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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
1
General Chamberlain, inspector general of the army, reviewed the colored Officers Reserve Camp at Fort Des Moines. He praised the officers and men, noting their backgrounds as doctors, lawyers, and dentists, and said they have exceeded expectations after two months of rigid training. He urged a second camp later and commended Colonel Ballou for superb leadership.
Des Moines river claims a life, but Boy Scout LeRoy Burns of Troop 13 saved a companion earlier. Burns broke several death grips and brought the boy to shore, leading to a request for an honor medal by the rescued boy's father, Henry Morphew, to Scout Executive Gendall.
A four station fire department will serve Camp Dodge to protect the wooden army city of 40 000 men when inhabited next month. A federal fire inspector oversees station construction and equipment placement with 500 feet of hose per station and motorized apparatus staffing of at least two men per station.
A warehouse explosion at J. C. Cotts hardware store destroyed most of Conway's business section. Bates & Pipe dry goods store suffered total loss, Bentz clothing and J. W. Scott general store partially burned. J. W. Cotts sustained serious burns. Estimated total loss about $20,000 with insurance covering part.
August Red Cross activities in Harrison county report a national fund total of 42 283 43 dollars and county branch funds 1 953 80 mem bership 4 388 junior girl fund 408 and a county total of 48 965 23 dollars. Local contributions include Logan 7 659 20 Dunlap 6 700 Woodbine 0 425 11 Missouri Valley 4 782 00 Mondamin 5 431 80 Persia 4 734 57 Magnolia 3 748 74 Pisgah 3 720 15 Modale 2 942 72 Little Sioux 1 240.
Marshalltown former fire chief J Thirby pleaded guilty to defrauding the city by padding payrolls. He was fined $100 and costs by Judge Willett in district court, repaid the shortage, and was discharged.
William McMahon a Dubuque farmer whose memory failed on registration duties was bound over to the grand jury in a $1000 bond. He initially claimed a late June birth but records showed a May 1896 birth making him of military age.
The University of Iowa ambulance unit, part of the U S Army Ambulance Corps, will depart for France with the second thousand men from Allentown camp. The outfit has just returned from a ten day hike and is noted as one of the best drilled sections. The Ames unit stays at Allentown after ten extra days of training.
The death of Edward Redman, a Dubuque stamp clerk, exposed his financial deception as a man who lived well. A post office locker revealed over 7000 dollars hidden in books and clothing, with some salary pay still in its envelope.
War Department officials expect Camp Dodge cantonment to be completed by September 1. Major James Abadie, Washington supervisor, reports progress and orders engineers and Charles Weitz Sons to speed up. Drafted men from the Thirteenth division states will arrive by September 1, with August 31 as target.
Mrs John Berg wife of a local banker perished on a bridge near Belmond after shoving her daughter to safety as an automobile backing down an embankment crushed her. The Luick car involved collided with Claude Thayer’s car but caused no damage. passengers exited before the fatal accident.
James M. Lewis aged 50 shoots and kills W. R. Hanshaw the town marshal in Batavia after officers confront him at his home. A citizen posse neutralizes Lewis after a siege lasting about an hour.
The Douglas family of Iowa City figures prominently in wartime service. Father J. H. Douglas leads. Frederick serves in Company A engineers at Camp Dodge after frontier service. Louis W. also in Company A at Camp Dodge. Roy trains with the ammunition corps at Des Moines fairgrounds. two younger brothers poised to enlist when of age.
William Kniffin, longtime Cherokee expressman, died from injuries after a morning assault and robbery. He was found unconscious outside his barn the day after the crime and never identified his attacker. Known for carrying substantial sums, Kniffin was a well known local figure.
Three potatoes grown from eyes, exhibited at the county superintendent's office. The specimens, grown by Miss Edith Langwin of school No. 7 in Liberty township, are smooth and finely formed and weigh 31 ounces in total.
A blaze in Chariton destroyed the stock and fixtures of the Women’s Shop causing a loss of 19009. Defective wiring started the fire. Insurance covered the loss. The building housing the shop, owned by Hoelinger and Dening, was not greatly damaged.
A mobile riverfront saloon floats a houseboat mid Mississippi just north of town drawing many visitors. Packed travelers and locals observe its picturesque exterior while authorities contend with its legality and activity around the vessel.
Cherokee man Captain Green of Cherokee origin was selected to command a guard detachment assigned to protect President Wilson. D. W. Mc Neal reported the assignment after visiting Washington as war tensions persisted.
Des Moines reports Provost Marshal General Crowder allows local boards to exempt farmers needed to gather crops until late September. One third of the first army may be called on Sept 1, with districts selecting men removable from farming to ease labor until harvest. Temporary certificates of industrial necessity should end by early autumn.
Des Moines reports prepare 4éu TONa men for Fort Snelling Minnesota on August 27 for final exams to enter the officers training camp. Lieut Frank Dawson Iowa examining officer issued 414 quota with 46 alternates. Fort Des Moines recruiting closes with Dawson moving records to Chicago. Over 2000 Iowa applicants exist this year. The camp aims to produce higher officers beyond other camps like Fort Gnetling Fort Riley Fort Sheridan and Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Des Moines reports Camp Dodge will be the second largest camp by population in its region, with 44529 men from Iowa Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska trained there. The figures place Camp Funston at Fort Riley Kansas as the largest camp in the central department.
Des Moines reports record labor demand with hundreds of positions open at employment agencies. Laborers are highly sought after as farmers offer higher wages for harvest hands and receive large numbers of farmer letters daily.
Police discovered a piano loaded with liquor during a raid in Sioux City. Inside were twenty half pints of whisky, two quarts of beer and one quart of wine. A. W. Spencer, leader of the raid squad, tried to play Nobody Knows How Dry I Am but the piano produced drunken slurred notes.
Charles W. Cockling of Palestine Texas was instantly killed when his auto was struck by a Burlington train at a Fairfield street crossing. His wife was injured but not seriously. Cockling, 59, was en route to visit cousin Thomas Multas of De Witt. he failed to see Train No. 18 approaching from the west while he believed he could hear No. 3 from the east.
Berlin reports official announcement that five ministers of state led by Foreign Secretary Zimmermann and four secretaries of state including Finance Minister Lentze quit. Dr Richard von Kuehlmann named secretary for foreign affairs. Replacements named for Justice Interior Instruction Agriculture Finance and Post Office.
Charles Magowan, president of the Tri-City Federation of Labor for Moline Rock Island Davenport and East Moline, and many Rock Island arsenal employees, was arrested Tuesday by United States secret service operatives at a secret meeting of striking Rock Island railroad shopmen in East Moline. Oliver Griffin, alleged I W W agitator, was also taken into custody.
The Senate Finance Committee favorably reports a revised war tax measure to raise 2,006,970,000 dollars for current war expenses. New levies focus on income, war excess profits, liquor, and tobacco taxes.
Maj. B. M. Chiperfield says Chicago exemptions chief will wire Washington that 10,000 drafted Chicago men will be ready for the army on Monday.
Troops guard Springfield after street car strike sparked urban unrest. Policeman Noah Bell died after being shot while attempting to disperse a crowd at Ninth Street and North Grand Avenue. Five men arrested, including Ralph Castles and Oscar Strok, as investigators probe.
Washington reports a record 3,191,000,000 bushels of corn for 1917, with winter wheat at 417,000,000 and total grain promise at 653,000,000. Oats reach 1,456,000,000, and white potatoes at 467,000,000, signaling substitutions if wheat remains scarce.
Discovery of Mrs. Cora Miller buried in quicklime in an unused cellar at Edwin Haughe's farm near West Salem clears up her disappearance from employer Hiram Lovejoy's home on February 24. Haughe remains missing as investigators probe the case.
Local exemption boards will assemble and induct the first 230000 men by September 1. Provost Marshal General Crowder issues mobilization rules with detailed steps from state adjutant generals to local boards, including meals shelter transportation and escort to trains.
Washington Aug. 10 James Duncan a labor representative in the United States mission to Russia said labor propulsion will shape the new government. He noted the workers soldiers and peasants councils are the authoritative body and praised Russia’s orderly labor convention and peaceful streets during a month in Petrograd.
Ottawa Ontario August 10 The conscription bill passed its final legislative stage when it received third reading in the senate. It becomes effective after royal assent and proclamation. First class men aged twenty to thirty two will be called once tribunals are created to handle exemptions, with about 100000 men expected in training by autumn.
The Tagliche Rundschau in Berlin reports coffins of waterproofed cardboard are now being produced in Germany with lids glued rather than nailed.
Hazebrouck Aug 11 British medical officers seek to identify a suspected new poison used by Germans in Armen tières near the Belgian frontier. They assess its nature as part of ongoing wartime assessments of chemical warfare.
Detroit Aug 11 Justin Nig Clarke former baseball star quietly ascended stairs to recruit offices and passed the Marine Corps physical examination after stripping for the test showing his readiness for service.
Apache Indians in the Sierra Anchas mountains 50 miles northwest of Globe are on the warpath and the two largest asbestos mines in the district are completely tied up, disrupting operations and threatening regional mining activity.
Several members of the Polish radical left were tried by a German court martial in Copenhagen on August 11 for attempting to incite Poland’s populace to disturbance.
An epidemic in Lordsburg New Mexico has killed three children and sickened over a dozen others. Authorities suspect candy distributed to children caused the outbreak and are investigating the tainted treats.
The boyhood home of poet Eugene Field in Newfane Vermont was destroyed by fire. The house, built by Field's grandfather Gen. Martin Field, stood as a local landmark.
A German seaplane halted a Dutch fishing boat near Flushing and ordered Zee Brugge. A Dutch patrol vessel intercepted the boat and brought it to Flushing. The German airmen were interned.
A telegram to Forest Supervisor A. Goddard at Roosevelt Arizona states that no fighting by Apache Indians is anticipated in the asbestos mining district near Mines. The message is dated August 10 from Phoenix.
Official advices from Chios report Turkish bombardment from Thesme damaging the town while sinking four sailing vessels. The attack comes as tensions rise near Smyrna with ships affected by the shelling.
Washington August 9 The treasury oversubscribed the 800 million dollar certificates of indebtedness maturing November 15 as subscriptions closed.
Lieutenant Floyd Pates of the Second Infantry Missouri National Guard was killed when lightning struck his tent at Fort Riley Kansas. His home is listed as Adrian Missouri.
Washington Aug 10 The government will call 229000 drafted men for army service on Sept 1 to 5 as the first third of the 687000 quota. Crowder announced to governors that 20 pages of transit and training rules will guide men from notification to camp arrival. He noted that with pay not less than 30 dollars a month plus clothing subsistence medical care and housing the compensation may keep many married men at their current jobs.
Washington reports large department stores and mail order houses balking at paying a ten percent middleman profit on government contracts. The council of national defense opposes such middlemen fees, saying they do not benefit the government and can be eliminated. Some firms reportedly hold material for government sale but are refused offers due to no need for middlemen. Earlier prewar and early war contracts show multiple middlemen profits. Government actions encourage these firms to focus on core business instead of interceding for the government.
Illinois law committee reports on the coal situation recommends seizing coal mines if operators refuse to cut prices to reasonable levels. It states Governor Lowden has full authority to seize and operate the mines in the public interest.
Acting President Feng Kwo-Chang approved a cabinet decision to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. The report notes the unanimous cabinet action taken on Monday in Peking. Also, Edward D. Winslow arrived at an Atlantic port as American consul general at Copenhagen to advise on export problems with Nordic countries.
Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind August 11 Richard Fairbanks son of former Vice President Fairbanks won a captaincy by three months training in the officers camp announced.
Wellington August 10 The New Zealand parliament adopted a resolution urging the continuation of the war until Germany is vanquished amid strong public enthusiasm.
President Wilson named Justice Covington to personally investigate the agitation and labor troubles in the West as of August 10. The move signals official concern and a high level inquiry into regional tensions and worker disputes.
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