German War Leaders Tout Gas Tanks And War Tax Plans
Amsterdam and Berlin dispatches report Lieut. Gen Von Stein praising German gas defenses and tank speed while noting limited American casualties. He argues gas is not new warfare and stresses continued development. Count Von Roedern cites war loan receipts and asserts tax policy avoids major reform pending indemnity unclear.
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Amsterdam
Reichstag
von Stein
Gustave Noske
Somme
Moritz Pasche
Baron von Richthofen
Berlin
Count von Roedern
Imperial Treasury
Great Britain
Illinois Men to Des Moines Camp
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced the mobilization camps for 150,000 drafted men to report next Friday. Camps will shift to ease crowding, with White at Camp Dodge 9900 for North Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Illinois. Camp Dix 9130 for New Jersey Illinois Delaware New York Rhode Island New Hampshire. Camp Grant 5599 for Wisconsin Illinois. Camp Grant 3010 for North Carolina Illinois.
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Washington
Crowder
White
Dodge
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Airplanes To Fly For Liberty Loan
Three airplanes from the aviation school at Rantoul are to fly over central Illinois on Friday dropping Liberty loan literature to urge residents to subscribe heavily. The all day trip will end back at Rantoul via Springfield and Decatur. The University of Illinois has surpassed its $100,000 allotment by more than one third.
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Champaign
Til
Aviation School
Rantoul
Central Miinois
Ranton
Springfield
Decatur
University of
Dr Burkhart Says Not the Time to Raise Prices
Dr Burkhart declares not the time for price hikes as the vegetable compound remains at old rates. The 30 day treatment costs 28c, 70 day 20c, and six months 3.08 dollars. The remedy is claimed to address liver kidney stomach prostate rheumatism and constipation.
Wool Men to Accept Government Control
Washington April 25 A government decision to fix raw wool prices based on the July 30 level likely will be accepted after today’s Boston conference between wool dealers and Washington growers. The basic price is settled while the method of commandeering or voluntary supply remains to be decided, with army navy and civil needs prioritized. Representatives of wool merchants met with War Industries Board and quartermaster corps officers to reconcile to the government stance and proceed to Boston for final consideration.
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Washington
Boston
Army
Navy
War Industries Board
Quartermaster Corps
Changes in Banking Laws Extend Fiduciary Powers
Washington April 25 The house passed amendments to the federal reserve act authorizing national banks in the federal reserve system to engage in fiduciary business against state law opposition. The bill also expands penalties for embezzlement and bank offenses to officers and employees of federal reserve banks, grants the reserve board discretion to group member banks, and authorizes federal reserve notes in 500 1000 and 10000 denominations.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Act
House
Federal Reserve
Senate
Federal Reserve Banks
The
Reserve Board
Three Fires Destroy Lima Lake Erie and Western Shops
In Lima Ohio three fires tore through the Lake Erie and Western shops causing near total loss of a $500000 plant. Hose cut by knife, water pressure failure, and at least one man held by police accompany a string of injuries and missing firemen. A second fire at another section followed a prior blaze two hours earlier. a wall collapse trapped four firefighters, with three still missing and one rescued unconscious.
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Lima
Lake Erie
Western
John Mack
Railroad Shops
Frank Devoe
British Shoot Down Fourteen Planes
The War Office reports heavy air combat on Tuesday after 5 p m with strong actions at Melville Estaires Steenwerck Lagorgue Chaulnes railway junction and Ostend docks. Fourteen hostile planes were shot down two out of control and one back of our lines was shot down. One Allied aircraft is missing. Overnight 21 tons of bombs hit Roulers Merville Armentieres Bapaume Chaulnes Thourout Tournai Courtrai and Zeebrugge docks with direct hits and fires started. All our machines returned.
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London
War Office
Melville
Estaires
Steenwerck
Lagorgue
Chaulnes
Ostend
Roulers
Merville
Armentieres
Bapaume
Thourout
Tournai
Courtrai
Zeebrugge
Call Hun Statement Pure Fabrication
The admiralty refutes a German wireless claim that American aviators hid on hospital ships in France for safety. Officials insist no hospital ship, British or American, carried such personnel and no cross-channel hospital ships operated. American authorities note a few aviators served in the allied ambulance service before US entry, but they crossed the Atlantic on ordinary ships and faced torpedo risk.
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London
Admiralty
France
Secretary of the Admiralty
United States
Atlantic
Merrit Omer Dies in Center Missouri on Monday
Camp Point April 25 William Omer learned Monday of his grandson Merrit Omer dying in Center Missouri He left for Center with his son Merrit was born near Center on April 12 1905 He was the only son and leaves five sisters The funeral was held at his parents home in Center with Rev R A Omer officiating and interment at New London Missouri
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Camp Point
William Omer
Merrit Omer
Center
William
Merritt
R. A. Omer
New London
Joseph Cecil
Clara Motter
Bowen
Ktingars Willase “Weber
Bira Ts. Fam Weir Arch Rosey
James Miller
York Neck
Eliza Miller
William Little
Columbus
A. A. Booth
Elmer Selby
Stonington
Banton
Harold Rainier
Lexington
Des Moines
Iowa
Ray Adams
Clinton
Jefferson Barracks
Ruby Rainier
Quincy
Faye Cossart
Pauline Behan
Canton
Ill
Emerson Griswold
Lucy Shernick
Charles Cross
Ray
326Th Infantry
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Camp Upton
Long Island
New York
Burke
Golden
Kline
North Side
John Bellew
Isaac Cutter
Harold Dean
Edson Dean
Trene Nutt
Mendon
Carthage College
Frank Heinecke
West Burlington
al Heinecke
Rolla Castle
Bert Castle
Galesburg
Rankin Castle
Alice Moore
Mabel Bruns
H. G. Henry
Oliver Banton
Nell Hennold
Florence Earel
Bailey
R. C. Riley
M. F. Riley
Jane Roling
Clayton
Thomas Taylor
Schedule For Ball League Being Made
The Commercial Baseball league program committee led by Clarence Fletterer James Weltmer and Fred Wilson is drafting a season schedule to be announced soon. Grounds playing plans and other details are under the general administrative committee of Sam Gabel William Ott and William Grumman. Open date May 4 at Chaddock school diamond. Games set for Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Participating groups include Moorman Manufacturing Morris Brothers Shoe Otis shop Gem City Business College Quincy Show Case Electric Wheel Taak Hardware bankers newspaper employees Y M C A and dormitory residents of the Y M C A.
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Commercial Baseball League
Clarence Fletterer
James Weltmer
Fred Wilson
Sam Gabel
William Ott
William Grumman
Chaddock School
Moorman Manufacturing Company
Morris Brothers’ Shoe Company
Otis Shop Employes
Gem City Business College
Quincy Show Case Works
Electric Wheel Company
Taak Hardware Company
Bankers
Y.M.C. A
Farm for Sale in McDonough County Illinois
Big 160 acre stock and grain farm in McDonough County Illinois priced at 100 dollars per acre. Farm well improved and offered for sale or exchange with possible part payment including a home or small business. Warran Terry Tennessee 11 27. Lost 1918 Heenia number 188689 Illinois reward Gard 137 N 12 27.
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Illinois
McDonough Co
Warran Terry
Tennessee
Gard
Ryan to Run Army Aircraft Production Plan
Washington April 25 Civilian John D Ryan copper magnate railroad man and financier takes directorship of the army aircraft production program. Brigadier General William Kenly heads a new division of military aeronautics to train aviators and oversee use of aircraft while the aircraft board remains advisory with Ryan as chairman.
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Washington
Army
John D. Ryan
Baker
Signal Corps
Ryan
William Kenly
Military Aeronautics
Aircraft Board
Rye Ee
W. C. Potter
Schwab
Mr. Ryan
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Red Cross War Council
Wilson
Michigan
Anaconda Copper Company
United Metals Selling Company
Montana Power Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Montana
Kenly
France
Pershing
Mexican
United States
National Army
Quincy Striking Machinists Seek Federal Mediation
Len Christensen secretary of the State organization of machinists is expected to move to Quincy to aid the strikers in securing better terms. Robert Osborne of the federal labor department plans to come to Quincy to help mediate a settlement between machinists and employers. The Illinois arbitration board has been appealed to and if no mediator is sent promptly Secretary Wilson may be asked to assist. The Otis Elevator Hollistein Whitney and Sather workers left and held a Labor temple meeting before marching to the courthouse with a large American flag showing patriotism and support for the war effort.
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Len Christensen
State Organization of Machinists
Quincy
Christensen
Arsenal
Rock Island
Robert Osborne
Federal Department of Labor
Illinois Arbitration Board
Wilson
Otis Elevator
Hollistein Whitney
Sather
Labor Temple
Court House
Lafayette commander downed two German planes
Washington April 25 Major General Wm. Thaw commander of the Lafayette squadron reported from Paris on Wednesday that he brought down two German airplanes on April 20.
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Washington
Wm. Thaw
Lafayette
Paris
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Federal Reserve System
Merrit- Omer
Wm. Omer
Bailey Opera House
Red Cross
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Ladies’ Social Union of the Christian Church
Bernice Sutton
Jessie Omer
Margaret Gay
Catherine Wisher
Evaline Kirtley
Judith Booth
Josephine Thompson
Payson
Joseph L. Hunsaker
Garnet Eckert
Quincey
Roy M. Reed
Joseph Bates
William H. Callahan
H. A. Easom
P. T. Omer
Lawrence Ettinger
Coon Creek
Minn
Lloyd Curry
Washington, D. C
Willam Michels, Sr
J. L. Smith
Charles Huber
Isaac Allen
Rhoda Leeper
Jasper Glines
William Flinn
Harriet Edwards
Jane Boling
Haze Edwards
Hattie Fering
Charles Taylor
Plymouth
Will Briggs
Frances Pilcher
Shada May
Frank Mensendike
Louise Breckenridge
South Bend
Ind
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R. Litz
Mildred Litz
William Hi. Callahan
Amanda Hamilton
Augusta
Frances Piper
Macomb
William de Haven
Eva Hudson
Louis Schlipman
Bushnell
Lawrence
T. Scott
Ira Akers
William Smith
Warren Omer
Maude Bennett
Bellews
Omers
Maplewood High School
Richard L. Rhea
George Dunham
Fred S. Omer
A. E. Gay
A. A. Garrett
Anna Wood
George W. Francis
Comstock
Adams County Home Improvement Superintendent
Esther Robertson
Lillian Robertson
Irma Black
Black Station
Robertson Home
Frank McFarland
Lola McParland
Raymond Callahan
Paloma
J. A. Callahan
William Hunsaker
Hazel Hart
la Prairie
George M. Hart
T. K. Bailey
Claude Neece
Ivan Black
Chester Folckemer
Abe Dunham
Timewell
Charles
J. C. Cecil
Webster
Davenport Locomotive Works
Davenport
War Department
Bellans
Bella
Lans
Lewis Sheen
Lewis
Elk Skin Scout
Jane
Children’s Poplin Sandals
Mary Jane
Oxfords and Pumps
Oxfords
Lewis Shoe Store
Ous
Maine
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