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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
2
Associated Press correspondence from Harbin reports German and Austrian war prisoners in Siberia exceed 100000, posing a grave threat to allied goals in the Far East. Officers and troops fear a German led force in Siberia could harm the Soviet front and force large allied intervention.
Washington April 25 The casualty list shows 49 names: 2 killed in action 6 died of wounds 4 died of accident 7 died of disease 1 other death 5 severely wounded 24 wounded slightly and 1 prisoner in Germany Previously missing Hector Rohlman is now listed as prisoner in Germany Lieut Laurence S Ayer among the killed in action Lieut James Calder Marquardt died in an accident Major names include Emil Senger Giuseppe Molinari and many others with ranks from private to sergeant scattered across the roster
Buryl Fentiman 12, son of Mrs Minnie Fentiman, was run over by an automobile while riding a bicycle near Fifth and Washington at about 5 30 pm yesterday. The car swerved around the wagon behind which he rode. Front wheels passed over him. he was taken to a doctor's office. No bones broken but internal injuries feared. The driver did not report to police. witnesses did not capture the license number.
A Waterloo clock in a vacant storeroom at 209 Fifth Street West stays one hour behind the national daylight saving start. The piece bears Western Union branding but resists synchronization. A Community Service League meeting tomorrow night will be chaired by Mrs. Howard Burr of the Conservation Committee with a talk on conserving food and clothing.
Amsterdam reports a semi official Berlin telegram stating Germany cannot guarantee the safety of American grain ships bound for Switzerland in the next three months. Although orders to spare grain vessels exist, safety cannot be assured until more warships abroad receive the directive. If a German vessel sinks such a ship the US president would bear responsibility. An unrelated medical ad note follows.
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