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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1917
Page
9
Paris debates a bill to list 1919 class men for calling to colors as Clemenceau faces critics. Gen Petain seeks 40,000 men for cantonment work behind the line using German prisoners, Russian troops, and 1890 1891 agrarian classes. Interim decision to proceed adopted 426 to TS.
Waterloo employes of the Illinois Central Railroad contributed for the Milinoia Central regiment in France. The Thirteenth Engineers railways sent Christmas gifts, including cigars cigarets tobacco lighter pipe brushes toothpaste candy soap gum woolen hose and a woolen vest, with a personal letter from President Charles H. Markham to every Illinois Central soldier.
Alexander Thompson of Sa Porte City and Chauncey D. Williams of 217 Vaughan street become the local recruiting pair for the United States Home Guards. Enlistment lasts for the war, with duties on American soil. Two others, Edward Hart of Waterloo and Emery Riggles of La Porte City, left for Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Riggles’ home burned shortly before enlistment but he proceeded as planned.
Chicago residents will see a patriotic food show January 5 to 13 featuring 260 dishes prepared under government guidance. About 100 women plus army cooks from cantonments will learn to cook various fishes, under the direction of Federal Food Administrator Harry A Wheeler and the University of Illinois. The aim is to teach Midwestern women how to follow gov ernment directives. Also noted, Britain bans cream use from December 10 to April 1, 1918, except for babies, the sick and soldiers.
Miss Trances Horner daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Horner and Corporal Eugene F Dawson Fort Riley Kan were married last evening in the bride s home in a ceremony read by Dr J H Johnson attended by immediate relatives The groom wore uniform and a dinner followed with military themed decorations Mrs Dawson a Waterloo native and bank employee will remain with her parents until the groom s discharge Corporal Dawson returns to Camp Riley Monday Other items include club and society notices with community remarks and a 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs J B Teeter.
Birds entered from the Dakotas Wisconsin Missouri Illinois and Iowa expected exceed 1000 entries as the annual Waterloo show opens Sunday with public viewing before Monday's official start. Lectures by Prof H A Bittenbender Ames on care and breeding add interest as awards are announced. The event runs through Jan 5.
Waterloo chapter aims to recruit 10 000 members from a 86 000 population to meet 5 000 current memberships and 2 000 behind schedule before the December 31 deadline. Headquarters will stay open all day Saturday and Monday for enrollments as the community is urged to rally for the war effort and support the Junior Red Cross.
Des Moines Iowa reports a major blaze at Porter Tidrick Carriage Company last night. Extreme cold hampered firefighting efforts as the plant was destroyed, with an estimated loss of 40 000 dollars. Two nearby families fled their homes into subzero temperatures. Reverend G St Lobdett announces his resignation from Eureka Cabin Christian Church over rising labor costs.
The article recounts ancient beliefs in jewels powers from diamond detecting poison to opal bringing ill luck, noting gems like sapphire, amethyst, beryl, emerald, coral, and amber. It discusses the New Universities Dictionary as a premier definitional resource and promotes its home, school, and workshop usefulness with a coupon explanation.
Water loo Red Cross members are urged to aid in clerical work after a shipment from Waterloo to Croix Rouge Francaise aboard the steamer Liss was torpedoed and sunk. The alert calls for volunteers including stenographers and clerks at Red Cross headquarters to index memberships and assist with campaign needs.
Two fires last night near Chicago plus a buried cache of dynamite in the Gage Park school coal bin trigger federal probes into possible alien enemy ties. Fires hit Omaha Packing and Reedy Foundry, a bra n castings plant for submarines, with estimated losses near 176000.
Waterloo fire department reports a record 66 calls so far in December with several incidents yesterday and today. Incidents include overheated stove pipe at Union Station roof and chimney fires at 906 Riehl Street 220 Western Avenue Masonic Building and 418 Broadway. The Welland ship canal project shows about 13 million of its 76 million cost spent to date with work suspended for wartime reasons.
Fashion department notice requests patrons to send ten cents for each pattern to Waterloo and receive patterns within ten days. Patterns include seam allowances and matching designs, with orders filled promptly by the Evening Courier fashion department.
Prominent banker and legislator Murtagh of Algona signals possible run for governor on the Democratic ticket. He says he will not decide until late January after evaluating party wishes and returns to campus discussions with party leaders. He would push a business administration platform and urges unity. He will visit multiple Iowa cities this week before returning home.
The Waterloo Technical Society held a patriotic program in Citizens Gas and Electric building. C W Eby reviewed Germany’s prewar engineering, Howard Burr discussed urban airstrip planning, A S Butterworth spoke on poison gas and liquid flame, W St Johnson described the British tank as an American invention, C A Roby on shell manufacture, with Maj T I Ruse and W L Pedicord offering brief talks.
Gen Pershing outlined the Dec 18 order allowing wine and beer for American troops in France, arguing it aligned with French regulations and aimed to curb intoxication. He noted water purity and local sentiment affect enforcement, and stressed strict morals and health safeguards alongside prohibition.
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