Galway Castle Sunk. 454 Missing After Torpedo Attack
The Galway Castle, a British steamship carrying 300 women and children, was torpedoed and sunk while bound for South Africa. Of 960 aboard, 454 are missing, with 706 rescued and many bodies washed ashore. The vessel, sister to the Gloucester Castle hospital ship, launched in 1911 and operated by Union Castle Line, faced a stormy sea departure before the attack.
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London
Galway Castle
Athe Galway Castle
South Africa
Henry Bureon
Union of South America
Habuntine
Wage
Gloucester Castle
Red Cross
Union Castle Mall Steamslip Company, Ltd
Creel Optimism Highlighted At Chicago Forum
W S Wins public opinion outlines how US and allied efforts sway global attitudes in a Chicago Association of Commerce luncheon at the Hotel La Salle. George Creel proclaims victory in world public opinion and US resolve, while warning against domestic overoptimism and urging continued mobilization for the draft and Liberty Loan. Adjt. Gen. Holway notes Wisconsin soldier vote plans in France face federal questions.
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Chicago
Oght
George Creel
Coimimiteae
Chicago Association
Wef Commerce
Wisconsin
France
Adjt
Orlando ‘Holway
Washington
Wisconsin War News Notes From Home Front and Abroad
Reports from Wisconsin detail Allied offensives with Corp Harry Prange of Needfa h describing a machine gun wound after aiding a push south of Germana. Appleton’s Claude Stark returns from the Joseph Cudany tanker torpedoing in mid August. Crop and pest updates show late blight infections absent in central and eastern fields. Frank Kaiser travels from Chile to Racine en route to a military camp. Otto Wentmeier faces trial for alleged disloyal utterances amid a three-brother German-mominated family. Fred M. Stephenson, noted lumberman and hunter, dies in Santa Barbara. Crop yields exceed expectations across Cumberland. Dr Charles McCarthy returns from Europe after Red Cross service. Legal opinions limit common law marriage and Lac Courte Oreilles jurisdiction. Wisconsin aims to meet selective service targets and publish reg trants figures. Jenkin Lloyd Jones dies aged 74 in Tower Hill. Streetcar fares rise in several cities and Madison contemplates 6 cent fares. Edward Scofield Jr. commissioned pilot, injured in training. Jewish community raises funds for soldiers relief. Wisconsin Red Cross and state aid funds allocated for war work. University of Wisconsin to house 8000 student soldiers. La Follette libel case moves toward examination. La Crosse gains island park after boundary settlement. Local clergy, rail and civic figures noted. Fire, hazing and fraternity changes at UW as students enter military housing. Brown County politics pause during Liberty Loan campaign. Deutscherverein renames to Pioneer club. Five La Crosse breweries exit under prohibition. Wisconsin Minnesota Light rates adjusted.
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Corp
Harry Prange
Needfah
Claude Stark
Appleton
Joseph Cudany
Parente
Stark
Wisconsin
College of Agriculture
Barron
Frank J. Kaiser
Racine
Chile
Otto’ Wentmeier
Antigo
United States Army
Marinete
Fred M. Stephenson
Menominee
Santa Barbara
Cal
Stephenson
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Cumberland
Marinette
Kenoghi Patriots
Bernard Koksnes
Rhinelander Box and Lumber Company
Moksnes
Clarence Joyce
Thomas Joyce
Muller's Lake
Outagamie County
Iona
Lawrence College
H. Easly
Drake ‘University
Louis Wann
University of Wisconsin
Frederick
Adler
Dartmouth College
C. Moher
Fargo College
Minale V. Wittmeyer
Carl G. Tolf
Kenosha
War Department
Carl W. Tolf
France
Tolf
University Club
Madison
George Clementson
Lancaster
B. Ray Stevens
R- M. la Follette
Democrat Printing Co
Clementson
Senator la Follette
la Crosse
Wilson
House
Minnesota
Barren Island
Latsch Jaland
Winans
Frederick Guenther
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Oconomowoe
Oconomowocg
Guenther
Sundhausen
Germany
Burr Oak
Wis
Railroad Commission
Milwaukee Heat, Light and Traffic Company
England
Charles R. van Hise
van Hise
Vislt
C. M. Lathrop
Waureka
Wisconsin Food Administration
Red Cross
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Chicago
Turk
T. Glynn
Wauzeka
Brown County
M. E B. Davies
T. A. Delaney
Deutscherverein
la Creuse
Iie
Pioneer Club
la Crosaca
Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company
Yanks Advance in Metz Sector and St Mihiel Drive
American forces push three miles on a Metz front as guns bombard the fortress and patrols cross the Moselle. In Lorraine the First Army meets light opposition with concentrated artillery silencing enemy machine guns. Paris reports Pershing’s 27 hour advance netted 150 square miles, 15,000 prisoners, and 100 guns.
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London
Dershing
Amile
Metz
Norrey
Moselle
Haumont
Dancourt
Abaucourt
Lorraine
First
Hindenburg
Donmartin
Thirncourt
Lachaussee
Dommartin
Woel
Hattonville
St. Mine
Geracims
Lorraine Tront
Tate
Tittle
Thirteenth Landwehr
Austree Hungerian
Paris
Pershing
St. Mihiel
Lortaine
St. Mihiel Salient
St. Millet Salient
Breakfast Substitutes Restricted Under 80/20 Flour Rule
Wisconsin official outlines 80/20 flour regulation limits on substitutes. Oatmeal rolled oats corn flakes and rice are removed from substitutes list. Barley rice corn buckwheat oat potato and bean flours may be sold as substitutes at one to four ratios, rye flour or veal as a partial substitute at two to three.
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A. H. Melville
Wisconsin Food Administration
One Pound Candy Sales Limited by Confectioners
The National Confectioners Association Executive Committee meeting at the Waldorf Astoria in New York adopted a policy to limit public candy and chocolate purchases to one pound at a time and cap aggregate buys at half of normal consumption to aid sugar savings. The rule exempts candies sent to military service members and allows already packed packages over one pound to be sold if dealers commit to stopping future large sales.
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National Confectioners’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Food Administration
Flour, Feed and Grain Items From Spark Cereal Co
Trade in available at Marshfield offers 1100 ton at 98 cents per unit. Breathing room for storage and sale highlighted with emphasis on competitive pricing and bulk purchases. Names and exact figures appear fragmented but indicate a cereal company promotional notice.
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W. S
George Creal
Chic
Chester
Everiwrere
Badger State
Charles McCarthy
Fide
Herbert Hoover
Europe
McCarthy
Spencer Haven
G. H. Dawson
Crandon
Lac Courte Oreilles
Philipp
Crowder
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Tower Hill
Wisconsin River
Dr. Jones
Richard Lloyd Jones
Wisconsin State Journal
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Taneaville
Ashland
Edward Scofield
Gov
Scofield
Aviation Corps
Dayton Field
U. S
Mosselle River
Nesta
Peyton Brand Real
Gravely Tobacco Compaar
Danville
Virginia
Spark Cereal Company
Mershfield
S. Walnut Street
Geo
H. Wetton
A. Kleinheinz & Son
John Seubert
City Hall
National Medical
G. A. McBride
Headford
Sugar
Frea Semple
Ciormont
Ieee
Wiliam
Willi St
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