American troops carry 220 rounds per man in France
The Iowa Rainbow division soldier in France carries 100 more rounds than the German, Brig. Gen. Williams told Washington. He notes American ammunition handling, the 220 rounds weighing 12 pounds, and rifle fire rates from 22 to 48 shots per minute. The Education bulletin promotes true Americanism and guides schools in patriotism. George H Woodson, district attorney of the Colored Odd Fellows of Iowa, is slated to speak for the federal effort to enlighten Negro public opinion on war aims.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Rainbow Division
Iowa
France
Ordnance Co
C. Williams
Williams
Rainbow
United States
Hun Stodder
Land
Commissioner of Education
Department of the Interior
Thea Commissioner of Education
George H. Woodson
Colored Odd Fellows of
Buxton
Ir. Woodson
Committee On Public Information
Iowa to Dedicate Actorial History Memorial in France
Postwar travelers will seek Lor aine France to view a white shaft honoring Hay En right and Gresham the first American soldiers to die abroad. Merle Hay of Glidden Iowa lies beneath the shaft while Iowa has sent over 5000 sons to uphold war ideals. The Chicago Herald plans a major feature with photographs of soldiers and other war workers for perpetuation.
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Loraine
France
Hay
Enright
Gresham
Merle Hay
Glidden
Iowa
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Ship Liberty christened at Kearny by Mrs Gary
Mrs Elbert H Gary wife of the United States Steel Corp chairman christened the vessel Liberty at federal shipyards Kearny New Jersey The 9000 ton ship keel was laid last November The name Liberty was suggested by Mrs Woodrow Wilson
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Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Liberty
Federal Shipyards
Kearney
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
City council defers taxi fare hike proposal at final reading
The council deferred indefinitely Leon A Link motion to table a proposed ordinance doubling the first mile fare from 25 to 50 cents with 23 cents per mile thereafter. Taxi operators argued profit needs, none data offered. Sidewalk contracts also postponed to allow summer requests, with plans to solicit bids together to lower costs.
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Leon A. Link
Central Labor Union
Licenses Required to Be Real Noisy on Fourth of July
Citizens may buy torpedoes Chinese firecrackers and salutes at the clerk of the courts office with an explosives license. Licenses cost 25 cents and purchases over 10 cents per item are restricted to those over 16 who hold licenses. Dealers must also be licensed.
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Fred S. Pettit
Births Reported in Cedar Falls Area Names Miriam Gertrude and Others
Birth notices list families including Giasener, Willson, Smith, Taft, Bowman, Russell, Haire, Stealy, Paras, and Nelson Cedar Heights. Dates range May to June 1917 with several entries noting sons and daughters and a birth certificate update for John Arnold born February 24 1917 to ensure records.
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Frank R. Giasener
Cedar Falls
Miriam Gertrude
Arthur R. Willson
Hammond
Merton Charles
Carl D. Smith
Logan
Max Carlyle
Ralph Martin Taft
Maple
Helen May
Melville Leroy Bowman
West
Clarence Lyle Russell
Archer
Dale Robert
Robert Lincoln Haire
la Porte City
Charles Alvin
Pauli Vinton Stealy
Lorraine
Harry Paras
Q Anden
William
Caryl L. Nelson
Cedar Heights
John Arnold
Coffee houses under eclipse face city protest
A Waterloo labor group delivered a protest resolution to the city council alleging foreign operated coffee houses recruit orchestras and dancers for illegal liquor and gambling. The document cites a mass meeting of 1,500 to 1,800 on April 23 and asks the police chief to abate the nuisance. the ordinance committee will review the matter.
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Waterloo
A. J. Furbush
Soren Thompson
Frank J. Byram
Chicago
Metropoli
Man of Human Verse to Speak at Chautauqua 1918
Arrangements for the 1918 Chautauqua run July 14 to 22 are nearly complete. Strickland Gillilan, famed American humorist and war poet, is scheduled for Tuesday evening July 16. Gillilan, Ohio native now living in Maryland, blends humor with pathos in verses tied to wartime patriotism.
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Strickland Gillilan
Altho
America
Strickland Gillan
Ohio
Gillilan
Indiana
Holand Park
Hurry Hurry Is Still Necessity in Storing Up Coal
The Greater Iowa association warns the nation will face a 25 million ton coal shortage this winter unless families buy coal now during the summer. Local conditions show strong spring and summer purchases, with coal cars and miners more available now than in fall.
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Greater Iowa Association
Streight
National Army
Rape Pasture as a Forage Crop
County agriculturalist A A Burger explains rape as a viable pasture crop for hogs amid pasture shortages and high substitute prices. Seeding rates range from 2 to 10 pounds per acre, with oats as a mix, and Dwarf Essex rape seed available at a reasonable price.
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A. A. Burger
Burger
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Noraternise
TAA Lines
Chautauqua
Nottingham
Brussels
Kirsch
Edsi Fa
Baevat
Nainsook
Muslin
Batiste
Tc. Vale
Vantines Wistaria
Millinery Department
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