Will Help Home Charities Enlists Women for Farm Material Drive
A food conservation committee of the C N D women’s group met to plan gathering unused and unsold farm produce from local farmers and grocers. Volunteers will collect surplus items to preserve for home charities, with storage rooms to be set up citywide and drivers visiting farms today to secure materials for winter canning.
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Food Conservation Committee of
Co. N. D
C. N. D. Mets
Frank Wood
Irene Warren
James Riggs
Food Conservation Committee
Gustav Klamer
Court House News Tells In Brief
Bertha Rasse executrix in Sophie Harris estate filed final report with county court showing receipts of 467 and disbursements of 218.12 leaving total 248.78. Fall Creek Drainage district reports filed with county court show receipts 1239.96 disbursements 1059 leaving 200.27. Heitholt and Stolte filed fee statements for drainage district service with Judge McCarthy totaling 94 and 57.75 respectively. John C Walker executor of Thomas Jones estate filed report with county clerk showing receipts 711.03 with 105.03 used to pay debts and the remainder divided equally between St Aloysius society and Walker as per the will.
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Bertha Rasse
Sophie Harris
A. H. Heitholt
Anton Stolte
Fall Creek
A. Tf. Heitholt
Lyman McCarth
John C. Walker
Thomas Jones
St. Aloysius Society
Coal Demurrage Rule Sparks Public Protest in Quincy
Woodruff Castle Co letters Quincy Freight Bureau oppose cutting free unloading time from 48 to 24 hours. Coal men warn extra demurrage could raise coal price by about eight cents a ton, arguing average unloading takes eight hours and transit times vary widely. Public Utilities Commission expected to review the proposal and safeguard consumers.
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Quincy
Woodruff Castle Coal Company
L. B. Boswell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Quincy Gas Company
Thayer
Public Utilities Commission
Woodruff-Castle
Army recruits depart for Jefferson Barracks and Camp Parker
eS Shrapnel and Ernst D Getts of Camp Point and Arthur J Link of Quin cy were accepted Thursday at the army recruiting station and left for Jefferson Barracks Mo Joseph Moore of Kinderhook enlisted Thursday in the Fifth Infantry and was sent to Camp Parker Word was received Thursday that the station could accept men into the British and Canadian armies provided they are between 15 and 40 and unmarried The Whig want columns are at your service.
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Ernst D. Getts
Camp Point
Arthur J.link
Ohio Street
Quincy
Army
North Fifth Street
Jefferson Barracks
Joseph Moore
Kinderhook
Fifth Infantry
Camp Parker
Red Cross Plans French Support Canteens Citing Morale Aid
Washington August 31 Red Cross dispatch from Major Grayson Murphy outlines U S efforts to aid French troops by organizing canteens rest and sleeping areas at rail hubs. Emphasis on hot food clean facilities and morale boosting measures with authority from General Pershing and cooperation with the YMCA. War Council has appropriated 700000 for work through November 1 1917.
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Washington
Red Cross
Grayson M. P. Murphy
Red Cross Commission
France
Pershing
Young Men's Christian Association
War Council of the Red Cross
Heavy shipment of cars to southwest moves grain and lumber
New York Aug 31 more than 7 009 additional empty freight cars have been ordered into the southwest in ten days to aid grain and food product movements and lumber transportation cantonments and shipyards Fairfax Harrison chairman of the railroads war board said since May 1 113 420 cars have been distributed where most needed and millions of tons of government supplies have been transported without a hitch.
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New York
Southwest
Fairfax Harrison
Railroads’ War Board
Country Club Labor Day Plans Announced
The Country Club will honor Labor Day with events for men and women. A golfers lunch at noon precedes the men's championship final between Allan Stillwell and George M Reeves. A women's driving contest and men's putting contest add to the program. Dinner at 7, a dance at 8, and bridge for women after 2:30.
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Country Club
Allan Stillwell
George M. Reeves
Bae
Ground breaking for new government armor plant in West Virginia
Charleston August 31 massive ceremonies marked the start of construction on a 211 acre site in South Charleston for the first government owned armor plate and projectile plant in U S history Secretary of the Navy Daniels broke ground and announced a congress approved 22 million dollar appropriation for the munitions and armor plants Senators Chilton and Governor Cornwell attended Daniels praised the long standing goal of government ownership and linked the war to the fight against Prussian autocracy and the enfranchisement of Germans under the regime.
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Charleston
W. Va
South Charleston
Daniels
United States
Congress
U.S
William E. Chilton
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Navy League apologizes for earlier insinuations on Mare Island blast
The Navy League on August 31 accepted the naval board's report on the Mare Island explosion and expressed regret for implying in a prior statement that the Navy Department was hampered by labor interests. The group clarified it aimed at Germanized I W W elements, not labor unions, and affirmed there were no hampering instructions to investigators.
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Washington
Navy League
Naval Board
Mare Island
Navy Department
League
Daniels
Robert M. Thompson
Navy League statement prompts resumption of naval ties
In Charleston West Virginia on August 31 Secretary Daniels in the city declined comment when told of the Navy League officials statement. The league’s acknowledgment and regrets are seen as paving the way for renewed relations with the navy.
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League
Navy
Charleston
W. Va
Daniels
Navy League
Pueblo Policeman Porter Exemption Case Planned
Pueblo Col Aug 31 A test case will be made of an exemption claim filed under the selective draft law in behalf of Marvin D Porter a policeman here by the city commissioner of safety The safety commissioner says Pueblo is an industrial city and Porter on the police force aids industrial production Porter 26 with no dependents has passed the physical exam and has not claimed exemption The commissioner seeks exemption for six men on the Pueblo police force and for nearly all members of the fire department on that ground.
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Pueblo
Colu
Marvin D. Porter
Porter
Fire Department
Colorado Operators Lodge Protest Over Government Prices
After a full day meeting of 210 Colorado mine representatives a committee was sent to Washington to tell coal administrator Dr H A Garfield that the new government prices are confiscatory and that price cuts would force government takeover of the mines. Operators argue high production and transport costs make operation under federal scales impossible.
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Denver
Colorado
Washington
H. A. Garfield
Garfield
Mennonite Church Opposed to Draft Adopt Policy
At the Goshen annual conference a secret deliberation led to a formal statement that Mennonites cannot conscientiously participate in any phase of war. Delegates directed members to seek exemption, filing claims based on church law. The stance against all warfare has roots dating to 1632 and was adopted by 150 delegates and 4,000 attendees.
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Goshen
Ind
United States
Canada
India
Montana Farmers Pleased With Wheat Price
Helena Montana August 31 Charles D Greenfield state commissioner of agriculture said Montana farmers and wheat growers generally will be well pleased with the price of 2.20 a bushel for No 1 northern wheat He said this price should rule for the bulk of Montana wheat production
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Charles D. Greenfield
Berlin or Bust Sings in Fort Worth Draft Call
General Barry declares Berlin or bust as 200 junior reserve officers are chosen at Camp Grant and sent to Fort Worth to join the 36th division formed from Oklahoma and Texas guards. He addresses about 1500 officers from a rough bench urging democratic service and shared motive against the common enemy.
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Rockford
Berlin
Assignments for Free Methodists Saturday
Peoria Illinois Aug 31 Announcement was made at the Free Methodist conference that the stationing committee will report assignments for the ensuing year at Saturday's session. The principal business was the election of Rev G W Griffith Greenville as presiding officer and the election of Rev C S Huston Belvidere Rev E G Cryer Chicago and Rev W J Bone Peoria as elders.
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Peoria
Free Methodist
Illinois
G. W. Griffith
Greenville
C. S. Huston
Belvidere
E. G. Cryer
Chicago
W. J. Bone
Reichmann Faces War Outrage Claims In Hearing
Mrs James Anderson of Victoria British Columbia testified before a senate military sub committee that Col Carl Reichmann nominee for brigadier general made pro German remarks She said at a Chicago tea he criticized U S entry to war called it an outrage and claimed all warring nations were doing it corroborating notes in letters to Senator Poindexter
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Washington
James Anderson
Victoria
B. C
Senate
Carl Reichmann
Anderson
Poindexter
Chicago
Col Reichmann
United States
France
England
Europe
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