Pedagogues Elect Association Adopts Indirect Balloting System
The Iowa State Teachers association elected M. G. Clark president after a concert by Mme Louise Homer and adopted indirect balloting. A representative body from five sectional associations will govern henceforth with officers L. Mahanna vice president and Clay D. Slinker secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. G. Clark
Sioux City
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Coliseum
Madame Louise Homer
F. L
Mahanna
Perry
Clay D. Slinker
Dean D. L. Cloyd
Harry P. Smith
Newton
J. M. Davis
Knoxville
Aaron Palmer
Marshalltown
Wdith Hasner
Guthrie Center
Carrie E. Ludlow
Winterset
Pearl DeJarnette
John L. Tilton
Simpson College
Indianola
Robert G. Smith
Jefferson
Ella Ward Miller
A. B. Noble
Iowa State College
Frank Lindeman
Adel
Maurice Ricker
John L. Cherney
Department Public Education
Louise B. Weaver
Highland Park College
Maud Wakefield
Nevada
E. C. Meredith
Boone
W. I. Barr
Drake University
Restore An Old Road Bellevue Military Trail Upgrade
The Dubuque Rotary Club and Cascade citizens plan to improve the old Dubuque Cascade military road. Cascade pledges 10000 dollars, Dubuque Rotary adds 15000, contingent on the supervisors securing 48109.60 in federal and state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Dubuque
Cascade
Find Girl In Barrel Des Moines Tragedy letter found
A yard crew in Des Moines discovered Eva Coleman a 21 year old Black woman semi conscious in a water barrel at the Union yards. A letter found with her reads I have found too late in life that the wages of sin are passing. At 1% tonight I die. The missive is addressed to Lieut Cary McLane Camp Grant Rockford Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Eva Coleman
Des Moines Union
Cary McLane
Camp Grant
Rockford
Illinois
Iowa Editor Charged With Treason for Editorials
John Sterzl editor and owner of the LeMars Globe has been ordered arrested by Assistant United States Attorney Seth Thomas on charges of violating the espionage act. He allegedly wrote editorials criticizing the war department and urging conscripts to protest, claiming brutal treatment of soldiers on transports and predicting mutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
le Mars
United States
War Department
John Sterzl
LeMars Globe
Seth Thomas
Nineteenth Annual Conference of American Universities Held
Twenty three leading universities gathered in Iowa City for the Association of American Universities conference held November 8 to 10 at the State University of Iowa. Participating institutions included Chicago Minnesota Yale Wisconsin Pennsylvania Princeton Nebraska Iowa Missouri Ohio State Kansas California Clark Columbia Carnegie Harvard Illinois Indiana Johns Hopkins Stanford Michigan Virginia and the Catholic University of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
The
Association of American Universities
State University of Iowa
Chicago
Minnesota
Yale
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Ohio State
Kansas
California
Clark
Columbia
Carnnell
Harvard
Illinois
Indiana
Johns Hopkins
Stanford
Michigan
Virginia
Catholic University of America
Kern Was Engaged to Marry in Iowa Romance
Miss Iva Moore, 20, a probationer at Iowa University training camp, is engaged to Dewey D. Kern of Collins, Iowa. Kern is among the men reported captured or missing after a raid on American trenches, with plans to marry this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Iowa City
France
Iva Moore
Iowa University
Dewey D. Kern
Collins
Iowa
Moore
Ames gives $20 875 to Army Y M C A drive
Ames college surpassed its war fund goal by pledging 20 875 to the Y M C A campaign. The mass meeting featured speakers Seargt O Connor Dad E Hott and others. A large blackboard listed 16 000 in pledges which soon filled as donations were recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Army
Ames College
Y. M. C. A. War Fund
Seargt. O'Connor
Dad E Hott
Draft evader Otto Wangerin jailed at Camp Dodge
Otto Wangerin of St Paul was sentenced by a general court martial to fifteen years in a federal penitentiary for draft evasion and refuting orders at Camp Dodge. He claimed internationalist beliefs and said warfare violated his rights. a Supreme Court case on selective service is pending. J G Stivers of Cazenovia was sentenced to five years for theft of $10 from Private C S Reeser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Church
Wangerin
Thomas Payne
United States Supreme Court
Graham
Three Hundred and Fifty-first Infantry Regiment
Stivers
C.S. Reeser
Hostess Houses at Camp Dodge Advocate War Work
Major General BE. H. Plummer urged establishing hostess houses at Camp Dodge to improve soldiers’ standards and discipline. Dr. Edward Steiner stressed YWCA wartime welfare for women workers and immigrant loyalty. Anna V. Rice outlined six target groups for YWCA efforts near cantonments and in industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
BE. H. Plummer
Y. W. Co. A. War Work Council
Cantonment
Edward Steiner. Grinnell
United States
Anna V. Rice
New York
Balloonists Flight From Omaha to Grinnell and Return
An Omaha to Grinnell balloon expedition with Captain Frank W. Goodale at the helm landed at 6:55 am after an overnight 11:30 pm takeoff. Sergeant H. H. Hill of the Royal Flying Squadron joined the crew to help secure ballast before resuming the return trip shortly before noon. Smoke was not allowed during the voyage due to inflammable gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Omaha
Frank W. Goodale
H. H. Hill
Royal Flying Squadron
City May Buy Water Plant in Des Moines Election
Des Moines voters likely face three choices next spring on water supply. The city could purchase the Des Moines Water Company plant, build a new city plant, or retain the current water company service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Des Moines Water Company
Fire Destroys Humboldt Poultry Plant
A severe blaze at W. F. Priebe & Co. wholesale poultry dressing plant in Humboldt caused $30,000 in damage and 14,000 live chickens perished. Defective wiring is suspected as the cause and an investigation will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
W. F. Priebe & Co
Two Iowa Girls Attacked Near Ida Grove
Two young women Elsie Hargens and Ida Knudsen were lured to the town outskirts by two men who attempted an assault. Knudsen escaped while Hargens was dragged to the roadside and found unconscious later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ida Grove
Elsie Hargens
Ida Knudsen
Knudsen
Last Iowa Volunteers Leave For Fort Porter Mobilization
Orders reached Council Bluffs for Unit K hospital organization with 48 orderlies 12 physicians and surgeons and 21 nurses to proceed to Fort Porter near Buffalo New York for complete organization. Dr Donald Macrae heading the unit expects mobilization soon and believes the unit will shortly go to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Fort Porter
Buffalo
N. Y
Donald Macrae
France
Farmer Arrested As a Slacker Near Grundy Center
Fred Pabst, a farmer near Grundy Center, was arrested by Deputy U.S. Marshal Hedley for failing to register for the draft on June 5. He claimed age exemption, but officials cite a 1886 birth year and a 29 year old to determine eligibility. He posted $1000 bond for a February district court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pabst
Here
U.S
Hedley
Camp Dodge Ready for Final Army Increment
Camp Dodge near Des Moines transfers to permanent control under Major General J H Plummer as Major Butler completes duties. The final increment of about 26 000 men faces clothing delays with overcoats and uniforms scarce, likely delaying the December 1 call. about 3 000 colored troops from Alabama expected to report then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
J. H. Plummer
M. A. Butler
National Army
Butler
Camp Quartermaster
War Department
Washington
Alabama
Cement roads demonstrate durability at Camp Dodge test
A ten hour trial at Camp Dodge showed a three mile cement Main avenue with traffic every six seconds without wear. Maj. M. A. Butler and government engineers praised the surface for roadways, noting motorcycles to heavy trucks caused no damage and predicting cement roads will last beyond wartime. A. O. Leach, supervising engineer, echoed the view that the cement roads will endure long after the camp buildings decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Moines
Camp Dodge
Main Avenue
A. O. Leach
Miner held on seditious talk charges in Cedar Rapids
A. A. Miner, a wealthy Keyston e farmer, was bound to the federal grand jury under $5,000 bonds on seditious utterance charges. He allegedly told U S Marshal Moore it was no one’s business whether he stood for the Star Spangled Banner in a theater or whether he bought Liberty bands or aided the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
A. A. Miner
Keysttone
Federal Grand Jury
Miner
United States
Moore
Liberty
Red Cross
Havner Freed of Oppression Charge in Trial
Logan. Attorney General H. M. Havner was acquitted of oppression in office after a jury verdict found the prosecution failed to prove he threatened witness Mrs. Alice Willard to alter her testimony in the Villisca murders investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havner
Logan
H. M. Havner
Alice Willard
Villiscaux
Falee
Armistice Talk Aims From Russian Workers Congress
Petrograd reports the all Russian congress of workmen and soldiers delegates, led from the Smolny Institute, seeks to extend its authority across Russia and push for early peace talks offering a three month armistice to discuss terms with all nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Petrograd
All Russian Congress of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates
Smolny Institute
Kerensky
Loss of Alcedo Sinks Private Yacht Tank in War Zone
An American patrol vessel Alcedo, formerly a private yacht, was torpedoed at 1:30 a m on November 5 in the danger zone. One officer and twenty men are missing, with the ship sinking four minutes after being struck. The yacht, built in 1895 in Glasgow, 275 feet long, cost $400000 and was owned by Baron Rothschild before sale to George W. Drexel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Glasgow
Baron Rothschild
Trieste
Austria
George W. Childs Drexel
Philadelphia
First slacker convicted under draft law in Chicago
In Chicago, William Thomas Miller, 25, was found guilty by Judge Carpenter of evading the draft. He asked for leniency, claiming ignorance of the law, and received a one year federal prison sentence. Seven other slackers pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carpenter
Federal District Court
William Thomas Miller
Hylan Wins in New York Mayor Victory Narrowly
John I. Hylan elected mayor of New York by a plurality over 140000 votes. He swept the Democratic ticket including Charles Crang for comptroller Alfred Smith sheriff for president of the board of aldermen and Edward Swann for district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John I. Hylan
King’s County
Charles L. Crang
Alfred 35. Smith
New York County
Board of Aldermen
Edward Swann
Victory for Ohio wets in statewide vote
After two days and 88 counties reporting 67 official counts, Ohio voters remained undecided on wet versus dry status. Early returns show the wets leading by 3 643 on the face of the tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Qohio
Replogle Named Director of War Steel Supplies
Johnstown Virginia November 10 J Leonard Replogle prominent steel manufacturer of Johnstown is appointed director of steel supplies for the United States government and the allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Replogle
Johnstown
J. Leonard Replogle
United States
Pro-German Tied Whipped In Indiana Night Attack
In Union City Indiana on November 10 a man named Ifred Toe pher was abducted from his home by masked men, blindfolded and driven twelve miles into the country where he was severely beaten for alleged pro German statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Ind
Ifred Toepher
Draft evader Otto Wanegerin sentenced to 15 years
Camp Dodge Illinois November 9 Otto Wanegerin of St Paul Minnesota received fifteen years at hard labor in a federal penitentiary for evading the draft in the first general court martial conviction held there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Ill
Otto Wanegerin
St. Paul
Minn
Post Office Plans 13 Cent Stamp for Registered Mail
The post office department plans a 13 cent postage stamp for registered and special-delivery letters. The new denomination is needed to cover the higher rates and will require updated printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
President Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Amid World War I
President Wilson issues the 1917 Thanksgiving proclamation urging national gratitude despite wartime peril. He designates November 29 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer for Americans and allies, invoking divine guidance and unity in defense of liberty and universal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
United States of America
Woodrow Wilson
United States
District of Columbia
Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
Hotel Greylock fire in Wildwood destroys landmark
Wildwood New Jersey November 8 a blaze leveled the Hotel Greylock causing an estimated fifty thousand dollars in damage. origin of the fire remains unknown. Nov 9 Kent Ohio report details of a fatal interurban collision with two dead and fifteen injured near the Northern Ohio Traction line. Bloomington Illinois November 8 William Mennen a pioneer farmer and the oldest resident of Illinois died at Benson age 104. He was born in Germany and moved to the area in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood
N. J
Greylock
Kent
Seports
Amsterdam
Venice
Berlin
Bloomington
Ill
William Mennen
Illinois
Benson
Germany
German Editor Arrested in Sioux City Hearing
John Starzl publisher of the Globe-Post a German language paper was brought to Sioux City for a hearing over an article claiming United States soldiers were mistreated by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sioux City
John Starzl
Globe-Post
Starzl
United States
Mexican envoy Juan Burns recalled to Mexico City
Mexico City reports Juan Burns, consul general in New York, has arrived home amid rumors he will not return. The move follows recent events prompting his recall by the Mexican government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Juan Burns
New York
Senor Burns
Philippine Native Granted U S Citizenship Rights
Judge W. W. Morrow of the United States district court ruled on Tuesday that a native of the Philippine Islands may become a citizen of the United States. The decision upholds eligibility for naturalization under existing U S law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
W. W. Morrow
United States District Court
Philippine Islands
United States
Germans Take Belgium Crop
The Hagte reports Germans in Belgium will seize half the harvest of fruit and vegetables for German use. The remaining portion will be allocated for extra rations to workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Brig. Gen Theodore Bingham Named Port of New York Rep
Brig. Gen. Theodore Bingham retired U.S. Army officer and former New York police commissioner becomes the War Department representative in the administration of the Port of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bingham
New York
War Department
Port of New York
Wins Aid of Japan Agreement on Cooperation and Open Door
The United States and Japan reached a public understanding on recognizing Japan's interests in China and aiding U S efforts against Prussian militarism. Secretary Lansing said the open door agreement adds military naval and economic dialogue without treaties or immigration concessions. The arrangement extends the Root Takahira accord of 1908 and requires Japan to curb her subjects' political activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
China
Mexico
Wenceforth
Lansing
British Kill 100 in Raid near Gavrelle
London reports a trench raid near Gavrelle that killed about 100 German soldiers. British forces captured fourteen prisoners and machine guns with two trench mortars, and destroyed enemy dugouts. Northeast of Loos the Sherwood Foresters raided capturing a few and killing several others. Hollebeke and Reutel reconnoitering parties were dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gavrelle
Waig
Loos
Sherwood Foresters
Hollebeke
Reutel
Last German Reserves Up for Final Western Front Push
London reports Germany called up its last reserves in recent days. Rejected men were ordered to report for re examination and, if not utterly incapacitated, sent to training quarters within 24 hours. The move aims to mount a final western front effort before American assistance takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Central News
Zurich
Central Powers
America
U. S. Ship Rochester Sunk by Torpedo in Atlantic
The American steamship Rochester was torpedoed and sunk at dusk on November 2. Four sailors are known dead and one lifeboat with the second mate and 13 men is missing. A report to the Navy Department states an American shell from a naval gunner sank a German submarine in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rochester
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Navy Départment
Explosion Wrecks Part of Local Sintering Plant
An explosion of mysterious origin caused a fire at the American Sintering company plant in Youngstown Ohio. The damage is estimated at $75 000 and authorities investigate the cause as the blaze damages part of the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
American Sintering Company
Captain Hogstedt Shot Dead in Camp Logan Accident
Capt. Oscar Hogstedt of La Grange Missouri was killed near Camp Logan Houston Texas when he and two soldiers were inspecting a revolver and it discharged accidentally. The incident occurred on November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogstedt
Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
Oscar Hogstedt
la Grange
Storm Camp attempt to free spy at Camp Logan
A bold effort to free Herbert Ramm, alleged German secret service agent, failed after shots rang out at Camp Logan guardhouse in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Herbert Ramm
Camp Logan
United States Fortifies Azores Reports Loom
Buenos Aires dispatches quote Lisbon papers accusing the United States of fortifying the Azores and demanding explanations. The La Nacion reports on the source claim dated November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Azores
Buenos Aires
la Nucton
United States
Lisbon
Italians Hold Up Austro German Advance At Livenza
Berlin reports Austro German forces crossed the Livenza as Italian detachments broke the enemy rear guard on mountain roads. About 17 000 Italian troops were cut off and captured with 80 guns. Over 250 000 prisoners and 2300 guns claimed in the fighting as Rome conducts further withdrawals. Italian air raids on the Tagliamento downed five enemy aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Berlin
Italy
Livenza
Tagliamento
Tolmezzo
Gemona
Monte Saint Si
Meone
War Office
Americans Oversubscribe Second Liberty Loan Goal
Washington reports show a 54 percent oversubscription of the 3 billion dollar goal in the second Liberty war loan. Subscriptions reached 4.6175 billion dollars with 9.4 million people participating, and every Federal Reserve district met or exceeded its quota as the nation closed the drive 11 days after it began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Iowa to honor soldiers with monuments for two fallen men
Omaha dispatch reports Collins Indiana and Glidden Indiana residents discuss monuments to Dewey Kern the first Iowan captured by Germans and Morel D Hay the first Iowan killed in action abroad Memorial services for Hay were held in Glidden last night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Collins
Glidden
Dewey Kern
Morel D. Hay
Kern
Hay
Record Corn and Potato Harvest in War Year
Washington reports the 1917 American corn crop totaled 8 191 083 000 bushels, a new record, while the potato crop reached 440 000 000 bushels, also surpassing previous production as per the agriculture department’s final harvest figures for the first war year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Explosion causes a million loss at Hastings gas plant
Officials of the Hope of Land and Gas company report their Hastings West Virginia gasoline plant burned after an explosion. The loss is set at 1 000 000 with three men lightly injured in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
The
Hope of Land and Gas Company
Mhastings
Five Armies to Crush Italy Reported by Austro Hungarian HQ
A dispatch from Amsterdam to the Exchange Telegraph service reports that five Teutonic armies are operating against Italy. The announcement comes from Austro Hungarian army headquarters and is dated November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Axworthy a trotting stallion dies in Kentucky farm
Axworthy a twenty five year old trotting stallion owned by the estate of William Simpson breeder of Lexington died at the farm of R L Nash in Lexington Ky. Axworthy was sire of many famous trotters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axworthy
Turf Star
Lexington
William Simpson
R. L. Nash
Workers End Fore River Strike After Navy Appeal
In Quincy Massachusetts on November 8 1937 four thousand striking workers at the Fore River shipyard voted to resume work following an appeal from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fore Miver
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First Army
Camp Highway
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Mattie Stuperts Nichols
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Hylan
Tammany
Mitchel
Hillquist
Ohio
Theo
Bingham
Haig
Gaverelle
Cadorna
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