Fifteen Cargo Ships Lost Through War
New York Feb 16 Fifteen cargo ships with a deadweight tonnage of 103,682 were lost in 1918 by the Naval Overseas Transportation service. Six ships totaling 42,627 tons were destroyed by enemy action, five ships totaling 44,071 tons sunk in collisions, and four ships totaling 16,994 tons destroyed by fire and explosion. The report outlines the service since late 1917, its role in transporting troops, food and munitions, and notes crews faced great dangers from submarines, fires, and storms. The service had 5,000 officers and 45,000 enlisted men, with 72 ships originally assigned, growing to 453 vessels by armistice.
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New York
Naval Overseas Transportation Service
Third Naval District
Naval Overseas Transportation’ Service
Atlantic
France
Plugk
Clubs of Lawn City Schedule Meetings in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls February 15 schedule lists Chapter R and parlor reading, with upcoming gatherings hosted by Mrs Lucy Silliman and H N Silliman. Tuesday features Nine teenth Century club banquet at Dr Chas Mentzer’s home and Child Welfare talks on good modern motherhood. Thursday covers Home and Education division at the training school with talks on modern mothering and household economy. Also, patriotic program by Home Social and Literacy club. Funeral notices for Robert Fenele and Mrs Charles Champlin. Officials to St Louis for ration convention February 25-26.
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Cedar Falls
RE. O
Lucy Silliman
Parlor Reading Circle
W.morgan
the Baptist Church
David J. Watters
Nineteenth Century Club
Chas. J. Mentzer
Woman's Club
Walter Metcalf
C. C. Severin
A. T. Reed
Home and Education Division
L. A. L Reed
Clara M. Sutter
Home ‘Social and Teteracy Club
L. Glark
R.M Bickford
Sara Porter
Ela Brown
Robert Fenele
Vernon Albright
Dahl
J. W. Morgan
First Baptist Church
Cole Cemetery
Mount Vernon Township
J. W. Cowan
F. Waits
Georges Jepsen
Dubuque
Central Iowa Lumber Dealers’ Association
Charles Champlin
Greene
Sartori Memorial Hospital
George Markham
Main Street
Eugene Allen
Methodist Church
Greenwood
Order of the Eastern Star
Fred Durfee
Emmett Mul’larky
Grundy Center
Roger Leavitt
Robert A. Santee
Leo H. Paulger
J. B. Newman
Delet Gates
League of Rations
St. Louis
Steps Toward a Federal Census Initiated in County
A letter from Sam L. Rogers director to county auditor J A Francis requests civil division lists and changes in the county over the last decade as preparations begin for the tenth federal census. The piece notes the first census occurred in 1790 and includes brief local items: marriage licenses for Bert Johnson Osage Verna Dykeman Floyd Clarence Guthrie Waterloo and A L Blodwin Roberts Waterloo plus an unrelated Hearts ache ad for Try Phelps glasses at 518 Jefferson.
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Sam L. Rogers
J.A. Francis
Rogers
Bert Johnson
Osage
Verna Dykeman
Floyd
Clarence Guthrie
Waterloo
al Blodwin Roberts
Chicago Theatre Scene Signals Broadway Reach Shift
The piece notes bigger business in major cities and longer runs, with Chu Chin Chow at the Auditorium leading Chicago theatre gains. Sidney Drew and wife wrap a Chicago Woods run March first, Old Lady 31 at Cort, Billie Ellsworth headlining a major production, and WWV Waterloo possibly touring later.
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Chu Chin Chow
Theatres of
Chicago
Notes on Shows And Players In Winter Theatre Scene
Percy McKaye writes a Paris destined play with George Washington at center. Paris staging by Jacques Capceau and select cast. Busby Bros. Waterloo to present Parlor Bedroom and Bath on March 1. The Better Ole heads to Chicago with DeWolf Hopper likely leading. Several new works in rehearsal as firms race to beat warm weather. A Bird of Paradise set for Waterloo Feb 25 led by Florence Rockefeller. Fiddlers Three praised at Chicago’s Olympic Theatre with Tavie Bella. See You Later and Going Up among LaSalle Chicago hits. Many shows averaging 200 plus performances in New York.
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Percy McKaye
George Washington
Paris
Jacques Capeau
Busby Bros
Waterloo Theatre
Waterloo
Henry Sydnor Harrison
Florence Rockwell
Siberian Villages to Get New Sanitation Methods
The Associated Press reports in New York that ice bound Siberian villages will receive demonstrations from a railroad car staffed by Young Women's Christian Association workers and YMCA secretaries. The car will tour villages teaching recreation leaders and children the latest in play, sanitation, food laws, and economic methods, as part afterwar efforts in Vladivostok.
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Associated Press
New York
Second Death From Crossing Accident In Dubuque
Duque, La Feb 15 Mise Trene Michels 19 died at a hospital after a passenger train struck a automobile carrying her and three others Death was due to a skull fracture Peter Campbell 44 was killed instantly The other two injured will recover An inquest will be held after witnesses recover to determine responsibility
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Associated Press
Dupeque
Mise Trene Michels
Peter Campbell
Movie and theatre bill highlights at Plaza and Waterloo
The Plaza offers Little Miss Hoover starring Marguerite Clark from tomorrow in The Golden Bird set in Maryland. The Majestic features No Man's Land a war-tinted vaudeville act headlining for three shows. Waterloo hosts The Man Who Looks Like Me with Al Gorrell starting Monday, and Theda Bara in The She Devil at Crystal for two days beginning tomorrow.
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Miss Hoover
Maria ‘Thompson Daviess
Paramount
Plaza Theatre
Marguerite Clark
Maryland
No Man's Land
Majestic Theatre
James Kerrigan
Waterloo
Kerrigan
Gane
Katherine King
Gorrell
Waterloo Theatre
the Waterloo
She Devil
Crystal Theatre
Theda Bara
Miss Bara
Pliny
Indy
Sionday
And the Children Pay plays four days at the Palace
A controversial motion picture And the Children Pay opens at the Palace for a four day run starting Sunday. The film, noted for five weeks on Madigan street, draws city attention amid fierce film competition. A Sunday lecture on boys work in Michigan by Carl Kirkpatrick will follow, with music provided for men and boys.
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Fim
Madigan Street
Chicaro
Carl Kirkpatrick
Boya
Michigan
Y. M. Gla
Wilson to appoint Sharp successor upon return from Europe
Washington Feb 15 The Associated Press reports President Wilson will appoint a successor to William Graves Sharp to France soon after his return from Europe. Sharp's resignation, accepted Dec 21, was disclosed last night as correspondence between the ambassador and the president was made public at the White House.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
William Graves ‘Sharp
France
Europe
Sharp
White House
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Clubs OF Lawn City
Phelps
Jefferson
Sidney Drew
the Woods Theatre
Middlewest
America
the Cort
Bilie Ellsler
WWV
Kitty Gordon
the Palace
Douglas Fairbanks
Plaza
NO Man’s Land
Ole
DeWolf Hopper
Casino
ShoTwin Beds
The
Ieee
Ernest Truax
Edith Haliaferro
Shuberts
Grant Mitchell
George Gahan
Ened Poni
Gort Theatre
Frank McIntyre
Wu Oliver Morosco
Richard Washburn
Thomas Wise
Olympic Theatre
John Cort
Tavie Bella
Mr. Cort
Wo Cohan
Windy City
LaSalle Theatre
T. Roy Barnes
Victor Moore
LaSalle
Siberian
Y. W.C.A
Deerson
Tik Crystal
Big Illinois Central Railroad
Indoor Fair Armory
Ilinois Central Concert Band
Uuntsinger
Peavey
Crystal
Theda
Bara
Fox
Knight
Marguerite
Clark
Little Miss Hoover
Hearst News
Wastig
Jack Cottrell
Royal Air Forces
Wife
Kingsbury & Munson
Gene and
Kathrine King
Miles of Smailes
Rouble Sims Comedy
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