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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
11
London reports Germany and Bolshevik Russia near a secret agreement to crush Polish nationalism. The Nation’s Voice dispatch lists eight articles including German leadership, Russian non interference, agitation controls, and recognition of future German Austro-Hungarian Polish boundaries. Poland faced unrest amid strikes and the Warsaw ministry’s resignation.
Nine Waterloo women may be interned if the government imposes the war penalties for failing to register under alien enemy regulations. Police claim they did not obey instructions and the case will go to the United States marshal. Sixty one German women in Waterloo appeared for fingerprinting and photographing as alien enemies.
The sale of stock in the Colonial Trust Co of Palestine reached 175000 dollars at a Federation of American Zionists convention in Pittsburgh. Rabbi Stephen Wise urged liberal subscriptions to the Jewish Liberty bonds as 400000 in total was publicly subscribed during a brief midnight session. The article notes the Jewish legion in Palestine and potential future expansion, with A A Newman of Philadelphia citing promises to remain in Palestine for life. Spruce production division enlistment details are provided, with instructions to contact the chief of the division in Washington. Hertling to visit German army headquarters for a crucial conference, while barbed wire fences in Basel hinder sabres from deserting to Switzerland.
Paris June 28 one of France's noted aces Mezergeres who escaped from a German prison and resumed flying was seriously wounded in a fight with an enemy airplane The bomb thrower on Mezergeres machine was killed in the encounter.
Funeral services were conducted for Dora Keegan nine miles south of Waterloo at Mount Carmel church. Born June 6 1888 in Black Hawk county she was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Torin Keegan. Survived by brothers Thomas and George of La Porte City and sisters Mrs John Sands Urbana Josephine and Frances. Out of town attendees listed.
New York firms backing alleged fake war charity enterprises defrauded the public of 2 to 3 million dollars in the past year. A special county grand jury reviewed evidence from District Attorney Swann, reporting gangs of fifty fifty solicitors and one hundred percent boys. Many schemes used patriotic names and bold stationery while prominent individuals were duped into serving as officers or committee members.
Mrs. MM C Scholl at 525 Archer is critically ill. Ray Barclay at 905 Jefferson is improving from scarlet fever. Robert M Brown, survivor of the USS Lincoln, writes his father W A Brown. Waterloo presbytery meets at First Presbyterian on Monday. David Larne and family note Earl Lane's overseas safe arrival with an engineer company. Rev Fred J Clark will lead morning worship and 5 p m vesper at First Congregational. John C Keegan returns to Camp Dodge after funeral of cousin Dora Keegan. Edith Hess attends Pi Beta Phi convention in Charlevoix as Iowa Gamma delegate. Mrs Earle Oliver resigns as assistant to City Auditor A E Johnson, July 1. Miss Hlast and Bloeser to succeed. Sergt Fred C Herfurth arrives in France, per Herman Herfurth. Maude Harmon returns from Chicago Libertyville motor trip with G E Harmon and others. Best raspberries for canning offered by A G Willford, 719 Syclsmore.
Six Waterloo registrants who registered by mail were moved to new positions in the classification. Hulgar Peterson No 210 is now fourth. William Hogan No 209 is fifteenth. Leon Edgear Frush No 212 is thirty-second. Earl McKinley Lake No 127 advances. Marvin R Parks No 208 at 700 Eleventh Street West is listed as No 211 in the 157th place. Tom Kelir No 213 is now 206th. Insertion of the six is not expected to alter overall call timing.
Indiana’s statewide prohibition law was upheld by the state supreme court in Indianapolis with a 4 to 1 decision. Judge W. Spencer of Evansville was the lone dissenter in the ruling issued today.
Clara hosts a Red Cross rummage sale that draws crowds and big bids. A fur lined overcoat sold for 13 dollars, triggering Clara to realize it was misidentified, and Dr. Toohey reveals plans to lead a Red Cross party to France, hinting at a possible overseas posting for Clara.
Davenport conductor Charles Beenk and Rainbow, Iowa merchant Charles Deweese were electrocuted Thursday afternoon at Rainbow station in Muscatine county. Beenk walked to Rainbow to notify ranch headquarters while Deweese held a jack box on a telephone post and Beenk plugged in the phone. A grounded high tension line had set a fire and allowed a high tension wire to fall across the telephone line, sending 1290 volts through both men's bodies.
reports from wartime dispatches detail Kerensky as future figure in Russia while Nicholas II’s status is disputed by counterrevolutionaries. Berlin reports German generals Kornhost and Kuledines may have been killed or replaced as Moscow nears, and rumors persist of Nicholas Romanov’s assassination en route to Moscow. Austrian revolutionary movements grow with 2000 military members condemned, mutinies in Hungary, and British French front actions cited. Von Kuehlmann resigns as German foreign secretary, expected to be accepted by the Emperor.
Paul W. Smith a Black Hawk county senatorial committee member arrived from Oklahoma and, with district committee members, urged a Republican senatorial convention to meet in this city on Saturday July 6. The call followed legal opinion from the state attorney general confirming the plan's legality given current needs.
Nueva Gerona on the Isle of Pines reports a Red Cross drive that raised nearly 2500, more than doubling its quota. A roast pig gift and meals by locals helped, with editorial praise for island men who contributed hours and funds amid community events and donations from merchants.
A U S Army lieutenant from Lexington Kentucky attached to Camp Dix New Jersey shot himself in his Murray Hill hotel room today city police report. The incident follows a curious exchange with a nurse and a recruiting officer described in the text. A separate note mentions a Nashville druggist repurposing used soda cups to start seedlings for truck gardeners, highlighting frugal plant-raising methods.
Official war bulletin notes French gains northwest of Montdidier in Senecat wood with 100 prisoners and a south of Dantnnerd operation taking 22 prisoners. British raids near Mericourt and Arras areas yield several prisoners with low casualties as artillery fire continues. observations include activity around Gommecourt Rossignol wood and Mayenneville. Weather section lists temperatures and conditions.
Review outline by Rev P B Pitzwater presents lessons tracing Jesus from birth to ascension, with focal scenes such as the Syro-Phoenician faith, healing the deaf mute, transfiguration, crucifixion, resurrection, and the Messiah’s call to humble service. Also reports a Galveston 1868 shell explosion scare blamed on a dredge find and a washerwoman’s close call.
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