Eight Thousand Iowans Ordered Into National Army
The county exemp tion board reports Adjutant General Lasher directs eight thousand Iowa men to be called for four days starting Sept 3 entraining for Camp Dodge. Most are June 5 1918 registrants with about eighty from this county and 2,400 1917 class one left statewide. Limited service draft call totals 600 to Fort Riley and aids draft boards under revised September law.
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Lasher
Camp Dodge
Adjutant General
Fort Riley
Kansas
Army
Washington
Illinois
Towa
Indiana
Wisconsin
New York
Cost of Living Survey Starts Nationwide Inquiry
The bureau of labor statistics launches a country wide study on living costs to aid wage adjustments. Six agents begin in Baltimore gathering data from representative families on annual expenditures for food clothing housing fuel furniture and miscellaneous items.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Baltimore
River men lose licenses after steamer disaster
Washington Aug 21 The licenses of Herman F Mehl and George T Williams master and pilot of the steamer Columbia sunk on the Illinois River near Peoria in July with nearly 100 lives lost were revoked by the steamboat inspection service Mehl faces charges of inattention to duty and incapacity Williams of unskillfulness and negligence.
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Washington
Herman F. Mehl
George T. Williams
Columbia
Miinois River
Peoria
Steamboat Inspection Service
Mehl
Williams
Largest Aerial Gunnery School Authorized Near Fort Worth
Major Thorne Decel, commander of Talia ferro field, received Washington approval to lease 11 000 acres in one block near the three aviation fields at Fort Worth Texas for an aerial gunnery range. Targets and equipment already installed. It will be the largest aerial gunnery school in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Thorne Decel
Taliaferro Field
Washington
Properly Seal Hot Water Bottles to Prevent Leaks
Instructions state the stopper should be screwed in while the bottle is cold after filling. Hot water expands the metal socket making the cold stopper fit slightly tighter, then as it cools it expands further to form a tight seal and prevent leaks.
Forest Skyscrapers
The tallest California big tree reaches 826 feet while Australian gum trees exceed 400 feet. A felled southeast Australian giant measured 471 feet, claiming the record as the tallest tree on record according to Popular Science.
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California
Australia
Washington County Council of Defense Members Listed
The Washington County Council of Defense organized in May 1917 lists 29 members from various towns and townships including Brighton, Kalona, Riverside, Wellman, Washington and West Chester. Members serve until successors are installed and elections can be held if 40 residents sign petitions. A War Board reviews grievances on contributions and assessments across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Council of Defense
Harry Lieyd
Brighton
Brighton City
A. J. Morgan
Clay Township
W. P. Davidson
Crawfordsville
Crawford Township
Henry Luers
Dutch Creek
J. N. Arnold
Kalona
English River Township
Joseph Spevacek
English River
Richmond
Walter Kleese
Washington
Franklin Center
Frank McFarlane
West Chester
Franklin Township
George Grecian
Riverside
Highland Township
M. J. Truxan
Town Township
George Sojka
Jackson Township
G. G. Griffith
Wellman
Lime Creek
Nira
Burrell Foster
Arthur Therion
Marion
Alva Sands
Ainsworth
Oregon
H. F. Henderson
Seventy-Six
John Kennedy
Washington Township
Sidney Smith
Washington City
J. M. Lytle
Kb. G. Gardner
Washington Washington City
J. D. Glasgow
Iowa
County Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
Washington County
American Red Cross
General War Board
Council of Defense
Wilson Busy Day After Manchester Trip
President Wilson, back in Washington, spent the morning in study and presided over a cabinet meeting in the afternoon. He received a committee on American immigration of aliens and later walked to the State War and Navy building for further conferences.
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Washington
Wilson
Manchester
Mass
Col. KE. M. House
State
War and Navy
Caruso Weds in New York Church Ceremony
Metropolitan Opera tenor Enrico Caruso married last night. The bride was Miss Dorothy Park Benjamin, daughter of Park Benjamin, patent lawyer and naval and electrical expert, of 270 West Seventy third Street. The ceremony took place at Marble Collegiate Church conducted by Rev. Oliver Paul Barnhill.
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Dorothy P. Benjamin
Marble Collegiate Church
New York
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera Company
Dorothy Park Benjamin
Park Benjamin
West Seventy-third Street
Marble Colegiate Church
Paul Barnhill
Clayton Pearson Passes the Test at Camp Pike
Clayton Pearson of Ainsworth, a captain of 164 Washington county volunteers, passed a psychology exam at Camp Pike among 11 of 65,000 to qualify for higher duties. He may be reassigned to another camp soon after his St. Louis area service and prior teaching career in Pueblo and Ainsworth.
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Washington
Camp Pike
Clayton Pearson
Ainsworth
Cantonment
Mr. Pearson
Washington County
Pearson
Logan
Colo
Pueblo
Arkansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
New London man vows patriotism after Espionage Act hearing
Simon Totemeier of Nebraska faces prosecution or payment of $700 in Red Cross and War Savings stamps after admitting pro German remarks at New London. He must donate 500 to Red Cross, 500 in War Savings stamps, and 50 to each Y M C A and K of C drives, with a prior Liberty bond of 500. Totemeier owns property in Nebraska and Henry county.
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New London
Simon Totemeier
Lusitania
Red Cross
Y. W. GC
K. of C
Ottumwa
Nebraska
Totemeier
U. S
Reed
Henry County
Andre
Berlin
Columbia
Uncle Sam
Manila
Phillipines
Keiser William
Fritz
Taco
Filipinos Fourth of July Will Be Celebrated Aug. 29
By Patrick Gallagher a long feature recalls the 1898 Manila campaign led by Jim mie Green and Dewey in which American forces captured Manila and began a new era for the Philippines. The piece notes twenty years of independence progress, Taft and Wilson policies, and Filipino self governance.
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Patrick Gallagher
Wilson
Washington
Kings’ Union
Mt. Vernon
Teodoro R. Yangco
America
Phillipines
Dagupan
Pasig
Jimmie Green
Autocracy
Anda Monument
Fort Santtiago
Luneta
Hyelad
Manila
Phillipinos
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Japan
Philippines
Rizal
Woodrow Wilson
Shangtung
Confucius
Far East
Kiaochau
Fritz
Vorwaerts
P. I
China
Peking
Russia
Petrograd
Dimensions and materials of Noahs Ark described
The article estimates Noahs Ark at 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet deep. It notes construction from gopher wood or cypress, woods favored for submerged ship parts, likening cedar's suitability to such uses.
General Gouraud Halts German Advance in Champagne
Gen H J E Gouraud, allied commander east of Reims, directed the counter move that stopped the crown prince’s advance in Champagne. His actions slowed the German push and helped drive them back, earning him fame though he lost an arm at the Dardanelles.
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HW. J. EK. Gouraud
Reims
Champagne
Gouraud
Dardaneller
Camp Cody Regimen Prepares for Overseas Trip
Letters from Camp Cody indicate the 133rd Infantry readies for departure overseas. Lt Harold Putnam, in command of a Cody unit, notes Allied gains but no decisive victory yet. A crash during a cloudburst killed French officers Jazau and Herbert and their chauffeur. funds from Cody officers aid their orphaned children. New draftees from Texas Arizona Colorado struggle with discipline. one Mexican recruit had a breakdown after a reprimand.
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Washington
Camp Cody
133Rd Infantry
Harold Putnam
Cody
Putnam
Jazau
Herbert
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
Prepare for the Hot Wave Indigestion Aid Ad
Foley Cathoric Tab promises prompt relief from indigestion biliousness and bloating. The ad claims gentle cleansing of the bowels sweetening of the stomach and benefiting the liver. Lemon's Pharmacy advertises this remedy for bad breath gas and general discomfort.
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Lemmon's
Advt
English Speakers Dominate Global Mail Volume
The article notes that about two thirds of the world's postal letters are written sent and read by English-speaking people, illustrating the vast influence of English in global correspondence.
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Postal Service
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National
Bureau of Labor
Fense—Membership
Harry Spielman
Brighton Township
Ff. Patterson
Cedar
Capital
Cabinet
Baker
Caruso
Opera
ING
U.S
Dewey
Anderson
Spain
Jimmie
Nippers
Rhine
Brothers In
France
John Bass
K. Davis
Sti!ln
Philipines
Gen
H. J. E. Gouraud
CMP
Cody Regiment
Liberty Bonds
Washington National Bank
John Alex Young
Charles C. Cunningham
Karvey
Young Donald
Bell
Robert Noonan
Louis Fifer
Wim
A. Cool
Jas
A. Harwood
Chas
J. Wilson
Federal Reserve System
Frank L. Wilson
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