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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1918

Page

4

Czernin's Austro German Bluff Draws Mixed Reactions

London reports Count Czernin's Vienna council address as a softer stance yet still labeled Austrian bluff by Daily Mail. Papers say Berlin’s blockade claim fails to satisfy hungry civilians and warn of iron and blood in ongoing war. Italians fear renewed Austrian effort on the Italian front as Italy must resist as on the western front. A deputy notes Czernin's remarks show Austria seeking to detach the U S from the Allies.

London Count Czernin Berlin Vienna The Daily Mail Germany East United States Wilson Czernin Bulgaria Turkey America Rome Italans Giornale d'Italia Austria-Hungary Italy Austria North Sea the -Driatic Chamber of Deputies Giornale Giornale, Declares That Count Czernin France

No Adjusters Are Required by Soldiers' Families

A Red Cross bulletin cautions families of enlisted men against hiring lawyers or agents to claim government insurance or benefits. It notes that intermediaries are unnecessary and delays stem from high government correspondence rather than any need for outside help. Chapter workers are advised to inform dependents accordingly.

Central Division Red Cross United States

Farmer’s suicide linked to failing Liberty Bond purchase

New Hartford, Va. April 4. Jessie Immings, a farmer near New Hartford, committed suicide by hanging in a barn after reportedly repeatedly saying he could not purchase a Liberty bond. The body was found by Fred Kelbert. Immings, survived by his widow and one child, had warned of disloyalty if unable to buy the bond. Also noted, army school probables and Y M C A efforts to establish draft age training in Waterloo with drill, French, first aid, and radio telegraphy courses slated for potential noncommissioned officer preparation.

New Hartford Jessie Immings Fred Kelbert Immings Waterloo Signal Corps

Social and club notices plus

Waterloo society pages report showers and meetings held at homes for Mrs Elmer Ford coterie club and Linger Longer club. Westfield unions elect officers. Burns and Burns wed in Cedar Rapids with pink white decor. Community groups schedule card parties suffrage meetings and reunions amid social events across Waterloo area.

St. Francis Circle Elmer Ford Mmes Edeward Simms Wilbur Gondon Coterie Club P. H. Lynch A E. Hanson Pond Lily Lee Ingersoll William Frost Lester Falloon Lloyd Cushman

Among the Churches Christ Episcopal Dinner and Vestry Meeting

The Christ Episcopal Ladies guild hosted about 50 men at a dinner in Floyd's hall with Mrs F A Sporle as chair. Rev M L Tate acted as toastmaster, with responses from J A Gury WR Law G O Welker E J Wenner Hope C Martin W W Life-Farlane and W A Moore. Vestry officers and committees were announced as the year begins. Grace M E program leaders Mrs W Cotton and Mrs Claude Miller directed an all day Foreign Missionary society event with luncheon by Mrs Sage and delegates chosen for the May 12 home missionary district meeting in Mason City.

Waterloo Equat Suffrage Association Des Moines Wilbur W. Marsh G. H. Worthen Lulu Cushman B. Duke Naven R. A. Folk Frank Dobson Anna Lawther Waterloo Equal Suffrage Association of Christ Episcopal Ladies‘ Guild Loyd’s Hall F. A. Sporle M. L. Tate J. A. Gury WR. Law G. 0. Welker E. J. Wenner Hope C. Martin W. W. Ife- Farlane W. A. Moore D. M. Place Grace M. E W. Cotton Claude Miller Foreign Missionary Society F.C. Sage Home Missionary District Mason City

Community Women Host Weekly Club Meetings Across Churches

County chair F L Marquis spoke on the coming Liberty Loan. Several churches held missionary society meetings with guest participants and volunteer performances. Attendance ranged from about 30 to 150 as groups convened for programs and routine business.

F. L. Marquis Lberty B. Park F. J. Miller

Tiz for tired and sore feet ad preview

Advertisement touts Tiz for tired feet with puffiness swelling and soreness. Claims quick pain relief from callouses bunions and burning. Encourages buy a 25 cent box at the drug store to soothe aching feet.

Liberty Loan Campaign Song Over Here for Third Liberty Drive

The article presents a World War I era song titled Over Here adapted for the third Liberty loan campaign. It includes rough chorus lines urging the public to buy bonds, praising patriotism, and calling readers to attend meetings and distribute pamphlets. The text mentions general verses and a chorus, with lines about supporting the war effort through bond purchases.

Hera Kong

Millinery and Rates Mentioned in Fragments

A fragmented local notice discusses Woods Millinery and fashion style prompts, while unrelated transportation fare rulings are attributed to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The text mixes marketing lines with a report on third class poultry freight rates approved for western trunk lines and Oklahoma Territory destinations.

Washington, D. C Earlanda Mues Missouri River Oklahoma Territory Interstate Commerce Commission

Church group meetings hold sessions across parishes

The text notes warm church events with the Ladies' Aid Society of East Park Presbyterian meeting under Mrs. Anna Kipp for a business session. Mrs. Bishee resisted the hostess to serve light refreshments, and Mrs. W. J. Horner led the serving.

East Park Ladies’ Aid Society East Park Presbyterian Church Anna Kipp

Waterloo Seeks Sanitary Inspector as Applications Rise

Twelve applications were filed with the city clerk today for the position of sanitary inspector for Waterloo. The city council and the mayor will review them at the next regular session and consider the candidates.

City of Waterloo Apba

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Woods Millinery H News of Society Burns West High School Waterloo Business College Rock Island Freight Office Cedar Rapids Rock Island Railway Holy Name Court Sacred Heart Church Hall Blue Bird Circle Wilda Beck Kumchatawhile Club A. P. Smith M.D. GL. Cluvp 5. Botkin William P. Thompson Sam J. Strayer Hudson Drinkwater Saskatchewan William Strayer H. C. Gutknecht Strayer Frank Cal Strayer West. High West High Esther Peterson Marie Reaney Evelyn Wiegand Philomel Chorus Elizabeth Forrester Kathryn McCartney Yvonne Barton Rebecca Kelly Vangelina Powers Helen Cowles Carol Cobb Florence Howard Woman's Club Hazel Russell-Lamson Fine Arts Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial Hall C. ¥. Brownz Myrtle Crane Lincoln Circle St. Rose's Circle Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Township James Gordon H. C. Gordon June Gordon Marjorie Stubbs Frances Eyestone Harvey Gilbert Arthur Gilbert Wilma Chorpening Albert Flora Eyestone Norris Buechele Mildred Beatty George and Mary Wangler Bros First Presbyteriand O. G. Munt John Robertson Macartney J. R. Bunyan G. ¥. Wiughes First Baptist Olive Hunphrey Mark Wucphrey Anna Mishler Missionary Society A. Hoffman F. R. Asquith T. Drew C. J. Asking Graves Memorial Missionary Society of Graves Memorial NW PJ. Coward D. W. Boyce Herman Hoffman P. N. Sehreiner J. H. Yaggy Central Christian Missionary Society of Central Curilatian Church Noble Little G. D. Serrill Lef George Miller Little J. A. Francis Metzgar First Brethren C. E C. T. Mason Charles Trainor John Taylor Mary Horner Paul Strayer S. T. Llogver First Evangelical Woman’s Missionary Society C. S. Altstadt W. EI. Brunn USA Sycamore Street W. C. Kohl Army National Guard Liberty Loan Campaign Woods W. J. Horner Jou Luu Gina SALE
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