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Associated Press report describes a former German naval attache and Franz von Papen as part of British alliance propaganda. A captured prisoner north of Soissons cites a supposed secret treaty with Great Britain drawing the United States into World War I.
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France
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Washington
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United States
Great Britain
America
Canvass of Iowa Soldiers Vote Planned in War Effort
Washington dispatch reports efforts by Dr J W Reynolds and J H Hughes to coordinate with the War Department to canvass Iowa soldiers in U S camps for the national election. Legal quirks prevent voting from soldiers in France, delaying overseas ballots while 25 000 Iowa troops serve stateside. The 34th Division to Camp Dix, N J, trains before deployment to France as five trains daily move troops from Camp Cody to the New Jersey concentration camp.
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Iowa
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Creston
Towa Democratic Committee
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Towa
France
Messrs
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Hughes
Camp Dix
Con. M. Humerous
N. J
Camp Cody
New Jersey
Canning Plants Rely On Unskilled Labor Across Iowa
State data from the federal employment bureau shows Iowa canning plants employ a large unskilled workforce. Keller Can ning of Waverly lists 97 unskilled workers, mostly men. Waterloo plant reports August totals, with 159 men and women combined. The division notes high demand for women domestics and restaurant help exceeds supply.
Largest feet on record at Camp Custer stir care
In Battle Creek Michigan on August 21 an Alabama Negro select is said to own the largest feet seen at Camp Caster. A special pair of army shoes is being built for them as the man explains he stays indoors in cold weather. At Camp Custer the feet drew attention from the quartermasters depot where a shoemaker measured the ankles at 13 inches and refused to estimate the shoe size.
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Alabama
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Quartermasters Depot
Allied advance in France threatens Hindenburg line near Soissons
Allied forces push along the French battle front with emphasis on strategic positions. Mont Saint Michel and Canal Du Nord crossings threaten a new line from Amiens toward Berlincourt, while Mangin and American troops gain ground north of Soissons. British and French actions test German defenses along the Aisne, Vesle, and surrounding sectors.
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Canal du Nord
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Hindenburg
Aisne
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Mangin
Dunikirk
Noyen
Laon
Vesie
Chemin Des Dames
Ailette
Ludendorff
Soissons
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Soissons-Coucy
Soissons-Anzy le-Chateau
Tampart
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Chavigny
Allette
Rulfecourt
Hendecourt
Haucourt
Bapaume
Clerr
Lys
Bailleul
Les Transloy
Beaujencourt
Hudson Aural Mr. and Mrs and Local Moves Summary
Mr. and Mrs James Fatter and Mabel Alexander of California plan attendance at Southern University. Mr and Mrs Wm Crownover and family drove to Chicago to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs J St Meyers returned from vacation. Mrs Peter Lund of Kansas visiting her mother. News arrives that Wilbur Kent and Ralph Blough are en route to France. Mr and Mrs George Feurnix and son joined by Rev Birdste Robinson to Des Moines for the state fair.
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Mabel Alexander
California
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Southern University of
Wm. Crownover
Chicago
J. St. Meyers
Ranese
Courier
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Kansas
Lundhus
Peral
Wilburn Kent
Ralph Blough
France
George Feurnix
Birdste Robinson
Des Moines
Tod
Replacing Troops of Combat Units in American Army
Headquarters in France reports on the replacement system for combat units. A new corps replacement battalion model keeps morale by cycling wounded back to their original division, avoiding ad hoc transfers. The plan aims to preserve division cohesion while filling gaps through internal promotion and selective reinforcements as needed.
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France
Associated Press
Oder
War era notes from Washington and Berne brief items
Washington reports Smith & Wesson offers to let the government take over its Springheld plant for the war period amid a labor board dispute. Berne notes aviator Thomas Hitchcock Jr., an 18 year old American, was captured by Germans but has escaped and arrived. Atlantic Port item recalls a Triton tug crew firing incident with a submarine. Washington also lists a two cent per hundred pounds grain rate cut through Great Lakes to the East and urges coal miners to limit Labor Day disruption to production.
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Springheld
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Berne
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Lake Michigan
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Explorer Returns to Dawson After Arctic Expedition
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who headed the Canadian Arctic expedition that sailed from Esquimalt in 1913 under the naval department, arrived today in Dawson en route to Esquimalt to file his report after the voyage north of Canada.
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Yukon Territory
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Arctic
Canada
Esquimalt
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Naval Department
Raday
Equimalt
Local Notes From Gilbertville and Surrounding Areas
Aug 31 reports Charles Schaefer and family traveling to Camp Pike Arkansas to visit their son Frank. Floyd Girseh suffered a broken right arm in a car incident Thursday evening. Mrs Cillian Wilson of Ryan visiting Vincent O'Brien home. Rev B P Friedmann on a two week visit to St Paul. Catherine Schommer left for Notre Dame Convent in Mankato with Peter Schommer accompanying her. Gertrude Kemp and Mrs Hifen Demuth planned a trip to St Lucas to visit Demuth daughters.
Sunday School Lesson on Christian Ethics and Charity
The lesson drawn from Luke 6 30 37 and related texts emphasizes kingdom living through action over motive. It contrasts worldly gain with divine generosity, urges fair giving, loving enemies, forgiving, and avoiding judgment, and highlights liberal giving from left over means as true mercy.
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Soldiers Letters From France and Camp Life Reported
Letters from Horace Van Metre and Nicholas Pafos share experiences in France and at Camp Pike Ark. Van Metre discusses aviation progress and a dinner with a Brest family while Pafos describes camp life, drills, and the hope of going to Europe. Glen Crothers is wounded in the Chateau Thierry fight and hospital recovery is documented with a niece’s note from France.
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Creek
Nicholas Pafos
Camp Pike
Ark
Waterloo
Little Rock
Glen Crothers
Chateau Thierry
Glen Cruthers
168Th Infantry
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Mary Miner
Wellington Street
Anjadorille
Ariz
Frederika Notes: Family News and Local Updates
Frederika August notes show residents visiting relatives in Waterloo and Charles City, deployments to Camp Grant, and upcoming events. Mentions include Mrs Sylvia Taylor’s visitors, Capt Katherine Taylor, Private Chris Willadson on furlough, and newborns. Also reports of a baby birth, medical surgery, and New York policewomen beginning duty for welfare of girls.
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Nora Anderson
Katherine Taylor
Sylvia Taylor
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Camp Grant
Sam
Emma Pratt
Ohio
Waverly
J. J. Gunsalus
Clair Gunsalus
Frances
Mary Miller
Charles City
North Dakota
Chris Willadson
New York
W. Spry
Ena
Marquis Gillett
Hilly Parsons
Vibert Norman
Appetis
Francis Whitman
Sehar
Albion
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