Berlin press wars over peace row widen split
Berlin reports a parliamentary tempest has subdued with ongoing editorial clashes between Liberal and Conservative presses. Observers note chancellor Michaelis faces pressure from both sides as the Reichstag peace issue remains unresolved. A seven member provisional committee is proposed to advise on foreign policy. Michaelis reportedly met the emperor with a report, fueling talk of Alsace Lorraine links.
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Berlin
London
P Micheekis
Germany
Progressive People’s Party
Michaelis Gopehagen
Erzberger
Vorwaerts
Berlin Tageblatt
Michaelis
Kaiser
Amsterdam
Emperor Willam
Alsace-Lorraine
Contest Corn Part of Dairy Exhibit
Black Hawk county Corn club members must send a 30 ear corn sample to H L Eells in Cedar Falls or to the dairy congress grounds by October 1. Samples will be judged at the daily congress with written reasons. Township winners vie for prizes totaling 50 dollars. Dairy judging contest welcomes county youths ages 12 to 20 with 15 dollars in prizes.
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Black Hawk County Corn Club
Acre
H. L. Eells
Cedar Falls
Dairy Congress
Daily Congress
Ames
Congress
Smokes for Sammies Fund Drives Support for Soldiers
War relief effort reports a strong response to the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Donors across towns contribute cash and packages of tobacco to supply American soldiers, with postcards to receive messages from servicemen. The appeal invites further help from readers in aiding the fund and sending tobacco packages to boost morale.
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France
Pmckers
Negro Troops Leave Houston for Columbus After Race Riot
News recounts that negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry from Houston were sent toward Columbus New Mexico after deadly shootings that killed 17. Maj Gen George Bell Jr assumes command at Camp Logan while investigation begins. Sergeant Vida Henry named ring leader. Capt Joseph Mattes of Illinois killed. conditions described as near mutiny with 100 plus men marching through San Felipe district.
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Ation
Washington
Eighth Illinois Infantry
Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Tax
Columbus
N. M
John H. Crocker
Camp Logan
Frialej
George Beil, Jr
San Antonio
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Harris County
George Bell, Jr
L. 5. Snow
Altho
Snow
National Army
Little Rock
Ark
San Felipe
Gen. Bell
James’ Bivins
Risley Young
Leroy Pink
John Fr. Crocker
Vida Henry
Baltimore
Co i
Joseph W. Mattes
Battery A
Second Illinois Field Artillery
Ilinois
Marion man waives exam and posts bond on charge
P. S. Griffin, a Marion businessman, was informed he held a warrant for passing a worthless check. He came to Waterloo without escort, appeared before Justice A. B. Kepford, waived preliminary exam, and furnished a $600 bond for appearance before the grand jury.
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P. S. Griffin
Marion
Griffin
Waterloo
A. B. Kepford
Linden News Briefs from Linden Aug. 26
Linden notes report R C Dusk moved back to Linden after three years in Brandon, at 119 Cottage Grove Avenue. D C Perry recovering from sickness. Mrs Zuehlxe hosts niece Cathrine of La Crosse Wisconsin. Will Hose family girls sick a week, improving. Mrs A A Richards improving eye condition. Regular church services Sunday. Twin boys born to Mr and Mrs B N May. Mrs E A Marble and daughter Leitha visiting in North Dakota. Mr and Mrs C A Ross of Epworth visiting W B Porter family. Rev E F Baker and family return from two week vacation in Mason City.
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Linden
R. C
Brandon
Cottage Grove Avenue
D. C. Perry
E. Chapman
A. A. Richards
B. N
E. A. Marble
Leitha
Card of Thanks for Comfort and Floral Offerings
Mrs. William J Keller and family and Mrs Adam Keller and family express sincere gratitude to friends for comfort during bereavement and for thoughtful floral offerings in the period following the loss.
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William J.keller
Adam Keller
Social tea honors Miss Genevieve Madigan and relatives
Miss Leila Marion hosted a yellow and white breakfast in Chicago to compliment Miss Genevieve Madigan and her cousin Miss Mariq Nash. Miss Genevieve Cleary read, Miss Nash sang, and Miss Carolyn Johnson played several piano numbers.
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Leila Marion
Genevieve Madigan
Mariq Nash
Chicago
Genevieve Cleary
Miss Nash
Carolyn Johnson
Commission to Probe the I W W Situation
Washington August 25 the I W W situation nationwide especially in the west where unions interfere with industries is to be investigated with the approval of President Wilson by a commission appointed by the council of national defense the move signals heightened wartime vigilance.
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Washington, D. C
West
Wilson
Council of National Defense
Mystery Baby Left At New York Social Society
Officials in New York seek the mother of a smiling two year old girl found sitting in the charity society’s main office at Fourth Avenue and Twenty third Street on the night of August 12. The child, who speaks no English, held a doll and appeared placed to bed. her identity remains unestablished.
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Children’s Society
New York
Society
Fourth Avenue
Twenty- Third Street
Italian and German forces clash near Ypres and Verdun
British troops withdraw temporarily from Loverness Copse east of Ypres after heavy counterattacks, then reoccupy positions as German infantry presses to oust them. In Verdun, prisoners from Brandenburg units, including 30 officers, are captured as French forces under Petain seize Hill 04 and Death ravine after dawn attacks, with ground advances of up to 2000 yards.
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Ypres
Loverness Copse
Mit
Kaiser
Associated Press
Brandenburg
Verdun
Avecourt Wood
Lafayette Creek
Purple Cross to Embalm and Return War Dead
The American Purple Cross association, formed to aid in embalming and returning soldiers’ bodies for interment after the war, plans to operate with the U S government. Members like Hileman Gindt pledge life-profession service. units, ambulances, and trained embalmers will be provided as directed by Congress and the War Department.
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America
American Purple Cross Association
United States
Hileman & Gindt
Howard Eckels
Wyncote
Jay H. Mowbray
Swarthmore
Vera Cruz
District of Columbis
Secretary of War
Congress
Purple Cross
Go Hawks Busy and Pennies Sail Into War Chest
Seven hundred ten pennies were marched into the camp of the Big Chief and surrendered to the War Chest. Captives named Freddie and Rose Chevalier and others enrolled on the tribe’s roster, after a sociable at the Chevalier home. A large feed followed as the War Chest now holds 7 733 pennies awaiting transport to feed Belgian and French babes.
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War Chest
Freddie
Rose Chevalier
Miller
Robert
Paul
Elwood
Forest
Donald Bédell
Earl
Dorothy
Ethel Leeper
Frances
Vivian Pines
Chevalier
France
Belgium
City in Brief Sees thefts visits and local notices
A bicycle was stolen from G G Coonrad at 508 Columbia. Mrs Vera Rarick and Iona return from western Iowa. Mrs James Rachford to Presbyterian hospital for appendicitis. Mrs C F Brown returns from O Brien county visit. Otto Walter absent for tonsil operation. Grass fire at Chautauqua park caused alarm but no damage. Lieut Fred Becker heads to Chicago then undisclosed posting. J W Thompson returns from a Minnesota motor trip. Rev Lang and families back from lakes near Faribault Ming. Mrs Phil Koester and family motor trip to Lime Springs and Kussop. Mira Davis returns to Chicago after four weeks with Ada Plout and John Goransap. Mrs Harry Gould ill with gallstones. County exam Aug 28-30 for normal training completers. Clergy notes for Union Cong and Christ church. Harry Gardner of Riverside visits Waterloo. Miss Margaret Madigan returns from Denver. James Rachford to Marshalltown home for Odeon theatre. G Gaskins returns from Maple Hill Indiana. Misses Violet Fischer and Bessie Marvin visit Slade residence. Elder A L Ferguson to preach at Central Christian. Paul B McGaheran vacation to La Porte City and Cedar Rapids. Baraca picnic at Cedar Heights with 55. Ambulance Co No 2 salutes at Galloway luncheon. Harry Kiester toastmaster. F Willis Jenks family fishing trip to Minnesota. Joseph Adler family reunion at St Cloud for Lieut J R Litzinger. Live wire hazard on Third Street. lamps off for repairs. J F Gardner finishes week of union work in Waterloo.
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J. W. Thompson
Canby
Minn
BE. J. Lang
W. C. Lang
Faribault
Ming
Phil Koester
Gan
Byinions
Lime Springs
Kussop
Mira Davis
Margaret Madigan
Denver
Cono
Lenore Madigan
James Rachford
Electric Park
Marehalltown
Odeon
Busby Bros.Co
G. Gaskins
Maple Hill
J. H. Gaskins
Peterson
T. M. Buchanan
Jack
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Ralph Crowt
Ambulance Company
N. G
Galloway Club
Harry Kiester
Kiester
Harry B. Clark
F. Willis Jenks
Minnesota
Mississippi
Joseph Adler
St. Cloud
Mobilization Plans For Black Hawk County Recruits
The War Department outlines cantonment mobilization for Black Hawk County and all districts starting September 6 at the county jail. Recruits will be bathed, examined, vaccinated, and assigned to local sections, with 30 percent quotas initially and gradual growth as training begins under division medical and command supervision.
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War Department
National Army
Black Hawk County
Tekets
Tie
Conpany
Funeral services for Mrs. J W Zikan to be held
Funeral services for Mrs J W Zikan will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at St Paul's Methodist church with burial in Fairview. The body arrived from Creston last night.
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J. W. Zikan
J. W.igernn
Creston
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Ducat
Fairview
Explosion report pins Mare Island blast as deliberate act
Washington Aug 26 an official report released by Secretary Dantuls states the Mare Island navy yard explosion in July which killed and injured over 30 was deliberate. The report says one unknown party planned the act and that it was not an accident.
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Washington, D. C
Mare Island Navy Yard
Dantuls
Xonis
Loyal Girls of America Aid Soldiers With Comfort Kits
Chicago reports the Loyal Girls of America society will furnish comfort kits and specific brand cigarettes to lonely service members. Led by secretary Miss Gertrude Elmers, the group plans chapters nationwide, coordinating with the War Recreation Service, National Defense League, and Red Cross while keeping the society's identity distinct. Each member will match sailors and soldiers with personal needs to deliver preferred brands directly to them.
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Chicaga
Loyal Girls of Ameren Society
Gertrude Elmers
Mother Chapter
Kimbark Avenue
Chiccago
War Recreation Service
National Defense League
The
Red Cross
Ted Cross
Conscript Appeals to the President Highlighted List
A long row of names appears under the heading Con scripts take appeal to the president with numerous individuals from diverse locales. The page also notes a rubbish fire near the Iowa Dairy Company's plant main building and mentions Herman C. Miller insurance agency offerings with contact details.
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Iowa Dairy Company
Poem Praise and Crematory Stations Across Japan
A fragment cites critique of Milton's Paradise Lost by Waller and notes government operated crematory stations are present nationwide in Japan, though the text remains garbled and scattered among columns.
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Japan
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Reichstag
Genfer
F. Pédk
Grundy Center
Florance Snydar
St. Paul
Paultog Mees
Centerville
D. Mathews
Sanonics’ Tobacco Fund
Street Gy
Deee Pawlet
Linden News
Commission
Little Jane Doe
N. Y
Monte Santo
Waterloo Undertakers
Buchanan
G. G. Coonrad
Columbia Street
Vera Rarick
Iona
Iowa
Presbyterian Hospital
C. F. Brown
Commercial Street
O'Brien
Otto Walter
Huchanen Optical Plant
Chautauqua Park
Lieut
Fred Becker
Mr. Kelly
Union Congregational Church
M. L. Tata
Christchurch
Harry C. Gardner
Riverside, Cal
Is & Bnest
A. I. Gardner
M. G. Smith
Paul B. McGaheran
Black Hawk County Abstract Company
la Porte City
Cedar Rapids
Baraca
Walnut Straat Baptist Church
Cedar Heights
Harry Lake
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Third Street
Bluff
J. F. Gardner
Boston
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Mr. Gardner
Bath
Doys Wilk
Inn
Wind Navy Yard
Wldoval Gugls
A A. Johenningmejer
Afarvin Hedeman
Hideo Dickman
Arno W. Kregel
John C. Wohls
Alvin Clark
Roy Peterson
Predi L. Miller
Joseph J. Latta
William KF. Oberbroeckiing
George Wi. Stearns
John Fudeng
Hea H. Schwaite
John A. Petache
Harold A Brewer
Arthur ©. Wicker
Delaware
Victor la Meyer
Lou
Aaron Wella
Chrokee
Peter L. Miller
Leeland Grater
Linn
Francis F. Stark
Antone Eldermann
Bao
Horace Stanley Jones
Wiliam G. Kyte
John E. Wenzel- Hardin
Ira A. Neubauer
Brewer
Fred G. Wot
Henry Moller
Franklin
John HF. Muenning
Buchanan—Hoss KR
Hamilton
Thomas
Herman C. Miller
Miller-McCartney Insurance Agency
Syndicate
Bulludinge
Milton
Waller
John Milton
Phera
Miller Motor Car CO
Sycamore St
Grant Motor Car Corporation
Cleveland
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