Londoners Grow Thinner as War Strain Bites Food
New York dispatch reports Londoners losing weight but staying hopeful amid wartime shortages. Meat prices fall, fish dominates, and hotel meals cost less while quality drops. American officers struggle to find meals. butter scarce, bread dark, sugar limited, and milk scarce.
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New York
London
Duke
New York Times
Germany
the Strand
In -the- Strand
Jay
Grain Mills Anxiety as Government Order Looms
The government plan to close some mills nationwide affecting 70 percent of normal output does not yet impact Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mills. The main worry is securing sufficient grain to grind as elevators grow leaner in supply.
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Wratertoo & Cedar Falls Union Mills Company
City in Brief: Olin Woodward Visits Shirey Family
Olin H Woodward of Cleveland is visiting Mr and Mrs W Shirey, Woodward a brother of Mrs Shirey. Ivan L Brecunier of Camp Logan Texas is on a 15 day furlough at his home on Kingsley Ave. Mr and Mrs Dean Richmond and Jack have returned to Champaign Illinois after two months with Mrs Richmonds parents Mr and Mrs C O Hummel. Wm Burbank county treasurer is out after a five day grip illness. Mrs C G Lanning stenographer in the treasurer s office has been ill since Jan 1. The annual father and son banquet will be at the YMCA on March 6 with local and out of town speakers including Glan UW Payne who married Mary Hanson at Sioux Falls SD and is visiting his parents. Charles Van Vleck secretary of Waterloo Commercial club received a letter from Lafayette Young thanking the club for a binocular gift for naval use. Thousands of county residents have sought income tax information from J P McGreevy IRS at the courthouse since Jan 1. County Auditor J J Rainbow also reports many inquiries. Three one act plays to be presented by community theatre February 18 and 19 20. East High Glee Club presents the Japanese play tonight with proceeds to Ladies of G A R. Admission 25 cents. Lost a bay horse call 620.
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Wd. Burbank
C. G. Lanning
Texan War Hero Clancy Held Prisoner In France
Walter W. Clancy a Texas native and U S citizen who served with the field artillery of the Canadian army in France became a prisoner of war at a camp in France after refusing to fight under the British flag for the Empire. He had earlier crossed the Atlantic with a desire to “smell powder” and fought at Vimy Ridge, where he attached an American flag to his bayonet. He was wounded by a shell and later wore a small American flag on his left sleeve. He sought transfer to American forces but was denied and ultimately sentenced to one year at hard labor for insubordination. His brother R S Clancy works to secure his release.
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Omaha
Neb
Walter W. Clancy
Texas
United States
Guoser
Field
France
Kearney
Army Post Office
Section 21
R. St. Clancy
Columbus
Kan
Clancy
Lone Star State
New Orleans
Lana
Atlantic
Atttacken
Lusitania
Royal Garrison Artillery
England
West Front
Belgium
Wilhelmstrasse
Potsdam
Calais
Verdur
Vimy Ridge
Hindenburg
Ambassador Page
United Sates
Germent
Stars and Stripes
Congress
Fexan
American Expeditionary Forces
Jim
Statue of Germania Defends Loyal St Paul Polk
In St Paul on February 16 the three story Germania statue atop the Germania building faces removal after requests from citizens. Building owner Rothschild says the building’s name will change, leaving no reason to keep the statue.
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Germania
ST. Paul Polk
St. Paul
Mann
Rothschild
Rt. Paul
Prisoner letters plead for transfer to American army
In letters from Clagey and R. R. Clancy supporters press to release Clancy from confinement to permit enlistment. Clancy says he belongs with the American forces and has faced court martial while under guard. Friends urge government action, including Governor Capper’s involvement.
New Jersey Forces Loafers to Labor in War Time
Trenton N J February 16 Gov Edge signed a wartime measure compelling all able bodied men aged 18 to 60 to engage in useful employment essential to state and national welfare. The law targets loafers tramps and idle men, directing conscription to productive work during the war.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Edge
United States
Love Mad Girl Kills Doctor Then Takes Poison
Chicago reporting Dr Antone J Jindra intern at county hospital shot and killed by Pauline Plotka who then swallowed poison. She fired three shots two hit the doctor in the abdomen and one in the chest. She is said to recover from the poison.
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Chicago
Antone J. Jindra
Pauline Plotka
Ship Free From Ice After 47 Days Near Atlantic Port
An Atlantic port reports the steamship Vindal released from ice confinement after 47 days in the river mouth. The vessel, used as a prison ship in the Dardanelles operation, was freed by ice harvesters who sawed it loose. Since arriving on December 31, the ship under U S charter has cost the government about $25 600 in detention and confinement costs.
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Atlantic
Vindal
Enterie Allies
Dardanelles
United States
Kilauea Volcano Again In Action
Honolulu reports a sudden rise in Kilauea’s lava lake reaching its highest crater level since 1894. Lava spouting through cracks flowed over a low rim and filled the valley as the world’s largest active volcano showed renewed vigor after a brief lull.
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Honolulu
Kilauea
Maggard and Eddy couple wed in Marshalltown
Marie A. Maggard and Floyd Eddy of Waterloo were married yesterday in Marshalltown. Eddy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Eddy of 618 Linden Avenue. The couple will reside in Waterloo with the groom’s parents.
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Marie A. Maggard
Baxter
Iia
Floyd
Reverend Peterson To Lecture On The Ideal American
Rev. Wi AL Peterson will give a 5 oclock lecture at Union Congregational Church Sunday. The talk titled The Ideal American will center on Abraham Lincoln.
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Wi AL Peterson
Union Congregational
Churen
Abraham Lincoln
Red Cross Ship Sunk by Firemen
An Atlantic port report says the Scandinavian American steamship Minsk sank at the pier after a harbor fire. Firemen opened the sea cocks following an unsuccessful attempt to extinguish the blaze. Loss is estimated around 500000 dollars, largely from water, with a cargo of Red Cross stores. The Minsk had been ready to sail but was delayed due to submarine danger concerns.
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Atlantic
Minsk
Red Cross
Two Groceries Robbed of Food In Jefferson Street Burglary
A thief used a step ladder to enter Hershberger grocery on lower Jefferson Street last night and stole two bottles of grape juice and a bottle of vinegar. Police suspect the same burglar as the Draper grocery break-in last week that yielded grape juice. Margadant market on Fourth Street North was also entered with a side door pried open, items taken include several cans and jars of fruit, sardines, bacon, pork, coffee, and other groceries.
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Hershberger Grocery
Lower
Jefferson Street
Draper Grocery
Margadant
Fourth Street
War Department Delays Mail to Soldiers Mai
In Washington on February 16, the War Department regulations were cited as the main cause of delays in delivering letters from home to American troops in France. Second Assistant Postmaster General Preevers told the Senate Postal Committee that mail distribution is controlled largely by army officers and could be held for 10 days to two weeks after reaching France before forwarding addresses are advised to the post office.
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Washington, D
Shipyard Strike Crisis Tries Wilson Admin Tactics
The article outlines the Baltimore and New York shipyard walkouts by carpenters and joiners, with 1,000 workers striking in Baltimore and possible spread along the Atlantic coast. It notes Hutcheson’s refusal to accept the adjustment board plan, Hurley appealing for return to work, and federal figures like Roosevelt and Macy involved in seeking a wage settlement.
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Shipping Board
Swurley
Hutcheson
American Federation of Labor
Adjustment Board
Federation
Reisecy Froposai
Carpenters’ Brotherhood
Labor Adjustment Board
Neat Corporation
Guarin
Baltimore
Sirika
John Morgan
United Brotherhood of Carpaniers and Joiners of America
Ethike
Pacific Coast
Capital
Washington, D. C
Hurley
The
Piaz
Ila Emergency Float Corporation
Y. Everit Macy
Roosevelt
Navy
Washington,d. C
Wage Adjustment Board
William L. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jokers
New York
Wilson
United States Shipping Board
Staten Island
Atlantic Seaboard
William J. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Marine Wood Workers Council
Carpenters
Pacific
William L. Iutcheson
Heniey
German Press Angry At Audacity Of Poles
Amsterdam February 16 German papers attack the Polish cabinet and other signals of Polish dissatisfaction with the Ukraine peace pact. Cologne Gazette warns Poland cannot threaten the east settlement and urges keeping the arrangement intact. The Post argues Polish desires must be opposed to secure German eastern security, or Germany risks prestige in the east.
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Amsterdam
Poland
Ukraine
Cologne Gazette
Post
Germany
King Praises Gompers After Labor Panel Visit
London February 16 King George Queen Mary the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary viewed a bronze panel The Triumph of Labor to be sent to the United States as a gift from British organized workers to their American counterparts King George singled out Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor for admiration The article also notes Duncan Clark’s insight into the European situation and an upcoming talk at a local church.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Triumph of Labor
United States
Organized Workers of
Moving Day Marked Off By War Shortage
The Chicago Keating Agency association declares moving day dead due to war induced labor and food shortages. Charles Bixby, secretary, notes storage firms will face only about 75 percent of typical demand in the two weeks from April 20 to May.
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Onlcago
Nicago Keating Agency Association
Charles Bixbs
Hixby
Shipyard labor row widens as unions refuse to back down
President Wilson follows shipyard labor unrest as Lloyd Hurley urges cooperation with the shipbuilding labor adjustment board. Defiant carpenters and joiners unions resisted earlier talks while other locals seek inclusion in the agreement. A February plan proposed a board with navy and emergency fleet reps, labor chosen by Gompers, to settle wage hours and conditions, aiming to avert work stoppages in wartime.
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Provoet Marshal General
Industrial Service
Shipping Board
Meyer Bloomfield
Washington
Wilson
Hutcheson
Surley
Carpenters and Joiners’ Union
Lanye
Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board
Hurley
Aite
France
Pacific
Atlantic
Labor Adjustment Board
Indiana Dry Law Declared Unconstitutional by County Judge
Bramesville Ind February 18 Judge F M Hostetter of Vanderburgh County Superior Court ruled that Indiana statewide prohibition is unconstitutional and void. The decision dismisses a demurrer to a brewing companies suit seeking to enjoin enforcement after April 2, 1918, clearing the way for an immediate appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Branesville
Ind
Indiana
F. M. Hostetter
Vanderburgh County
Indiana Supreme Court
Hostetter
Woman Dies From Fall Injuries in Duburne
Mrs. John Y. Mueller, 46, died at a local hospital in Duburne Illinois after internal injuries and a fractured skull from a fall from a porch. The accident occurred Friday morning at Wer hie.
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Duburne
John Y. Mueller
Wear Insurance Popular With Soldiers at Army Camps
Washington reports 93 percent of men in 17 large camps injured under the war risk plan. More than one million applications totaling about eight and a half billion dollars are in process, with thousands more written by February 12. Camp Dodge leads with 99.92 percent coverage, followed by Camp Zachary Taylor, Camp Funston, Camp Travis, and Camp Upton near 99 percent. Camp Logan shows the largest advance writt en.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Jn Me
Bureau of War Rink Insurance
Porcantaga
Dodge
Lincoln Says We Have Got Some Fighting to Do
Camp Dodge Iowa February 16 Col Charles S Lincoln chief of staff for the RSth national army division arrived after nearly three months on the western front with Maj Gen Edward HU Plummer division commander He said we have got some fighting to do Gen Plummer will return to duty soon Private Chapman a Black soldier at Camp Dodge has been sentenced to three years at Fort Leavenworth and dishonorable discharge for leaving guard duty
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Camp Dodge
Charles S. Lincoln
Rsth National Army Division
France
Edward HU. Plummer
Cal. Lincoln
Europe
Plummer
Lincoln
Chapman
Wort Leavenworth
Federal Agents Tap German Spy Route
Swiss connection traced as Adalbert Fischer head of Schutte Koerting valve firm in Philadelphia is interned at Fort Oglethorpe as a dangerous alien. Government notes Fischer told his wife secret information in Gloucester New York and she passed it to a Philadelphia contact who sent it to Switzerland to learn transmission sources.
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Philadelphia
Switzerland
Adalbert K. Fischer
Germany
Fischer
Schutte & Koerting Company
Valve Manufacturers
Fort Oglethorpe
Pischer
Gloucester
N. Y
Public service reserve urged in Waterloo letter
Thos M Ray urges Waterloo men to enroll in the U S public service reserve. He notes union members endorsed the reserve and enlisted through enrollment agent O Parker, with Washington official W Hall coordinating. The letter calls all Waterloo men to enroll in the national program.
Books Good and Bad Will Flood World After War
The Neapolis Tribune asks how many thousand new books will flood the world after the war. Histories encyclopedias political science atlases and more will be published to interpret changes. Past works will be judged for bias. future works aim to reveal truth. Dr Mueller recovers and ready to preach tomorrow. A schooner Direc Sorano sets a record for one day’s earnings.
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Minneapoli Tribune
Central Labor Union Plans Candidate Platform Meeting
A Central Labor union committee will meet with promoters of Waterlow and Thompson city tickets to discuss policy and labor attitude. The aim is to endorse candidates who most embody labor principles, with no full ticket yet but focus on certain offices. No new candidates appeared. supporters expect A. Brown to seek re election.
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Central, Labor Union
Law
Thompson City
Labor
Central Labor Union
Waterlow
Lure A. Brown
Neek
Letters From Waterloo Boys in the Service
Mr and Mrs J E Powers report a letter from their son Ivan Powers in France with Pershing's medical department. He recalls a French family, helps with haircuts, and notes March April style weather in Iowa. Three Waterloo boxes arrived containing fruit cake candy cigars magazines and scratch books.
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J. E. Powers
Ivan R. Powers
Pershing
France
Mr. Powers
Iowa
Waterloo
Giant coal saving plan under way in Britain
London January 26. The British ministry of reconstruction approved a scheme to supply all industries with cheap electric power from large super power stations no more than 16 nationwide. The plan aims to offset coal savings about 100 million pounds annually, while boosting industrial power and national living standards.
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London
British Ministry of Reconstruction
Great Britain
Coal Conservation Committee
Ministry of Reconstruction
United Kingdom
Ife
Fund Drive Launched For Halifax Disaster Blind Victims
New York Feb 16 A national effort to raise funds for Halifax disaster victims who were blinded is underway. The program, led by the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, aims to support care and re education for the blinded and to mobilize support across the United States. Edward M. Van Cleve reports the number of blinded exceeds that of any prior disaster, with totals still uncertain among 8,000 homeless, possibly three to four times Canadian losses in war.
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New York
Halifax
National Committee For the Prevention of
United States
Blind Relief Committee
Edward M. van Cleve
Mr. van Dieye
Governor to Speak at Cedar Rapids on Washington Birthday
Gov W L Harding of Town will address a monster loyalty meeting in Cedar Rapids on February 2 and discuss plans to push the sale of United States thrift stamps. Also reported Chicago arrest of Leonard Kress, alleged German propagandist, internment order and parole violation charges.
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Cedar Rapids. In
W. L. Harding
Washington
United States
Chicago
Leonard Kress
Department of Justice
Dubuque
Canned Corn Shipment Purity Question Raised
In St. Louis on February 16 a report notes a thousand cans of corn sent to five towns from Iowa appear impure due to beer contamination, prompting state officials to inspect the consignment and conveyances involved.
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St. Louis
Towa
Sohpare
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Dean Richmond
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Glan UW. Payne
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Sioux Falls
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Waterloo Commercial Club
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State Council of Defense
Young
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J. P. McGreevy
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East High Glee Club
G. A.R
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War Department
R. R. Clancy
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Gompers
Duncan Clark
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