Germans Seek to Incite Americans Against America
Mexica City August 2 Friends of Germany publish propaganda in Mexican newspapers aimed at turning the public against the United States. The campaign reportedly fails among educated and influential Mexicans but influences the uneducated, suggesting U S aims to seize Mexican territory. Efforts target university students and young army officers, with the broader message that Allied defeat is near while Germany’s prospects look bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexica City
Friends of
Germany
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
Panama
Christmas Bags for U S Boys Now in France
A local Red Cross campaign funds and assembles Christmas bags for American soldiers in France. The committee, led by Mrs. M M Wester, will make or collect bags at $1 each or accept gifts to buy materials. Bags of two washcloths will include candy gum toothbrush toothpaste tobacco papers soap and shaving cream, shipped within six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Red Cross Saiety
of the Red
Red Cross
Wester
John Tock
Eva, Purington
John Swift
Red Cross Calls Women for Morning Help at Shop
Red Cross seeks women free in the mornings to cut materials for afternoon workers to keep up with rising demand. Volunteers are welcome at the shop and branches. drivers are also needed. Mrs. H B Cropper needs a conveyance for branch work. Call Mrs. Platt or Mrs. Cropper. Also notes telegraphy classes offered by E W Wagner and Postal Telegraph in the 512 First National Bank building with evening sessions to train operators for army and Navy needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
H- B.] Cropper
CG. Platt
E. W.W. Wagner Company
Postal Telegraph Company
First National Bank
Army
Navy
Senate Votes for Big Income Surtax
Washington Aug 22 after long debate many senators urged higher levies on incomes and war profits. The senate tentatively adopted Senator Gerry's amendment to add 40,978,000 by greatly increasing surtaxes on incomes over 900,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Gerry
Go Hawks Support War Chest With Pennies
After days of inactivity the Go Hawks urge peers to donate pennies for the War Chest. Bruce and Margaret Place praise Belgian and French children’s hunger, urging every American child to give one penny to aid Red Cross relief. The War Chest tally shows 6 502 pennies collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go Hawks
Bruce
Margaret Place
Belgium
France
America
American Red Cross
Japanese Mission Arrives at Capital
The Imperial Japanese mission arrived in Washington on a special train from San Francisco. It was escorted by Secretary Lansing and other officials to Perry Belmont’s home where the visitors will stay. The party included two cavalry guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Imperial Japanese Mission
San Francisco
Lansing
Perry Belmont
Commodore Perry
Japan
Temperatures August 22 From Buchanan Optical Co
Temperature readings for August 22 show midnight values around 72 degrees and noon around 66 to 78 degrees across years 1911 to 1916. The fragment notes daily highs and lows with varying ranges by year and includes supplied data from Buchanan Optical Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Co
Death notices for J. H. Pinkerton in Marshfield Oregon
J H Pinkerton and Mrs M Berkley have been notified of the death of their brother J H Pinkerton in Marshfield Oregon. He died suddenly Monday at 5 in Oregon. He was born in Ohio over 70 years ago and moved to Oregon. Another brother Ben Pinkerton of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Pinkerton
M. Berkley
Marshfield
Ore
Ohio
Oregon
Ben Pinkerton
Chicago
Sammies Tobacco Fund appeal to support U S troops
A reader submitting to the Sammies Tobacco Fund explains funds sent to Our Boy in France Tobacco Fund will aid American soldiers in France. Each dollar buys four cigarette packages valued 45 cents each, with a postcard inside for the soldier to mail a thanks. The form requests the name and address of the contributor.
Millionaire Gives Away Land in Ten Minutes to Nine Children
Lincoln Nebraska August 22 W Fr Bookwalter a Nebraska landowner distributed four million dollars in holdings to his nine children in a ten minute ceremony at the old homestead near Summersfield Kansas. He deeded ten quarter sections to each child and a homestead deed to his wife plus a liberal cash bequest. The Bookwalter brothers were noted large landowners with holdings in Nebraska Kansas and the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Smmerfield
Kan
Bookwalter
John W. Bookwalter
Ohio
Nebraska
Kansas
W. H. Bookwalter
W. EL. Bookwalter
MORTUARY MRS WARRIET B F FAUST OF TIPTON I A
Mrs Harriet B Faust of Tipton Iowa died at the Parkside Sanatorium at 3 PM Tuesday from uremic poisoning. Born Fond du Lac Wisconsin, she moved to Clarence in 1866 and married J R Faust January 19 1889. Survived by four children Fred Anna Edmund Jennie and a sister Jane Bell Waterloo. Funeral at O Keeffe Towne with Rev Charles Bair services today at 2 PM. interment Clarence Cemetery tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warriet BF
Faust
Harriet B. Faust
Tipton
Parkside
William
Mary Bromell
Fond du Lac
Wis
Clarence
J. R. Faust
Fred F
Anna B
Edmund J
Jennie M
Waterloo
Jane M. Bell
Methodist Episcopal Church
O'Keefe & Towne
Chas. R. Bair
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Clarenca
Big Fine for Booze Sale in Iowa District Court
Town Gliy Iowa August 22 Frank Prybil fined $1,000 and costs for violating an injunction restraining liquor sales His brother Jon Prybil fined $200 and Charles Parratt also fined for selling liquor contrary to state law Alb pleaded guilty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Gliy
Frank Prybil
District Court
Jon Prybil
Charles Parratt
Iowa
Alb
Funeral Services for Mrs Ernest Van Schoick
Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest Van Schoick are set for 1 30 p m tomorrow from the home at 1433 Second Street West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest van Schoick
Exemption Denied for Many in Draft as Army Begins
District exemption board lists 297 men declared soldiers of the new national army as training commences. Counties shown include Buchanan with 207 names and Bremer, Black Hawk delays noted as men from northern Iowa counties await board hearings. Exemptions granted to 76 farmers are detailed with county by county names and roles.
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New
National Army
Black Hawk County
Black Black County
Towa Aistrict
Delaware
Pocahontas
Emmet
Plymouth
Linn
Buchanan
Benton
Clay
Hancock
Sioux
Grundy
Bramer
Wright
Woodbury
New York Draft Board Member Jailed on Conspiracy Charge
New York August 22 Dr Henry Seligman and Lazarus Jacobson imprisoned in Raymond Street jail for failing to post 10000 bail each on conspiracy charges tied to the selective draft act. Seligman a volunteer exemption board member born in Austria Hungary aided by Jacobson who acted as a drummer up of trade for the physician in an alleged $75 payoff to grant exemption to Joseph Levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Seligman
Lazarus Jacobann
Raymond Street
Brooklyn
Seligman
Austria- Hungary
Department of Justice
Jacobson
Joseph Levy
Levy
Hubbard Pro German Meeting Turns Into Patriotic Rally
In Hubbard Iowa a peace meeting was transformed into a patriotic rally after pro German agitators faced a large loyal American audience. U S Marshal E R Moore and three deputies attended. they investigated John Wird identified as the chief speaker and Rev J N Shanks pastor of the Evangelical church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Hubbard
United States
E. R. Moore
John Wird
J. N. Shanks
Evangelical Church
Senator Lewis Charges Massive Tax Fraud
Senator Lewis of Illinois alleged in the senate that the government has been defrauded of 300 million dollars in income taxes evaded by the wealthy, accusing the treasury department of lacking proper proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lewis
Illinois
Treasury Department
Mediators Seek to Prevent Ship Strike
New York August 22 Despite shipyard workers voting to strike the New York district general union agrees to delay action while U S mediators work toward a settlement between strikers and shipbuilders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Altho
New York District General
United States
Local Church and Social Notices From Maxwell Area
Auxiliary I will have an all day meeting at Knights of Columbus hall to sew for the Red Cross society. Will Court No 101 Tribe of Ben Hur will meet at p m today in Maxwell hall. business of importance to be transacted. Berean young people day at Church of God camp meeting with Bible school at 10 45 and a 2 pm song service before F L Austin sermon True Vine and Its Branches J W Williams to speak on The Offense of the Cross. song service 7 15 p m and J E Patrick to preach at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus Hall
Red Cross Society
Tribe of Ben Hur
Maxwell Hall
Byrnes Park
Church of God
F. L. Austin
J. W. Williams
J. E. Patrick
Waverly
Waterloo
S. S
Swift Specific
Local Co
Dept. K-90
Atlanta
Marine Corps Recruits Opened After Closures
Washington D C August 22 Recruiting offices of the Marine Corps were opened today after being closed since August 1 as the corps reached its authorized strength. Only a limited number of applicants can be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Marine Corps
Lhe Corps
British smash forward on the Ypres front
British forces pierce the Ypres front amid heavy fighting. Italian advances claim prisoners and village loss on the Carso Plateau. Verdu n front sees German counterattacks while French gains reported near Ayocourt wood. Russian line retreats as German offensive pushes north of the Tical marshes.
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Ypres
Vienna
Londons
War Office
Belo
Carso Piateau
Carso
Selo
Verdun
Verdun Crant
Meuse
Unea
ADMIE
GRENS
Berlin
London
Ayocourt Wood
Samognex
Lens
Petrograd
Tical
Mark Arie Wins National Amateur Trapshooting Event
Mark Arie of Thomasboro Illinois won the national amateur trap shooting championship at the Grand American handicap tournament after three shootouts, breaking 76 targets in a row. Jay Clark Jr of Worcester Massachusetts and Roy McIntyre of Butler Pennsylvania tied at 99 targets in the shootout for the national title. Arie also finished second in the doubles championship by breaking 95 of 60 pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mark Arie
Thomasboro
Ill
Illinois
Jay Clark, Jr
Worcester
Mass
Roy McIntyre
Butler
Arie
Brothers Separated for War Duty From Waterloo Family
Joseph and Walter Eagle, sons of Mrs J D Eagle of 420 Chestnut street, are to be separated into different units to fill the Third regiment war quota for France. Walter will go to France while Joseph remains at home. Joseph laments not being selected for immediate service abroad. Both boys are members of Company G in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uathera Wau
France
Joseph
Walter Eagle
J. D. Eagle
Chestnut Street
Army Post Appoints Judge Advocate General
Chicago August 22 Maj B M Chiperfield in charge of Chicago's enrollment for the new national army has been named judge advocate general for the Minnesota division of federalized national guard troops to be trained at Camp Logan Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maj
B. M. Chiperfield
Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
Mother Jones Arrives in St Louis to Speak on Labor
Fast St Louis Ill Aug 32 Mother Jones the labor agitator arrived here from Chicago and announced she would speak this afternoon. She said she came here because public attention centers on labor conditions in East St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Jones
St. Louis
Ill
Chicago
East St. Louis
What Do You Know About Your Blood Supply
A brief health notice invites readers to write for a booklet explaining the many functions and vital role of the blood supply in the body, stressing purity as essential to overall health.
Illinois and West Coast Railway Timetables
Large OCR style timetable page with numerous train routes, departures, and connections among Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Davenport, Chicago, and Waterloo Waverly. Freight and local services listed with times from Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Cedar Falls, plus routes to Kansas City and St. Louis.
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Burlington
St. -Louis
Cedar Rapids
Ous
Kanaay City
Davenport
Chicago
Waterloo in Brief Adds Local Notes and Weddings
City brief lists eye care ad, residents visiting Chicago and Des Moines, weddings and licenses to wed for Earl North and Lusita Mayes, several travel and visit notes among Waterloo families, funeral service for William J. Kellar, and draft details showing two sets of brothers from Waterloo guards in the Third regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Drew
Chicago
Mies Ruth Pinkerton
Waterloo
Estes
Des Moines
Missen Amy
Ethel Conry
M. B. Williams
Wm Beatty
Fourth A
A. Leet
Marjorie Liz
Citizens’ Gas & Electric Company
Rudd
Jacoby
Balensletar
Julius F
Martin G
L. G
So. B
Italian Enlistee with 24 digits joins U.S. Army
Andi Sabatine, 25, of Oneonta New York, with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, has enlisted in the infantry. He passed the regular physical but was retained after Major Green approved his capability. Sabatine aims to advance through night study and musical hobbies while training at Fort Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sam
Andi Sabatine
Oneonta
N. Y
Army
Infantry
Regular Army
Fort Stocum
NW. Y
Sabatine
Charles T. Green
Jopailo Sabatine
Charlestino
Italy
Turkey
Aquila
United States
TWO MEN KILLED SO INJURED IN OHIO RAIL WRECK
A Toledo and Ohio Central passenger train wrecked at Lime City at 10 am. Reported deaths and about 30 injuries. A Columbus grocers special to Detroit reportedly doomed by engineer and fireman deaths with many injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Toledo, O
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad
Lime City
Columbus, O
Columbus Grocers
Detroit
Jail‑returned man spends 48 years in Arkansas prison
Owensboro, Aug 22. Joseph Fe Jones, who served 43 years in the Arkansas Penitentiary at Little Rock for murder, has returned home to Owensboro to restart life. A love triangle led to a fatal knife fight, Jones was convicted for life, later pardoned by the governor, and walked out a stranger to his hometown after decades away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
Arkansas Potentiary
Little Rock
Joseph Fe Jones
Jones
Arkansas
Little. Rock
Gas Balesman Enlists Official Returns From Chicago
C P Green city salesman for Citizens Gas and Electric returned from Chicago announcing he joined the quartermaster's department storekeeper. He will remain here with all notified to report in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Green
Citizens’ Gas & Electric , Company
Chicago
Pe Quartermaster
Chica
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Paul W. Bartlett
Paris
Gen. Pershing
Sammies
T H. Pinkerton Ries
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Irlawaree
Clay County
John Edward Noonan
Irving Johnson
Arthur A. Gamerow
Laurence Kyleston
Joseph Grund
Lloyd Sanford Seloman
Bert Albert Hurt
John Alfred Ebier
Dick Schetzberg
Clayton J.obt
Warren Charles Stonor
Paul H. Hohe Olio Arthur Moller
Gustaf Faebeon
Bremer
Luchanan County
John Foley
Will O'Connor
Les Wspire
William &.Michaels
Charlow Weber
Lewis Streit
John Lee Brophy
Blaine Cook
Edw
J. Alexander
Rosie R. Hamilton
Clarenes C. Kress
Edward Zimpfer
Thomas Berhard Burns
D. Devin
Albert C. Loebsack
John ¥. Wehner
Lynn L. Dean
Thomas Waynes Brubaker
Joseph Fi. Smith
Edwin G. McGraw
Bremer County
R. E. Minger
Albert Willam Beebee
Charles H. Cross
Herman Kunrt
Richard W. Schrader
Ernest Henry Moeller
Jed G. Wolf
John ©. Kuhrt
Harvey T
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Gotthold Thicking
Claude & Wilson
Lee H. Urich
Herman W. Banser
Henry Moller
Bernard Mtotiias
Edward Henry Mayer
Elmer Haruld Sauerbrel
Charles Wandletgnt Wile
Anthony H. Sievers
Edward Carl Westendorf
Albert Mohling
Otto Mummoeichel
Walter H. Schultz
Erwin H. Dergman
Charles August Gritzner
Edward Leftha
Louis Holm
L. Irving Cononley
Joy Meride
Fred W. Becker
Maurice Heary Schoot
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Louis Mohing
John M. Juhl
Arden L. Young
George B. Greenwood
Henry J. Mengel
Mike Gessner
Anderson Maxwell
Facob
G. Bierschen
Frank Schwab
Francis John Haennig
John Lewis Briggs
Wick de Losh
Roy Henry Willard
Lorraine F. Coon
Carl Friedrich Herman Wendt
August G. Meyer
Conrad Erenk Krogmann
Clem A. Westemeter
Homer Lennox Jerome
Frederick W
Thea- Adore Fodman
Frank Benjamin Johnsen
Anton Frederick Ricktets
Lewis A. Mackie
Bancock County
Selmer Anderson
Milo Tillman Welson
Oscar Emmanuel Johnson
Budd Yawson
Earl Laurence Quintus
James I. Trach
George Frederick Dallman
Frederick F. Diedrich
Joseph Wy
F. ‘Pasha
Leonard Ashley Burrows
Emmanuel Herman Olson
Edward Benjamin Sheldahl
Lewis Urich
Walter Wm. Wotwot
Henry Ramie August de Weerdt
Maurice Voet
William Joseph Orthel
Edd Tuppens
Mattison Ter Swan
Robert
Jay Mohn
Jay HK
Kratzer
Frank John Rohlena
Franklin Lioyé Byse
Ray Beall
Charles Glarence Gibson
Henry Elza Eilvin Jerries
Antone Biderman
William Patric
S “Allan
Roy Roger Ribbie Edward Brena
Frank Anton Zahradnik
John Wessley Millburn
William Henry Watson
Len Henry Notohm
George Samuel Rarer
John Terpkosh
Delford
D& Mss
Rose
Walter Herman Plughaupterry Dohralek
James Howard Berry
Charles Nogska
Frank Joseph Bartl
Everett Fillett
Harry Leroy Siggins
Howard Charles Douglass
Jay Mann
James Madison Miller
Joseph Mrstik
Frank J. Dvorak
Frank Pavits
John Witllard Bloom
Trvin Amos Strother
Daniel Kemp Lillia
Leo Robert Oliphant
Wright County
John W. Johnson
Albert G. Helmke
Harold French Davidson
Arthur G. Ruka
Alvin Wilton Paine
Dorsey G. Southerd
Floyd Doctor
William A. Kurkowski
William Thomason
Chris Dorgenson
Clarence PD. Denger
Heine Tammers
Cardin
Lester
Burdick Pott
Wm. McCormick
Mike Thul
Sidney G. Wason
Chas
Albert Clark
Harvey C. Elmbrink
Robert Clarence Gordon
Frank Chambers
John Edwin McGuire
Woodbury County
Roy Nelson Chilton
John Beaker
Tenn, Wil
T. M. Frost
Patrick James Coyne
Oscar Pred Gherer
Ludwig PF. Gadhersen
Lyie
Elmer Stridley
John Carl Schultz
Joseph Keelker
John Wilson
Harry W. Vannersdel
Allen Master
Glen Watson
John Grossman
Fred Zehimer
James J. Hills
Plymouth County
Richard C. Witt
John Carl
Bronx County
Neal Moss
Aunt Mulder
Heinrich A. Winter
John Christ Blumeyer
Paul Senfert
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Qgrusfey
Frank Monroe Petty
John Dilingrod
Will G. Huluinka
Adam F. Deadride
Johannes Meinrich
Ernc Stork
George Gurgerr Wieben
Miuiet
James David Hurns
Henry William Alexander Locker
Herman Trosbureg
Join Welsh
John A. Olson
Carl Hage
Arthur Li
Walter Senmudlach
August C. Blume
Bentei County
Diminey Johnson
Delaware County
Jardinand
Herman Sonuity
Glenwatter Hugh
Andrew Morris Domeyor
A. Ft Lektoy
N.Y
Draft Board
Sen. Lewis
Ema Heth
Cnwfral
Union Depot
East
Dew
Des
Minneapolis
Ana
Cedar Falls
Ami
Bem
Dem
Dubuque
Chicago West
Fort Dodge
Vast
Mail
Bronx
Dubugas
Albert
Twin Citi Limited
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Ita
Minnespol
al Buchanan
Bure G. Lichty
Minnesota
Daer River
Lichty
Wiliam J. Kellar
Petersen Broa” Mortuary
Reader A.B. Mutton
Christian Science Church
Elmwood
R. Algyer
C. A. Petrie
C. Woodmansee
Loveland
Colo
Glen Comfort
Mrs. Petrie
Wm. Barr
J. E. Brady
D. Hunt
Barlville
L. P
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