts of the Mi. C. is at his home in Twin Falls Idaho on a week's furlough attending to business affairs.
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LT. Roberts
Howe
E. N. Roberts
Mi. C
Twin Falls
Idaho
Bati Ness
Nerart Club Serves Lunch at Red Cross House
The Nerart Club of Des Moines hosted a luncheon of coffee and cake at the Red Cross house on Wednesday afternoon at I-30.
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Narart Club
Nerart Club
Des Moines
Red Cross House
I-30
Ghosts in Mad Bel Told of Quieted Man and Upstairs Escape
A fragmented report recalls a disturbance where a woman tried to quiet a man, the altercation escalated, and he moved upstairs before authorities or witnesses could resolve the incident. The lack of clear details leaves the sequence, participants, and outcome uncertain.
A Regular Guy Recounts a Fort Dodge Drive Story
Three wounded veterans wait on a downtown corner at 11 pm as a car stops. They accept a ride to Fort Des Moines from Colonel George F. Juente mana, who turns out to be their gracious host. The moment prompts the remark that he is a regular guy.
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Ft. Des Moines
Fort
Choins
George FF. Juentemana
Five Big Orpheum Acts Promised For Patients Saturday
Five acts will be showcased at the Red Cross House on Saturday in a vaudeville program for patients. John B. Hyder will be the announcer. Performers include Bert Wheeler the juggler, Brent Hayes on banjo, Natalie and Company in Mighty Like A Lark, Lew Dock Blader presenting The Political Boss Or The Power Behind The Throne, and McKay and Arding in All For Biv.
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Orpheuny Theater
Red Cross House
Vaudevils
John BR. Hyder
Bert Wheeler
Brent Hayes
Banjo É Natalie
War Camp program at Red Cross house features girls show
War Camp Community Service conducted an evening at the Red Cross house under Mrs. Ralph Plumb. Gillie Burke in Good Gracious Anabell was shown. A mixer highlighted by 100 girls from the Community Service league. Jack Pickford to be featured this evening and Orpheum bill tomorrow afternoon. Red Cross notes two shows on movie nights to let all attend.
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Red Cross House
Ralph Plumb
Gillie Burke
Annabell
Community Service League
Jack Pickford
Orpheum
Red Cross
The
POST
Five Big Acts In Downtown Shows At Red Cross Benefit
Five acts from the Orpheum hill and one from the Empress performed at the Red Cross benefit last Saturday afternoon. Edith Clifford sang a lute song Pleasing To The Eye and Ear, impressing the doughboys. Sime Smith The American Git scored well with Florence Roberts and Company in The Woman Intervenes. Frisco Wizard of Suscopation offered jazzy numbers, Sheila Terry in Three's A Crowd drew applause. Maybe he and Mack from the Empress did two song and dance turns.
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Orpheum Hill
Red Cross
Edith Clifford
Sime Smith
Florence Roberts
Comppany
Sheila Terry
Mack
The
Empress
City Orchestra Delivers Jazz Concert at Red Crags House
A city orchestra staged a lively jazz program Sunday afternoon at Red Crags House, performed by Young’s orchestra to entertain the “26” group. The event offered ample music and a festive mood for the attendees.
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Red Crags House
Young
Yanks Print A Newspaper In English With German Type
Captain W W Coleman former detachment commander in Bernensile Germany sends a unique sample newspaper printed in English but set in German type. The note explains scarce Latin type forced use of German script and hints at troop movements toward Brest with hope for peace and return to the U S A by mid June. WW W Coleman F H 594 P O 770.
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T-O
Texas-Oklahoma
Oh Dlivishon
Bernensile
Germany
POST
Ce Post
W. W. Coleman
Army of Occupation
Welt
Herncasile
Wali
Tam
Bernenstle
Brest
W Coleman
F. H
P.O
Second Enlisted Men's Dance To Be Held This Evening
The second enlisted men's dance under the new plan will be in the administration auditorium tonight. Admission is thirty five cents per man and he may invite guests. An orchestra will provide jazz music and refreshments are expected to be served. A larger crowd is expected after a fair turnout at the first dance.
G V A Flower Mission Delivers Roses to Bed Patients
The G A Flower Mission led by Mrs George Burberry visits the bed patients every Wednesday to place roses. The plan ensures each patient receives flowers at least weekly and wreaths may be sent to families when a patient dies, per Mrs Rutherry who notified the Red Cross.
Red Cross To Give Weekly Dances For Nurses Of The Fort
The Red Cross held the first of a series of weekly dances for the nurses at Fort Post inside the administration building yesterday evening. Good music, refreshments, and plenty of food were available and enlistees reported a lively, well received event.
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RED Cross
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