Iowa News Items of Interest Highlight War Efforts
Shortage of men forces city water works to employ women readers. Waterloo firm closures prompt emergency labor use. Lucas county hits Liberty Loan target with 6147 prom and 759,900 pledged. State health funding $24,149,608 to combat venereal disease. Parole board extradition case wins, aiding rough parolee returns. Local honors awarded Miss Gertrude Rosemond for piano scholarship. Veterans listed among those killed or wounded in action with many Iowa towns named. Exemption boards discuss furloughs as draft drives escalate.
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Suffrage Bill Fails to Reach Two-Thirds Vote in Senate
News of October 3 reports the Senate rejected a two-thirds requirement for Susan B Anthony suffrage, voting 53 for 31 against the measure. The tally lists Democratic and Republican supporters and opponents, noting paired senators and cross-state alignments.
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Hale
Dodge
New Jersey
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Harding
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Pennsylvania
California
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Swanson
Virginia
Wililey
Missouri
King
Utah
Shipping board adds 454 more ships to plan per budget
Washington reports the Shipping Board discloses a plan for 3 800 000 deadweight tons across a new allocation. The program will require 828 000 000 dollars in added authorization for the current fiscal year. President Wilson discusses changes and withdrawals in nominations, notably Crozier for chief of ordnance.
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Crowder Calls 420 Graduates for October Entrainment
Provost Crowder announced 420 graduates from the District of Columbia will entrain October 15 for technical training. Of the total, about 80 are identified as Black.
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W J Oliver firm tied to shells conspiracy arrests
In Knoxville on October 5, authorities arrested W d Olle yer and ten officers and workers of the W J Oliver Manufacturing company on conspiracy and defective shell manufacturing charges. Further details unavailable in fragments.
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Ancient City Taken Damascus Falls to British Forces
Reports state Tianvistus, capi tal of SPF, was captured by General Allenby's troops on Tuesday morning. Damascus is described as key to Syria and Palestine with onward aims toward Aleppo and Alexandretta. British success since September 20 has yielded over 50,000 prisoners and the defeat of several Turkish armies, while Damascus remains a historic city in the Lebanon region near Beirut.
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Red Cross lists nurses to meet wartime needs
The American Red Cross seeks registered nurses and practical nurses for service both in the continental United States and overseas. Secretary Baker and Surgeon General Gorgas request details on available nursing staff and how many can be withdrawn without harming civilian welfare amid the Spanish influenza epidemic.
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American Red Cross
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Army
Alleged spy jailed for espionage act violation
In federal district court William Maal, Hicks, and an aide were convicted of violating the espionage act. They were sentenced to twenty years imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $20,000. The case was decided a few days ago.
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M. Hicks
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William Maalson
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YanksBay Bonde In France Oct 8 Loan Subscriptions Begin
New York reports that four hundred officers of Societe Generale in France will, with consent of the war department, begin loan subscriptions from members of the American Expeditionary Forces. Paris dispatch notes a record unloading of ships with cargo from Kranees and other ports, including 11,488 tons discharged in one day at a specific pier.
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U S Warship Tarapa Torpedoed Off Bristol Channel
Ten officers and 102 enlisted men, plus one British officer and five civilian employees, were lost when the U S Tarp a coast guard cutter Tarapa was torpedoed in the Bristol Channel on the night of September 26. The Navy department noted no submarine sighting but evidence pointed to a submarine attack. Bodies in naval uniforms were recovered. motive and attackers remained unconfirmed.
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Chicago Readers Praise Valor of Annex Troops
A Chicago reader quotes letters praising the valor of Chicago troops arriving from the Annex sector. Brief mentions of First Lieut. William McFarland and Capt Myron Adams are noted, with comments on their impressive feats and stories of recent arrivals.
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Bavarian Troop Withdrawal Reported Amid Peace Plea
A fragmentary wire reports Bavarian forces withdrawing along the Swiss frontier. The deserters reach Swiss outposts as a Bavarian officer laments the strain on Germany and urges an end to further fighting.
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Masuington
Smitzerland
Landis' Son Decorated by British Honor
Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is named as having a son, Lieutenant Reed Landis, decorated by Britain with the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery. Telegrams from England report the citation and award, noting the Flying Cross recognition.
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Gompers Visits Yank Front During World War I Tour
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, visited the American front in France. He then departed for Italy after a reception by King Albert and a tour of the Belgian front where he praised the discipline and order of Belgian troops.
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Names New Chancellor in Amsterdam Report
Oct 6 dispatch states Prince Julian of Baden is named as Imperial chancellor in a Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag item. A separate report from Washington notes a military court-martial sentence for Sander Mukl, a recruit, for disobeying orders, with a 20 year term reported.
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Oct
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Retreating Bulgars Leave Trail of Fire in Macedonie
Report describes Bulgarian retreat through Saloniki and Macedonie on October 7. Advancing forces set fires, burning villages and leaving bodies of civilians in the ruins.
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Macedonie
Austria's new peace feeler prompts wider talks
Vienna corre spondent reports Austria and Hungary move toward federalization and peace talks. Invitations to peace negotiations are said to have been sent by Germany and Holland, with Hungarian leaders arriving in Vienna to participate. A Czech deputy's speech sparks a political row as German deputies accuse treachery. A German minority socialist group arrives in Geneva bearing documents advocating Alsace Lorraine restitution via plebiscite.
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Explosions Kill Dozens at New Jersey Plant
A series of blasts and a fire at a New Jersey factory near Perth Amboy on October 7 left about a dozen explosions heard. Two thousand workers were at the site when the disaster struck and nine women among the injured were flown to a city hospital. Officials later estimated over 100 workers may have died in the blaze and collapse.
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U.S. Ship Herman Crashes in Atlantic Collision
The American steamer Herman collided with the steamer George G Herby during a navy operation. The Fresh sank in seven minutes. Forty one survivors have been accounted for. The accident occurred a few miles offshore.
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D'Esperey Vows Hit at Constantinople as Granville Stuart Dies
In Saloniki Oct 7 Jens Franchot d Esperey declares plans to strike Constantinople while Granville Stuart, famed Montana pioneer and diplomat, dies in Missoula. Stuart, long noted as a historian and American minister to Paraguay and Uruguay, passed away in Montana.
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Belgian Ace Extends Heroic Run Over German Targets
Belgian flying ace Lieutenant Coppens torched a German balloon and helped destroy multiple German machines as Belgian forces claimed another set of air victory marks.
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