Great Slav State in Balkans Dream for Serbians
Corfu Aug 1. Premier Nikola Pachitch outlined for the Associated Press the main features of a proposed new Slavic nation uniting Serbs Croats and Slovenes under a democratic government. The plan envisions a state with about 14 million people and includes Montenegro Bosnia Herzegovina Dalmatia Croatia Slavonia and eastern Istria behind Trieste. It would bring together the dispersed Slav groups with one race one language and one federal framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corfu
Serbia
Nikola Pachitch
Associated Press
Pachiich
Saloniki
M. Pachitch
Balkans
Austro Hungary
United States
Montenegro
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Croatia
Slavonia
Istria
Trieste
Spain
Europe
M. Pachltch
Dope Ring Leader Edge Held in Dubuque
Charles Edge, a colored defendant alleged to lead a dope ring, is 20 percent in custody at Dubuque according to U S commissioner J E Dempster. Edge was previously arrested in Montana and his return to Waterloo or arraignment in Dubuque remains undecided. Local authorities believe the ring’s wholesale traffic here has largely ended, with involved parties either awaiting trial or having fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Fede
Dubuque
J. E. Dempster
United States
Edge
Montana
Waterloo
Dempster
Whisky Makers Plan to Quit Business
In Peoria on August 2, R D Clarke of Clarke Bros Co announced immediate liquidation of their distilling operations. Incorporation papers filed for Clarke's Bourbon Gin Pure Rye Distilling and Rectifying companies show new firms to handle malt liquors and dairy and stock foods, while Clarke Brothers reduce capital by 800000. All local distillers plan to close by September 8 as the law banning use of food products in beverage liquor takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Til
R. D. Clarke
Clarke Bros. & Co
Clarke’s Bourbon Company
Clarke's Gin Company
Clarke’s Pure -Rye
Clarke's Distilling Company
Clarke's Rectifying Company
Clarke Brothers & Co
New
Clarke
Dart Trucks Sent for Army Service
Fifteen carloads of Dart motor trucks for army service were sent today, totaling 30 trucks valued around $100,000. Each truck carries two tons and includes army transport badges and tarpaulin covers. Dart Motor Truck Co President Ga Wn. Hellen said production ran at full capacity with day and night shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dart
Wn. Hellen
Dart Motor Truck Company
U S Bluejacket Captured by Foe
William Albert Miller a gun crew member of the armed tanker Campana was captured when the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by a German U boat off the French coast on August 5. The state department is pursuing inquiries through Spanish and Swiss sources about their present whereabouts and treatment. Miller, a seaman second class, lists his mother Elizabeth Grobeck of Chicago as nearest kin.
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William Albert Miller
Campana
State Department
William Miller
Elizabeth’ Grobeck
Chicago
Fraud Appeals to Public and Newspaper Vigilance
Newspapers do much to expose fraudulent firms as the Waterloo Evening Courier explains its role in scrutinizing advertising. It urges readers to investigate foreign securities and other solicitations before investing, noting the Associated Vigilance Committee of Iowa and the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World work to curb fraud.
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Tha
Waterloo Evening Courier
Associated Vigilance Committee of
Iowa
Clapp Block
Des Moines
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Evening Courier
Courier
Russians Withdraw From Bukowina Trenches Without Fight
Russian infantry abandoned its trenches near Boyany in Bukowina as German Austrian forces offensive began near Czernowitz. Troops retreated eastward under artillery fire. Axis forces advanced, others engaged east of Likhutcheny with varying outcomes for commanding heights near Kedzi and Vasarhely.
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Petrograd
Boyany
War Office
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Czernowicz
Novoseičica
Likhutcheny
Kedzi-Vasarhely
Miss Detroit II Wins North American Power Boat Crown
Miss Detroit II captured the North American one mile championship at the annual regatta in Minneapolis, posting an average speed of 61.72 mph across six one mile heats. The victory follows yesterday’s gold challenge cup win by the same boat in the American Power Boat Association event.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Miss Detroit II
American Power Boat Association
Children on Tracks Warn Parents of Street Railways
Street railway officials told police that local children have been using the roadbed near Parker street and the Litchfield factories as a playground. The advisory urged parents to keep their kids off tracks to prevent injuries.
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Parker Street
Litchfield
Smokes for Sammies Fund Update and Totals
Fragmentary note shows an item labeled THE FUND TODAY with amounts around 151.25 and 153.25 linked to G. A. Palmer and Pi Parkers. Details unclear but bookkeeping line suggests a fundraising or purchase tally.
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G. A. Palmer
Pi Parkers
Eerttte
To the Editor Bammies Tobacco Fund Enclosure Note
A reader explains a local tobacco fund drive Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund to support American soldiers in France. The note describes that one dollar buys four packages each worth 45 cents and each package includes a postcard for a soldier to write a message back. The writer seeks further guidance and provides an address hint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Catholic Federation Backs Papal Peace Note
Kansas City August 28 Resolutions applauding Pope Benedict XV peace proposals and pledging Catholics to the U S war effort were favorably reported by the American Federation of Catholic Societies resolutions committee. They favor loyalty to the republic and pledge support for defense while not demanding acceptance of papal terms by the U S government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Pope Benedict
United States
Resolutions Committee
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Benedict XV
Von Papen heads German spies in South America
Buenos Aires reports that Captain Franz von Papen, once German military attache in Washington, is directing spy activities in South America. Sources trusted by newspapers say von Papen has been seen with German propagandists and have informed the British consul.
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von Papen
South America
Buenos Aires
Franz von Papen
Washington
Mother Cannot Decide Board Chooses Son For War
Evansville Ind Aug 28 Cultis W Thurgood architect and Samuel R Thurgood draftsman both drafted for the new army asked their widowed mother which of them should seek exemption to support her The aged woman could not decide between her boys and the brothers brought the case before total exemption board No 1 It ruled that Collin W Thurgood with the larger income should be exempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Cultis W. Thurgood
Samuel R. Thurgood
Collin W. Thurgood
Des Moines Visit and Regional Notices in City
City in Brief lists visits and movements of local residents and relatives across Iowa Minnesota and beyond. It notes E. 8 Estell state dairy expert transacting in Des Moines, Agnes Meany and Gertrude Hurley visiting Minneapolis, Frank A. Alueim and M. Freet obtaining a marriage license, and many residents traveling to Chicago St Paul Duluth Grey Eagle and other cities. It mentions military postings promotions and transfers including sergeant major Loren J. Berry and Lt. Frank J. Mulkern, plus local civic notes and a dentist advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estell
Des Moines
Agnes Meany
Gertrude Hurley
Minneapolis
New Students Enroll Early for Waterloo School Year
Preliminary steps for the new semester nearly complete as Waterloo prepares to reopen. Superintendent C. W. Wine urges all students to attend the first day to avoid falling behind, with high and grade school hours set as last year. East High Principal Fred J. Miller asks new enrollees to visit his office this week to register. A teachers meeting is planned Monday at 3 p.m. in the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
C. W. Wine
Fred J. Miller
East High
Miler
Y W C A Gymnasium Opens for Girls Use
The Y W C A gymnasium is opened for girls with impromptu basketball and volleyball games possible each evening. Tonight a number of girls will meet to play basketball.
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W. Gem
Civilians Flee Trieste as Italian Drive Advances
News dispatches reported from Zurich say civilians evacuate Trieste, ordered by Austrian authorities, as Italian troops advance in a rear drive against the Austrians. The evacuation is stated not to be military.
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Washington, D. C
Zurich
Switzerland
Rome
Lato
Triest
National Service Handbook Arrives at Waterloo Library
Waterloo public library in East Division received a copy of National Service Handbook issued by the federal committee on public information. The book, published with state and war department support and George Creel, outlines avenues for individual and organizational national service and lists tasks across army navy aviation industry education welfare and other fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Army
Navy
Dave's Goon Shot At Poon Wife Seeks Exemption
Denver August 28 A letter from a wife to a local exemption board requests that her husband David William Thompson be sent to Europe, arguing he contributes nothing to support and boasting of shooting, while she and baby rely on her parents for support. She urges him to the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
William Thompson
Sam
David William Thompson
South Acoma Street
Towarah Committees to Meet in Jefferson City
The Iowa State railroad commission and the state public service commission plan a joint session in Jefferson City on September 31 to review requests from railroads in Iowa and Missouri for a 15 cents per ton increase on coal and coal products freight rates. Milk investigation draws attention as H O Bernbrock cites upcoming meetings with producers, farmers, and retailers at the city hall in coming days. The killdeer bird description is noted as a long-legged, long-winged ground runner with distinctive calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fefferson City
Iowa State Railroad Commission
State Public Service Commission
H. O. Bernbrock
Municipal Council of Defense
Room in War Chest Encourages Penny Donations
Harriette Egan and Dorothy Mef fert enroll in the tribe and county defense council for promoting food conservation. They raised 107 pennies by selling fruit labels, canvassing Waterloo and selling to cann ers. The War Chest stands at 1,867 pennies and needs thousands more to feed hungry children in France and Belgium. Students return before school starts to add to the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriette Egan
Dorothy Meffert
County Council of Defense
France
Belgium
Waterloo
Pioneers Plan a Patriotic Picnic at Chautauqua Park
The Black Hawk County Early Settlers Association schedules its annual patriotic picnic at Chautauqua Park next Saturday September 1. After luncheon at noon, attendees gather in the coliseum after 1 pm for a patriotic program with Paul Davis singing Hazel Bond reading The Colors and Leo H Paulger Cedar Falls delivering The American Servings.
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Black Hawk
Past Year Prosperous for Lutheran Synod
Dubuque Ia August 28 The financial committee of the Lutheran synod reported a very prosperous year with a Reformation jubilee fund of 400000 raised. Plans were made to increase the fund to a million dollars. The committee recommended 40 percent for education 5 percent for missions 10 percent for pensions 16 percent for orphans 5 percent for church buildings and 5 percent for office expenditures. The program was adopted and a committee was appointed to study aging minister and professor support to report at the next assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Lutheran Synod
Synod
The
Synd
Bristish Socialist Plan Aims Mild On Germany
London August 28 The British Socialist party outlined a war statement for the inter allied Socialist conference at Westminster. It calls for shared responsibility and a common fund for reparations. It also demands restoration of German colonies and self determination for Alsace Lorraine Poland India Egypt Ireland and Algeria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Socialist Party
Socialist Conference
Westminster
Alsace-Lorraine
Poland
India
Egypt
Ireland
Algeria
Wanted Ads From A Busy Classified Page
Multiple short listings show sales and rentals including household goods, furniture, a gas plate, a cupboard, a slot machine, a Hudson car, and ongoing housing rentals. Entries request a dairy farm partner, sewing machine operator, shoe store delivery, heat and rent inquiries, and various room and house rentals with phone contacts and addresses such as 216 Mulberry and 311 WL Fourth. Agents include Courier, Black Hawk Alita Tor Co, Progressive Shoe Repair, and Nort Waterloo Meat Co. Core goods and services appear alongside real estate and employment requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Car
West Park Ave
Black Hawk Alita Tor Co
West Side
Nave
Gota
Progressive Shoe
Renair
John Kaltenbach
Lafayette Stang Eee
L. EL Wwanted
Cio
Carr Courier
Nort Waterloo
Care Courier
Korniloff warns Russia faces army crisis and supply peril
General Korniloff argues army strength hinges on rear district conditions and warns railway shortages will cut supplies by November. He cites bread famine on the southwestern front and reveals production drops of 60 percent for guns and shells and 80 percent for airplanes since last year. Cossack leaders press for continuation of war and union with allies, urging military and political measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korniloff
Kornitof
Disputed Military Reform Resolution Sparks Mixed Reactions
The reading of the resolution on soldiers rights and disciplinary measures drew cheers from supporters while provoking protests from opponents. The draft outlines economic misattribution, enforcement in districts, restoration of command punishment, and strict application across the rear.
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Eft
U-boat Captain Hosts American Seaman Before Sinking Ship
Capt. Cyrus W. Crooks of the Christine recounts aboard the German U-boat near the Azores the submarine commander saying he hated to sink American ships. The Christine was shelled and sunk after two hours on the sub, with Crooks and crew guided to lifeboats.
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Atlantic
Cyrus W. .Crooks
Christine
Azores
Crooks
Temperatures Recorded for August 28 by Buchanan Optical
The page lists daily temperature readings from midnight to noon with high and low values and compares past years. It shows a bidimensional record including ranges such as 84 to 74 and 67 to 82 for various years, highlighting weather fluctuations over time.
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Buchanan Optical So
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Pachitch
New Kingdom
U.S
Foe
Willaati
Tovowa
Bammies
Encloseni Fund
Catholic Federation
Pope
Buchanan's
Sam Fabiier
St. Paul
Frank A. Alueim
Mare M. Freet
Cedar Alls
Glenn Guptill
Powersville
Kenry Leister
Mullan Avenue
HH. L. Litchfield
Grey Eagles
Mr. Litchfiell
Lawrence Thompson
Lincoln White
Bradbury, Neb
Duluth
Dr. C. 8. Chase
Moorhead
Miriam
Nettle A. Price
D. L. Shillinglaw
Weaice
J. F. Armstrong
J. F. Porter
Elsie
Cora Armstrong
CW. Khoop
Black Hawk National Bank
Kenneth
Werner
J. H. Fitzgerald
Edna
I. B. Marrs
L. R. Beard
C. A. Parson
Montreal
C. A. Larson
Mason City
Mr. Larson
J. G. Beckins
H. B. Price
Dixie
Alfred
Frank J. Mulkern
Camp Dodge
Caroyi Tuttle
Broadview
Mont
Mutual State Bank
James Klinefelter
Presbyterian Hospital
George E. Lichty
Washington,d. C
National
Congress
Wilson
J. A. Clark
E. G. Douglas
Brandon
Glen Douglas
Loren J. Berry
J. P. Berry
Mr. Berry
Fort Riley
Kan
H. Turney
United States Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
M. J. Turney
Dr. & F. Heverly
West Fourth St
Dave
Poon
U. S
Towarah
Germany
Russia
Kornilofe
U. 8
U-Boat
SAS
Theatre
Jolly Girls
Davidsons
Furnitrure Ee
Bridge Street
Awterloos Center
Elbree
Sioux Falls
Austina
South Dakota
Jaisten
CG. J. Thomas
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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