Third Year of War Shows Allies Mostly Superior
New York report notes Allied forces unable to reverse early gains of 1913 a hard year for Germany. West, east, and Italian fronts display allied superiority with U S entry expanding the anti Kaiser coalition. Russian setbacks and Italian gains cited amid global stalemate and predicted winter campaigns ahead.
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Rommania
United States
Brussiloff
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Galicia
Hungary
Suez Canal
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Jaffa
East Africa
West Front
Brave collie drains river rescue ends in tragedy
Westfield Massachusetts reports a drowning after seven year old Joseph Wrogow slipped into the Westfield river at Red Rock. His collie Fluff twice tried to pull him to shore and, in a final effort, held the boy above water before being submerged himself. The boy’s nine year old brother William watched from the bank.
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Westfield
Mass
Joseph Wrogowsky
Red Rock
Fluff
Joseph
William
Soldier's Bride Returns From France Dressed As Soldier
An Atlantic port reports a U S sergeant who married before leaving the United States and brought his wife aboard the transport as a soldier in khaki. She returned from France after attempting to pose as a serviceman, while the ship also carried back a fallen comrade. A rescue by neighbors using rope and ladder saved the uninjured wife after an earth collapse in a mine shaft 18 feet deep.
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Atlantic
France
United States
Sammie
Arizona
Swallowed by the Earth in Scranton Garden Collapse
While Mrs. Theodore Barton pulled weeds in her Scranton garden, the ground suddenly settled causing a collapse that buried part of her yard and damaged nearby property. Fire crews worked to secure the area as investigators examined the incident for cause.
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Scranton
Theodore Barton
Daring Rescue Fails as Twin Brothers Struggle in Water
Fluff the dog lunged and surfaced with his master repeatedly as the two brothers battled the rough water. Arthur Bazata plunged in to save Joseph, finally guiding the body to shore after the struggle. Fluff continued diving, refusing to come ashore until Bazata resurfaced with his master.
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Arthur Bazata
Joseph
Bazata
Hearty breakfast urged for France by Bergonie
In Bordeaux Doctor Bergonie of the medical faculty advocates American style breakfasts for France. He says this early meal supports daily effort and reduces waste by providing rational nourishment as Europeans shift their large meal to later in the day.
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Bordeaux
France
Doctor Bergonie
Bordeaux Medical Faculty
Europe
How to Write to Soldiers in France
War Department advises sending letters and cables to American troops abroad with only the soldier’s name, unit, and the words American Expeditionary Force. Do not mention unit location. Include sender’s name and address on the envelope. No troop movements should be disclosed. Postal money orders possible. parcel post not yet arranged.
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Washington
France
War Department
United States
Matthias Apostle Martyrdom in Ethiopia Report
The apocryphal account names Matthias as Judas Iscariot’s replacement in Acts 1 26. He is said to have preached the Gospel and suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia.
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Matthias
Judas Iscariot
Ethiopia
State officials plan sanitary district near Camp Dodge
Federal state and local officials meet at the state house to establish a civil sanitary district including Camp Dodge and five adjoining townships and towns Ankeny Grimes Polk City Crocker Jefferson Madison Saylor Webster to enforce strict modern sanitary rules and water supply checks.
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Camp Dodge
Board of Health
State House
Crocker
Jefferson
Madison
Saylor
Webster
Ankeny
Grimes
Polk City
E. D. Craft
Chicamauga
Chickamauga
Education Week Promoted by Governor Harding to Aid War Effort
Iowa Governor Harding calls for Educational Week from August 12 to 19 1917 urging schools colleges and universities to adapt for war needs. He emphasizes night sessions flexible credits and programs to train youth for emergency roles and postwar peace. The proclamation stresses education as essential during war and peace and assigns institutional responsibility to implement changes.
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Dea
Moines
Harding
Iowa
Des Moines
W.W. L. Harding
His Own Text and Care for Believers
A devotional reflection on Christians as Christ's own property by purchase and surrender, and on his care. It notes the threefold ownership: purchased by his blood, surrendered daily, and beloved unto the end, with examples of his constant love and guidance for believers.
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John
Hfe
Jesus
Peter
David
Bio
Elijah
Isijah
Eijah
China
America
Two Killed In Auto Accident at Walford
Two men died when their car was struck by a Milwaukee train near Walford in Benton County. The bodies were brought to Cedar Rapids and remain unidentified. Opposition to Hoover Loees Washington reports the food control bill conferred with Wilson on eliminating a three member food board and creating a war expenditures committee after an impasse.
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Iowa
Washington
A. R. Corey
State Fairy Board
State Board of Control
Cedar Rapids
Walford
Benton County
Hoover Loees
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
House
Congress
Aviation expert surveys Des Moines ground sites
Des Moines hosted aviation field inspectors led by B B Reath who reviewed local ready sites for air service. Ralph Bolton guided the tour. Reath gave no explicit judgment or quantity of sites sought noting he is making fourteen inspections in total.
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Des Moines
B. B. Reath
Ralph Bolton
Mr. Reath
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