Debates on Baker’s role in wartime leadership and cabinet changes
The piece argues that criticisms of Secretary of War Baker reflect broader doubts about wartime leadership under President Wilson. It cites Civil War replacements, warns that effective governance requires capable lieutenants, and stresses the need to keep farm and factory workers from field duty to sustain food and munitions production during a state of war. It notes partisan finger pointing and urges unity under a trusted administration.
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Baker
Wilson
War Department
Mr. Wilson
Lincoln
Simon Cameron
Edwin M. Stanton
Jackson Democrat
Buchanan
McClellan
Stanton
Republican Party
Senate
Anarchist grouping in New York targets Goldman and Berkman
The piece denounces Bolshevik style anarchists meeting in New York to protest punishments for Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. It warns the United States has solid stability and will not tolerate anarchist agitators, recalling the Haymarket riot and the scaffolds used then.
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New York
Berkman
Goldman
United States
Emma Goldman
Haymarket
Hotel shut for year in Omaha over Nebraska law violations
Dry territory flags high end hotel as bootlegger in law violations. Millard hotel in Omaha closed for one year by court decree. Furniture and fixtures confiscated and to be sold with proceeds benefiting the school fund. The hotel offers 300 rooms.
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Millard
Omaha
Nebraska
Gum-Shoe Bill Praised by His Own Party
The Carroll Herald derides Bill as the king of boneheads and his party colleagues respond with approval.
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The
Carroll Herald
Bill
Ideal fuel administrator sought in Sioux City remark
In a satirical note the Fuel Administrator Garfield is condemned for knowing too little about coal distribution while Webster is condemned for knowing too much. The piece suggests the ideal is a balance, a fuel administrator who is neither over nor under informed.
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Sioux City Journal
Garfield
Webster
France to bear peak load in 1914 17 and 1918 19
The Springfield Mass Republican notes that France borne the peak load from 1914 to 1917. Great Britain expected to bear it in 1918. The United States to bear it in 1919. Germany bears the peak load continuously.
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Springfield
Mass
France
Great Britain
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
Germany
Des Moines Capital Critiques Iowa Weeklies From War Support Stance
The editor of the Ute Independent faces a subscriber backlash for calling disloyalists damned Huns, illustrating how Iowa weeklies bear boycott and blackmail while backing Uncle Sam. Local papers in county seats and towns push war effort through Liberty Loans Red Cross Y M C A K of C and other campaigns. They defend sponsorship of patriotism as vital to livelihood and public duty.
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Des Moines
Ute Independent
Monona County
Iowa
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
K. of C
Food and Fuel Administration
Draft War Legislation Expands Draft Machinery in Senate
Washington dispatch reports a senate military committee approved draft legislation to register youths turning 21 since June 5 and to fix quotas by class one. The proposal, supported by Provost Marshal General Crowder, calls for a new drawing to set order of liability and aims to draft over 2,000,000 in class one this year. It excludes an exemption for men aged 31.
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Washington Dispatch
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Crowder
Baker
Early Prejudices and War Attitudes Cited
Sioux City Journal reports Lafe Young finds many devoted to German literature or music also defend Germany in the war. Indianapolis News argues that if lights are unnecessary one or two days a week they are unnecessary seven days, showing practical logic on daily life during wartime.
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Sioux City Journal
Lafe Young
Germany
Indianapolis News
Cascade Cascade Area News Briefs From Anamosa Era
Miss Annie Mussehl and Charles Martens of Barlville wed last week. Several local obituaries and marriages noted including Miss Mary Manternach and Charles Radloff of Cascade at St Marys Church January 29. Anamosa births deaths accidents and legal cases fill the page.
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Charles Martens
Barlville
Herbert Henry
Hale
Ft. Madison
Dan Barrett
Cascade
Mary Manternach
Charles Radloff
St. Mary’s Church
Trene C. Hart
Anamosa
Buffalo Township
Linn County
Lila Talbert
Charles Dahlem
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Lockwood
Geo. Preston
F. I. Beam
R. McMickle
F. L. Stoughton
Fred Bartsche
Hopkinton
Alt
Loyal German American Club Forms in Des Moines
A German American loyalty society organized in Des Moines pledges allegiance to the United States. The group denounces German militarism, proclaims support for America, and lists officers including Rev. J. C. Orth as president and Fr. Alber as secretary.
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Des Moines
United States
Stars and Stripes
New Patriotic Association
Association
J. C. Orth
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Germany
France
General
World’s Abraham Lincoln Echoes Stir GOP Lines
The New York World reprints Elihu Root’s April speech praising Republicans for backing Wilson as Lincoln’s party backed by Lincoln and criticizes Baker critics as anti administration. It recalls Lincoln’s replacement of Cameron with Edwin Stanton, a Democrat and foe.
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Kansas City Star
New York World
Wilson
the World
Elihu Root
Lincoln
Baker
Good Old World
Cameron
Edwin M. Stanton
Germans demand terms before peace talks
The Germans say they will not discuss peace unless the terms are clear to the allies, and they claim they can begin talks at any time with that understanding.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Red Cross Food Aid Planned for American Prisoners
The American Red Cross will supply American prisoners in Germany with three ten pound food packages every two weeks from a Berne Switzerland office. The effort aims to aid up to 10 000 prisoners for six months with expert dietitians determining portions.
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Germany
Red Cross
American Red Cross Committee
Berne
Switzerland
General Pershing
War Trade Board
Iowa Army Mobilization Orders Fill Camp Dodge Quota
Iowa drafts require 6,384 white men from Class I to report to Camp Dodge within five days beginning February 23. Registrants in Jones county and other counties may depart between February 23 and 28. The War Department ordered mobilization of Iowa’s remaining quota and similar steps were issued to Minnesota Illinois and North Dakota.
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Jones County
Camp Dodge
Iowa
First National Army
War Department
Logan
Minnesota
Illinois
North Dakota
American Railroad Association
Potatoes Seen Flooding Market As Spring Nears
The Times Republican warns of a potato glut as spring approaches with prices likely to drop. It urges small storers to market now to avoid waste and loss, noting grocers may source from outside and rot could be shameful. Government advice backs timely sale to secure fair prices.
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Marshalltown
Income Tax Help Arrives Next Week for Monticello Residents
A deputy from the tax department will be in Monticello from February 12 to 18 in the rear room of the Monticello bank to assist residents with schedules. The article explains gross income, allowable deductions, and exemptions under the war tax, with a sample showing how a $5,000 gross income and $2,000 deductions yield $1,000 taxable income and a $20 tax for a married filer. It notes additional $200 exemptions per dependent child under 18 and illustrates how two dependents raise total exemptions to $2,400.
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Monticello Bank
Haive
Lack of suspicion called out in Des Moines editorial
Des Moines Capital laments a culture of suspicion shortage across society. It warns that complacency allows spies to compromise goods and nation's preparedness, urging stronger vigilance among youth and distant communities alike.
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Des Moines
American Republic
Enlist in the Army of Savers Buy War Savings Stamps
An urging to buy War Savings Stamps emphasizes thrift and saving quarters to grow dollars. The message repeats themes of not spending money and encourages joining the saver program, with examples of compounding interest and a prize at social events.
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Army of Savers
Adam
German casualties in western theater reach 1.75 million in 1917
Official British War Office reports estimate total German casualties in the western theater at 1.75 million for 1917, a figure that surpasses combined British and French losses. British and French captures on the western front exceed 230,000. In Palestine General Allenby reports 15,000 Turks added to the German total.
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British War Office
Palestine
Allenby
Laundryman ruins shirt then charges 15 cents stayunspecified
A Perry Tribune excerpt criticizes a laundryman who damaged a $3 shirt and demanded 15 cents for “doing it up,” noting the lack of apology.
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Perry Tribune
Build Now With Kelipse Building Helps For Farm Structures
Wartime price surge favors builders as farm product prices soar. Lumber costs lag, so invest today in barns, granaries, silos, and sheds. Kelipse free building aids promise affordable construction with long term profits. Investigate now, it costs nothing.
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