Waterloo to form national guard unit in state plan
Waterloo joins 9 Iowa cities in creating a new national guard company. Members 18 to 45 will drill for pay with government uniforms provided. A three officer cadre sets age limits under 40 captain, 33 first lieutenant, 27 second lieutenant. enlistment does not exempt from regular service.
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Waterloo
Iowa
National Guard
A. J. Knapp
Commercial Club
Adjutant General
Anoyone
Mea
National Board
Waterloo Commercial Club
State Agent Hurt in Booze Sales Raid at Dubuque
Aug 2 Dubuque Iowa reports that at least one state agent, likely two, were beaten by unknown assailants during a liquor law raid. James R Griffith of Parnell threatened to sue state Agent Terrell after Griffith was detained following removal from an Illinois Central train. Thirteen violators were arrested, eleven fined 127.35 each, and two sent to jail for 30 days. The agents’ identities were not disclosed.
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Dubtque
James R. .Griffith
Carpenter
Parnell
Terrell
Griffith
Iinois Central
Many Iowans Given Army Commissions
Washington reports a large number of Iowa men receiving commissions in the reserve corps and national army. The list includes graduates from army flying schools named as second lieutenants in the air service and others in medical, quartermaster, sanitary, and chaplain sections, with officers from Des Moines, Sioux City, Hawarden, Indianola, and several other towns.
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Ashington
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Reserve Corps
National Army
Army
South
Aeronautics
Air Service
Clarence D. Chamberlain
Venison
Stanley M. Doyle
Manly
Jerome 8. Gehan
Hawarden
Andrew J. Ison
Indianola
Howard L. Roach
Plainfield
Wendell G. van Auken
Des Moines
Marcus G. Dubel
Sioux City
Wayne Smith
Manchester
Stanley L. Stanbery
Clear Lake
Tom Farnsworth
Sheldon
Towans
Guy T. McCanliffy
Webster City
George L. Prentice
Troy
Fred (. Sage
Captains
James T. McConnougher
Winfield
Dell W. Ward
Oelwein
Melvin J. McVar
Lake City
Willard J. Fenton
Mystic
Judson W. Myers
Fred P. Woodruff
Knoxville
Quartermaster Corps
Oliver E. Stephenson
Frank N. Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Jack J. Hinman
Iowa City
Leutenant Sanitary Corps
Frederick J. Frein
Stacyville
Iowa Men Rejected At Camp Pike Ark
Camp Pike Ark Aug 2 special The list includes several Iowans discharged for physical disability and names multiple men from Cedar Falls Independence Grundy Center Hampton and other towns. Also mentions two blooded pigs giving an air ride near East Bernard Texas to Army aviators from Ellington Field Houston with pigs to be auctioned for Red Cross.
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Camp Pike
Ark
James C. Greenley
Lea A. Afessier
Cedar Falls
Ernie Gable
Earl R. Glasser
Edwin H. Bittner
James Bandy
Allie Shelar
Albert A. Deoe
Harry D. Creeton
Frank B. Cowell
Eldora
Anthony Ficht
Vinton
Arthur Eiler
M. Pine
Independence
Fred E. Arends
Grundy Center
Eli J. Robb
Joe Koenen
Hampton
East Bernard
Tex
Adam Johnson
Hare
Ellington Field
Houston
Red Cross
Wartime Streets Named in Liberty Hills Plat
The Liberty Hills plat west of Waterloo, by Galloway additions, names streets after World War I battles and commanders. Old Glory boulevard traverses the center. Rainbow drive and Victory avenue intersect at Independence square. William Galloway owns the tract with 50 by 125 foot lots. Carry F. Gay oversees development.
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Liberty Hills
Waterloo
Galloway
Brandt
Whitney Road
Liberty Road
Old Glory Boulevard
Independence Square
Rainbow Drive
Chapman Avenue
Pershing Street
Toul Street
Victory Avenue
Vimy Ridge Road
Wheeler Court
Rockford Avenue
Montdidier Avenue
Stratford Avenue
Upton Street
Marna Street
Kitchener Street
Funston Street
Haig Street
Foch Street
William Galloway
New Enterprise
Carry F. Gay
Mrs Platt Takes Vacation From Red Cross Chapter
Mrs F C Platt, director of military relief for Waterloo chapter, American Red Cross, and Judge Platt will vacation at White Fish Lake, Minnesota, for a few weeks. In her absence Mrs J F Simpson leads the relief work. inquiries may be directed to her home or the Red Cross shop as listed in the Want Ad.
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F.C. Platt
Military Relief of
Red Cross Inquiry Service For Soldiers In Europe
Cropper, chairman of the Waterloo Chapter, and Mei secretary C J Rudolph announce a Red Cross inquiry service to obtain and relay information on soldiers wounded or ill in France. The service also facilitates communication with American soldiers or relatives in Germany, Austria, Poland, and other countries.
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RED Cross
France
Cropper
Waterloo
Germany
Austria
Poland
Étremy
Mei
Bonds Posted For Henry Propp Jr In Waverly
Henry Propp Jr is held on $2,000 bond at Waverly after capture in a lengthy pursuit. Sheriff Bretan reports Propp’s escape was thwarted and a dramatic manhunt unfolded through local areas before his arrest.
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Henry Propp, Jr
Waverly
Sheri Wrens
Big Yields Expected From Satalil Grain
Indications point to Iowa small grain crops meeting expectations as threshing advances. New rye has been sold at local mills with high quality, and reports from Lawler and eastern Iowa suggest strong wheat yields. A Waterloo resident reports wheat heads long and well filled. Bailiff Daniel Colquillette notes excellent eastern Iowa and northern Illinois wheat. In Indiana eastern corn frost has killed crops, farmers plowing under.
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Iowa
W. J. Peddicord
Waterloo
Lawler
Daniel Colquillette
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Illinois
Indiana
French Press Forward Near Vesle Amid Marne Push
War office reports French troops pressed German lines north of the Marne toward the Vesle during the night. British raiders struck Festubert and Albert, taking prisoners and a machine gun. German artillery activity ranged south of the Somme and Ypres, and near Bethune and Hazebrouck on the Lys.
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Associated Press
Taris
Marne
Vesle
War Office
London
Festubert
Lens
Albert
Picardy
Somme
Ypres
Bethune
Hazebrouck
Lys
Ynres
Last Night's News in Brief
A digest from the Associated Press reports records and wartime notes across cities. Duluth ships records set. telegraphers discharged in St Louis over union pins. 10 000 General Electric workers vote to return to work. New York adopts blue as service uniform color for YWCA War Work Council officials. Washington notes July government disbursements set a new high. western farmers receive drought relief loan caps. Havana reports senate passes obligatory military service. Lord Curzon cites British forces abroad. War department casualty lists ordered from France without delay.
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Duluth
Minn
Orc
Head of the Lakes
St. Louis
Delvye
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lynn
Mass
General Electric Company
New York
Vorizon
War Work Council
Young Women's Christian Association
Whington
Secretary of the Navy
Dhimicls
Washington, T C
Washington, D. C
Havana
Senate
House
Lord Curzon
Great Britain
Washington, D
War Department
France
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