Exemption Claims Handled By Waterloo Draft Board
Waterloo draft board reviews 152 registrants for national army exemptions amid high claim rates. Seventy nine request exemptions, many citing dependent wives and children. Several listed names with reasons include Duke Roy B and Krebs Rudolph E, among others. process may delay final decisions pending affidavits and board review.
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Waterloo
Naional
Duke
Roy B
Krebs
Rudolph E
Fea
Crow
Robert
Kofeky
Tony
Johnson
Walter H
Schepnele
Emanuel F
Petrie
Ross J
Franklin
Ernest C
Hyde
Roy C
French
Harry L
Shila
Enyart
Ralph B
Ana
Kirk
Ivan
Myers
Sidney D
Forman
Max
Mee
Harold E
Harley F
Flearelin
Muzia
Wood
Frack M
Walker
William R
Quinn
Libby H
Dudley
Sidney A
Garvin
Wayne T
Green
C. P
Smith
Clarence
Tiffany
Howard M
Wade
Walter A
Hild
Bower
B. Edward
Schrader
Fred Hu
Fickelberg
Ralph
Eliis
Harry B
McLaughlin
Wm. J
Oberle
Geo. A
Tun
Walnut
Herman
Fiotter
Joseph NI
F Bratton
Holger
Mister
Roger C
Lyon Cliffton M
Delamere
Gustavis E
Flecher
Arthur
Nesbit
Wallace
Tarks
Harry J
Brick
Geo. H
Jirak
John B
Houghton
Holloway
Fred B
Murphy
Michard E
Fox
Ted
Champagne
Albert J
Stnst
Tor
Finn
William
Hawtey
Frank H
Henderson
Henry
Clark
Hanna
Emil M
Kfe
Mixdorf
Henry W
Jas
Erett
Meier
A. W
May
William A
Bingham
Carl E
John C
George
Charles F
Madaris
A. R
Stroud
Harry E
R Kakemos
Geo
Tuller
Eugene C
Mhild
Rabinee
Sam
Fragmented Dependent Wits and Relocation Notices
A list shows individuals linked by dependent status and family details. Names include Chad Webber and Emmett E., Frank B. Beasley with two children, Ernest G. Sutherland, H. S. Taylor with wife and child, Dodge Rayman Weeks with wife, Leroy E. Carroll with wife, Ernest Bates with mother, and Calvin Leonard with wife. Some transfers indicate movement from out of town to this place.
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Chad Webber
Emmett E
Beasley
Frank B
Wits
Sutherland
Ernest G
Taylor
H. S
Weeks
Dodge Rayman
Carroll
Leroy E
Bates
Ernest
Calvin Leonard
Local City News Briefs And Social Notes
City in brief items report wedding licenses issued to Br. Eb Nesbit and Miss Mildred Shadman Watersled, a Rock Island marriage, and travel plans for residents. Mentioned are engagements, hospital recoveries, a birthday party, trips to Dubuque Iowa, Chicago, Davenport, and Minnesota, plus a Cedar Rapids recovery from an injury at Cedar River park beach and a legal separation suit filed in Rock Island with marriage date shown.
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W. A. Gordon
Davenport
BR. EB. Nesbit
Marie A. Nauman
Madalyn Hutchinson
Chicago
Des Moines
Julius F. Balensiefer
Mildred Shadman
Russian Legion of Death Women Abandon Silk Stockings
Petrograd reports the so called Legion of Death is not a silk stocking group but a sock fighting unit. Women wear foot cloths instead of stockings or socks. Foot cloths are 18 inch square cotton wraps around the feet, worn with extra large boots for varied wear.
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Petrograd
Legion of Death
Germany
Russia
Social circle meets with Mrs Will Farley at 211 Whittier
A social circle will meet with Mrs. Will Farley at 211 Whittier Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Knights and Ladies of Security plan balloting and initiation with district deputy M. H. Kime giving a talk. Red Cross auxiliary meets Friday at First M. E. church and Fellowship class is urged to attend. The Deborah society met the auxiliary Monday and accomplished much work.
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Will Farley
Whittier Avenue
Knights and Ladies of Security
Knights of Pythias Hall
M. H. Kime
Red Cross Auxiliary
M. E. Church
Deborah Society
Flying British aviator pockets a bullet in air
London reports a young British flyer flying low over German lines. German gunners fired upward in hopes of hitting the plane. The pilot, cool and quick, watched a bullet rise and pause briefly before he grabbed it from the air and placed it in his pocket.
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Flyer
London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
County Officers of Iowa in City for Annual Meet
State officials gather in Des Moines for the annual meeting with sessions for auditors supervisors and treasurers. Delegates hear addresses on clerks relations to the bar and county finances. A theatre party and a planned visit to the Iowa State Teachers College are scheduled with an evening athletic contest if no ball game is played.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Board of Health
F. Swisher
Waterloo
Masonié Temple
Frank 5. Shaw
C. A. Lawrence
State Accounting Department
M. F. Finley
Dallas County
Russell- Lamson
Iowa State Teachers’ College
County Officers Conven tion Welcomed At Courthouse
John Walsh Monroe county supervisor and secretary of the Supervisors association attend the county officers convention at the courthouse. Irene Bell Cerro Gordo recorder active in social welfare and D A R gives welcome address. J F Wail state auditor office accounting chief and Frank S Shaw state treasurer present for the event. Dowding organized seating and the building looks neat as visitors arrive with autos from Matt Parrott & Sons. A band and brisk weather add to gala convention atmosphere.
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John Walsh
Monroe County
Sle
Supervisors’ Association
Irene Bell
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
State Auditor's Office
J. B. Carroll
O'Brien
Information Bureau
Matt Parrott & Sons Company
Frank S. Shaw
John F. Dowding
Atr
Weather for Week Has Been Variable
The narrative describes a chilly start with a 52 degree minimum reported by official observer Ralph B. Slippy. It notes a sharp drop from yesterday's high by 36 degrees and hints at autumn in the air, with many sleeping through the cool morning and a few venturing out in heavier clothing.
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Ralph B. Slippy
Food situation in Anatolia worsens after Constantine abdication
Dispatches report mass Greek displacement inland from the coast as Turkish troops struggle with mixed arms and German officers. Meat scarcity grows as Germans divert supplies, leaving crews with few rations and mounting hardship amid a deteriorating military position.
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Athens
Aug. S
Laltest Havas
Anatolia
Constantine
Jay
Russia Eyes Optimism as Rail Woes Hinder War Effort
A Reuters report from London notes Russia’s optimism about the future if rail transport improves. James Duncan says railroad development is the greatest problem, affecting troop and munition movement. Gen Korniloff predicts a second war phase and rejects surrender, urging ally help to reorganize railway service for warfare.
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Russia
United States
James Duncan
New Republic
Ambassador Bakhmetoff
Polk
State Department
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hornilope
London
the Times
Russian Army
Korniloff
Germany
New Map Shows All U S Military Camps For Free
A new Military Map of the U S by Union Pacific provides a complete graphic location of cantonments camps and training stations. The folder lists fighting men by class with current locations or mobilization plans and destinations. Free copies are limited and available at Union Pacific offices or Gerrit Fert in Chicago.
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France
U.S. A
America
Union Pacific System
Gerrit Fert
Chicago
Refugee reports dire conditions in Syria and Palestine
A refugee who fled the region and arrived in New York via circuitous routes, reporting to the American Committee of Armenian and Syrian Relief, described typhus in Beirut and widespread starvation among the poor. He cited about a thousand cases of typhus and blamed medicine shortages and doctor scarcity for the crisis.
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New York
Syria
Palestine
American Committee of Armenian and Syrian Relief
Beirut
Real estate transfers in Waterloo and Waterloo area
Black Hawk County records list multiple property transactions. Transfers include Bartholf to Ida Bartholf land in Pleasant View, Cunningham to Matthew Cunningham, C Smith to Kohl and back, Marquis to Marquis Woodlawn, Meyers to Benny Morgan, and McKee administratrix to Radentine, among others. Amounts shown include several large sums and patent allocations.
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Black Hawk County
Abstra Cartie
M. Bartholf
Ida
Bartholf
Samuel Dieran
Trene Alles
Pleasant View Addition
Waterloo
John T. Cunningham
Matthew C. Cunningham
W. C. Kent
CC. Smith
Et al Iot & Mack
Benny H Morgan
I. C. Meyers
Auditor's Dry Run
Doe
Bula
J. McKee
Wm. J. Radentine
Fovis
Governor to Attend Western Conference on Coal Prices
Des Moines August 8 Governor W L Harding said he would attend the August 16 conference in Chicago called by the Illinois state council of defense to seek reduced coal prices. He endorsed using legal means to cut margins while ensuring fair profits for miners producers and distributors. Also invited are governors from Tennessee North Dakota South Dakota Ohio Kentucky Nebraska Missouri Kansas West Virginia Pennsylvania Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Illinois.
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Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Mnass State Council of Defense
Chicago
Harding
All- Incis State Council of Defense
Levy Mayer
Law and Legislation Committee
Council
United States
Tennessee
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ohio
Kentucky
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hilinsis
Ilinois
Reorganize Army for Trench Fighting
Washington August 8 The War Department plans abandon the 28 000 man army division in favor of a continental unit of about 19 000 troops due to modern warfare on the western front making the old division unwieldy and less mobile for trench fighting.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Army
Janesville Chautauqua Notes and Community Events
The TD A R chapter postpones its meeting to January 17 with Mrs Chas Tye. Ladies Aid plans a August 15 gathering to sew neckpieces for Red Cross. Chautauqua tickets and Monday church picnic with tennis and croquet are noted. A special Methodist service titled Under Shepherds Day is announced for next Sunday at 11 a.m. with details scarce but intriguing.
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Janeswilit
TD. A. R
Chas
Tye
Ladies’ Aid J Society
Red Cross
Fesh
Reed
Orchard ladies visit Mitchell for Congregational aid meeting
About 30 women from Orchard attended a gathering after noon last Thursday hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Van Seavengen in Mitchell. The Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational church invited them and the visit proceeded with pleasant entertainment and discussion.
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Orchard Orchard
Aug
Ladies’ Aid Society
Congregational Church
Mitchell
Orchard
van Seavengen
Community Notes From Clarksville and Surrounding Areas
In Clarksville Aug 7 Mrs Charles Miles and Grace Miles of Niagara Falls are visiting relatives and eyeing Waterloo as a possible home. A large reunion gathered at Dry Run with the Hickman family. Various locals traveled to Rockford Bristow and Rusel to visit relatives and friends. W A C met, eight new members joined, a picnic planned near Ed Wyle’s bluff. A threshing day yielded 25 bushels barley per quarter acre and nine acres oats at 70 bushels per acre. The Red Cross received five ambulance pillows from the Kensington W R C. Remains of Mrs Gressier were buried here after living years ago, and Bonnie Baker returned from Saskatoon to visit. W W Jenkins broke both bones in his right arm while cranking an auto. Old friends Ed Wilcox and Prank visited before returning home. Mrs L J King and daughter Janice visited Aunt Susanna Burroughs. C C Hutcheson, nephew of George Cole who died of sunstroke, arranged the remains for transport. Quincy Rains of Co K I N S G was mentioned.
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Clarksville
Charles Miles
Grace
Niagara Falls
N.Y
George Hocher
Waterloo
Clark
Henry Martin
Elizabeth Hicksman
Rockford
Bristow
Hickman
Dry Run
Birs
Martin
New Mexico
Nelle Rheats
Cintra
Russell
Kan
Welser
Ida
Russell Polsal
Wayne
Bismarck
N. D
John Hickle
Carl
Porterville
Cal
Lou Trindle
South Dekrctr
John Harris
Bluffs
Ed Wyele
Davis
Fred Voss
Fred Green
Sévanty
W. R. C. Kensington
Red Cross
Jefferson
L. J. King
Janice
Westflete la
Susanna Burroughs
C. C. Hutcheson
George Cole
Arthur Moore
Pennsylvania
Quincy Rains of
Family visits and local fire at Wilhelm place
Fort Madison visitors include Mrs Will Miller and Mrs Fred Miller from town as Art Goettel and George Mabon travel from Northfield Minnesota. Fred Goettel joins from James Wysle meat market after being called. Miss Ella Burns of Missoula Montana visits Mrs Fred Bar. The Frank Wilhelm barn burned Tuesday afternoon, a two story frame structure used as storeroom and fuel and tools. suspected arson by children. insurance partly covers loss.
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Fort Madison
Will Miller
Fred Miller
Art Goettel
George Mabon
Northfield
Minn
J. BE
Goettel
Fred
James Wysle
Tig Company
Oscar Loper
Ella Burns
Missoula
Mont
Fred Bar
Frank Wilhelm
F.A. . Cheever
Washburn Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits
Missee Lizzie and Hietena Poss visit the Dirkes family in Washburn Ia Aug 8 while Mrs Smith of Jesup visits with daughter Mrs Wm Burger. Coretta Emmets from Clarke SD visits Marguerite Driscoll. Mrs Clarence Poyner and Dorothy Hartong of Waterloo spend Monday with the Michels. Helen Wildes visits Waterloo relatives. An ice cream social is planned on the parsonage lawn Saturday evening. Romaine Poyner injures a finger unloading rail for C RI & P south of town.
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Washburn
Lizzie
Hietena Poss
Adaline Rocker
Aurora
Iill
Dirkes
Smith
Jesup
Wm. Burger
Coretta Emmets
Clarke
Marguerite Driscoll
Clarence Poyner
Dorothy Hartong
Waterloo
Michel
Helen Wildes
Parsonage
Romaine Poyner
Horton Birthday Gift and Red Cross Drive At Hall
Horton and Miss Mamia Lundberg receive a new item for her birthday while Miss Lundberg and Mrs Norcliffe of Rockford visit relatives. Remember Red Cross work sessions are scheduled Tuesday and Friday afternoons at the hall. all are invited to participate.
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Horton
Aug
Mamia Lundberg
Lundberg
Norcliffe
Rockford
Red Cross
Summer Skin Care by Absorbing Wax Treatment
Readers are advised that summer sun leaves an uneven surface and freckles. A nightly application of mercurized wax abe absorbed gently, removing a thin surface layer, with warm water in the morning. One ounce nightly for a week promises daily improvement and a whiter, clearer complexion.
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Buchchanan
Martha Webber
Mankato
Ashton and Sheldon
J. D. Ellsworth
Edith, Macomb
Melissa Hagerman
Louisa
Toledo
Frank Morrison
P. O. McCarthy
M. Lorden
Dubuque
Miete
Mary Hileene Welch
Kathryn Pfalzgraf
Presbyterian Hospital
Lafayette Street
Pearl King
Colorado
Genver
Colorado Springs
T. F. Conry
R. K. Thompson
Dakota
Niagara
J. B. Ferguson
Home Park Boulevard
Lake Wababa
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Fort Snelling
Reeder
Hope C. Martin
Little Faye Dorothy
Cedar Rapids
Adelaide Gilbert
Elsie Byvank
Cedar River Park
Miss Byvank
Death Legion
County Officers OF
Iowa
U.S
As. Ict Co
Dovses
Olinois
Defense Council
Nashua
Nashus
Osage
Geo. Parkhurst
H. K. Drake
Clarfee
C. E. Drake
C. Niles
Rock Falls
Fred von Hoosier
Charles Heebner
Pierre
Arthur Moyer
Nellie Blackman
W. A. Granger
AD. Leaman
Leaman
Otis Blanchard
John O'Donnell
Claudia Smith
Post
Leuthold & Baumbach
Coster
Plainfield
Scaler
Bert Howdeshell
Alaska
Gary
S. Bd
Spooner
Juno
Altho
Jake ‘Habercorn
Emma Foster
Herbert, Holbrook
Gamllten, Munt
Janesville
Wailat Street
Cecar Falls
Phone Black
Cedar Falls
Bert
Towa
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