Anti-Draft Agitation Condemned as Traitorous Behavior
Marshalltown Times-Republican denounces anti-draft meetings in Washington and Canada as traitorous acts aiming to obstruct conscription and war effort. It urges resignations or recalls for senators and congressmen involved, arguing unity is essential as the nation proceeds with military preparations. The piece cites a Quebec newspaper and a music hall chorus as context for patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prea
Washington
Congress
United States
Canada
Quebec
Jack Canuck
Aweel
Music Hall
America
Marshalltown
Financing the War by Loans and Taxes
The United States funds the war through loans and taxes, with bonds and tax revenue supporting government spending. It relies on three sources: fixed national property including farms and factories, accumulated savings, and wartime production from farms, mines, and industries to generate funds for bonds and taxes.
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United States
Government bonds finance war cost without harming wealth
The author explains that war expenses are funded by current taxes and government bonds, shifting credits rather than depleting wealth. By converting immediate tax receipts into bonds, future tax revenues repay the cycle, leaving national wealth intact and sometimes leaving the country financially stronger after the conflict.
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England
United States
Liberty bonds and the nations stockholder metaphor
A long patriotic argument likens Liberty Loan Bonds to preferred stock in the United States, with every citizen a stockholder in a vast corporation. It stresses guaranteed dividends, tax-exempt bonds, and the honor of lending money to the government. It also notes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as used by troops to ease foot discomfort during drills.
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United States
Allen
Germans Leave Infernal Tortoises Behind Trenches
In Popu lar Mechanics Freeman details German deceptions on the western front. A creased steel device nicknamed the tortoise, likened to a Trojan horse, sat in trenches and detonated on touch, using fulminate of mercury to blast nearby troops.
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Popular Mechanics
Lewis R. Freeman
Tortured tortoise tale from a wartime depot visit
A visitor recalls handling a drawn tooth tortoise at a collecting depot. He notes the strange creature fascinated first encounters, then describes Tommy’s careless curiosity. The scene shifts as soldiers abandon gentler play, using bayonets and hand grenades, prompting a German to rethink tactics.
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Weerce
Tommy
Teuton
Notice of Referee's Sale For Marion County Real Estate
A dated notice from a district court in Marion County Iowa directs a referee to sell part of the northwest quarter of Section 11 Township 78 North Range 18 West. The parcel totals 1.288 acres with 20 percent cash due at sale and balance by March 1918. Sale set for August 25 1917 at Geo G Gaasss office in Pella between 9 am and 4 pm with a starting time of 2 pm.
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District Court of
Marion County
Veldhuizen
Henry J. Veldhuizen
Agid
Pella
Iowa
A. H. Stubenrauch
Fragmentary rumor chain linked to war end claim
A garbled OCR item traces a convoluted rumor path from a Chinese coolie in Timbuctoo to a Texan town via a circus clown and Klondike chatter, involving diverse groups and a swell society figure. It asserts a woman’s mother-in-law will prove a kin relation disclosed in print about when the war ends.
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Wattee Ja Tae
Timbuctoo
China
Klondike
Borneo
Sis
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Wocolf
Chighana Taher Dee
Wander Linden
Penla City
Liberty Bonds
Geo. G. Grass
Plaintiff
Atents Aero
Atc
Kinai Files
Fletcher
Lwaya
Willard
Aready
J. E. Cornelius & CO
South Pella
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