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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1918
Page
7
Police chief J D Caldwell orders confiscation and destruction of all air and toy pistols within the city to curb damage from shooting lamps and injuring residents. Fines will range from 3 to 100 dollars, with guardians liable for payment. Residents urged to report air guns or toy pistols in use for enforcement.
A list of new and replaced titles to be put into circulation at the public library on Saturday. Notable entries include The Count of Monte Cristo, Janice Meredith, Sherlock Holmes, The Circular Staircase, Whispering Smith, Our Flag in Verse and Prose, and the World Almanac 1918, among many others across fiction, nonfiction, and reference.
Washington March 1 bakers may keep using rye flour as a wheat flour substitute in Victory bread through March 31. The FDA extended the allowance beyond the prior limit of March 3 to accommodate areas with limited availability of other substitutes.
State labor commissioner A L Urick reports slight delay but Waterloo office should open next week on the Lafayette building's second floor. Federal director has assigned Mr Barnes to oversee federal employment work. E D Culbertson is recommended to head state work and Gertrude Van Gorder for clerk. ratification expected.
Amsterdam reports a German court martial at Antwerp condemned Belgian Socialist Senators Colleaux and Legras to death for espionage. The Het Volk cites the ruling as authoritative, marking a bleak episode in wartime Belgium with political figures executed on charges of spying.
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a cure for pimples blackheads and facial blemishes by cleansing impure blood. It claims improved complexions regardless of skin tone and notes a 50 cent price at druggists. The copy urges trusting the product to restore color and health.
Proposals to stiffen penalties for espionage and disloyal acts circulate nationwide led by the American Defense Society. Petitions urge Congress to empower judges to impose heavier sentences. current laws deemed too lenient as war looms and public sentiment shifts. Signatures sought at Times-Tribune offices and local banks.
The petitioners seek swift legislation to punish those within the United States who aid anti American activities or publish statements that harm war efforts or recruitment. They urge penalties for disloyal organizations, interference with government allies, and ridicule of the U S government during the war.
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