American Indians Rally Behind War Effort Against Kaiser
In South Dakota at Bullhead a ceremony drew seven young full blooded braves to volunteer for the U S war effort. Names include Eugene Younghawk James Weaselbear Samuel Bravecrow James Villagecenter John Tronthunder Joseph Leaf and Thomas Pheasant. The event honored their pledge as Indian communities join 6000 plus volunteers and a broader war mobilization across states and allied forces.
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Ralph E. Renaud
Committee of Public Information
Washington, D. C
South Dakota
Grand River
Bullhead
Custer
Marcellus Redtomahawk
Sitting Bull
United States
Eugene Younghawk
Jas. Weaselbear
Samuel Bravecrow
Jas
Pioneer of Keota dies after long illness
John Fletcher Graham a Civil War veteran and Keota pioneer died at his home after several weeks of illness. He homesteaded in Clear Creek township and helped found Keota, teaching at Lafayette Center and later guiding local business life. He served 48 months in the Civil War with Company G of the 177th Ohio Infantry. He is survived by a sister and brother and his body will be buried in Ohio after brief home services.
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France
John Peters
Company A
First Engineers
Wisconsin
Kesbena
Shawano County
Camp Bowie
Fort Worth
Tex
Walter Veach
Nebraska
Keota
John Fletcher Graham
177Th Reg
Ohio Infantry
Ohio
Americans Roar for Rough War Across French Front
London reports Col Roosevelt warned against soft fighting failing to deter Americans between Soissons and Reims. Reuters describes German barbarities seen by U.S. soldiers, who vow vengeance. A front-line American recalls a dollhouse crushed by a German boot as emblem of German conduct.
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London
Col. Roosevelt
Soissons
Reims
Reuter
Marne
German Editors Claim Wilson Blocks Peace as War Enters Fifth Year
German newspapers critique end of the fourth year of war and warn that the United States under President Wilson blocks peace. Editorials from Vorwaerts and others portray Wilson as determined to destroy Germany and force Allied subservience, while lamenting Europe’s drift toward American influence.
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London
Vorwaerts
The
Times
Berlin
United States
Villian
Wilson
Germany
England
America
Frankfurter Zeitung
Europe
France
Neue Freie Presse
der Tag
Karl Breysig
Daily News
Russia
Stop Egg Waste To Save Millions
United States Food Administrator J. F. Deems mandates Iowa egg purchasers who resell must obtain a license and candle count all eggs bought. The rule aims to prevent shipment of bad eggs, save money and storage space, and encourage regular egg gathering to boost production and profits under Iowa law with state coop.
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Iowa
United States
J. F. Deems
Deems
Food Administration
The
State Dairy and Food Commission
Better to Go Slow for Present Efficiency
The text warns that attempting to live two days at once splits effort and reduces present strength. Regret over past mistakes and foreboding about the future diminish current efficiency by the same measure.
Deserter Y Boy Delivers Aid From Front to Refugees
Karl Cate M C A secretary recounts unloading a carload of American supplies near the front in Paris. He abandoned part of the cargo to save five wounded soldiers and fill the vehicle with women and children refugees. He urged other soldiers to take the remaining supplies as he returned to aid his frontline unit.
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Paris
Aus
Karl Cate
Ecasion
Cate
Profiteering Claims at Camp Pike Prompt Merchant Action
Complaints by Iowa and Missouri selectives at Camp Pike accuse Little Rock merchants of price gouging with costs 40 to 60 percent higher than Des Moines and other cities. Officials threaten provost guards and entry bans until prices drop. War camp community service addresses the issue. Physical discharges announced include Oscar T. Peterson Forest City Gus H. Mattes Sioux City Alvin Eshben Independence Alfred Schnoor Adolph Treiner Devonport Deveree Robbins Eldora Myrl D. Wright Muscatine.
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Little Rock
Ark
New Iowa
Missouri
Camp Pike
Des Moines
War Camp Community Service
Oscar T. Peterson
Forest City
Gus H. Mattes
Sioux City
Alvin Eshben
Independence
Alfred Schnoor
Adolph Treiner
Devonport
Deveree Robbins
Eldora
Myril D. Wright
Muscatine
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Three Hundred and Fifty-eighth Infantry Regiment
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Hew Green
New York State
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Six Nations
Joseph Brant
Ben
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Washington
Oregon
Puyallups
Jamestown
Hall
Free J, Cheney & CO
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Fiat
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John F. Graham
Austria
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