Detailed Account of 168th Regiment's Great Activity
Ottumwa sergeant Cherry recounts the 168th infantry in France from 1917 to 1918. The Iowa unit landed at Le Havre December 9 1917 and moved through Rimaucourt Nogent Ormancy Baccarat Badonviller St Amond Snieppes Le Ferte Sous Jouarre Armentierres Epieds Grevaincourt and St Mihiel before entering the Argonne. The account notes French reception at Rimaucourt and fierce combat including the first Bodie engagement and hill 212 actions with German losses and prisoner captures. Cherry later joined an officers training school overseas.
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168Th Infantry
France
Seret
J. BE. Cherry
Ottumwa
John L. Cherry
Cherry
Co. G
Fighting Third
le Havre
Rimaucourt
Southampton
England
Iowa
Nogent
Ormancy
Rosomport
Gerberville
Baccarat
Badonviller
Tyon
Francais Leville
St. Amond
Sniepper
Fritz
Snieppes
Towa
le Ferte Sous Jouarre
Armentierres
Chateau Thierry
Epieds
Grevaincourt
168Th
St. Mihiel
Danish Price Controls Aim to Ease Cost of Living
The Monthly Labor Review reports Denmark fixes maximum domestic prices to relieve living costs while setting high minimum export prices to protect producers. Taxation and wage adjustments favor workers, with 1918–1914 family budget data showing large gains in Nordic countries. Food prices rose, giving producers and dealers higher cash returns per nutritive value.
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Monthly Labor Review
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
United States Food Administration
Department of Labor
Inoculate S. Lu T. Students For Free Pneumonia Vaccine
University of Iowa offers free inoculation against pneumonia to students. Dr. D C Steel emith secured limited vaccine from the U S Army. The anti pneumonia serum has mild reactions and proved effective against the old pneumonia type. inoculation requires one shot to confer immunity. A public health program also outlines proposed leg islation to strengthen disease control and health officer powers.
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University of Iowa
D. C. Steelemith
United States Army
Tipton Graduate Works On Shell Shock In Boston
Pauline Peters of Tipton a University of Iowa graduate a year ago is handling shell shock cases in the after care department of the Red Cross in Boston. She has studied this field for months and will receive a psychiatrist’s certificate from the mental hygiene committee in March.
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Pauline Peters
Tipton
University of Iowa
Red Cross
Boston
Miss Peters
Committee of Mental Hygiene
Clinton County Eyes 18 Miles Of Paved Road
Clinton County may construct 18 miles of paved road this year depending on a new traffic law. Funding from the federal aid fund and motor vehicle receipts totals 127000 dollars, plus last year’s road money balance. If paving is halted, a 2 mile road across the county will be paved and used.
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Clinton
Young French Orphan Requests Letters From Godfathers
Charles Larroque of Monesties Vyrance a seven year old French orphan adopted by Co. B of the 8 A T C at the University of Iowa asks his young godfathers to write letters to him. Co B was an engineering company in the old training corps.
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Charles Larroque
Monesties
Vyrance
Co. B
University of Iowa
Ada Day Offers Sparks of Local Interest
Ada Day brings a calm community focus with activities and small events. Organizers highlight local groups, crafts, and food vendors as residents plan a family friendly afternoon in the park.
Permanent food control seen as probable in wholesale trade
Arjay Davis of the National Wholesale Grocers Association says government supervision of foods will persist after the war, with rules on margins hoarding resale and turnover likely to remain. The piece notes cautious optimism in the grocery trade and urges adherence to food administration practices, endorsing Chamberlain's Tablets and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Federal Food Administration
Arjay Davis
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
United States Food Administration
Supply and Demand
Department of Food Control
Washington
Department of Justice
Food Administration
Dr Sumner backs Blues health Sunday plan
Des Moines reports Dr G H Sumner secretary of the state board of health endorses Dr Rupert Blue surgeon general of the public health service plan to set aside Sunday February 9 as Health Sunday. Ministers would preach on protecting returning soldiers sailors and the public from social diseases and education to dangers and evils is seen as key to prevention.
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Des Moines
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Rupert Blue
Public Health Service
Sumner
Motion Picture "Fit to Fight" to be Shown to Legislature
The film Fit to Fight outlining venereal disease dangers will be shown to the legislature early in the session. A second film suitable for mixed audiences is in preparation and will be distributed.
Beware of second influenza attack in Iowa City
Iowa City reports Dr Henry Albert state bacteriologist warns that recovering from influenza does not guarantee immunity. Masks and precautions are advised when tending the ill as protection may last only months to years. He notes recurring waves will occur in coming years but with less force.
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Iowa City
Henry Albert
University of Iowa
Albert
American Sailors Sleep in British Parliament Building
American sailors on leave slept in the British Parliament building after London’s crowds strained housing. With daily drafts of up to 3,000 sailors, the American Y M C A aided effort to provide lodging as the Lords and Commons site was opened to rest-seeking servicemen.
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London
United States
America
Lords and Commons
Y M C A Volumes Beds at Leave Centers in War
The American Y M C A reports extreme bed shortages as soldiers on leave flood London. Eagle Hut reached capacity of 500, with the Y expanding into Grafton Hotel 400 rooms Cosmo 350 Cambridge 100 Connaught 100 and Palace 500 for officers, mirroring congestion in Liverpool Southampton Edinburgh and other centers.
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Y. M
London
Eagle Hut
Grafton
Cosmo
Cambridge
Connaught
Palace
Liverpool
Southampton
Edinburgh
Baby Grand Sisters at Fox Theatre in Swat the Spy
The Fox Theatre welcomes Jane and Katherine Lee this Friday afternoon and night with Swat the Spy a capstone event for fans of the Lee children’s famous acts. Audiences are urged to leave gloom behind and join the fun packed performance.
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FOX Theatre
Jane
Katherine Lee
Lee
Hall of Fame
World Famous Sunshine Comedy Returns to Washington Stage
A new production blends spontaneous charm with warm patriotism and tender pathos. The show features a World Famous Sunshine Comedy on the program. Audiences are urged to bring the whole family and arrive early for the best seats.
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Ural
Washington
Iowa Girl's Photo Found in Flanders Mud
Miss Ruth Larson of Mt Pleasant Iowa received her leather case containing a photograph found in trench mud by a British soldier in France. A Yankee soldier had taken the picture, later lost it in the trenches, and the English soldier recovered and returned it after obtaining the address from the back. The case bears Flanders mud as a memory of the find.
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MT. Pleasant
Ruth Larson
Mt.Pleasant
France
Miss Larson
Flanders
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