Gun Crew on Merchantman Sinks Submarine
Washington Aug 10 The armed guard commander of an American merchantman reports his crew sank a submarine after a torpedo failed to explode. The Navy will not publish details to protect the crew, location and date withheld. The incident unfolded in broad daylight as a periscope appeared, a torpedo neared, then vanished and the gun crew prepared lifeboats. Minutes later a submarine surfaced briefly, opened fire, then submerged badly damaged and likely sank.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Taro
Maurice Shillinglaw Buried in Greenwood Cemetery
Maurice Shillinglaw, aviation trainee, died in an accidental fall from a coach window near New Mexico. His body arrived from Cedar Rapids and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Cedar Falls after a brief service led by Rev. J. E. Snowden. Battery E, Iowa National Guard, provided a guard of honor.
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Cedar Palk
Waterloo
Maurice Shillinglaw
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
J. E Snowden
Dahi Chapel
Greenwood Cemetery
New Merxico
France
Peliet
Battery’ E
Iowa National Guard
Gedard Rapids
Guard of, Honor
Gear Rapids
Two Accepted in U S Service Waterloo Recruiting Update
Two men were sent to Jefferson Barracks this morning from the army station. Clyde W Flood of Allison signal corps of aviation section and Leslie H Slack of Manchester medical department were the accepted men. Private Earle Olson in charge of the army recruiting office received notice that a detail of national guard officers and men had been ordered to Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Jefferson Barracks
Army Station
Clyde W Flood
Allison
Signal Corps
Leslie EH. Slack
Manchester
Medical Department
Earle Olson
Army Recruiting Office
National Guard
British Massed Attacks Repulsed on Arras Front
Berlin says German forces repulsed deep British assaults on the Arras front between the Monehy Pelves and Arras Cambrai roads. The action involved storming waves suffering heavy losses after hand to hand fighting. North of St Quentin Germans report capturing French trenches over about 1200 yards and taking 150 prisoners.
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Berlin
London
Arras
Monehy-Pelves
Arras- Cambrai
St. Quentin
Tennessee Man Held for Faure to Register
Henry Parker of Churchill Tennessee, 23, arrested in Clinton for failing to register for the draft. Brought to federal court in Davenport Iowa, waived examination, bound over to October term, posted $1000 cash bond and released with $1200 found on his person.
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Davenport
Henry Parker
Churchill
Tenn
Clinton
Parker
Peasants Furnish Flowers for Sammy
Paris Aug 10 The Havas agency correspondent at the Anglican training camp reports a drowned American soldier was mourned with peasants stripping their gardens to furnish flowers and many followed the cortege. Americans have won popularity through simple open manners and kindly attention, touching both adults and children.
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Paris
Havas Agency
CITY IN BRIEF ADVENTURES IN TRAVEL AND TOWN NEWS
Des Moines business trip returns. Dubuque visitors with Waterloo residents. several locals travel to Chicago St Paul and Milwaukee for meetings, visits and family events. Ray V Redlingshafer becomes Great Western passenger agent Waterloo. Thrashing on George Dawson farm yields 3000 bushels oats. A motor accident injures Ray Crawford. Cedar Falls officer gathering tour attracts 300 officials and wives. Carl Hileman reports rich crops in White Sulphur Springs Montana.
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Fern White
Ruth Robinson
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Worcester
Chicago
W. WH. Marshall
W. A. Gobson
J. J. Dunnwald
Anna Green
Lawrence Dunnwald
Bea McDonald
Ray V. Redlingshafer
The
Great Western
Waterloo
J. A. Peverill
Peverill Motor Sales Co
Peverill
Hudson
Hanselman
B. Barrett
Sager
Des Moines
Frank Geyer
Ilinois Central
Dubuque
Ilinois Central Hospital
al Julien
Gil Julien
Mr. Julien
Wells-Fargo Company
Seattle
Miles City
Mont
George Dawson
Dawson
John Risse
August Meier
Milwaukee
Wis
Mercy
L. W. Egbert
Cleaners
2Nd
Dyers’ Association
Cedar Point
Sandusky
Cleaners and Dyers
George Kreiman
Buffalo
Waterloo Eagles
Harry Trennary
Cedar Rapids
Trennary
Emma Trennary
Hdwards
George Miner
Cedar Falls
Miss Armstrong Elected West Physical Director
Miss Mae L Armstrong, former physical director of the YWCA, has been elected physical director of the west schools. A T Hukil, superintendent, announced today. She succeeds Miss Amy Raske, who did not apply this year as she plans to join YWCA work in Hutchison Kan.
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Mae L.armstrong
A. T. Hukil
Amy Raske
Hutchison
Kan
Emil F
Joint Buying Council Formed By Supervisors
A cooperative buying council was formed to let contracts and push competition while prices are submitted to county boards for bids. One speaker opposed, arguing it favored producers over retailers. The plan aims to let consumers deal directly with producers and draws on Iowa highway commission guidance plus state officials. The meeting covered other officer elections and upcoming convention site debates among county officers groups.
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Co-Operative Buying Council
MacDonald
Iowa Highway Commission
Waterloo
Gedar Falls
Des Moines
Dubuque
Sioux City
J. D.buser
County Supervisors’ Association
Muscatine
W. D. Strayer
W. P. Hopkins
J. M. Nailor
Dallas
Tosnningsen
Clinton
Treas
Saint Paul church picnic at Lafay ette Park
The King's Herald class of St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal church holds its annual picnic at Lafay ette park Saturday afternoon. Members and friends are invited and asked to bring sandwiches and one other item. Regular M B A No 57 meeting at Labor temple this evening. Ladies auxiliary of U G T has regular meeting Saturday at 7 30 at K P hall. Christchurch parish women bake sale and laundry at Fourth and Mulberry tomorrow. Foresters of court No 1296 meet at 7 45 p m today to go to the Pender home.
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King’s Herald
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Lafayette Park
Labor Temple
K. P. Hall
Christchurch
Fourth
Mulberry Streets
Foresters of Court No. 1296
Pender
Draft shows 8 058 ready to serve in city analysis
Chicago reports a draft tally with 33 914 examined, 8 720 rejected, 16 536 exempt, and 8 658 physically qualified not claiming exemption. Selmen G Hopkins of Cheyenne Wyoming was nominated by President Wilson to be assistant secretary of the interior, succeeding the late B O Sweeney.
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Chicago
Interior Post
Washington, D. C
Sel-men G. Hopkins
Cheyenne
Wryo
Wilson
Interior
B. O. Sweeney
Kaiser Wilson Banner Sparks Stir at White House Gate
A suffrage banner reading Kaiser Wilson was torn down by an angry crowd outside the White House after Miss Lucy Buros carried it. The march and protest drew jeers from onlookers while James P. Delancey, a Navy Department clerk, removed the sign.
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Washington, D.C
Woman's Party
Kaiser Wilson
Lucy Buros
White House
Miss Burns
James P. Delancey
Navy Department
Mortuary James Pender, 61, Dies at Home
James Pender died at 1 30 a m today at 403 Ninth Street West after birth in Ireland January 26 1866. Survived by widow and children Harold Katherine Opal all at home. Funeral 9 a m tomorrow from Sacred Heart church with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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James Pender
Hore
Ninth Street West
Ireland
Harold
Katherine
Opal
Sacred Heart Church
Calvary Cemetary
Sherman Resolution Prodded for Race Riot Probe
Washington August 10. Senator Sherman’s resolution to investigate the St. Louis race riots was ordered reported by the committee and authorized for necessary expenditures. Davenport Iowa August 10. John McQuaid a lineman for Rock Island Bridge and Iron company was electrocuted when his body touched a live line.
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Washington, D. C
Sherman
St. Louis
Davenport
John McQuaid
Milan
Lil
The
Rock, Island Bridge & Iron Company
Body falls from Government Bridge into river
A high tension wire atop the Government Bridge was touched causing a man to fall about 100 feet into the river below. Rescue teams report the body has not yet been recovered.
Ten Die In Explosion At Aetna Plant
Pittsburgh Aug 10 Ten people are reported killed in a 2 46 pm explosion at Spanzy Chalfant Steel company plant at Aetna north of the city. The cause of the blast is not yet known.
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Pittsburgh
Spanzy Chalfant Steel Company
Aetna
President Signs Two Food Bills for New Controls
President Wilson signed two food bills into law today, expanding administration control over food production and a national food survey. The measures set new regulatory standards and broaden monitoring of food safety, distribution, and pricing.
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Washington, D. C
Administration
Wilson
Bristow local notes and personal moves
Mrs. O Morales hospitalized in Wampty with serious symptoms. Rev and Mrs Coverdale returned from Batavia Illinois as guests of her parents. Horace Rottink to North Dakota for seasonal work. Picnics and family dinner at G A Overholt's home. Thad Harlan attended the funeral of A C Whitney. Jon Needham lost a harness horse at Sheffield. Goo Poping lost one last week. Death thought from heat. Jimmy Stull promoted and now in Council Bluffs. Nowhberry owns Avery barber shop at Allison and will move family. William Fentry died at Marshall Soldiers Home after illness.
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Bristow Bristow
Ave
O. Morales
W. W. Coverdale
Batavia
Auto
Horace Rottink
Goel
North Dakota
Picnia
Big
G. A
Thad Harlan
A. GC. Whitney
Sheffield
Jon Needham
Goo. Popinge Jost
Jimmy Etull
Council Blatts
I. Nowhberry
Allison
Mr. Averys
Wiliam Fenrly
Marshall
SES
Local Notes on Family Travels and Births
Mis brother, 0. GC. Marly o! left Monday to be with him. John Miller ia at home' from 'Wiverly Rospites and is recovering satisfactor ily. Andrew Frerer sad. 'wife. of fold, Mint,' arrived Saterday' by. Tor. an over Sunday visit with ola. friend. A son, William Bradier: Geogh, was born July 30,to Mr. and, Mrs . ert. Gough of Clartfield, Sinn.' Inez Sidmore, Gladys Gideon and Codner left Monday for Mins auto for a week's winit.
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Mis Brother
Marly O
John Miller
Wiverly
Andrew Frerer
Fold, Mint
Tor
Ola
William Bradier
Geogh
Ert. Gough
Clartfield, Sinn
Inez Sidmore
Gladys Gideon
Codner
Mins Auto
Endurance Proves Key as Hudson Cars Show Resilience
No owner has yet discovered the real limits of Super-Six endurance and almost 40,000 Super-Ea are in daily BET VCS. Endurance is the most wanted quality after a car. A car should not wear out soon. It should not require frequent mechanical attention. That Hudson has proved.
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Hudson
Detroit
Daily Bet Vcs
Pike’s Peak
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