Cooperation on large scale urged in eastern Russia report
London dispatch summarizes urgent calls for allied help to Czech Slovaks fighting Bolsheviks near the Ussuri frontier. Editors warn of dire shortages, urge Western Allied push from Harbin toward Siberia, and note British recognition of a Czech Slovak nation as part of postwar aims.
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Asso Ad
London
Siberia
Times
Vladivostok
Volga
Lake Baikal
Far East
Jadivostok
Dieterich
Nes
Ussuri
Thussia
Harbin
Hapsburg
Daily Graphic
Br. Dillon
Telegraph
Pass
Europe
Daily Chronicle
History of the First Confederate Flag in North Carolina
Rebecca Winborne of Wilson who died at 187 years is claimed as the maker of the first Confederate flag designed by Orren Randolph Smith. The banner created in February 1841 in Wilson, later adopted by Confederate Congress as the standard named Stars and Bars. The flag featured seven white stars in a circle and colors explained by Capt Smith at a Norfolk veterans reunion in 1890, symbolizing church state and press with equal state rights.
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Confederate Congress
Norfolk
Smith
Waterloo news: weddings and society events reported
Marriage announcements note the union of a local couple at the bride’s parents home with relatives present, followed by a fern-altar ring ceremony. Other items include a church cathedral wedding in Milwaukee, a business college graduation reception, and several social gatherings with guests from Waterloo and beyond.
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Merle Patterson
Walter Mathews
Thomson
Watertoo
Coliese of Commerce
Wimham Printing Company
Waterloo
Scotland
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Watertoo! Business College
A. F. Gates
Girls Warned of Soldier Acquaintances
Washington dispatch reports a cautionary note directed at young women not to engage with soldiers off duty. The guidance emphasizes introductions by mutual friends or community verification, while stressing soldiers in service are generally upright and well behaved.
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Washington
Rommis & Warng
State Convention of Auctioneers Convenes in Waterloo
About 20 auctioneers arrived in Waterloo to attend the state convention in session today and tomorrow. Convention headquarters are at the Hotel Bills. The opening conference began at 1 30 p m with welcomes from CC Thomason and H A Dunlan. C G Manh of Marshalltown, serving his country, was absent, prompting a temporary chairman to preside. The program runs from 10 a m to 5 p m with sessions and nearby visitors expected to attend tomorrow.
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Waterloo
CC. Thomason
Marer
H. A. Dunlan
Williamsburg
C. G. Manh
Marshalltown
Policeman Apologizes After Traffic Confrontation
A traffic policeman calmed a tense rush on Market Street as a young woman in a new car honked and demanded to pass. The officer admitted a mistake, explaining he thought she was signaling to move a Kinney building out of her way.
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Market Street
Broad Street
Kinney
Two British ships torpedoed near Cape May
Survivors from the British steamer Penistone land at Cape Cod and nearby ports after a German submarine attack off Massachusetts. The Dorothy Barrett, carrying coal to New England, was sunk near Cape May and may have been holed by shellfire.
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Washington, D.C
Dorothy Harrete
Germp
Cape May
Mavy
Cane May
N. J
G. G. Deering Company
Barrett
New England
Phenistone
Boston
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Navy Department
Cape
Enginere
Nantucket
By-Production Coal Shortage Threatens Industries
Washington Aug. 15 A shortage of by production coal essential to steel and the smokeless variety needed by the navy has grown so severe that the government may have to curb less essential industries more than planned. The Fuel Administration seeks all possible tonnage from industries that can use other coal grades, including steam coal, to free this grade.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Labor Day to Union Men in Waterloo Parade
Labor Day events in Waterloo center on a unionist parade with few floats, a Lincoln Park start, Fourth Street route, and a large Labor Temple dispersal. A prominent afternoon address in the coliseum and a baseball game between Waterloo east and west union teams cap the day, with a basket dinner at Chautauqua Park. Also reports seek extended crop loan financing and cattle-raising aid from McAdoo and Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wir Finance Corporation
Erye
Richmond
Atlanta
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
War Finance Corporation
Joint Committee
Central Labor Union
Waterloo
Lincoln Park
Fourth Street
Bridge Street
Commercial
Fourth
Fifth
Mulberry
Labor Temple
Chautauqua Park
Coliseum
Middlewest
Imade
Union
President Wilson backs wartime school support plan
President Wilson endorses the Education Bureau campaign saying continued school attendance is vital for wartime strength and postwar efficiency. He stresses that despite war burdens, educational agencies must run near normal and that after the war there will be urgent needs for educated leadership and high national intelligence.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Wilson
Lane
Bureau of Education
WASTEFUL TEAT PRINGLE GET OUT OF LEASH
Amsterdam reports rescission of a Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia interdiction placed last June for extravagance. The action, debated in court circles, was approved by Emperor William in June after endorsement by Count von Eulenburg. Regional notes include Navy casualty announcements and a St Louis tremor report.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Friedrich Leopold
Prussia
Zeitung Am Mittag
Berlin
Prince Friedrich Leopold
Germany
Count von Eulenburg
William
Troops from Manila Deploy to Vladivostok in Siberian Campaign
American forces begin disembarkation at Vladivostok to join an international push aiding the Czecho-Slovaks in Siberia. The 27th regular infantry regiment from Manila leads the arrival, with 1200 to 1500 men estimated. Maj. Gen. Graves commands the overall force. Col. Henry D. Strer leads the 27th. A note mentions the detection of fine platinum wire by touch.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Vladivostok
Siberia
Manila
Anyother
Philippines
United States
Henry Dj1
Strer
Graves
Camp Kearney
Cat
British Advance North West of Chaulnes in Picardy Front
British line moved slightly east of Rainecourt in the Chaulnes district as the Picardy battlefront activity continued. Since Aug 8 allied forces have taken 30,344 prisoners, with patrols active between Albert and Ayette and close contact with retreating German units. French artillery duels persisted from Avre to the Oise with ongoing combat overnight.
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Associated Press
London
Rainecourt
Chaulnes
Picardy Battlefront
War Office
Picardy
Albert
Ayette
Bishop reports miracles of surgery by Red Cross doctors
Bishop Joseph M. Francis of the Indiana Episcopalian diocese, returning from service with the Red Cross at the Toul sector front, described miraculous surgical feats at Red Cross Hospital No. 2. He noted soldiers with severe injuries being rapidly repaired and praised the bravery of American troops and the faith and blood shared by Americans.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Joseph M. Francis
Indiana
Red Cross
Chateau Thierry
Two killed and wounded in Uruguay tram workers clash
Montevideo August 15 two strikers were killed and several wounded when troops clashed with workers at the central sheds of the tram company during a general strike. Strikers tried to storm the sheds after learning some cars would operate, prompting large crowds to block progress.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Tramsway Company
Wilsons Visit Summer Home At GDL Massachusetts
President and Mrs. Wilson arrived in Manchester Massachusetts for a quiet stay at Col. E M House summer home. The trip from Washington took about twelve hours on a special train and was kept secret from most of the press. The plan is to rest on the cool Massachusetts shore with possible brief consultations with Col. House on pending decisions.
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Manchester
Mass
Washington
D. C
Wilson
White House
Massachusetts
Col. House
Salvage Ships Heal Torpedoed Vessels in English Channel Port
An English Channel port has become a vast ship hospital where torpedoed and mined vessels are repaired by top salvage teams. Divers patch holes with wooden bears, pumps remove water, and ships are repaired enough to sail to dry dock. The process saves hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping and tens of millions in cargo value. The American tanker Jennings, damaged in a collision with a British tanker, saw 10 million dollars of cargo removed before repairs. the British ship remains submerged but is expected to be floated soon.
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United Press
English Channel
United Kingdom
Hunl
United States
B. Jennings
Bayonne
N. J
Jennings
Ontone
Tiluze
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