Volunteers at Koenigsberg to resist Poles
Berlin reports show large volunteer forces joining the East Prussian boundary defense to counter Polish and Czech threats. German leaders decry Polish actions in Posen and Bruns wick disarmament and troop restrictions. An appeal from Lemberg asks President Wilson for protection as 18 divisions of Polish troops prepare to advance into Upper Silesia challenging a historically German region.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Lokal Arzeiger
Browberg
Posen
National Assembly
Essen
Brunswick
Areeting
Breslau
Lemberg
Wilson
Upper Silesia
Germany
Bolshevism Means End of Civilization
AP correspondence reports M Qudeneys former Dutch minister in Petrograd lists five Bolshevism cardinal points including highway nonwork taking others’ property no punishment and no taxation. He warns working classes worldwide against Bolshevism claiming it signals civilization’s end and foresees ruin for Russia under Bolshevik rule amidst widespread unemployment and factory ruin. A closing Auto Exchange advertisement requests readers to inspect cars.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
M. Qudeneys
Petrostad
Russia
Petrograd
Nursing resource survey urged across nation
Block chairmen of the Woman's Council of National Defense aid the national nursing survey by canvassing blocks and reporting to Miss Minnie Harrison. Readers are asked to register at the Commercial Bank Building office with a questionnaire to detail trained nurses, practical nurses, midwives, and Red Cross course alumni who have cared for the sick.
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Woman's Council of National Defense
Min—nie Harrison
Roman
Defense Council
Harrison
Commercial Bank
Red Cross
Phelps Glases for Headache at 518 Jefferson
An ad notes glasses for headache relief at 518 Jefferson offering eye wear solutions. The concise promo suggests improved comfort through prescription or reading glasses and clocks potential benefits for daily tasks.
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Phelps
Jefferson
Highway Mishap Near New Hartford Claims Leary
LeRoy Leary died within hours after a truck turned over near New Hartford while aiding a disabled car. Virgil Walker escaped with minor injuries. Chester Walker, also in the vehicle, survived with bruises as Leary’s mother and siblings mourn him. Leary, 21, was injured near the town’s north boundary with a crushed skull and other serious wounds.
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New Hartford
LeRoy Leary
Leary
Virgil
Chester Walker
Virgil Walker
HW. H. Nelson
Edgar Yukon
This City
Clarence
Waterloo
Fred Wells
Missouri
Campaign for YMCA and YWCA funds falls short
About 10,000 dollars pledged in the joint YMCA and YWCA drive by end of yesterday, leaving 8,000 dollars still needed. Organizers thank generous subscribers but note the total number of contributors is disappointing and urge more support for the welfare of Waterlon's boys and girls.
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J. WC. A
Waterlon
Milks Emulsion Ad Tries to Cure Tuberculosis
A Confederate letter from Captain Frederick Kimber of Cairo Illinois in August 1918 praises Milks Emulsion as a cure for advanced tuberculosis. The testimonial claims rapid health gains, reduced coughing, and no more blood spitting after using the product. The ad promises a money back guarantee and urges buyers to try the liquid emulsion, sold by local pharmacies.
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New York City
Catskill Mountains
Caspi
Frederick Kimber
Dunton Lodge
Cairo
Kimber
Milks &Emulsion. Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Wangler Bros
C. J. Miller Rug Co
Peace Congress Opens With Wilson At Right Of Clemenceau
Paris January 13 at 3 pm the peace congress opened with President Wilson seated to the right of Premier Clemenceau as presiding official Lloyd George sat at the left. The Salle de La Paix was prepared for delegations with a statue of peace behind Clemenceau. Delegates’ chairs were red leather, rooms white and gold, chandeliers and windows overlooking the Seine. A dining room and a consul dead note follows.
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Paris
Wilson
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Calle D’ Horloge
Salle de la Paix
Europe
France
Phelps
Jefferson
Acros
Uine
Beiling
Seine River
Atata
Cape
Former Waterloo Boy Visits Friends After War Wounds
Sergt Marquette Smith, former Waterloo resident, visits friends in the city. He wears two gold stripes on his left sleeve and a gold stripe on his right, marking 15 months overseas service and a wound. Enlisted in April 1917 with the engineers, he was gassed and wounded at Chateau Thierry on July 19, did not rejoin his company, arrived in America New Year’s Day, discharged at Camp Dodge this week, planned to visit Independence relatives before heading to Seattle to enter photography. He was a senior at Independence High School at enlistment.
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Marquette Smith
Waterloo
Sergt
Smith
Engineers
Chateau Thierry
Altho
Seret
America
Camp Dodge
Independence
Enliotfing
Iowa
Seattle
Wash
Reinbeck man kills himself by gun shot
Reinbeck Iowa man Will Thoms shot himself through the forehead at his home at 5 30 pm yesterday after health problems. He had recently returned from Marshalltown where he underwent an operation but recovered slowly. The act occurred when all attendants had left the room.
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Reinbeck
Will Thoms
Marshalltown
Wang & Miller Shoe Co Ad Offers 10 Percent Discount
Special sale notice announces finality Tubbers and over shoes at a ten percent reduction. The Wang and Miller Shoe Company promotes this advertising offer to attract customers with the discount on footwear.
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Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Second and Larger Audience Delights Local Play
The second showing of Somewhere in America drew a bigger crowd than the premiere and earned a warm reception. Proceeds for charity depend on ticket sales later today while Mrs Madeleine Smith Althouse received praise for accompanying and rehearsing. Florence White led a dove tableau as the curtain fell amid singing and dancing groups.
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America
Althorenalta
Madeline Smith Althouse
Althouse
Isue
Florence White
Night Public Sale Near Cedar Falls Delivers Large Crowds
Cedar Falls January 18 Special. First night auction in this vicinity was at W. A. Dove and Son farm with a second hog sale at Arthur Branden’s home. Brandon sale moved 60 hogs for about 5000 dollars, Dove and Son sold 40 hogs averaging a high price.
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Cedar Falls
W. A. Dove & Son
Arthur Branden
Brandon
Dove
Nashua Team Wins 39 to 7 Over New Hampton
Nashua defeated New Hampton 39 to 7 in a fast basketball game witnessed by about 600 fans. Nashua has an excellent season record, winning all games so far, with both teams showing strong play despite the lopsided score.
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Nashua
NEW Hampton
Peerless Eight Sets Startling Records on Hill Climb
The Peerless Eight faced California street tests in San Francisco in low gear and achieved a notable hill climb with a seven passenger load. The car then reached 73 mph and logged 14 miles per 4 gallons, remarkable given the capacity carried.
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California Street
San Francisco
Town Guard Appointment Urged by C N Altland
A fragment notes that a federal government commission plans a new town guard in Ibere RN. C Altland urges all members to be on hand at the appointed time for the inspection tomorrow.
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Ibere RN
C. Altland
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