Soviet Troops Advance Across Onega Front Capture Purgasovo
Stockholm Aug 22 The Laborers' army headquarters bulletin says Bolshevik forces along the Onega river captured the village of Purgasovo and took Michaelo Krut-Log and the Kormovtshe station while the enemy retreated toward Kamysh. Soviet troops reportedly withdrew to Klenyevskoye after hard fighting near Kazan and Simbirsk with Vyry village near reach.
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Stockholm
Onega River
siHed
Purgasovo
Laborers’ Army
East Front
Michaelo Krut-Log
Kormovtshe
Kamysh
Klenevskoyo
Kazan
Simbirsk
Vyry
Not Government Measure Closing Garages Early
Three complaints filed with the Waterloo city council by the Automobile Dealers Association seek action over garage and filling station closures before 6 p m. The defense chair says the closing rule is not a government measure and enforcement rests with the local association. Also notes a marriage license was issued to Charles Bertram Rhoades and Gladys Irene Wolfe.
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City Council of Defense
Waterloo Automobile Dealers’ Association
Nhot
F.C. Platt
Defense Council
Washington
D. C
Chicago
Automobile Dealers’ Association
Ed Andrews Dies After Operation In Waterloo
Ed Andrews longtime Chicago traveling man and Waterloo resident died after an operation. He lived in Waterloo 33 years as a representative for a large Chicago wallpaper firm. Capt George Weilein at Camp Cody, instructor in the fourth officers training school, has been recommended for promotion to major after passing examinations. A son Carnot Cieon Leckington was born to Mr and Mrs Cal Leckington on the 15th and is believed to be en route overseas. The Chamber of Commerce Cafe opens Monday September 26 with luncheon from 112 45 to 1250 p m.
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Ed Andrews
Chicago
Waterloo
Andrews
George Weilein
Camp Cody
Carnot Cieon Leckington
Carnot Cieon
Cal Leck
Erince
Chamber of Commerce
Albert-Arras
Mercatel
Ola Windenburg
Arras
Achiet-le-Petit
Bapaume
Byng
Merville
Lys
Locre
George E. A. Reinburg
Taliaferro Field
Fort Worth
Reinburg
Pershing
Mexico
Columbus
NX. M
Booze
Tweey
Harvey O. Wheeler
The
Feld
Arcadia
Fla
Reinhurs
Major Wheeler
N. M
Colona Dublan
Dell
Pat
Bill Sykes
Werner Tie Hinne
George Hl
Virginia
Jamaica
Pluto
Chaheneau
Charles 111
Spain
Madrid
Aranda
Chabineau
Umita
Republic of Colombia
Bon Antonio de Ulloa
Don Jorge Juan
Plain
Quito
Altho
Allan
Colombia
Wood
Births Reported In Porter Township Additions
Births noted for Porter township include Aug. 12 a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roy S. Rages and Aug. 17 a daughter Anna Marie to Mr. and Mrs. John PL Nemmers. Also describes Hells Half Acre, bloodhounds origin, and outdated notes on whale fishing and prohibition effects.
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Roy S. Rages
Poxner Township
Forrest
John PL Nemmers
Porner Township
Anna Marie
Allied Push Throttles German Front From Soissons to Ypres
AP reports French and British forces widening the gap on four sectors under Marshal Foch and General Mangin. French advances threaten Noyon and the Somme alignment while British attacks near Albert Arras and Bapaume push German defenses back. Casualties and prisoner numbers rise as the Allies press the line toward the Oise and Aisne corridors.
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Associated Press
Aird
Soissons
Ypres
France
Marshal Foch
Noyon
Humbert
Mangin
Somme
Reims
Bapaucme
Byng
Albert
Arras
Bapaume
da Ancre
Lys
Lassigny
Roye
Nasle
Oise
Leplt
Pontoise
Vesle
Ancre
Aisne
Derlin
Berlin
Stories From the Flying Field At Kelly and Beyond
A parade of WWI era aviation vignettes from Kelly Field scenes. Cadets circle a runway while a prank note proves a blunt lesson in throttle use. Dogs at airfields, including Major Reinburgs Airedales Booze and Tweey, chase pilots into cockpit joy rides. A perilous snake on wires, a general’s shop talk, and startling fatality rates cap the sketch of early flight life.
Army Coffee Plants Abroad Mean Fresh Cups for U.S. Men
War department approves quartermaster corps plan to establish coffee roasting plants in France. Two French facilities have been taken over and will begin operations to supply American troops overseas within 24 hours.
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U.S
Hvision
T. C
Qarter- Master Corps
France
War Department
Aenis
Quartermaster Department
Brigadiers Named for Major General Promotions
President Wilson nominated eleven brigadier generals for promotion to major general. Names include William H. Johnston William Wiegel John L. Hines Grote Hutcheson Walter H. Gordon B A Helmick William Blassiter and William S. McNair. Also nominated were Jesse MoJ Carter and Merritte W. Ireland with other colonels named brigadiers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
William H. Johnston
Beaumont B. Buck
William Wiegel
Robert L. Howsal
Robert Alexander
Grote Hutcheson
Walter H. Gordon
B. A. Helmick
William Blassiter
William S. McNair
Jesse Moj
Real Excitement for Truck Driver in War Front Tale
An American Red Cross convoy moves food and supplies to Paris front lines. Amid heavy fighting, a makeshift hospital is evacuated in 10 minutes, wounded are treated by two American surgeons and Red Cross drivers. Major operations proceed by candle light, with 17 surgeries completed successfully.
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United Prees
RED Cross
Paris
Not Man's Land
Oise Canal
Altho
Red Cross Cannions
City in Brief Recalls Wartime Evacuations and Local News
A pared down city in brief recaps wartime evacuations at a hospital, refugee movements toward Par, and German attacks near a hot corner. It notes residents traveling to Gladbrook Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for aid and visits by local figures to Parkbury and Chicago as the area reels from raids and supply runs.
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MC. A
Tuchman
Glasacs
Trulvertigeloeny
Ter Naron
Bowe
Garmany
Red Cross
Yed Cross
Mud the Indignant World of Mud and War Reflections
A long, noisy tirade of mud and filth imagery dominates a scrapbook snippet, followed by a faded scene of a father and son walking away from a cabin as a townsfolk news column shifts to local notices. The page then lists contagious diseases, a fire, relocations, war-related trainings, and community events from Waterloo area society pages.
Platinum and Colombia's historic platinum trade profiled
A historical bulletin traces platinum sources in Colombia from early mining to modern demand. It notes 160 years of Colombian output, rising exports to 2.16 million in 1917, and the metal's early recognition by Europeans. Dr. Kunz discusses platinum origins, naming Spain, France, and Jamaica as early points of contact and the metal’s early ceremonial and practical uses.
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pan-American UN Loft
South America
Colombia
Scien Usta
United States
Quidba
Chaco
Kong
Secretary hints at overseas service in Italian army
A. J. Knapp of the Commercial club received an ecard from TH. R. Kelly suggesting possible overseas assignment. Kelly has completed a week of training at Columbia University and ready for further military training, but may depart before completion. He volunteered to assist secretaries serving with the Italian army.
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A. J. Knapp
Commercial Club
TH. R. Kelly
Kenly
Columbia University
Kelly
Courier patterns and dress details advertised for mail order
The Courier advertises up-to-date patterns from the Fashion Department Eveining Courier Waterlo o. Send 10 cents per pattern with a coupon and enclose 1 cent postage. Orders ship within ten days. 2423 Ladies Dress offered in sizes 34 to 44 with 63 yards of 44-inch material for line 28. Skirt length about 1 1/2 yards at the foot. Price 19 cents.
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Fashion Department
Evolning Courier
Waterloo
Larlies
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Gladys Irene Wolfe
Rhoades
Cedar Falls
Lafayette
Ind
Buchanan Opt. Co
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Hells Half Acre
Iowland
A. P
William P. Beazell
Kelly Aviation Field
Somesone
Kelly Field No. 2
Kenny
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Cal
Air Service
Sion
Bey Major Reinburgs
Scott
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HPAL
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Tost
Ester
der. Artisla Judd
Sorgi
Frank Mindy
St. Lola
Watartoo
J. T. Houser
Clowr Lake
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Gladbrook
Thema Fitzgerald
Joast Korpke
Tawa City
R. Brown
Mt. Newtan
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Food Administration
Moc. McCardell
Newton
Mra
J. G. Pison
Riehl Street
Original Nation
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Zo Long
Jin
Yan Saraer
Vivn
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Lester J. Skidmore
Los Angeles
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Nailor
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William Hainbow
Macedonia
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Doris Rainbow
Seventh Street
Lisut
R. A. Cola
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Okla
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Tex
Paul Grunig
Hotchkiss
Colo
Martha Grunig
Camp Grant
Grunig
Officers' Training School
Ceidar Heights Community Center League
Dr. Good
Thera Jci
Warrdenez
Waterloo Commercial Club
U. S
Clyde J. Asking
First Baptist Church
Ilinois
East St. Louis
Mr. Asking
Sergt
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Minneapolis
St. Francis Hospital
Chase
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Dievis
Mitchell County
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Little Place
Farris
Sacred Heart
Church Lawn
Vains
J. G Cee*l
Carl Bickley
Fourth Street Best
Leavitt-Johnson Bank
George F. Kunz
Tiffany
Bulletin
Copenhagen
Narie City
Waterloo Evening Courier
WWAN
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