Mountain War Quits Our Boys In Alsace Lorraine
American troops in Alsace Lorraine operate as mountain fighters on 4000 foot peaks. They use three line measures and patrol raids with infantry, artillery, and hidden machine guns. Observations note multilingual Alsatian towns, German French signs, and locals speaking both languages. The terrain shapes No Man's Land with dense forests and ridge lines challenging movement and enabling vigilant ambush protection.
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Prank J. Taylor
United Press
Alsace- Lorraine
Alsace
America
France
Thann
No Man's Land
States
Lorraine
No Man’s Land
Each division is best in France says American general
In France on Aug 12 Lowell Mellett reports the American Army commander praising his division as the best in France. He notes fierce internal competition, long-fought cohesion, and pride from soldiers with German ancestry and Tennessee and New England origins. The piece portrays morale and identity among divisions in WWI.
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Lowell Mellett
United Press
France
Tia
Ludendorff
New York
Ike
Uhnois
New England
Cantigny
Chateau Thierry
Americans in Alsace defend border in Vosges clash
Americans in Alsace describe the Vosges frontline as a defensive battle again. Doughboys say they feel lucky to be in France and express resolve to drive out the Germans, hoping for freedom to advance.
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Vosges Arez
France
Alsace
Oil From Tanker S Stops Bathing At Atlantic Beach
An oil spill from the torpedoed tanker Frederick R. Kellogg stops bathing at beaches near an Atlantic port. Tarry oil covers resort sands and may keep visitors out until a west wind cleans the surf and buries the dirty sand.
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Atlantic
Frederick R. Kellogg
Barneyat
Roosevelt Gives Part Nobel Prize to K of C Fund
Col. Roosevelt becomes an early contributor to the Knights of Columbus war fund, pledging four thousand dollars from his Nobel Peace Prize proceeds. His letter accompanies check No. 1116 on Oyster Bay bank, directed to the War Activities Committee for use in wartime efforts.
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New York
Col. Roosevelt
Knights of Columbus War Fund
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay Bank
Knights of Columbus
War Activities Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Black Hawk County Early Settlers Plan Sept Picnic
The Black Hawk County Early Settlers Association will hold its annual picnic at Chautauqua Park next Saturday September 7. The park board offers the coliseum and the W C T U will provide tables. A program of speaking and singing is planned. Any resident who has lived in Black Hawk county for two years may join.
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Black Hawk
County Early Settlers’ Association
Chautauqua
Park Board
Black Hawk County
Red Cross Salvage Collection Nets $300 For Waterloo Chapter
The Red Cross will gain about $200 net from Waterloo's first salvage collection conducted by the Civic department of the Woman's Club. The committee will meet tonight at the Chamber of Commerce rooms for a detailed report. A second collection is planned for early September. Mrs. E A Boggs chairs the committee.
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Red Cross
Waterloo
Civic Department of the Woman's Chib
Chamber of Commerce
E. A. Boggs
Lewis says no Anglo American alliance and peace talks to be negotiated
United States senator James Hamilton Lewis told an American Luncheon club in London there has been no proposal from England for a political or military alliance with the United States. He added no American suggestion for such a convention and urged that peace terms be negotiated at the peace table without outside dictation.
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Associated Press
London
England
America
James Hamilton Lewis
United States
Illinois
Lewis
Lord Reading
Mr. Lewis
Woodrow Wilson
David Lloyd George
Navy Seeks Sextants as Need Grows
The American Defense Society released a Navy letter from Secretary Josephus Daniels urging sextants for naval work. Yacht owners and others with sextants are asked to donate them to the nearest hydrographic office for inspection and appraisal, with payments to owners of accepted instruments.
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Press
New York
The
American Defense Society Today
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Army and Navy Insurance Totals Up to 36 Billion
Washington reports that the War Risk Bureau has written insurance totaling 36 billion dollars for Army and Navy personnel. More than 3,460,000 applications have been received, and over 90 percent of the two services are insured, according to Secretary McAdoo.
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Washington, D. C
Army and Navy Insurance
War Risk Bureau
McAdoo
Railway Y M C A Seeks to Increase Its Membership
The Railway Y M C A plans a membership drive next week to recruit new members after heavy wartime enrollment depleted the rolls. Heald, secretary, notes the need is imperative and a campaign will target men in central shops, the Milnotz, and various railway groups with committees forming locally.
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Railway Y. Me. Oc. AL
Arge
Railway Y M.cc
Heald
Railway Y. M. C. A
Mlinois Central Yards
Residents Urged to Explain War Savings Shortfall in Advocate Court
Orange Township residents were ordered to appear this afternoon before Judge F G C Platt in Advocate Court to show cause for not meeting war savings stamps quotas. Lenny Paulger sent a list of names, and one resident admitted owning thousands in property but contributed only 100 in Liberty Bonds.
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Orange Township
Judge Advocate Court
Lenny Paulger
F. G C. Platt
Advocate Court
Paulger
Platt
Negro attorney sues restaurant owner for refusal of service
George E. Woodson, a negro attorney from Buxton Iowa, sues Henry E. Meyer owner of a local restaurant who refused to serve him on Emancipation Day Aug 9. A preliminary hearing was postponed to 3 pm at the request of Meyer's counsel.
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Henry E. Meyer
George E. Woodson
Buxton
Woodson
Meyer
YWCA War Work Stereopticon Slides Featured
Stereopticon slides depicting YWCA war activities will be shown at the Workers Institute meeting Thursday at the local building. The event runs at 10 o clock with attendees from 10 counties. state director Miss Esther M. Erickson will speak among others.
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War Workers Institute
Esther M. Erickson
Funeral Services for Mrs Lydia Hoofnagle in Dunkerton
Funeral services for Mrs Lydia Hoofnagle will be held at the Dunkerton Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday with Rev J Noke of Cedar Falls officiating. She died suddenly Wednesday at 12 a.m. Born December 5, 1838 in Ohio, she lived in the Town area about 40 years. Survived by four sons four daughters one sister in Parkersburg three sisters and a brother in Illinois.
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Lydia Hoofnagle
Dunkerton
Lydia
Hoofnagle
Baptist Church
J. Noke
Cedar Falls
Parkersburg
Illinois
Baby Hangs Self While Mother Absent in Fredericksburg
Lois Duncomb nine months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Duncomb, hanged herself to bed posts while mother left to work. The child awoke and crawled to the foot of the bed getting entangled. father was at work and mother returned to find her hanging. Efforts to revive failed.
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Fredericksburg
Aug
Lois
William Duncomb
National Dreuth Postponed Until First of July 719
Washington D C An 3 With its amendment providing for national prohibition beginning July 1 1819 and continuing during the period of the war and during mobilization the emergency agricultural appropriation bill was taken up by the senate today with prospects of a final vote before adjournment The bill with its prohibition rider then will go to the house where it is believed favorable action on the boneary provision is assured.
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Washington,d. C
Senate
House
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