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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
3
Italian and Austrian troops watched as an Italian airplane forced the crew of a German or Austrian float to swim to the right bank and surrender on the Piave river. Allied air fighters arrive to relieve weary Italian aviators after six days of intense operations, boosting morale and air control.
The community notes a flurry of social activity at St Francis Hospital Central Christian and multiple clubs. Mrs J Kildea and Mrs Charles Trunkey entertain at Red Cross headquarters while the YWCA plans summer sports with Miss Gazelle Melinson in charge and 288 enrollments for swimming classes. Wedding rites unite Miss Mabel Anton and Elvin Schuck at First Evangelical church with guests from Waterloo Worthington and beyond.
A state convention memorial service was conducted on Mobile street with ritual by grand Worthy Patron Clark of Oskaloosa. Eulogies read by Mrs. Bailey Mrs. Williams and others. A vocal solo, prayer, floral tribute, song and benediction followed. Separately Herman Gutknecht a lifelong Iowa resident died at 76 after 10 weeks of heart disease at his Hudson home. Surviving are a widow and five children. Funeral arrangements pending.
The article urges women to save wheat using substitutes like corn meal oats rice and buckwheat and to use quick breads that omit wheat. It presents recipes for barley biscuits buckwheat breakfast cake waffles muffins oat corn bread and a chocolate conservation cake, detailing ingredients and steps to boost grain conservation during wartime.
Rev A C Preston pastor of Westminster Presbyterian, who served months at Camp Sheridan Alabama, spoke at First Brethren Church last evening about religious work building morale and the roles of various religious agencies in camps, sharing personal experiences.
London dispatch cites Capt Persius, naval critic of the Berliner Tageblatt, arguing German U boats cannot win the war against improving enemy defenses. He notes U boat losses are inevitable, defenses grow sharper, and Germany underestimated enemy resources from the war’s start.
Washington News Bureau reports Lieut. James C. Staley arrested in New York on graft charges. The war department lists his Cedar Rapids address at 10563 Fifth Avenue. His prior service was as a private in a hospital company during the Philippine campaign.
A local dope addict went home intoxicated and struck his mother in the mouth with his fist, knocking out several teeth. A bootlegger nearby forced the same destructive act, leaving the youth with severe dental injuries and a damaged hand, while the mother bears the cost of new false teeth.
The Red Cross central division has not received details on the injuries of Ray and Hugh Hicok sons of W. Hicok. H B Cropper, local chapter chairman, requested information from the Chicago office. An assistant manager replied that he has written to the Paris office and will forward any updates on the brothers condition and injuries.
Celia, a wife who married widower Tom Brantford, grapples with reminders of his first wife Lucy. She reshapes her style to win his attention, but fails to win his heart. In a heartfelt confession, Tom reveals he wanted a home and a wife like Celia. They reaffirm their vows and commit to their shared life.
New York report says the great German gun that began the Paris bombardment was traced by a math aided feat using two holes in metal awning and glass, created by a single shell. Chester M. Wright of the American labor mission explained the method after returning from Europe.
An expert analysis tracks a falling shell through intact openings in a wall to determine its path. Measurements to the thousandth inch and atmospheric considerations allowed French officers to backtrack the shell to its cannon in the forest of St Gobain, then it was promptly destroyed by French fire.
At 6 15 p m yesterday the fire department was summoned to 1219 Wilkinson Avenue for smoke from scorched meat. Neighbors reported the alarm but no damage occurred. Ad promotes Bronson Insurance Agency.
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