Salvage Navy raises sunken ships after German torpedoes
London reports salvage work by the British navy salvaging sunken merchant ships to service. A big American tanker collided with a British oil carrier in the English Channel. both were set ablaze. Tug crews towed them to shore and pumped, then sunk by gunfire, now raised for repair and return to service. The incident underscores vast salvage values and millions in cargo.
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London
English Channel
United States
Field Gun to Lead Fourth Liberty Loan Tour May Start
Chicago headquarters announce that the field gun that fired America’s first world war shot may tour the nation during the upcoming fourth liberty loan drive. If secured, the detachment will include Corporal Osborne De Varila and Battery C of the sixth field artillery. Two special trains will carry gun troops and civilian speakers with exhibits of battle trophies and German weapons.
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Waterloo
United States
Chicago
Bua
Osborne de Varila
Sixth Field Artillery
Courier
Local Soldier Wounded in French Battle
Sergeant Louis A. Casey son of Mr and Mrs John Casey 310 Oak Avente was wounded in action July 1 per a war department telegram received by his parents at 6 p m yesterday The extent of injuries was not yet determined Casey enlisted from Waterloo August 1 1917 and reached France in May His unit was Company L Fifty ninth Infantry Nurses Meeting in Waterloo to hear Adda Eldredge district No 1 chief speaker Aug 9 at 2 50 p m in Black Building rooms of Waterloo Medical Society Club All graduate nurses urged to attend Bliss Eldredge national authority on nursing will answer questions about the profession Buy summer footwear now at Wang Miller Shoe Co ad
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List
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Uncle Sam
Bob
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Camp Pike
Little Rock
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Edward J. Riley
Supl
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Col. Neff
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308Th Infantry Machine
Peter Cifone
J. Garthright
Courier Tobacco Fund
Plainfield
Births Reported in Vernon Township and 402 Miles
To Mr and Mrs Claude Shepin Vernon township born July 24 a child. To Mr and Mrs John B Smith 402 Miles a daughter Margaret born July 27. The notice records two newborns with parents and dates.
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Claude Shepin
Vernon Township
John B. Smith
Margaret
Soldiers Letters From Waterloo War Fronts in Paris to Camp Pike
Letters detail experiences of Waterloo soldiers abroad and in France. Reports cover Paris life, Y M C A work, train journeys to Camp Pike, quartermaster duties in New York, and daily duties of soldiers including dispatch, supply, and signals. Reading their homesick, hopeful tone amid war.
Overseas Casualties List Reveals Broad War Losses
The Washington casualty bulletin lists soldiers killed in action and those missing or wounded across ranks from sergeants to privates. Names span multiple states and cities including Wisconsin, Illinois, California, New York, and Ohio, with officers and enlisted men alike named and the tally of actions detailed.
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Washington, D. C
Degren
Sorent
Waterloo Men to Join Army Entraining Today
Thirteen Waterloo registrants will entrain at 4 40 p m today for Jefferson Barracks Missouri leaving by way of the Rock Island railroad They will meet at the exemption board at 4 p m and march through the streets headed by a band The contingent includes Jack Moses Warwich baker Toney Letsos butcher Harry L Van Schouck baker Clarence EB Appleby machinist Mack Sibert sheet metal Claude R Lawler blacksmith W Ben Coffin machinist Charles I Waterbury stationary engineer Joseph William Goss farming Victor A Hansen chauffeur Howard Barker Holmes typist Wilbur A Wilson and Fotos Garrufas transferred for induction by other boards Frank T Killerlain in hospital cannot leave for camp
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Waterloo
Jefferson Barracks
Rock Island Railroad
Jack Moses Warwich
Toney Letsos
Harry L. van Schouck
Clarence EB. Appleby
Mack Sibert
Claude R. Lawler
W. Ben Coffin
Charles I. Waterbury
Joseph William Goss
Victor A. Hansen
Howard Barker Holmes
Wilbur A. Wilson
Fotos Garrufas
Frank T. Killerlain
Pulls Long Bow to Escape Service in Army
A Black Hawk county registrant seeks agricultural deferred classification aided by affidavits claiming an aunt is his mother and an invalid cousin his brother. The district exemption board reviews perjury allegations after neighbors' evidence contradicts the claim that the cousin is related and able to run the farm. The Waterloo-area farmer returned a questionnaire in January asserting the aunt as mother and cousin as brother.
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Black Hawk County
District Exemption Board
Waterloo
County Board
District Board
Foot Injured When Boy Falls Under Circus Wagon
Leo Kelly aged 14 employed by Al Barnes circus rode in the parade and while adjusting harness on Riehl street he fell from a wagon. The team started as he climbed back, bruising his left foot. He was treated at St Francis hospital and returned to the show that night.
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al. Barnes’ Circus
St. Francis Hospital
Riehl Street
Broadway
Columbia
Sailor cruiser San Diego sunk by mine in naval probe
Washington reports the cruiser San Diego was sunk by a mine as investigations by the navy department proceed. In Halifax the Luz Blanca was sunk after a three hour battle with two submarines, which shelled small boats. In Washington the discharge of union telegraph operators will be discussed Wednesday by post office and union officials. Bay the simmer footwear now at Wang and Miller Shop Co.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
San Diego
Halifax
N.S
Standard Oil
Washington
Post Office
Miss Stewart Takes Charge of Widows and Blind Pensions
Miss Blanche Stewart yesterday began duties as supervisor of widows and blind pensions. She will work from the office in courthouse basement quarters used by Social Welfare staff. An Oberlin and Chicago Civics graduate, she has broad social service experience. appointed by the county board to ensure prudent use of public funds.
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Blanche Stewart
J. B. Stewart
Miss Stewart
Oberlin College
School of Civics and Philanthropy
Chicago
Two Men Found in Kinezos Home
The home of Nick Kinezos was entered yesterday afternoon by two men using a skeleton key. Police found Fred Leeper and Joyd Freet inside at 3:40 p m. They were held for investigation. Kinezos says he has been robbed twice but did not report either incident.
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Nick Kinezos
Fred Leeper
Joyd Freet
Steward of Dubuque County Farm Resigns Under Pressure
Timothy Hanley resigned as steward of the Dubuque County poor farm amid charges of neglect and misused funds. The move came after a Dubuque committee’s accusations, an investigation by state agents, and related ouster actions against county supervisors led by Attorney General Havner.
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Timothy, Hanley
Dubuque,county
Board of Supervisors
Havner
Crown Prince Georg of Saxony to wed Duchess Maria Amelia
Amsterdam dated report states from the Dresdner Nachrichten that Crown Prince Georg of Saxony is engaged to Duchess Maria Amelia of Württemberg, daughter of Duke Albrecht of Württemberg, with announcement made recently.
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Dresdner Nachrichten
Georg of
Saxony
Maria Amelia of Wurttemberg
Albrecht of Wurttemberg
Iowa Heat Wave Driven By Southwest Wind
Extreme heat gripped a large part of Iowa with a 104 degree high by mid afternoon and 78 at nightfall. Federal weather bureau experts predicted continued heat through Thursday with possible 106 degree readings and no guarantee of cooling showers. Crop conditions remain uncertain as hot winds persist and an upcoming weekly crop bureau resume is awaited.
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Iowa
Carolyn Wells
Des Moines
Federal Weather Bureau
Clarinda
U S Agents Seek Labor for Government Work
Fourteen carpenters from the district will be sent to Nashville Tennessee for government projects. They depart tonight for Des Moines and then proceed to Nashville tomorrow. A list of local firms with government contracts is on file at the federal employment bureau. Firms include Tripoli Canning Skelly Canning Waverly Elgin Independent Cedar Falls Waterloo Canning Wagner Viking Chamberlain Powers Waterloo Cement Machinery and Northey Manufacturing among others.
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Tenn
Des Moines
Tripoli Canning Company
Skelly Canning Companys
Waverly
Elgin Canning Company
Independent Canning Company
Dayton Company
Cedar Malls
Cedar Falls Canning Company
Wagner Manufacturing Company
Viking Pump Company
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Ehie
Waterloo Canning Company
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Waterloo Cement Machinery
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