Gunner Depew to Speak on German Brutality at Local Church
Albert N. Depew, famed Croix de Guerre recipient and World War I veteran, will relate his experiences in four German prison camps at First M. & Church in Waterloo tomorrow at 3 p.m. An offering will be taken. The American sailor lad, blinded in one eye and wounded five times, says his vivid, firsthand story proves German cruelty.
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Gunner Albert N. Depew
Andic
France
Waterloo
First M
Chicago
Gunner Depew
America
Germany
No Man’s Land
Sailor Lad
Depew
Oony
Foreign Legion
Evangelist
W.B. Watts
Old German Lutheran Church
Jefferson
Park Ave
Third Street
Advocate Court Clears Tangled Quotas For Red Cross Funds
Small quota disputes were reviewed by Judge Franklin C. Pratt and associates as residents of Black Hawk county appeared to show cause for unmet Red Cross and war-savings quotas. Many were renters. some errors were corrected and praise given to those making honest efforts. A cautious, sympathetic tone stood behind rulings, including a farm family’s hardship noted by an earnest renter. US farm loan totals rise to 109,617,060 with Spokane leading gains. other city figures listed.
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Black Hawk County
Judge Advocate Court
Red Cross
County Service League
Franklin C. Pratt
Judge Advocate
J. W. Arbuckle
J. E. Wiliams
Platt
Juvenile Garden Soldiers Aid War Effort in Jesup Iowa
In Jesup Iowa on July 13, 73 pupils volunteer as Soldiers of the Soil to support troops in France. Gardens will be inspected four times by Superintendent W S Still, earning ranks private through captain and badges for each promotion. Pupils will exhibit produce at farmers day next fall and may cann by winter use.
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Associated Press
New York
Foreign Press Cable
Service Bureau
Committee On Public Information
Herman Suter
France
Wilson
United States
Jesup
Sam
W. S. Still
Red Cross
Iowa
H. FL
Uncle Sam
Waterloo embraces salvage drive for Red Cross relief
A city salvage campaign begins next Friday to collect papers metals leather glass and bottles for sale to aid the Red Cross. Women are urged to sort attics and storehouses while Junior Red Cross and Bar Scouts assist. Collection zones will move ward by ward starting July 24 with aims to fund civic needs after the war.
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Waterloo
Red Cross
E. A. Boggs
The
Woman's Llub
National Civic Committee
Mmes
W. H. Langlas
JJ. F. Cass
Louis Frank
Arthur Hussmann
W. W W. Burk
Sarna Nic
Bar
C.bentz
Elmer Hersch
National
Os Angeles
Cal
Kansas City
Waverly Picnic Planned and Community Events Noted
Community club plans a July picnic at Brooks pasture with amusements and a Red Cross fundraiser from a stand. Local businesses close 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the event. Also reported: Mrs H S Hoover’s burial arrangements, Mrs Diana Tiolt suffered a broken thigh, and several odd incidents including a bull encounter and horned toad sighting near C G Wy tracks.
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Waverly
Brooks’ Pasture
Red Cross
H. S. Hooverer
BR VanFleet
Miriam Foor
Rev. J. Cole
Grav
Hoover
Diana Tiolt
W. H. Woodring
Ray Anderson
C. G. Wy
Muriel Bailey Haum- Gartner
Camp Cody
Arrest W. E. Harman in fatal Dubuque crash
County authorities ordered the arrest of W. E. Harman of Dubuque after a noon collision at Fourth and Water streets that killed Charles Tooman. An investigation into the accident is ongoing and a manslaughter charge may be filed if warranted.
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Charles Tooman
Fourth
Water
W. E. Harman
Dubuque
Call for 300 Iowans to report in August
Des Moines reports a call for 300 lowans to report to Jefferson Barracks St Louis during August 5 and 6. Assistant Adjutant General Logan in Washington expects at least 20,000 men called in August but believes enough Class 1 registrants will meet needs, avoiding Class 2 calls.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Jefferson Barrarks
St. Louis
Adjt
Guy E. Logan
Washington
Logan
Canada Flour Mills to Close For August and September
Winnipeg July 13 All milling plants grinding wheat in Winnipeg and western Canada began preparing to close in August and the first part of September due to scarce raw materials. The closures will extend nationwide until the new wheat crop is on the market. The Canadian food board urged substitutes for wheat in breakfast foods. Rain is needed in Saskatchewan as many wheat sections headed out but remain very short. Conditions improve in northeasterly areas. southern crops are nearly ruined with no rain.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Food Board
Saskatchewan
Wilson Urges Lewis to Seek Senate Re-election
President Wilson sent a note to Senator Lewis of Illinois urging him to accept renomination and campaign for re election after reports he might decline. He asked Lewis to reconsider and undertake the race, expressing concern about the potential decision. The call came from Washington on July 13.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Wilson
Lewis
Illinois
Senate
Strike by 1,600 Brockton shoe cutters for higher wages
More than 1,600 shoe cutters in 40 Brockton factories walked out today over pay. They demand a weekly wage increase from 26 to 37.50 dollars and rejected the manufacturers’ compromise piece work offer.
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Associated Press
Brockton
Mass
Young Men Hold Revival Services in Tent
Evangelistic services led by five student pastors from the C. H. W. University Park Iowa began last evening in a tent at Commercial and Eleventh streets. Evening preaching continues through July 28 with a Bible study at 3 PM. Frank V. Getty directs, with Gatty F B LeFlavre Chamberlain Will and Williams among the group.
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University Park
Frank V. Getty
E. B. Getty
Randolph Street
Gatty
West High School
Ministry
F. B. LeFlavre
Joyce Chamberlain
C. M. Will
D. C. Williams
Waterloo retail coal prices fixed for July
Waterloo fuel board set the July to August coal price schedule at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Prices take effect Monday and likely rise again in August, as coal supply remains tight. Board warns of limited hard coal and coke arrivals, urges filings while current prices hold.
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Waterloo
Fuel Board
Chamber of Commerce
F. L. Northey
Northey
Iowa
Arkansas
Pocahontas
Minois
War of the Roses drives rename effort for German flower names
In New York a coalition of horticultural societies and garden clubs plans a week of resolutions to drop German names from roses and other flowers. The Park Garden club of Flushing led by vice president Mrs. H A Vivian proposed renaming to avoid sympathy with Germany. Suggestions include Gruss an Teplitz renamed to General Foch and Kaiserin Auguste Victoria as Edith Cavell, among others, with official approval needed to enforce changes.
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New York
Park Garden Club
Flushing
L. I
H. A. Viviaty
United States
Gruss An Teplitz
Foch
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Edith Cavell
Denabark
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Denmark
United
Germany
Copenhagen
Pilot A W Hill Killed In Armour Heights Crash
Toronto July 13 Second Lieut A W Hill of Malden Massachusetts an instructor in the royal air forces here was killed today while flying alone at Armour Heights The official report cites an error in judgment during a sharp turn causing his machine to plunge about 200 feet and be destroyed by fire
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Bax
Associated Press
Toronto
Ont
A. W. Hill
Malden
Mass
Royal Air Forces
Armour Heights
Hill
German names in roses reflect postwar cultural shifts
A reader notes German composers and army names persist in German roses and music yet face a temporary eclipse as patriotic tunes replace German marches in weddings. The piece argues the world dislikes Teutonic labels in daily life and urges keeping German names in culture despite pressures.
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Gruss An
Tepltt
Karl Druschki
Kaiserin- Au
Victoria
Kaiser
Friedrich the Way
Karl Schmid
Friedrichsruhl
Otto von Bismarck
Blumenschmidt
Gruss
Herman Schmidt
Wilhelm Reuter
Building Crash Kills Eight at Montreal Munitions Warehouse
Eight people died and several were injured when the top floor of a warehouse owned by Lumbre n er Limited collapsed. George Lumburner, nephew of the firm’s head, is among the deceased.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Lumburner, Limited
George Lumburner
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