Italians Stripped By 16000 Prisoners In Offense
Vienna reports that more than 16000 Italians have been captured as Austro-German forces advance along a 10 mile front east of Asiago. The Germans claim heavy Italian casualties and retreat toward the Brenta river sector, with Monte Sisemolo and surrounding areas lost. The front line now stretches from Monte Caberlaba to the Brenta valley, with sustained combat near Asiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Asiago
America
Austria-Hungary
Hallan
Hrenta
Conrad von Hoetzendorf
Italy
Monte Sisemol
Berlin
Morte Caberlaba
Ranchi
Frenzella
Fora
Brenta
Rail Commissions Fight Express Raise
Western state railroad commissions at the interstate commerce hearing on the express companies 10 per cent rate increase challenged depreciation figures as too high. They argued any rise should target the east and not the entire nation, with A G Powell of Nebraska cross examining to show wear estimates were inflated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Western State Railroad Commissions
Interstate Commerce
Express
A. G. Powell
Nebraska Railroad Commission
Express Company
City in Brief: Local Visitors and Health Alerts
Mrs. George Conway visits Hagerman addition while Grant L. Kelso of Vinton stops for a sister Mira. Earle Oliver and Mrs. W. McKay from Omaha visit with local families. B. Van Aiken of Rock Island railway tours the city. Multiple residents arrive from Jesup Cush ing Minn Iowa Falls and Calmar for visits. A bicycle collision on South street. measles and chickenpox alerts at local homes. Naturalization papers filed by Axel Paul Hansen in Cedar Falls. Fannie Gates returns to Illinois University after funeral. Parish volunteer Harold Parr told he cannot deploy to France until next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Conway
Hagerman Addition
Grant L. Kelso
Vinton
Mira
Earle Oliver
Axel Paul Hansen
Cedar Falls
Hansen
St. Louis
Sam Thorpe
Gladys
Charles City
Wiliam Dunbar
Commercial Street
B. Kelodner
Philadelphia
T. M. Baylor
Independence Avenua
W. K. Gage
Gage
South Street
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Harold Johnson
Eighth Street
Cecil Hendricks
Mobile Street
W. H. Bush
Iowa Falls
Bush
Council Brifis
Charles Radcliffe
Sycamore Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Fannie GC. Gates
Illinois University
Champaign
Til
J.C. Gates
Finland to become a republic under senate proposal
The Finnish landtag awaits a senate proposal to establish a republic with a six year presidential term. The first election would be January 15 with the president taking office April 15, while the premier serves as head of state until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Landtag
Finland
Helsingfors
City Truant Case Promptly Handled by Officer
A confrontation outside a schoolhouse led Miss Grace Ament, the city truant officer, to investigate two children missing from class. The mother, who had just moved from Minneapolis, defended her actions while the situation prompted an inquiry into alleged harsh treatment of the boy and care of the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin Avenue
Waterloo
Salt Lake City
Grace Ament
Minneapolis
Thawing Parlor Opens At Waterloo Warming Station
Waterloo opens a warming station at Buchanan Optical on the west end of the bridge to help pedestrians endure the cold. The reception hall is open to the public with extra chairs and a janitor keeping an extra stove going as winter sets in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Buchanan Optical Company
Five Injured in Illinois Central Wreck Reach Cedar Falls Hospital
Five of the passengers injured in the Illinois Central wreck near Boyd were brought to Sartor Memorial hospital in Cedar Falls and are reported doing well. The remaining injured were taken to New Hartford or Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
Cedar Falls
New Hartford
Parkersburg
Future Handling of Railroads in President's Hands
President Wilson dedicates attention to the railroad problem amid wartime needs. Officials weigh government operation versus extended control and seek a capable administrator from rail or other industries. The decision hinges on swift, effective emergency operation under existing authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Annual Homecoming of West Waterloo lodge at 716
West Waterloo lodge No 716 L O F will hold its annual roll calls and homecoming observance Monday evening in the clubrooms on Com The event aims to bring out a full membership and provide an opportunity for acquaintance A committee oversees preparations with a short program following the business meeting and a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Waterloo
Commercial Street
Canadians Called January 3 Under Military Service Act
Ottawa announces the first draft of men under the military service act will be called to the colors on January 3. The notice was released today in Ottawa and details count and eligibility are pending further instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Funeral services for Clyde Wetlaufer Sunday
Clyde Wetlaufer funeral services set for Sunday at 1 30 p m at the home 1414 Jefferson street and at 2 p m at Union Congregational Church Rev W A Peterson with Rev J E Johnson in charge Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Wetlaufer
Clyde Wetlnaufer
Jefferson Street
Union Congregational Church
W. A. Peterson
J. E. Johnson
Elms Food
seven men rescued from destroyer une by u boat
A long casualty list names seven survivors of a destroyer torpedoed by a u boat, listing each rescued sailor with rank and hometowns across the United States and overseas. Officers and the medical staff are named, including Lieut. Commander Bagley and Assistant Surgeon Adsm kiewicz, with stations in Washington and Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNE
New Chicago freight yards cleared by new committee
Chicago officials report no east bound freight backlog as the Chicago subcommittee, based in Pittsburgh, assumes full control over rail movements from Chicago to the east. A. M. Schorer, vice president of the Pennsylvania system, states yards are in normal condition and traffic moves as a single integrated system. Nearly 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition seized on the Mexican border have been delivered to Mexico under war department orders per presidential directives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. M. Schorer
Pennsylvania System
Operating Committee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New
Washington, D. C
War Department
Americans Taken From Jerusalem Hebron Occupied
London reports British army headquarters in Palestine says Americans in Jerusalem have been moved north and east. About 600 American Jews reside in Palestine, with 100 Jews recently brought out. Gen F H H Allenby says Trobron in Palestine is occupied. Hebron, 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem, holds 15 000 people and is tied to patriarchal tombs. A mosque sits on the burial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jerusalem
Reuter
Palestine
United States
F. H. H. Allenby
Trobron
British War Office
Hebron
Interca
Abraham
David
Reduced Fares on City Lines and Franchises
City lines will implement reduced fares within a few days as an new Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern railway franchise proceeds. Ten days remain from the election for the company to file an acceptance, with coupons for workers and students printed and ready. Cedar Falls will also see the fare reductions, while a theatre drive reports $234.26 raised and optimistic totals for the Red Cross fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo, Cedar Pats & Northern Railway
Co Cass
General Mannager
Cedar Falls
Red Cross
P.M. Shores
Waterloo
Dubuque
Watertos
Baluch Hold New Positions Against Germary
German casualties reported with about 2000 killed at one site north of Flesquiers. British forces praised for withdrawal from Bourlon wood near Cambrai as heavy bombardment continues and Tommies destroy Nord canal bridges at dawn. Verdun fighting includes artillery on Meuse right bank with small post raid repulsed and night quiet elsewhere.
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Flesquiers
Foiroism
Cambrai
Byng
Bourton Wood
Bourlon Wood
Nord Canal
Verdun Paris
The
Meuse
Bezonyaux
Beaumont
Senons
Man claims therapy cures deafness by mystic treatment
Patrolman Mark G. Rechtfertigt studied physiology and related fields and asserts a method blending massage and osteopathic tracheal manipulation can make the heat hear and the dumb talk. He treated James Colby, a beggar who was deaf and dumb, and Colby reportedly speaks several languages and hears conscience as clearly as if written on a paper pad. Colby plans to leave city funds before returning to Watertown, D. D. after saying he rang bells in a hotel until his speech and hearing departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark G. Rechtfertigt
Marinello
Rechtfertig
James Colby
Colby
Watertown
D. D
Lodge Raises Dues for Patriotic Fund
Dues of members of the Mystic, Work of the World, Waterloo lodge No. 39 will be raised 10 cents following a vote last night. The increase goes to the supreme lodge for the Patriotic fund to pay death claims of soldiers sailors and marines who are members. Officers elected include Co. E Truak prefect, Martin Kellex monitor, W J Belt secretary, D Friedman banker, Lyndon Bisbee marshal, Herman Ruhrmeister warder, C F Brenneisen sentinel, Magele Robertson supervisor, three year term, Ula M Belt supervisor chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Lodge
Supreme Lodge
Cr i Patriotic Fund
Endora
Co. E. Truak
Martin Kellex
W. J. Belt
D. §. Friedman
Lyndon Bisbee
Herman Ruhrmeiseter
C. F. Breneisen
Magele Robertson
Ula M. Belt
Famous cattle expert dies at Washington
Dr A D Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal industry and a leading figure in fighting cattle diseases including foot and mouth, died at his Washington home from pulmonary hemorrhage. He was 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
A. D. Melvin
Bureau Ofanimal Industry
Army Notes On Recruitment And Prophylaxis
Inquiries at the arms recruiting station rise daily about rejected or exempted registered men not eligible for voluntary enlistment. No note applicants will be accepted for the twenty sixth on Ringers. The branch of service was towed Dec. 6. Sergeants G. J. Brown and Cpl Barla F. Olson were notified they must take typhoid and paratyphoid prophylaxis, now required for all recruits before assignment to service. A local physician will administer the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Brown
Barla F. Olson
Christmas program prep and local notices in Mount Vernon area
East Janeaville readies for a Christmas program while local residents keep active. DetWitt Briden sells $2,900 hogs to Denver buyers at 16.60 per cwt. Elmer Briden and Alt Briden visit Crookaton relatives. J M Ulrich ill from blood poisoning after a scratch. Rev. Whitney preaches on the Unpardonable Sin at East Janeaville. Leigh Fimson returned from Camp Dodge. Fred Webster suffers lumbago.
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Mount Vernon Township
Pec
Bari Bowenta
DetWitt Briden
Denver
East Janesville
Alt
Elmer Briden
Crookaton
Minn
Farl Prosser
Henry Briden
Land Stokers
Texas
New Mexico
J. M. Ulrich
Henry
Harvey Carpenter
Will Brandes
Waterleo
Commerce
Mr. Whitney
Waterloo
East Janeaville
Ernest Jordan
Sarytort Hospital
Leigh Fimion
Camp Dodge
Fred Webster
Lumbago
Reinbeck Community Notes Reach Across Widely
Reinbeck rd Dec 8 Phil Shatter leaves for Wakanda D. to spend winter with his brother in law Mrs Alex Anderson Col Mason reports Tuesday well attended with good prizes Mr and Mrs Mason plan to move to Reinbeck this week E G Meyers learns of brother Paaras Meyers death in Ventura Cal Nov 24 Serg George Ti Kaufman now stationed at Fort Riley Kan left Reinbeck after five day furlough George first sergeant in Major Ambulance Co No 19 bound for France son of Mr and Mrs K W Kaufman of Morrison N E Katlestad of Dows Ia buys N V Rower barber shop taking possession soon Mrs J Cack resigns knitting chair replaced by Martin Tschrigt Mrs Frank Terrell and Mrs Fort White join knitting committee Another hoppatad enquites shipment arrived and work to start soon.
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Reinbeck
Phil Shatter
Wakanda
Alex Anderson
Col
W. J
George Ti, Kaufman
Fortley
Kan
Reln- Denk
Morrison
George
France
K Waufman
N. E. Katlestad
Dows
Local Notes From Denver Before Christmas
A jumbled Denver column notes several small events including a man losing part of a finger in a corn shredder, birth of a baby girl to Herm Wehling and wife, Minnie Webling clerking at Stumme Mercantile, Mrs Alec Mooney hosting a family gathering, Henry Dirkman suffering a foot injury from an accident, Grandma Bruns visiting Alta Vista and wedding plans for Miss Ftta Matthias and Otto Trince, a business deal involving Fred Nurtt and Kurtt grocery, and the startup of a new firm Württ store partnership with Lou Kurtt as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Webling
Stumme Mercantile Company
Alec Mooney
Thimbie Bee
Fred Nurtt
Kurtt
Wo Stummr
J. Stummmtre
Lowe Kurtt
Wurtt Plore Company
Louly Kurtt
Holiday Visit Turns and Lumber Output Shifts
Mr and Mrs Wm Schneider and Enidres left for Col ton to spend the holidays with the former's parents. The Ladies Aid society met at the hall. Mrs Henry Royer visited Mendola Til. Sawmills cut 1,297,490,000 feet of lumber and shipped 2,237,300,900 feet, with September output down one percent due to labor shortages and unsettled conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feagle Center
Mra
Schneider
Enidres
Colton
Ladies’ All Society
Henry Royering
Mendola
Musk Rat Meat May Solve Food Problem in Minnesota
Winona December 8 report to Winona Association of Commercializers by local trappers claims over one million pounds of muskrat meat go to waste annually along the upper Mississippi Valley. The report to the National Food Administration notes muskrats are omnivores feeding on vegetation and, when properly prepared, can rival chicken. currently trapped for fur and meat discarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Winona Association of
Uper
Mississippi Valley
National Food Administration
Halifax Fights Winter Storm After Mass Tragedy
Halifax and surrounding towns reel from a massive blizzard sparked by an explosion aftermath. Relief efforts race trains with doctors nurses and supplies while authorities tally deaths near two thousand and injuries around eight thousand as weather halts and delays rescue missions.
Local Red Cross Urges Big Cardigan and Pad Drive
Waterloo Red Cross chapter plans to manufacture 250 cotton pads daily by January 1 to uphold its record. Volunteers urged citywide participation as most other work and classes will pause to focus on this urgency. Mrs. Shane and Mrs. Simpson return from Chicago praised for their chapter’s efficient work and high standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Sted Cross
Ita
Mra
N. Shane
J. ¥. Simpson
Chicago
Toecal
C. N. Shane
J. F. Simpson
Waterloo
Christmas Savings Club Pays Out Large Sum
The Commercial National bank’s Christmas Savings club will distribute 85,157 dollars next Monday evening. The 1918 club starts Saturday, Dec. 22, with both old and new members invited to participate as checks arrive to cover taxes life insurance premiums coal bills and holiday purchases.
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Christman Savings
Commercial National Bank
Commercial Bank
Christman Savings Club
Waterloo
The
Seek Daughter in Halifax Des Moines Girl Missing After Disaster
Mr and Mrs B W Hills of Des Moines departed for Halifax to search for their daughter who attended a local school. Communications since Thursday's disaster have failed. Additional want ads note furnished rooms and various jobs. several listings include farm hands cooks and camp work. Frost bitten ears and noses reported among national army men in the area. Rental rooms and real estate offerings appear alongside shop and service notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Des Moines
B. W. Hills
Mulberry St
Wantel
Indy
Waxtel
Whso
Martin Hotel
Bayard Street
W. Park Ava
J. R. Vaughan
Lawyers Clash at Meana Trial in Concord
In Concord North Carolina on December 8 lawyers clashed during the Gaston B Beane murder trial of Mrs Maude A King. The court ordered the sheriff to stay at the bar as Assistant DA Dooling of New York pressed cross examination prompting protests and a court reprimand. Beane testified about sums paid him and identification of a man named Heller with an office on 11 Broadway New York. A second item reports burglars wrecking a post office safe in Rock Rapids Iowa stealing about $60 in stamps and cash during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. C
Gaston B. Beane
Maude A. King
Sher
Dooling
New York
Means
Lold of Lang
Mra
King
Heller
Bisz
Broadway
United States
Germany
Rock Rapids
Weekly Grain and Provision Review
Embargo orders on eastbound shipments of corn oats and other grains are issued to blunt price advances from tight receipts and rising railcar availability. Market notes show mixed moves with corn futures up and oats pressured by stock levels while provisions fall modestly as the embargo unfolds. Toledo seed prices list cash and futures for clover seed alsike timothy and related forage crops with December and March quotes.
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Chicago
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Vienna
Buchanan
Mrs. L. A. Simmons
Cushing, Minn
Mrs. Simmons
Mrs
A. D. Cramer
William Armatrong
P. DB. Canfield
Frank Jirsa, Sr
Glenville
Frank Jirsa, Jr
Fremont Street
W. Eppens
A. BE. Bema
Calmar
A. S. Hennett
Tenth Street
Harold BE. Parr
Parr
W. C
Lilla English
Misa Irene Rohde
Rey
D. F. Club
Jeremiah Downing
Carl G. Ebison
Erie
Harry L. Gloson
Lester L. Gilson
Seaman
Green Bay
Wis
Schuyler Gregory
Nashville
Edward ¥. Grady
Swampscott
Masa
Restituto Echon
Lamar
Thomas Emilingsen
Quccer
Gustave Kulltz
Albert L. Everroad
North Vernon
Ind
Charles French
Thomas H. Flanagan
South Boston
Mass
Reginald J. Fisher
Connersville
Patrick H. Judge
Mitchell
William Hirst Kearney
Bristol
R. I
Lawrence
Frederick A. Marshall
Mattapan
Edward Meier
Watertender
Bay City
Mich
John P. Murphy
Araman
Charlestown
Simon T. Murphy
Rockford
Sir Henry P. Favreau
Oiler
Camden
Edward W. Felton
Newcastle
John Flaherty
Bath
Myron Flood
Greenwich
Conn
James 4. Francs
Osgood
Clifton S. Grinnell
Pawtucket
R. J
Boyd M. Hamp
Cashmore
Wash
Leland Hilghet
Spencer
Luth Hill
William P. Hughes
Scranton
Lawrence Hansen
Iil
Francia J. Jaskelski
Baltimore
Dock Johnson
John ©. Johnson
South
Archie Leedy
Newark
John Michatec
Adams
Jose Mendes
Freman
Providence
George C. Markel
John J. Mulvaney
van West
John F. Murphy
John W. McGinty
J. K. Richards
Washington, D. Co
Norman Scott
Ensign N. N. Gates
L. L. Adsmkiewicz
Milwaukee
Coener
Harry A. Hood
Asheville
Baluch
Germary
Lodge
Oreate Patriotic Fund
Washington
Army Notes
MT. Vernon Township
Dec
Milius, Jr
Herm Wehling
Eagle Center
Jackley
Truro
Halsfar
Ite
Moncton
N.B
Memramcook Junction
Nova Scotia
St. John
N. B
Londonderry
Windsor
Toston
Boston
Mags
McCall
Fanarthull Ladey
NAVY
Daniels
Portamouth
Provincetown
Relief Corps
Portsmouth
Tialifax
Logal Red Cross
Bor WeneThree Puruishea
Bratnober
Familly
Roy Bryant
Atta Vista
Gay W. Campbell & Co
Bridgent
Fellner Candy Co
East Fifth’ Street
Hale
Timothy Hay
National Army
West Aide
Meana
Toledo
Alsike
Timothy
E. W. Wolf
Matthias
H. C. Matthias & Son
Franklin Street
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