Rail Rally for Loan Observed in Carthage
Carthage marks a half holiday on April 26 under President Wilson and Governor Lowden. Liberty loan committee chair O F Berry leads a 2:30 pm program at the Presbyterian church with committee reports, patriotic addresses, music, and a flag presentation, followed by a centennial tree planting by Shadrach Bond Chapter, D A R, in the courthouse park. Hoch gold medal contest at the high school that evening features oration, declamation, and the Hoch gold medal presentation.
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Carthage
Wilson
Lowden
O. FB. Berry
Liberty, Loan Committee
Presbyterian Church
Liberty Loan
Shadrach Bond Chapter
Court House Park
Hoch
France
Samuel Naylor
Charles A. Orth
J. W. Williams
A. M. Thompson
Paul Califf
James Baird
Jenkins-Gibson
Helen Eunice Gibson
Ralph Allen Jenkins
Bentley
J. W. Gibson
Wabash Avenue
Jewell Willis
Bowen
War Losses List of Washington April 26
The casualty list totals 49 names with two killed in action and six died of wounds. Included are Lieut Laurence S Ayer among the dead, Lieut James Calder Marquardt killed in an accident, and Private Jesse M King who died of other causes. Also reported are a miss ing soldier now prisoner in Germany Hector Rollman.
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Washington
Laurence
Ayer
James Calder Marquardt
S. Ayer
Frank McCall
Emil Senger
Clarence S. Eaton
Guiseppe Molinari
Frank Alkeno
Horace G. McDermot
Samuel Roach
Charles H. S. Clough
Elmer B. Johnson
Albert Kelly
Harvey A. McPeak
George Moore
Earl Rathburn
Elmer George Zuschlag
Daniel J. Scanlon
Donald R. Frazier
Robert Sammons
Carl A. Johnson, Jr
Omer A. Godin
John H. Simmons
Napoleon S&s. Charles
Roger W. Williams
George F. Dolan
Til
Samuel Buckingham
Fred D. Christianssen
Edward P. Joyce
Nicholas Angelo
Earl W. Barrows
Walter F. Berry
Walter B. Birkland
Everett E. Bristow
John M. Corbit
Charles E. Goodnow
Roy Gallickson
Nasib Haddad
Harry A. Kane
Leonard V. Legall
Theodore Rand McCabe
Steve Melmuk
Arthur R. Moulds
William J. Mullaney
Harry A. Murray
Andrew J. Nett
Geo. M. Powers
John E. Seifried
Patrick M. Stanton
Jesse M. King
Hector E. Rollman
Germany
Martha A Adair of Loraine Dies at 75 in Home
Martha A Adair, long-time Loraine resident since 1872, died Thursday afternoon at age 75. Survived by two children W H Adair of Loraine and J F Adair of Quincy, ten grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and her husband who died after the Civil War. She was a former schoolteacher and devout Christian, with funeral planned for Sunday.
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Loraine
Martha A. Adair
W. H. Adair
J. F. Adair
Quincy
Electric Wheel Works
Board of Supervisors
Card games with juniors lead to court martial for Donnelly
Washington April 26 a special court martial has been ordered for Brigadier General Arthur B Donnelly formerly of the Missouri national guard now detained at Camp Mills N Y An inspecting officer's report accuses Donnelly of taking part in money games of cards with junior officers in his tent with liquor served The war department faced pressure to drop the charges but Secretary Baker refused and said a general would get the same justice as a recruit
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Washington
Arthur B. Donnelly
Missouri National Guard
Camp Mills
N. Y
Donnelly
138Th Infantry
Missouri
War Department
Baker
Congress
Liberty Cabbage Rebrands Kraut Amid War Sentiment
New York reports sauerkraut may be named liberty cabbage if food officials approve, as dealers cite a 75 percent drop in consumption since U S entry into the war. They say New York City has enough sauerkraut to feed a German army as pressure mounts. British and German tanks clash at Villers-Bretonneux with British tanks inflicting heavy damage.
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New York
Federal Food Board
America
New York City
London
Villers-Bretonneux
Lord Rothermere resigns as air ministry secretary
London April 26 Lord Rothermere brother of Lord Northcliffe resigns the office of secretary of state for the air forces in a formal government announcement.
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Lord Rothermere
London
Lord Northcliffe
Churchill Warns of Strain in Munitions Supply in House
In a Commons address Churchill, head of the Ministry of Munitions, said five weeks after the French battle the munitions effort faced unprecedented strain. He cited near thousand guns lost, 4,000–5,000 machine guns, and huge ammunition losses, but noted wartime production and reserves would cover needs into 1919 with no disruption to planned intensity.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
House of Commons
Ministry of Munitions
France
Somme
Outwitting the Hun amid a Flemish Library
The narrator notes a rich library filled with Flemish and French volumes, all unreadable to him. He cannot read Flemish and knows little French, finding the books deep and ultimately giving up. He recalls one book he kept reading from start to finish.
Memories of War News and German Soldiers Haunting a Home Front Diary
A narrator recalls reading a New York Herald from the outbreak of war, noting Cubs player Zimmerman benched after a spat with an umpire. He describes wartime famine, hiding from German officers, and witnessing marching troops and a motor truck outside his house as a Sunday continuation promises.
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New York Herald
Heinie Zim
Zimmerman
Cubs
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Quincy’s Live Store
J. E. Spears
C. H. Weiss
J. W. Daniels
Stetson
IRS
Churchill
Troco
Troco_Nut Butter Company
Superior St
Chicago
John Musolino
Quincy, TL
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