New Men Ask To Go Into Glass
Five young men registered last Saturday answered questionnaires yesterday and were accepted by the local board this morning placing themselves in Class 1 under the war departments speed-up program. By 10 p.m. Saturday the board had completed registration mailed the provost marshal general and prepared duplicate cards for 47 registrants. No appeals have been taken on the 38 work or fight notices sent out. Barbers protested but had not appealed. some left their chairs before following local guidance. Reports on newspaper workers and advertising solicitors being nonessential were denied by Secretary Billings. A Waterloo area board debate over guidance for foreign boards was reported.
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Focal Board
War Department
Barbers
Banquo
Billings
Iowa
Waterloo
Hoppe Held for Trial Denies Guilt in Sedition Case
Charles Hoppe a resident near Jubilee was arrested by A P Houston deputy U S marshal and held to the federal grand jury with bond set at 35000 after arraignment before United States commissioner Dempster Hoppe waives preliminary hearing and states he and two friends were unjustly accused after a German language conversation led to attacks by bystanders He claims loyalty and will prove it The district attorney F A O Connor is reviewing the case with Commissioner Dempster.
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Charles Hoppe
Jubilee
A. P. Houston
United States
Vy. . Depster
Hoppe
Altho Hanpe
Dempster
Branden
Altho
F. A. O'Connor
First Baptist church offers use to soldiers' mothers for prayers
Rev. Clyde J. Askins, pastor, offers First Baptist Waterloo building to women who hold weekly soldiers' mothers prayer assemblies. Church centrally located, accessible by most street car lines. Memorial service for Sy Gordon Vaughan, a church member who died in the recent offensive, to be held Sunday. Prayer meetings for soldiers' mothers scheduled tonight at several addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde J. Askins
First Baptist Church
Mr. Askins
Askins
Soldiers Injury Data To Be Given Only To Emergency Adresser
A bulletin from the Red Cross chapter states that friends and sweethearts cannot obtain information about sailors or soldiers ill or wounded in foreign fields. Only the person named in the emergency addresses may receive details, by writing to the statistical division of the Adjutant General’s Office in Washington, D. C. The notice is from W. Sencenhaugh, associate director of the bureau of communications.
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Red Cross
Statistical Division
Adjutant General's Office
Washington, D
C. W. Sencenhaugh
Bureau of Communications
Italian and Austrian gains and losses in Albania and Picardy fronts
A bulletin from Vienna reports Austrian troops recaptured Berat and Fieri in Albania after fierce street fighting, with heavy Italian losses. Paris notes Italy and Austria fought near the Semeni and Osum rivers, while British and French forces push along the Scarpe Somme barriers, threaten Bapaume, and seize towns east of Albert. British air forces bomb Mannheim and Frankfurt, and American planes hit Conflans. mixed German resistance continues across northern Picardy with cautious progress toward new lines.
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Vienna
Albania
Berat
Fieri
Semeni
Speragi
Senja
Devoli
Rome
Osum
Scarpe
Somme
Hindenburg
Arras-Cambrai
Peronne
Arras Tach
Picardy Salient
Picardy
Arras
Queant
Bapaume
Tondon
Croisilles
Rapaumt
Beugnaire
Suzanne
Dompierre
Chaulnes
Roye
Paris
St. Mard
Ailette
J Aisne
Bagneux
Mangin
Snvigny
Croisilies
Cojuel
Byng
Albert
Cappy
Royse
Fresnoy
St. March
Roye Thra Noyon
Ajlette
Soissons
Vesle
Mannheim
Frankfort
Conflans
Metz
Verdun
Tomorica
Billings Registers First Under New Draft Law
Philip L. Billings, secretary of the focal exemption board, becomes likely the first U S registrant under the proposed draft law widening age scope to 45. He filed his card and will be in Washington Sept 6 for instructions, noting his 43 years. In other notes, Arla McHenry and Alex Kallas wed in Unionville and Newton respectively, with the groom employed in business.
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United States
Congress
Philip L. Billings
Focal Exemption Board
Billings
Washington
D. C
Internal Revenue Division
Treasury Department
Billings J
Jis
Kaltasathenry
Arla McHenry
Unionville
Alex Kallas
Newton
Frank Willard Court
First M. E. Church
Orange Township Thrift Stamp Deficiency Made Up
EK M Lichty captain reports Orange township thrift stamp deficiency of four to five thousand dollars has been made up. A county director’s letter noting possible court action prompted 15 men to be cited for investigation. New subscriptions lifted totals over the top, with officials preparing notices for delinquents.
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EK. M. Lichty
Orange
County Service League
Leo H. Paulger
Judes Jr. C. Platt
Advocate Court
Orange Township
Lichty
Leutenants
Oranzed Service League
Authorities Urge Nationwide Draft Registration After Bill Passage
Washington Aug 27 The government calls on federal marshals deputy marshals and investigators and state local police to inspect registration lists and report anyone liable who fails to appear Officers who refuse service face prosecution District Attorney action planned Some Tomato A two pound tomato exhibited as record weight at Peterman’s garden 520 Leland Ave Featured in local note
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Crowder
J. Peterman
Leland Avenue
Ordingary
Peterman
Fuel Board Maintains Hours, Cites No Planned Change
L Northey, chair of the local fuel board, said reports of hours being cut or altered are unfounded. He warned some may change hours on their own, but no board action is planned unless severe conditions threaten a coal famine. The winter faced delays and restrictions, yet Waterloo is better prepared if weather stays manageable.
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Fr. L. Northey
Mr. Northey
Northey Hils
Joinus
Waterloo
Girl Follows Father in War Work as Bank Janitor
Winnie McNeal volunteers to replace her father Joseph McNeal by serving as janitor at the Commercial bank building to free him to operate a steam threshing outfit. She reports early and stays late, doing all his duties cheerfully in the work and war program.
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Winnie McNeal
Joseph McNeal
Winnie
Commercial Bank
Camp Pike Men Undergo Accelerated Training Regimen
Corporal John F. Dempster reports Camp Pike Arkansas soldiers are completing a month of work in one week as they hurry toward France. Dempster says drills run from 5 30 a m to 5 p m with meals and after supper many men attend instruction schools. The Waterloo contingent has better accommodations and remains industrious amid the strenuous schedule.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Dempster
Idwn F. Dempster
France
Waterloo
Aviation Death Toll Shrinks to Six in Week
Six aviation fatalities were reported in the United States during the week ending August 27, according to the War Department. The loss equates to one fatality per 3,338 hours of flying or 291,040 miles logged in air travel.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Ambulance Company Heads to Seaboard City for Overseas Service
Waterloo ambulance volunteers, who enlisted in June 1517 and served at a local camp until October, prepare for embarkation overseas after months of waiting. Final tests emphasized hearing, sight, and location sense as part of their rigorous preparation.
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Waterloo Ambulance Company
Seaboard
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