Poilu Baseball Practice Bets On French Army
Baseball is to become a regular part of French military training after officer reports on its effects in the American army. Gen Vidal ordered Capt G Forbes to arrange for former American star John Evers to go to French camps with two assistants to teach the pastime for a fortnight, with continued instruction by the aides afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pree Paris
Ministry of War
Vidal
G. Forbes
Knights of Columbus
John Evers
Evers
Sergt. Rausch Hospitalized After Gas Attack in France
Sergt George Rausch son of Mr and Mrs Edmund Rausch of 202 South Street is in a Red Cross hospital in France due to gas exposure from German attack. His letter to his mother says his condition is not serious and expresses sympathy for Waterloo mothers whose sons have fallen, recalling a fierce battle and their unit’s progress. He hopes to write to base hospital and believes the war will end soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rausch
Edmund Rausch
South Street
Red Cross
France
Waterloo
Sergi
Rausch
Tam
O. K
Terlor
Sherman
30 Petitions to Alter Names of Teutonic Tinge
Chisago August 21 more than 59 petitions for a name change were filed in the circuit court clerk’s office. Petitioners seek to drop Teutonic derivations in favor of Americanized surnames. Notable requests include Feilchenfeld family to Field, Mayer brothers to Mayor, Hens Kaiser to John Kern, and Edward George Kieginski to Kail as he plans to enter the States army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisago
Harry H. Feilchenfeld
Feilchenfeld & Agran
Milton
Maurice
Field
Otto W. Mayer
William Botho Mayer
Hens Kaiser
Salzburg
Austria
John Kern
Edward George Kieginski
Atates
Kail
Banks Admit To Federal Reserve System Membership
Washington Aug 21 state banks listed for reserve system membership include Des Moines State Bank and Platteville with stated resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve System
Bank Pany
Des Moines
Amend manpower bill calls older men first
In Washington a House amendment orders men over 20 to be drafted before younger men. Belleville reports Army aviator Van B Johnson from Port Allegany, Pa., killed when his plane caught fire 3,000 feet up. Reno notes Jesse R. Grant, son of the former president, granted divorce on desertion. New York announces Enrico Caruso married to Miss Pornthy Benjamin. Treasury blocks federal farm boards from marketing before the fourth liberty loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Belleville
van B. Johnson
Port Allegheny
Reno
Nev
Jesse R. Grant
Tonopah
New York
Enrico Caruso
Pornthy Benjamin
Washington, D.C
Treasury
Army Sugar Purchases Reach 225 Million Pounds
The government has bought 225 million pounds of sugar and 75 million cans of tomatoes for troops in cantonments at home and in France. A war department statistician notes the sugar could fill 3,345 box cars, unloaded by six men over five years. The tomato cans, if laid end to end, would stretch from the Marne to Vista, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
France
Food Administration
War Department
Marne
Vista
Cal
French Drive Reshapes Front North of the Oise
French and American forces push a major offensive from the Aisne to the Oise gaining heights and advancing toward the Oise supply lines. In two days they capture villages and 10,000 prisoners while Germans regroup around the Hindenburg line. British actions along Scarpe and Lys regions keep pressure.
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Associated Press
Intier
Oise
Sissons
Ypres
Keints
Marshal Peech
Marne
Picardy
Aisne
Ion
Noyon
Maupin
Oiso
Foch
Ple‘ardy
Hindenburg Line
Vesle
Chemin Des Dames
Berlin
German War Office
Ourscamp
Carlepont
Mont de Choisy
Vassens
Sois Idhe
Somme
Beauvraignes
Hoye
Lassigny
Blumbert
Brimmish
Scarpe
Lys
Arras
Merville
Fiedd
Marshal Haig
L'Epinette
Maarshal Foch
Stront
Soissons
Marshal Foch
Woevre
Belgium
Ostend
May Unite With Humbert Force Aiming At Oise
Paris reports Gen Mangin advanced toward the Oise seen as a strategic move by military critics to outflank Noyon from the east and aid Gen Humbert between the Matz and the Oise. Observers credit Marshal Foch with a plan to unite Mangin and Humbert and compel a broad enemy withdrawal. Mangin’s force also captured many prisoners and seized guns and matériel.
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Paris
Havas
Mangin
Oise
Noyon
Humbert
Matz
Foch
Sugar Reserve Reality Amid Sugar Shortage Rumor
A rumor that wholesale houses held bulging sugar stocks was denied by a wholesaler who said stock is being reduced via new canning certificates. Five pounds per person may be obtained for canning with proper proof, but sugar is reserved for this purpose only. Officials note allied needs and monthly allowances, with August supplies insufficient for long-term use.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mont
WLOT
McElroy
Ottumwa
Iowa
Washington banker Nevius blends banking with pride in public life
Avon Nevins, a Washington bank cashier, earns praise for his helpfulness and knowledge of Congress members. He studies the congressional directory to recognize lawmakers like Jabez Hicks and engage them with familiarity. The piece highlights Nevius as a courteous, well-informed citizen in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Magazine
Avon Nevins
Washington
Citzen
Nevius
Itas
Congress
Jabez Hicks
Iowa State Senate
Teat Retreat on Wide Front Now Indicated
Allied progress shows German retirements across Picardy and the Aisne, slowing their advance toward Paris. The pattern follows three phases: attack, pursuit, and withdrawal to stronger lines such as Vesle and Peronne-Noyon, with Foch pressing steady, high-pressure operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemin Des Dames
Roye
Sonne
Somme
Vesle
Aisne
Marne
Assigny Ridge
Oise
Flanders Salient
Picardy
Paris
Arras
Reims
la Basse
Ypres
Foch
Peronne-Noyon
Hindenburg
Foche
Mrs Sarah Rosenkrans Marble Rock Pioneer Dies
Marble Rock IA 21 Mrs Sarah Rosenkrans 61 died at St Francis hospital Waterloo at 645 pm Tuesday. longtime pioneer resident in the area with about 40 years there. She had been in poor health about a year and was not seriously ill until a week ago. She is survived by a son Floyd Rosenkrans. Body moved to O Keeffe Towne mortuary Waterloo and to be brought here for burial. Funeral services will be Friday.
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Marble Rock
Aue
Sarah Rosenkrans
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Floyd Rosenkrans
O'Keefe & Towne] Mortuary
Paper Tank of Canada Woes Paper Route Shortage
With Canadian forces in France, Canadian and imperial tanks receive praise for breaking enemy positions and aiding victory. A humorous exchange reveals a tank crew running out of petrol and maps, asking for a new map paper to replace its worn one.
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Tank of Canada
France
Essential labor push shapes Waterloo war work
Waterloo manufacturers and business leaders view Iowa’s unskilled labor quota for war industries as essential to sustain production. Women are filling roles, but shortages loom. Washington reports a 1,000,000 worker gap across war plants, with drafts expanding need. Local boards may classify industries and weed out non essentials to meet government demands.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Washington
D. C
E. H. McCoy
A. L. Urick
Urick
Avery
Soldiers Orders Bring Business to Postoffice
Water loo letters from soldiers in France flood the local post office with requests for gifts and front line packages. Waterloo men in service obtain authorization from a colonel or major to receive articles. Postmaster M. H. Kelly urges senders to avoid wooden boxes and perishables, and to wrap packages in paper or cloth sacks to save space.
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Waterloo
France
Ner J
M. H. Kelly
Kelly
British Forces Launch Wide Front North of Ancre
London reports a British strike on a wide front north of the Ancre river this morning. Field Marshal Haig says satisfactory progress is being made. The British repelled strong German attacks Tuesday afternoon against new positions south and north of the Scarpe.
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London
Ancre
Field Marshal Haig
Scarne
French Troops Advance Along Oise to Aisne Front
Paris reports French troops pressed forward along the entire front between the Oise and the Aisne this morning. Caenpont e and Cuts captured, according to the war office statement. Ground west of Bassigny taken after sharp fighting as the French continue the push.
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Paris
Oise
Aisne
Csrleponte
War Office
Bassigny
Federspiel Receives Lieutenant Commission After Training
I J Federspiel son of Mr and Mrs N Federspiel 328 Wighth Street east has been commissioned second lieutenant of infantry after three months training. He joined the national guard at Camp Cody with prior service as a sergeant and will be stationed at Camp McArthur Waco Texas before going overseas.
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I. J. Federspiel
N. Federspiel
Wighth Street
Federspiel
National Guard
Camp Cody
Thirty-fourth Division
Camp McArthur
Waco
Tex
Editorial slams Waterloo board over work or fight order
The Des Moines Register levels an editorial criticizing Waterloo exemption board for its interpretation of the work or fight order. It argues part of the piece rests on a false premise about reporters and advertising solicitors being ordered to work or fight and notes no action has yet been taken on those classes of workers. The editorial also mentions journeymen barbers in deferred classifications allegedly receiving work or fight orders and cites a Des Moines Des Moines Capitol recording a protest from A W McFarlane of Black Hawk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Waterloo
Des Moines
A. W. McFarlane
Gener Assembly
Black Hawkey County
Bucklen Sr. Dies. Funeral Thursday at Marble Rock
Willard Bucklen Sr. died yesterday at St Francis Hospital Waterloo. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at the Christian Church Marble Rock. A Marble Rock pioneer, he lived here about 50 years and ran a large farm. Civil War veteran and longtime political participant. Surviving: Paul B Bucklen Marble Rock and Willard Bucklen Jr Long Beach California.
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Marble Rock
Willard Bucklen
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
the Christian
Paul B
Willard, Jr
Long Beach
Cal
New York wolf sighting ends in wild Coney Island chase
A female wolf, about a year old, roamed Coney Island streets at 7 p.m. chasing poultry. Police and about 1100 residents pursued the animal, which escaped under a bungalow after a lengthy chase. Officer Marx fired, and the wolf fled. Officials suspect it escaped from a show during a storm.
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New York
Rockies
Coney Island
West End
Joseph Niechi
Marx
Woman's Reformatory at Rockwell City Praised by Matron
Mrs Barr the police matron praised the new state reformatory and hospital for girls at Rockwell City as a wonderful, well equipped institution. It sits in a scenic area about 2 1/2 miles from town with a central administration and cottages. The school focuses on domestic science while the large hospital treats smokers drinkers and social diseases. The facility emphasizes cleanliness with tile and concrete surfaces throughout. An outlet notes 110 M C A entertainers abroad for soldiers with vaudeville and concerts.
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State Reformatory and Hospital For Girls
Rockwell City
Wiliam Barr
Waterloo
Crete Illinois Purged for Pro German Element
Aug 23 Chicago dispatch reports Crete Will county Illinois a German leaning town where four soldiers in Enele Sam uniforms faced harassment. A car ride ended with a beating, later fines of 106 dollars and car seizure. Saloonkeepers faced federal charges for selling liquor to soldiers. Authorities vow to investigate German bonds held by locals.
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Chicago
Crete
Will
Enele Sam
John Zyistra
East One Hundred and Tenth Street
Roseland
Jack
Camp Grant
William Segebruch
Edward Rimes
Hans Clausen
Justice of the Peace
Gustave H. Krate
J. C. Lindbout
Zylstra
Robert Martin
Will County
William Backaus
Seggbruch
Rinnes
United States
Lewis
Mason
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POILU
Gen. Vida
Sergt. Rausch
Banks Reserve System
A. P
George E. Lichty
National Food Administration
MES
Official War News
F. J. Federspiel
Focal Board
Fuserat
Willard Bucklen, SR
Faursday
Marble Rock, LA
Wolf
Tenney
James Romeo
West Twenty-eighth Street
Howard O’rourke
James McCarthy
John P. Marx
Woman's Reformatory
Barr
Gen. Pershing
Sheit. Re
Ste
James Francis Sullivan
Beliran Hospital
New Kork
Weatchester County Hospital
Leslie M. Shave
Foumer
Town
Richard Roland Kenaty
Delaware
U. S. Army
John L Clem
Grammer Key
Shiloh
U.S
G. VV. Atkineom
Court of Crime of
Waahia
All Good Gruggiows Avery
Ill
Almeta Eckes
20Th Ave. N
Minneapolis
Minn
Skryptok
Jhe Ewelers
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