Iowa in War Time Aboard Camp Dodge and Nearby
Iowa war notes include new secretary appointment to Ampricat fepenhagen, draft and quarantine at Camp Dodge, deaths of Private John FJ White and other Iowa soldiers, farm labor shortages and higher wages, fire at Camp Dodge barracks, and reports on war industry and local relief efforts. Major topics cover Camp Dodge, Camp Grant, and Des Moines industry surveys, with figures on premiums and wheat campaigns.
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Joan Norrie
Rapide Citizen
Bee
Huygapelet Fa
Dudee
BE. HW. Plimainer
Weetero Bawlle Front
Capp Dodge
Judson Cigcug
Audubon
LH. E. HaPetencon O
Ricketts
John E Branch
Postcliffe
Peter Pies
Springbrook
A. Tillgren
Storm Lake
Jawa
Camp Vike
W.L. Harding
George L. Wrightman
State Manufacturers’ Association
Iowa Factorieg
Camp Dodge
Haxtman
Nigion
John FJ. White
Epworth
Iowa
France
Merle Frey
Glidden
Pershing
White
One Hundred and Sixty-third Infantry
Cirlanell College
Russell Macy
Lynnville
Grinnell
W. T. Gay
Tabor
Fond Conservation Department
Day
St and S Torail
Company A
Ordnance Corps
Los
J. Y. Vowey
Casey
Magon City
Appinposs County
Woldler
America
Glen Davia
Camp Grant
Rockford
Iil
Ais Fundual
Xine Methodist
Raymond J. Nobb
D. A. Twead
Wye
William 3. Simpson
Brooks Conger
Donald E. Stampe
Jefferson Tarracks
Sioux
Camp Fremont
Palo Alto
Cal
First Juwa Infantry
Camp Cody
N.M
Des Walker
Cleveland Dayton
Thhree Hundred First Cavalry
National Army
California
Cbmp
Camlp Dodge
Amen
Cum Dodge
A. C. Trowbridge
Ole 0. Roe
Des Moines
Dubuque
Leetcher
Uncle Sam
Mason City
Cerro Gordo
Alla
Roy F. O'Donnell
Ames
Iowa Banqnets
W. FB. Miller
Iowa Hotels and Restaurants
Hoover
Jal
Axé
A.M. Deyan
A.M. Deyan, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, of Deu ‘Moines
John ‘M. Driber
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Dribor
Russia Signs Peace Treaty Amid German Demands
London reports a Russian official statement signed by Premier Lenin and Trotsky saying Russia agrees to a peace dictated by Germany and protests a German resumption of war. Pershing inspects the American sector near Toul, quotes on frontline conditions, and notes wounded and evolving front activity.
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Lenine and
Trotzky
London
Russia
Germany
Lenthe Od Leon Trotzky
Councils of Peoples’ Commlssioners
Brest-Litovak
Council of People’s Commissaries
Kigo
Krylenko
Lloyd George Demands Immediate Confidence Vote On War Policy
Premier Lloyd George urged Parliament to vote on continuing the current war policy. He warned he would resign if the vote failed. He accused American delegates at Versailles of pressing a centralized Allied plan and announced General Sir Henry Rawlinson as Britain’s new representative on the supreme war council.
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London
Lloyd George
Versailles
Lta
Two Americans Wounded in France Action
Washington reports two American engineers were slightly wounded in France on February 16 and 18. Privates George W. S... ng of Melrose Massachusetts and John J. Lay of Medford Massachusetts are the injured.
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Washington
France
George W. Ster Hng
Melrose
Mass
John J. Lay
Medford
China Quake Kills 600 in Amoy Hinterland
Reports from Swatow indicate about 600 dead with more than 2000 injured after the recent yearthquake. Several villages in the Amoy hinterland were virtually wiped out.
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China
Amoy
Swatow
Garros and Marchal Escape Prison in Germany
Roland Garros the French aviator and Vieut Antoine Marchal have escaped from a German prison and reached Walland via Maastricht according to Les Nouvelles. The report notes they escaped from a German facility, with details tracing their route to safety through Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam
Roland G. Garros
Vieut
Antoine Marchal
Walland
Les Nouvelles
Maastricht
Gernina
British raid across Flanders front yields prisoners
London reports Monday night raids by British troops on the Flanders front south of Houtholst wood, near Lens, and on the Arras front near Epchy. Prisoners were taken in all operations, with the Houtholst action described as a notably heavy loss for the Germans.
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London
Flanders Front
Houtholst Wood
War Office
Lens
Arras
Epchy
Americans in UK Face Draft Under Anglo American Pact
About one hundred U S residents in the United Kingdom are subject to the draft under the Anglo American treaty, announced by U S consul general Robert P Skinner. London reports fines of 600 dollars imposed on Col G A Nepington and Howell A Gwynne for a censored article in the Burning Post.
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U. & Army
London
Gtr
United Kingdom
Robert P. Skinner
Costa
Col
G. A. Nepington
Burning Post
Howell A. Gwynne
Nation faces food crisis as Hoover appeals aid
President Hoover warns the next sixty days will be the most critical in wartime food supply. He cites rail congestion and movement delays from farms to markets, predicting large shortfalls in cereals and meat while urging public cooperation to load cars, reduce consumption, and support allies.
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Wusington
United States
Herbert Hoover
Pirth
Seaboard
Chicago
First American Battle Planes Reach France
Secretary Baker announces the first American built battle planes are en route to France, ahead of schedule. He notes engines, ground crews, and training planes are required to support air operations, with 48 ground workers per plane and two replacement planes on the ground.
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Baker
America
Washington
France
Pear
Warfar
Western Front
U S Takes 11 In War Fraud
Eight clothing manufacturers and a quartermaster clerk were indicted in New York on charges of large scale army uniform cloth frauds. About $5,000,000 in cloth and supplies were allegedly stolen. Louis Davidson and several associates are named in the indictments. A separate report notes an explosion aboard the armored cruiser Montana near Washington causing one death and two severe injuries.
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New York
Quartermaster's Department of the Army
Federal Grand Jury
George D. Bernitz
Federal District Attorney’s Office
Louis Davidson
Universal Cloth
Davidson
Hyman Horwitz
Benjamin
Barnet Tietz
Jacob Weinstein
Abraham Pursch
Leon Levine
Barney Robinson
Morris Alewitz
Am Irn TL
Janowsky
Quaretermaster
Chicago
Washington
Montuan
Charles W. Paully
Rate Ratee Refused In Topeka Rail Freight Rates Case
The Topeka public utilities commission refused an application for a 20 percent freight rate increase. The decision affects Kaneohe Kan and railroads must continue hauling freight at preset rates as ordered.
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Topeka
Kan
Kaneos
Utiiltles. .Commission
Texas Representative Seeks Inquiry on Prohibition Vote
Rep McLenmore of Texas introduced a resolution calling the judiciary committee to investigate the house vote on the national prohibition amendment. He argues the amendment failed to obtain the required two-thirds of all members, not just those present, as the total membership is 435. The recorded vote was 282 for and 128 against, eight votes short.
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Washington
McLenmore
Texas
House
Judiciary Committee
Big
Lenmore
British ships sunk by mine or submarine in week
London reports 15 British merchant ships sunk last week by mine or submarine with 12 over 100 tons and three under. One fishing craft also sunk. Longshoremen back at work after strike resolution. British war expenses show expenditures of 40 million dollars daily to Feb 16. Andrew Bonar Law briefs the exchequer.
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London
Admiralty
New York
Southern Steam Company
Great Bri
Andrew Bonar Law
Chantler
Exchequer
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Iowa News
Europe
U. & Food Angmiclatention
Kaiser
U. S
Toul
Lila Chest
Eney
St. Mihiel
Livyd George
Flanders
U.S
Food Administration
Liberty Machines
Marly
Jest Raver
Goode
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