Bank Bars Bonds Over German Customer Loss
First National bank of Dunkerton decides not to boost the liberty bond issue after losing ethnic German customers. Directors voted to solicit no bond sales and avoid an aggressive campaign, citing past experience and customer backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkerton—Kaiser
First National Bank
First National Bank of Dunkerton
F. P. Davis
Denver
Readlyn
F. B. Miller
Cedar Falls National Bank
Blackhawk County
Bennington
Barclay
Lester Townships
Dunkerton
Davis
G.S. Kleckner
First I W W deserters face court martial at Camp Dodge
Four members of the I W W are under arrest at Camp Dodge for a court martial as army deserters. They were captured at Devil's Lake North Dakota and turned over to the military. Names given are Elmer E Kepler Victor Anderson James R Truax and Felix Thornton. They reportedly carried incendiary literature and were on their way to Canada when seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
lFour
Devil's Lake
North Dakota
Elmer E. Kepler
Victor Anderson
James R. Truax
Felix Thornton
Canada
Harbeson
Military Police
William Patterson
Don Young
Thirty-sixth Infantry
Fort Snelling
Cummins Attacks Disloyalty At Suffrage Convention
Senator A B Cummins condemned disloyalty at an Iowa Equal Suffrage association session in Des Moines. He urged loyalty for war support and criticized denying women the vote on wartime issues while affirming strong confidence in women's loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
United States For War
Colonel Tinley in France with Rainbows unit
Lieut. Col. Matthew A. Tinley of the One Hundred Sixty eighth Infantry has arrived in France on advance observation duty. A cable to Council Bluffs confirmed his safe arrival after a routine voyage. He sailed September 2 to study conditions abroad and assist his regiment upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
France
Council Bluffs
Matthew A. Tinley
Tinley
of the Rainbows
Hart-Parr shell plant fire in Charles City causes massive damage
Officials estimate 250000 dollars in damage after a fire destroys the Hart-Parr company shell plant forging and boring department. A force press costing 100000 dollars was only slightly damaged, reducing the initial loss. Building was concrete and steel. origin undetermined. insurance covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Hart-Parr Company
Big Force Press
Grinnell College Builds New Heating Plant Addition
Grinnell college expands its heating capacity with a $30,000 addition to the plant. The new block accommodates four 950 HP boilers, raises capacity by a third, and includes an automatic coal conveyer to support the new men's dormitory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Old King
Grinnell College
Families of Men Need Aid in Iowa and Beyond
Officers of the Eighty eighth Division at Camp Dodge report a flood of letters from families and dependents of soldiers asking for furloughs or discharge to aid them. They urge a state wide organization to handle welfare, noting temporary relief already given but requiring staff time that could hinder training and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Eighty Eighth Division
National Army
Camp Dodge
Judge Wade Hands Down Twenty Year Treason Sentence
Davenport court sentenced Daniel H. Wallace of Chicago to twenty years in federal prison for treasonable utterances under the espionage act after a summer speech. Wallace intends to appeal as Judge Martin J. Wade denounced him as the most dangerous man he had seen, with bonds set at $25,000. The case also spurred indictments against six Davenport men on conspiracy to obstruct the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Daniel H. Wallace
Chicago
Martin J. Wade
Wallace
Circuit Court
Wade
Congress
Mr. Wallace
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Des Moines Signal Corps Called to Camp Dodge
Des Moines last remaining civil life unit sent to Camp Dodge under Capt L W Ainsworth orders. Co A from Des Moines Co B from Kansas and Co C from Chicago join a 313th field radio signal battalion totaling about 300 men. Half mobilized on arrival with full equipment awaited and training schedules to follow.
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Signal Corps
Des Moines
L. W. Ainsworth
Camp Dodge
Co. A
Eastman
Kansas
Chicago
Field Signal Battalion
Officers Battle With Thieves In Local Gunfight
In a gun battle at a dry goods store two burglars were shot and captured. Officer Sudduth was wounded through the ear and a robber, John Brennan of New York, was shot in the stomach and may die. The other robber, Jim Ryan of Lomars, fired at Officer Harboard and was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le iMars
John Brennan
New York
Sudduth
Jim Ryan
Harboard
Ryan
Lo Mars
Fifteen Hurt in Calmar Train Collision
Fifteen people were injured when a passenger train from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul collided with another Milwaukee road train in the Calmar yards east of Charles City. Officials dispute the severity with some reports indicating possible deaths, though no fatalities are confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Calmar
Milwaukee
Fire devastates Hart-Parr shell shop in Charles City
A $500,000 blaze destroyed the forging and boring department of Hart-Parr's shell shop in Charles City. The cause is undetermined. The firm had recent orders for shells for wartime use, though this department had been idle while the rest of the plant focused on steam steering engines for wooden boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Hart-Parr Company
Hall Makes Dramatic Escape From Plane Crash
Paris reports Sergeant James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa escaped death after a crash landing over the Vosges mountains. His aeroplane wrecked along a field wall and trees, yet he suffered no injuries. He has been promoted from corporal to sergeant in the Lafayette Escadrille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
James Norman Hall
Colfax
Iowa
Voses
Hall
Lafayette
Escadrille
United States Mobilized for Supreme War Task
A statement from the Committee on Public Information in Washington on October 9 praises the nation’s six months of war effort. It notes rapid mobilization, 1,000,000 plus drafted and National Guardsmen in training, 80,000 officers, a modernized general staff, Liberty engines, a new standard military truck, and a navy with more men and vessels than at declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Committee On Public Information
United States
Congress
War Department
France
General Staff
Aircraft Production Board
Navy
U. S. Ship Fires On Sub, Kills Two in War Zone
Vice Admiral Sims reported an American patrol vessel fired on an Italian submarine after it did not respond to recognition signals. An officer and an enlisted man were killed. Secretary Daniels expressed deepest regret and sympathy to Italy. Details remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sims
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Ministry of Marine
Allies Win 3 Towns in Flemish Drive Across Flanders
Paris report notes French claim capture of St. Jean de Mangelare and Veldhoek with blockhouses as advances reach beyond 1.25 miles on a 1.5 mile front. London dispatch says Poelcapelle taken with nearly two miles gained, over 1,000 prisoners reported. Daisy Wood and surrounding areas overrun by Australian and British forces.
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Paris
St. Jean de Mangelare
Veldhoek
Flanders
Houtholst Wood
London
Poelcapelle
Field Marshal Haig
Poelenpelle
Ypres
Daisy Wood
Broodseinde
Forest of Hotttholst
Draibank
Weindendreft
Polus
Haig
Government to license 20 staple foods control
The food administration announced that within days President Wilson will issue an executive order placing manufacturers and distributors of about 20 staple foods under license restrictions. Regulations will cover meat packers, cold storage houses, millers, canners, elevators, grain dealers and large retailers to prevent profits and hoarding in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinon
The
Food Administration
Wilson
Submarine risk drops and trade moves across oceans
Copenhagen reports reduced submarine danger lowers insurance on Norwegian cargoes in the North Sea from 9 to 7 percent. Washington says Australian wheat and flour enter the United States duty free. The Canada coal embargo is lifted allowing shipments through large ports. Paris notes America’s Bolo Pasha investigation contributions fill half the papers with little room for editorials.
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Copenhagen
North Sea
Washington
Customs Division
Treasury Department
Australia
United States
Canada
State Department
Paris
America
Bolo Pasha
Angry Hogs On Rampage In Bedford Incident
Mrs J D Bedley was attacked by a sow and drove of hogs while freeing a squealing pig. The mob knocked her down bit her severely and trampled her as her sister arrived to rescue her from unconsciousness.
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Bedford
J. D. Bedley
Mrs. Bedley
Mayor Buys City Coal Direct From Mine Near Moberly
Des Moines reports Mayor MacVicar purchased the city winter coal supply after local dealers refused quotes. The deal obtained at the government rate of 2.95 per ton with 0.90 extra for transport, hauled by city teams from the mine near Moberly, Missouri, following Senator Cummins advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
MacVicar
Moberly
A. B. Cummins
Ames Vets in Army
Nineteen of twenty two Iowa State College veterinary graduates last June are now in army service. Each has received a second lieutenant commission as veterinary authorities note the army demand for veterinary men is enormous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Leutenant
Navy awards destroyer contracts to six shipbuilders
Secretary Daniels announced a $345 million program to build new destroyers. The awardees include Omaha River Shipbuilding company New York Shipbuilding company Union Iron Works Bath Iron Works Cramp's of Philadelphia and Newport News Shipbuilding company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Ore River Shipbuilding Company
New York Shipbuilding Company
Union Iron Works
Bath Iron Works
Cramp's of Philadelphia
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Great Results From Iowa Campaign Appointment
Dean Charles F Curtiss of Iowa State College was named to the state executive committee by Food Commissioner Herbert Hoover. Curtiss telegrammed acceptance and received a reply predicting great results from Iowa in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
Charles IF. Curtiss
Iowa State College
Herbert Hoover
Dean Curtiss
Hoover
Austrian Orator Barred from Speaking in City
Dr William Dorgier claimed Austrian baron status and lectured in distrust after being barred by city authorities. He was questioned for an hour by City Attorney Will Hayes and Policeman Ed Burke before a decision was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
William Dorgier
Franz Joseph
Charles
Will Hayes
Ed Burke
America
German railways face fuel shortage and reduced traffic
London reports that the German state railways confront a great shortage of fuel and severe traffic curtailment. They plan to levy excess fares on express trains to discourage all but essential business travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bombs Dropped on Austrian Naval Base at Cattaro
Giant Caproni airplanes bombed the Austrian naval base at Cattaro Monday night starting fires in the navy yard and damaging ships in the harbor. Italian forces reportedly withdrew to their own base without losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caproni
Cattaro
Washington
Navy Yard
Woman Confesses to Killing Father in Farmhouse Tragedy
Kalamazoo Michigan October 12 Alice Karlson twenty four allegedly killed her father Werner Karlson on their farm authorities quote I killed him to free our family of his tyranny The confession frames a familys deadly act amid farm life dispute and motive claims
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Alice Karlson
Werner Karlson
Iowa Campaign Launch for YMCA Appeal Raises 800000
Start State U M Des Moines reports eight hundred thousand dollars, surpassing other midwestern totals, will be raised in Iowa for YMCA work. Charles A Rawson leads the drive with a 10 member committee and county representatives at the state committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. M
Des ‘Moines
Iowa
Army Young Men’s Christian Association
Charles A. ,Rawson
Barker Ends Life in Realia. Millionaire Dies by Own Hand
In Realia TL on Oct 12 Jesse Barker, a millionaire, was found dead from a gunshot. A coroner's jury ruled he ended his own life. Barker reportedly left £2,000,000 to his widow Mrs Chamie Robinson Barker.
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Barker
Five Alien Enemies Escape From Fort McIntosh
Five interned alien enemies escaped the guardhouse at Fort McIntosh in Laredo Texas on Sunday afternoon. One body was found and three captives were recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Fort McIntosh
McBride Labor Chief Killed by Runaway Horse
John McBride a conciliator named by the Secretary of Labor to aid Arizona mine labor dispute died after being injured by a runaway horse in Globe. He succumbed in a Phoenix hospital, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBride
Phoenix
Ariz
John McBride
Wilson
Arizona
Globe
Redistribution of Guards Amid National Guard Reforms
Washington Oct 11 the War Department ordered troop realignments at army cantonments to shift three National Guard divisions into southern states and redistribute forces across the South and middle West and East to balance regional defense.
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Washington
South
Middle West
East
War Department
National Guard
Thaw suit filed for 650000 in Philadelphia
Frederick Gump, father of a Kansas City boy once alleged flogged by Harry K Thaw, files damages suit in Philadelphia seeking 650000 in connection with events around 1916.
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Thaw
Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Frederick Gump
Kansas City
Government extends $40 million loans to Britain and France
Washington reports additional loans of $40,000,000 each to Great Britain and France. The total lent to the Allies reaches $2,618,400,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
France
United States extends new loan to Great Britain
The treasury department announced a loan of 150 million dollars to Great Britain. This loan raises the total U S loans to the Allies to 2.5334 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
German Sailors Captured Near Wifi Islands
Melbourne reports a boatload of German sailors from the raider Seeadler were captured near the wifi islands. The capture was confirmed in dispatches received on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
U. S. Soldiers Seized by Mexican Forces in Tex. Border
Two American soldiers hunting ducks along the U S Mexico line were captured by armed Mexican forces but managed to escape back to the American side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabons
Tex
Graham Stranded Steamer Likely Total Loss
Lake Steamer Graham ran ashore at Fort Huron Michigan on October 11 and broke in two after grounding. The vessel loaded with grain sustained no casualties though it is expected to be a total loss.
Treasury Offers Short-Time Certificates At Four Percent
Washington officials agreed on another offering of short time treasury certificates worth 300 million dollars at 4 percent interest and expect to announce the move within a day or two.
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Treasury
Washington
German Fleet Mutinies Reach Wilhelmshaven
A Central News dispatch from Copenhagen reports a widespread mutiny on four German battleships at Wilhelmshaven about six weeks ago. Captains were thrown overboard, sailors landed, and troops surrounded the mutineers who surrendered. One ship the Westfalen saw its captain drowned. The Nurnberg was forced to surrender after mutineers seized officers. Emperor William ordered seven mutineers shot, a policy challenged by Chancellor Michaelis.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
Westfalen
Nurnberg
Norway
William
Michaelis
von Lapelle
Reichstag
von Capelle
Wilson Urges Victory Over Germany to Protect Democracy
President Wilson told White House visitors that seeking peace with Germany would crush democratic ideals the United States fights to defend. He endorsed a patriotic educational movement uniting religious, business, labor and fraternal groups to unite American resolve and clear up cloudy wartime thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
United States
Wilson
White House
Plans to house workers in war centers
Washington October 10 The council of national defense forms a board to study local capital cooperation in a government community house building program for war industrial centers. The board will include representatives from the war and navy departments the shipping board and other agencies connected with war contracts. Members are chosen and a report is expected within about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Council of National Defense
War and Navy Departments
Shipping Board
German Editor Indicted for Aiding German Officer Escape
Albert Orth editor of the Deutsche Zeitung in Charleston was indicted by a federal grand jury for aiding Capt. Robert Fay a German officer and convicted bomb plotter to escape from jail in Aiken South Carolina on October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
S. C
Albert Orth
Deutsche Zeitung
Charleston
Robert Fay
British Lose 16 Vessels in Week of U-Boat Attacks
British merchant ships over 1600 tons sunk by mine or submarine during the past week total 14. Two smaller vessels and three fishing boats were also lost, per the British admiralty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Admiralty
Austrian Warship Captured by Italians
Rome reports an Austrian destroyer has been captured by Italian forces. No details of the engagement or surrender were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Two Men Die in Fire in Caruthersville
Ed Gassett of Tiptonville and Buck Smothers of Caruthersville burned to death in a restaurant fire that caused about $20,000 in property loss. The blaze began there and quickly spread, ending in tragedy for the two men.
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Caruthersville
Ed Gassett
Tiptonville
Buck” Smothers
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