Iowa News Roundup Highlights War Efforts and Local Actions
Former Iowa cadet Maj. Gen. George W Read chosen among five American army corps commanders in France. Iowa State Fair to host naval equipment exhibit. 168th infantry rests after Marne operations. $200 wired for Col Bennett via coffee fund. Iowa to register 21 year olds by Aug 24. about 3400 expected. SI unit of STUDENT ARMY TRAINING CORPS to be formed at Iowa State College Ames. Swedes in Essex to comply with English language proclamation. church services to aid non English speakers. Pvt Charley Burdock of Shenandoah wounded in action but alive in shell hole with twelve enemy dead nearby. Des Moines National Defense women push clothing conservation. Balloon corps trainer Donald Cathcart tours Fort Omaha area. Oat yields up in Clay county. deficiency call for 170 men to fill registrant gaps. Various county allotments listed to meet Camp Forest shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
George W. Read
Read
Deshoines
West Point Military Academy
Iowa
State University
Iowa City
Col. H. R. Bennett
Harding
U. S. Navy
Ordnance Department
Bureau of Construction and Repair
168Th Infantry
Marne Salient
Frank Lyman
Adjutant General’s Office
EH. R. Bennett
Lyman
Lasher
Focal Boards
Crowsler
McCain
War Department
Pearson
Army Training Corps
Iowa State College
Ames
Essex
County Council of Defense
Charley Burdock
Shenandoah
E Company
One Hundred Sixty-eighth United States Infantry
Burdick
Jud Burdick
Des Moines
Council of National Defense
Donald G. Cathcart
O’brien County
Fort Omaha
Fort Dodge
Wells
Minn
Olin Soule
Rock Island Railroad
Iowa Falls
Knights Templar of
A. B. Cownie
Sioux City
Brodie G. Cownie
Rainbow
Aisne-Marne
Czechs Defeat Bolsheviks Near Transbaikalia and Ussuri
Reports from London and Tokyo say Czecho Slovak forces captured Berchne Udinsk south of Lake Baikal and secured a decisive victory against bolshevik forces in Transbaikalia. Japanese troops advance beyond Nikolsk and Allied forces on the Ussuri river withdraw after heavy fighting aided by Japan and Czecho Slovaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Cecil
Transbaikalia
Berchneudinsck
Lake Baikal
Tokyo
Nikolsk
War Office
Otani
Siberia
Vladivostok
Ussuri
Daily Mail
Harbin
Lake Hangka
Manchuria
Red Guards
Simbirsk
Volga
Moscow
Hamburg Nachrichten
Petapoff
Redguard
Murmansk
Petrograd
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Three U S Ships Sunk by German Submarines
The navy department announced the sinking of three American vessels in foreign waters by German submarines. Lake Eden August 21 with 16 missing. West Bridge August 16 with three lost. Cubore August 15 with no crew deaths. West Bridge and Cubore were homeward bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Lake Eden
U. S. S. West Bridge
U.S
West Bridge
British Bomber Attacks Five German Cities and Airfields
London reports five key German towns and five airfields were heavily bombed in the night of August 21 22. Frankfort and Cologne were among military targets hit with good results observed by British air ministry observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Air Ministry
Frankfort
Cologne
Cooper Injured in Taxi Fall in Wisconsin
Congress man Henry Allen Cooper suffered a severe neck sprain when thrown onto a taxi top while driving to Edgerton to give a speech. He was taken to Mercy hospital and later home in Racine. In Washington, Dr Baltasar Brum Uruguay foreign minister arrived with a special mission and held formal calls with Secretary Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Henry Allen Cooper
Edgerton
Mercy Hospital
Racine
Uruguay
Lees Lansing
Washington
Baltasar Brum
Arived
Lansing
Buenos Aires Government Takes Charge of Meat Sales
Buenos Aires authorities take over public meat sales under order from President Irigoyen to curb rising prices. The move centralizes oversight to address inflation and ensure supply for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Irigoyen
Finance Minister Proposes $2.5 Billion Military Credit
Paris reports Lounis Koots, minister of finance, submitting a cabinet proposal for a military credit of 2.5 billion dollars to cover fourth quarter 1915 expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lounis Koots
Ship Workers Seek One Dollar Hour Wage Hike
Washington August 26 skilled workers in U S shipbuilding presented friendly demands to the labor adjustment board of the shipping board for wage increases to one dollar per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Adjustment Board of the Shipping Board
Italian Naval Hero’s Daring Dawn Attack on Austrian Ships
Commandant Iuizzo recounts a 15 minute torpedo strike against the Viribus Unitis dreadnoughts, the Prince Eugene and St Stephen, with his motor boats, Ronzo, and five sailors. The action ended in sinking two enemy ships as destroyers closed in, followed by jubilant celebrations aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Baskerville
New York
Ancona
Iuizzo
Italy
Royal Navy
St. Stephen
Prince Eugene
Austria
Genoa
Rome
Ronzo
St. Stephen’s
Aonzo
Wes
St Stephen
Lublana
Rizzo
Abode of Kings Hosts 3000 American Wounded in London
American Red Cross runs a vast hospital complex at Salisbury Court London for 3000 convalescing U S soldiers. Mailed from Mossley Hill and Park Lane show a network of dedicated beds wards and amenities amid 186 acres of woods and parkland with tents timber frame huts electric light and water systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mossley Hill Hospital
Liverpool
Udo J. Wile
University of Michigan
de Luxe
London
New Naval Hospital
Park Lane
Aldford House
Frederick Guest
M. P
Red Cross
Lancaster Gate Hospital
A. Chester Beatty
New York
Great Britain
Salisbury Court
Salisbury Hospital
Southampton
Military Work in College Plan Supplies Training
The War Department outlines military instruction in all colleges for新 enrollees this year. High school graduates may study while receiving training and stay in college until called for service. Officials say the plan builds a strong military asset and curbs wasteful volunteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Anxious for Operation to Join Marines
Pittsburgh man Henry Boles walked 75 miles from Irishkd monetns to enlist with the Devil Hounds. Medical exam found a defect needing a minor operation before acceptance. Boles remained cheerful and ready for the knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Henry Boles
Boles
Why is happiness tied to unselfish action and cooperation
A writer argues that happiness comes from simple devotion and spiritual truths, not material wealth. He recalls observing a small factory where workers control decisions through a committee, while the owner contemplates further employee education, career caution, and a rejection of greed, asking which path preserves inner serenity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hapgood
Lossie’s
Herring Hunt Sparks Berwick Feast and Free Supplies
Report from Berwick-on-Sea Scotland notes Triumphant Herring Herrings sold at three for a penny. The town hailed abundant catches, labor shortages hindered processing, and frying smells lured workers from toil as the sea’s democratic fish inspired poetic lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwick-on-Seed
Scotland
Berwielk
Old England
Peagirt Isle
The Home Influence on a Child is a Lasting Legacy
Moral influence in the home shapes a child more than words. Respectful care and tender affection toward family members form strong habits, while family festivals create powerful impressions. If parents unite with peace and true affection, they leave the deepest memory and guidance for their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hueman
The Packhorse Comes Back
The war revived the packhorse or packmule, used at the front to move shells and stores. The Prince of Wales reportedly seeks to revive the Devon packhorse on Dartmoor farms. Once common in western Longland, packhorses vanished in recent years, replaced by ponies and donkeys for coastal seaweed and shingle work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince of Wales
Devon
Dartmoor
Tormerly
Longland
Make Allowances For a Friend in a Brief Lesson of Kindness
The piece advises not dwelling on a friend's impatient response and explains that human nature requires forbearance. A toothache or bad news can color a glance and tone, but true friendship endures with forgiveness and tolerance.
Woman Recovers From Nervous Breakdown After Using Vegetable Compound
A Newark woman describes suffering nervous breakdown for three years with daily headaches and weakness. Under a physician for two years she tried Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on a friend’s suggestion and reports full recovery. The letter credits the remedy with addressing the root causes of her nervousness and restoring health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
14Th St
Lydia I. Pinkham
A Grocer’s Goodbye at a Distant Station
Gordon Snow recalls a brief meeting with a young man named Joe at a station. The cheerful exchange ends as the train departs with Joe calling to Mary Jane and the grocer’s family. The narrator reflects on memory and domestic life as a two-year-old named Mary June remains at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Snow
Atlantic
Joe
Hla Oyeng
Mary Jane
Wal
Jane
Mary June
Saluting Marine Says War Won't End by Free Salutes
A Washington Star report shows a marine sergeant on the Star building steps watching traffic and saluting repeatedly. He jokes that if salutes won the war, victory would come in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Building
Washington
Star
Nose Dive Report From Ohio State Journal Fragment
An item from the Ohio State Journal notes a sharp thrust yesterday dispersing a moment and a nose dive from a back fence spotted in coverage. The fragment reflects a wartime context with urgent action and observed flight or aerial risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Quote exchange on telepathy and homeopathy in conservative view
A conservative debate references telepathy and a homeopathic doctor in a witty exchange. The remark contrasts belief in mind reading with reliance on alternative medicine within a political dialogue.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hawkeye
State News
Clay County
Camp Forest
Lytle
Bremer
Carroll
Vero Gordo
Crawford
Dickinson
Mitchell
Monona
Osceola
Berchmendinsck
Vlad
Vostok
U. S
H. A. Cooper
Wisconsin
Argentina
Unes
Jouy
Charles
Nowa Hospital
England
American Red Cross
Whitelaw M Reid
America
Southampton Waters
Miss Pay
Deaton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!