Camp Dodge Receives Rifles Horses and Uniforms for Eighth Division
The eighty eighth division at Camp Dodge is issued 5600 rifles for training and guards. Three thousand five hundred horses arrive for remount depots. An artillery range expansion may require thousands more acres of land as artillery pieces arrive. Maj J H Barnard reports for duty with the 352nd regiment.
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Camp Dodge
School of Arms
National Guard
J. H. Barnard
United States Cavalry
Eighty-Eighth Division
Third Increment Called Soon at Camp Dodge Iowa
A staff member says the second 40 percent draft movement will resume in days once construction finishes. The base hospital remains incomplete and must be finished before mobilization can proceed, with a large work force pushing to complete it soon. The originally scheduled October 3 date may slip at most a week.
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Camp
Dodge
Iowa
War Department
Second Death at Camp Dodge Reported for 88th Division
The second death of an 88th Division recruit at Camp Dodge was reported at the bus hospital. Frank J. Schultheis of Minneapolis, 887th Field Artillery, died from an illness after arriving at camp days ago. his father has been notified. Cyril Carpenter of Moline Illinois, 349th Infantry, died en route to Fort Des Moines base hospital.
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Cantonment
Camp Dodge
Eighty Eighth Division
National Army
Frank J. Schultheis
Minneapolis
887Th Field Artillery
Cyril Carpenter
Moline
349Th Infantry
Fort Des Moines
Signal Corps to Camp Dodge Incoming Details
Des Moines reports Capt. L. W. Ains worth’s reserve signal company called into active service October 5 will attach to the Eighty-eighth Division at Camp Dodge rather than join the Thirty-fourth Division in the south. With Detroit and Kansas City units, it forms one of two field signal battalions. each company has 75 men and will see strength increased.
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Signal Corps
Des Moines
L. W. Ainsworth
Camp Dodge
Clyde L. Eastman
Detroit
Kansas City
First Lieutenant Rank for Negroes at Camp and Fort Des Moines
Reports indicate that officers commanding the segregated unit trained at Camp Dodge and Fort Des Moines will not grant commissions higher than first lieutenants. It was previously thought the school would produce enough captains for company leadership among the 16 expected black regiments.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Fort Des Moines
Manilla Trio Enlist in Army After Selling Property
Three Manilla youths Henry Steckiberg Ray Breckenridge and John Huber traveled to Omaha to enlist in the signal corps for Uncle Sam Steckiberg the youngest son of a prominent German resident sold his local property valued at 7 000 dollars to join the war effort stating it is his duty
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Army
Manilla
Omaha
Signal Corps
Sam
Henry Steckiberg
Ray Breckenridge
John Huber
Steckiberg
Charles Steckberg
Venry
Wore Soldier's Uniform Arm raises arrest case
Harry Coleman, 23, faces heavy punishment after trying to impersonate a soldier. He was arrested with two soldiers on intoxication charges and carrying concealed weapons. In uniform he posed as Corporal Russell at Camp Dodge, escaped, was recaptured, and will be turned over to federal authorities.
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Des Moines
Harry Coleman
Coleman
Camp Dodge
Corporal Russell
Recruits Arrive at Camp Dodge for Iowa Minnesota Units
The second increment to the eighty eighth division reaches Camp Dodge with 744 recruits from Minneapolis and over 2,000 total first and second increment men. About 1,500 Iowa and 1,500 Minnesota men are assigned, while War Department orders delay vaccination for guard-unit recruits. Major Crockett says military police will target bootleggers and gamblers near the cantonment, teaming with county and Des Moines authorities.
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Camp Dodge
Minneapolis
Eighty-Eighth
Iowa
Minnesota
War Department
J. R. Shook
Cary I. Crockett
Des Moines
Prisoner Perrin Dies After Broken Heart Tale
Leo Perrin, jailed at Fort Leavenworth for bank fund default, left prison to attend his wife’s funeral at Eagle Grove and died soon after. The Cedar Rapids bank robbery years earlier sent Perrin to prison. two robbers tied him and looted the safe. Perrin later confessed a portion of the money was returned. He faced a minimum two year sentence. A son was born to his wife soon after Perrin’s imprisonment.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Fort Leavenworth
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Eagle Grove
Perrin
Farm Sold for 94000 In Madison County Deal
Winterset reports a major farm sale as Frank Bissell of Dexter buys Arthur KK Jacksons 400 acre tract near Winterset for 235 per acre totaling 94000. Jackson had acquired the land thirteen years ago for 96 an acre, with J G Shriver of Winterset arranging the sale.
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Winterset
Frank Bissell
Dexter
Arthur KK. Jackson
Madison County
Mr. Jackson
J. G. Shriver
Soldiers Remove Flag From Des Moines Barber Pole
Two soldiers a sergeant and a corporal removed a flag wrapped around the barber pole at the William Boesrup shop They asked the employer to remove the flag and when he did not they took it down folded it and carried it into the shop A large crowd witnessed the act.
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Barber Pole
Des Moines
William Boesrup
Ames Student Seriously Injured In Pushball Contest
S McConns, a sophomore in agricultural studies at Iowa State College, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and possible internal injuries during the annual pushball game between freshmen and sophomores on the state field. He was rushed to a local hospital shortly after the accident.
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Ames
S. McConns
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids Plans Great Oats Celebration Landmark
Cedar Rapids unveils a citywide welcome arch crafted from oats to celebrate Iowa Week. The plan, raised in Linn County, aims to show Cedar Rapids as the world's leading oats and cereal center. Federation of Labor members will donate labor to erect the massive arch and each factory will feature downtown displays.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Federation of Labor
Rooster Auctioned For 65 At Sabula Red Cross Sale
At a local Red Cross auction in Sabula a rooster without pedigree sold for 65 dollars. Bids started at 35 dollars and rose as patriotic fervor grew, with the German farmer who donated the bird witnessing the final bid.
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Red Cross
I W W In Guard Camp Dodge Soldier Fined For Uniform Refusal
Otto Wangerin a recruit from St Paul was fined in the guardhouse of the 351st Infantry at Camp Dodge for refusing orders and not wearing a US uniform. Charges will be filed and a court martial trial may follow with a possible federal prison term at Ft Leavenworth if found guilty.
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Camp Dodge
United States
Otto Wangerin
St. Paul
Three Hundred and Fifty-first Infantry Regiment
Ft. Leavenworth
Death at Camp Dodge Reported for 88th Division Recruit
Cyril Carpenter aged 25 from Moline died en route to Ft Des Moines base hospital after a two day illness described as acute insanity. Carpenter was a member of Company B 349th Infantry 88th division. His brother John Carpenter also of Moline has been notified. There are 206 on the sick list.
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Fieet
Des Moines
88Th Division
National Army
Camp Dodge
Cyril Carpenter
Moline
349Th Infantry
Carpenter
Ft. Des Moines
John Carpenter
Jury Deadlock Clears Way for New Trial in Kelly Case
Jury in the Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly Villiscaux murders case could not reach a verdict. The panel stood 11 to 1 for acquittal and was discharged by Judge W. Ly. Boies. Kelly remains jailed without bail as Attorney General Havner vows to pursue the indictment. Foreman Bruce Brown was the sole holdout and voted inconsistently.
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Red Oaks
Lyn George J. Kelly
Villiscaux
W. Ly. Roies
Kelly
Logan
Havner
Foreman Lruce
Boies
Brown
Jones
Gen Plummer to France forInspections from Camp Dodge
General Plummer Major General E H Plummer and aides will visit France for a month to six weeks to study warfare as conducted before leading troops abroad. The War Department has not officially announced the trip and departure dates are to remain secret under voluntary censorship.
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Camp Dodge
E. H. Plummer
Charles S. Lincoln
France
War Department
Plummer
Census to Classify Drafted Men at Camp Dodge
The War Department announces a complete occupational and educational census of drafted men at Camp Dodge. Led by Lieut. R. P. Howell, the effort records each man’s previous job education and service preference for army analysis and assignment.
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Camp Camp Dodge
War Department
Camp Dodge
R. P. Howell
213Th Engineers
Committee On
Army
Coal Administrator Named for Iowa
Waucoma resident W. Webster, treasurer of the state council of defense, announced he has been appointed coal administrator for Iowa by Dr. HH A Garfield, federal coal administrator. Webster, who was in Washington with Gov. W Harding, returned to discuss with federal coal officials the government's planned program.
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Waucoma
W. Webster
State Council of Defense
Iowa
HH. A. Garfield
Webster
Washington
Patriotism at Toledo Meet Ends Reunion
The nineteenth biennial reunion of Crocker's Iowa brigade in Toledo closed with unanimity to support the president in the war and pacifist factions denounced. President W. Flint of Cornell College gave the keynote, urging unity and condemning those not backing the country.
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Toledo
Crocker
Iowa Brigade
W. Flint
Cornell College
Steel Prices Cut Across Steel Industry
Washington reports a wartime agreement between the War Industries Board and steel producers reducing steel prices by 50 to 70 percent. The new price for steel plates is 3.25 dollars per hundredweight, about 86 dollars a ton, effective immediately with potential revision on January 1, 1918. Bernard Baruch and other government representatives pressured the industry to accept the lower figure.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Steel
Wilson
Bernard Bar
Baker Sees U S Victory in Western Front
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker issued a weekly wartime update noting allies hold the western ascendancy after weeks of increased Allied activity. He states the enemy will face continued attrition and expects greater force next spring.
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Germany
Washington
Newton D. Baker
Europe
Argentina votes to break relations with Germany
Buenos Aires reports the chamber of deputies approved severing ties with Germany by 53 to 13 and the senate had already voted 23 to 1. The next move rests with President Iguoyen to execute the break.
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Germany
Buenos Aires
Chamber of Deputies
Argentina
Berlin
Senate
Iigoyen
Rabbi Barnett Wolin Dies at 113 in New York
Rabbi Barnett Wolin dies in New York aged 113 leaving 118 descendants including children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The obituary notes he had three wives and smoked throughout his life.
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New York
Barnett Wolinsky
Knox Jr Marries Again in Charleston
Whil ander Knox Jr son of the former secretary of state and Miss Josephine Pool wed in Charleston on Thursday. It is Knox's second marriage with his first ending in anena.
Great Lakes Transit Fleet Seized by Government
Milwaukee Sept 28 Part of the Great Lakes Transit corporation fleet has been taken over by the government and the company will stop accepting freights at Milwaukee on October 2.
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Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Great Lakes Transit Corporation
Shipping Board Sets Base Charter Rate for Requisitioned Vessels
The Shipping Board has fixed a charter rate of 5.752 dollars per ton per month to be paid by the government for requisitioned merchant ships, establishing a base for the ongoing program.
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Ship Board
Washington
Shipping Board
Air Raids on London Kill Fifteen. Seventy Troops Wounded
London reports indicate German raids on Monday night killed 15 people and wounded 70 in the capital and nearby districts. Only minor damage occurred as anti aircraft fire repelled most raiders with one or two machines penetrating defenses. Three women suffered slight injuries from a coast town airship bombing.
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London
Tirteen
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Lord French
Senate Approves Urgent Deficiency Bill for 8 Billion
The Senate passed a $8,000,000,000 urgent deficiency bill without a roll call as Senator Martin of Virginia warned against avish spending. The bill totals $7,991,625,220 after minor changes. House appropriations bring Army to $8,509,736,755 and Senate additions $749,247,304. Navy totals rise to $597,069,128. Cash appropriations exceed $5,606,006,000 and contract authorizations top $2,895,458,393.
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Washington
Senate
Martin
Virginia
House
Navy
Americans Under Fire in France as War Brings First Casualties
U S soldiers come under German fire for the first time in France. Two Americans were slightly wounded by shell fragments while positioned just behind the British line within enemy range. Despite light injuries they are hailed as heroes at the camp.
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France
Three Generals Arrive From Philippines in San Francisco
Three newly promoted generals reached San Francisco from the Philippines on Sept. 29. The officers are Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey Maj. Gen. Clarence I. Townsley and Brig. Gen. Benjamin A. Poure.
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Philippines
San Francisco
Charles J. Bailey
Clarence I. Townsley
Benjamin A. Poure
Former Bank Cashier Held in Embezzlement Case
Artemus Secber, formerly cashier of the North Harrison Trust and Savings Bank, was brought to Davenport from Des Moines to answer a down charge of embezzling funds.
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Davenport
Artemus Secber
North
Belgian spies blamed for deadly frontier crackdown
Amsterdam dispatch reports about 30 Ghent residents executed or killed on espionage charges at the frontier over the past three weeks. The Telegraaf cites frontier advices indicating a crackdown on suspected spies.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Ghent
Belgium
McCall Secures GOP Nomination in Massachusetts
Sept 27 in Boston reports Governor Samuel W. McCall will again be the Republican nominee after defeating G D Cushing for the gubernatorial nomination in the primary.
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Boston
Samuel W. McCall
G. D. Cushing
British Drive Captures Lower Hamlets and Fortified Works
Allied troops reported capturing an important position around Lower Hamlets and strong field works along a six mile front in a Tuesday attack. German resistance was heavy all day, but British authorities claimed operations were entirely successful as Haig announced advances of 1000 to 1200 yards north of Ypres.
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London
Lower Hamlets
Field Marshal Haig
France
Belgium
Ypres
Zonnebeke
Ypres-Menin
St. Julien
Gheluvelt
More Sheep More Wool Move Aims At Great Lakes Regions
The More Sheep More Wool movement born in Chicago aims to yield results October 10 in Menominee Michigan with Frank Hagenbarth of the National Wool Growers Association meeting Upper Michigan and Wisconsin men. He notes western grazing pressures and homesteading laws push sheep producers toward new fields while praising the profitability of cutover lands in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula.
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Marquette
Mich
Chicago
Great Lakes
Menominee
Frank Hagenbarth
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Salt Lake City
Utah
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Hagenbarth
Upper
Michigan
West
Middle Western
Noted French Flyer Guynemer Killed in Action
Paris reports Capt Georges Guynemer and Aerial Squadron No 2 engaged German planes over trenches on Monday. After a long battle the squadron returned home with Guynemer missing and Tuesday official word declares him killed in action, France mourns its idol.
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Paris
Georges Guynemer
Aerial Squaron No. 2
Teuton
Guynemer’s Record Shows 50 German Planes Down
The record of Captain Guynemer reads like fiction with official credit for 50 German planes shot down in two years and three months up to September 10. Unofficial reports credited him with 52 aircraft.
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Guynemer
Suffrage Committee Created by House Vote
Washington report notes the creation of a house committee on woman suffrage by an 181 to 107 vote on Monday. The action moves toward possible constitutional amendment considerations and sets the stage for further debate in Congress this session.
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Washington
House
Senate Recommends Reichmann Brigadier General
Washington reports the senate military affairs committee approved the confirmation of Col. Carl Reichmann of the regular army as brigadier general by an 8 to 2 vote.
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Washington
Col
Carl Reichmann
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Naval Yard Strike Unions Call Return to Work
International labor leaders advise Norfolk navy yard workers to resume duties as negotiations continue. Washington reports indicate unions urge a pause in the Norfolk strike to allow talks with authorities.
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Navy
Washington
Norfolk Navy Yard
Four More Pickets Sent to Jail for Banner at White House
Four additional militant suffragists were sent to Occoquan prison after being convicted of carrying the banner in front of the White House. The September 27 report notes their act was an act of civil protest to advance the suffrage cause.
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Washington
Occoquan
Xyerve
White House
Government Advances 35 Million to England in War Credit
The government has advanced 35 million dollars to England, bringing total aid to England to 1.1 billion and total credits to allies to 2.4264 billion. This release notes precise sums and cumulative figures as of September 27.
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England
Washington
Inside Story of Roosevelt Ultimatum to Germany Fleet
An account recounted by Col. Theodore Roosevelt at a Chicago luncheon describes his Venezuela affair demanding German ships leave Venezuelan waters within three days or face naval action. He details pressuring Germany via notes, the Dewey fleet readiness, and a swift German ambassador reply agreeing to arbitrate within forty eight hours.
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Chicago
Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Dewey
New Morrison Hotel
National Security League
Roosevelt
Hay
West Indies
England
Venezuela
Heflin Names Five Lawmakers in Slush Fund Probe
Rep Thomas Heflin accused five congressmen of links to pro German activities in a wide open probe of the Bernstorff $50,000 slush fund. He named La Follette Britten Mason Norton and Baer and pressed for details on funding anti draft and anti war literature and ties to the nonpartisan league.
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Washington
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Bernstorff
la Follette
Wisconsin
Fred A. Britten
Chicago
William E. Mason
Patrick D. Norton
North Dakota
John M. Baer
Heflin
Mason
Baer
Dynamite damages Boardman River dam spillway near Traverse City
The spillway at the lower dam of the Boardman River Light and Power plant near Traverse City Michigan was dynamited. Authorities believe government enemies staged the act and suspect sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse City
Mich
Boardman River Light and Power Company
Connecticut Congressman Dies After Illness From Heat Stroke
Ebenezer J. Hill member of the U S House from Connecticut Fourth District died at his home following a several weeks illness caused by a heat stroke sustained in late July. He had served in Congress since 191?
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Connecticut
Norwalk
Conn
Ebenezer J. Hill
Former War Minister Soukhomlinov Sentenced to Life
In Petrograd on September 28, General Soukhomlinov former minister of war received a life term of hard labor after conviction for high treason. Mme Soukhomlinov was acquitted in the same proceedings.
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Russ
Petrograd
Soukhomlinoff
Mme. Soukhomlinoff
Two German Planes Brought In After Raid
Two German sea planes were brought into port at Flush ing by Dutch torpedo boats after an air raid on England. One airman was wounded in the engagement.
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London
Flushing
England
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