German Armistice Official Presses League of Nations
Berlin dispatch reports Mathias Erzberger, head of the German armistice commission, urging a real league of nations and warning that Allied demands beyond Wilson's 14 points could prompt German refusal. He rejects post December 1918 compensation claims and defends Germany’s stance on Alsace Lorraine and Rhineland while criticizing French Polish aims.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Wilson
German Natinal Assembly
Mathias Ezberger
German Armitice Commission
Berlin
League of Nations
Jers Ereberger
Germany
Herr Erzerger
Herr Erzberger
Mirz Erzberger
Ilsace-Lorraine
France
Rhineland
Tase
Belgium
Argists
Labor Demand at Federal Bureau Far Exceeds Supply
Government employment bureau swamped today by farmhand applications in this section of the country. Mail and telephone messages flooded in with requests for workers, with many calls for other labor as well. Rough estimates put total men needed for all work at about 450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denand
Federal Bureau
Candy Store Robbery in Boston Nets Small Loss
Thieves broke into a confectionery at 126 Fourth Street East last night. They cut rear window glass likely with a diamond and escaped with money merchandise and personal trinkets. Proprieter Gus Paras notes this is the second burglary in a few weeks. entry gained via transom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thievis
Boston Confectioney
Fourth Street
Gus Paras
Hutrance
Paras
Courier Employee Awaiting Army Discharge
Werrner Mahnke, former composing room employee, is at Camp Dodge awaiting final discharge after eight months in France. Inducted as a skilled mechanic for aviation, he joined Battery A, Field Artillery, Thirty second Division, and traveled through Waterloo yesterday en route to camp after a brief furlough with relatives in Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werrmer Mahnke
Courier
Urele Sam
Ats
Y* Waverly
River Dams Still Intact Despite Rising Waters
Dispatches from Water loo today reported the Ceday river dams at Naghua and Waverly failed under high water. Telegraphic checks with Nashue central at 1 30 pm confirm the dam there remains intact with no weakening, though the river continues to rise. Interurban line officials to Waverly report no track trouble from high water at noon.
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Waterloo
Naghua
Waverly
Nashue
Successor Named for Local Neckwear Leader and Dairy Publisher
A successor to C. F. Chase at Union Neckwear, A. G. McConnell, will replace Charjes F. Chase as circulation manager of Kimall's Dairy Farmer, with Chase resigning effective April 1 to promote purebred cattle sales and serve as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Chase
A. G. McConnell
Union Neckwear Company
Kimall’s
Dairy Farmer
Charjes F. Chase
Knapp Farm Sold Near Cedar Falls in Washington Twp
The A I Knapp farm of 40 acres four and one half miles from Cedar Falls was sold at $200 per acre. Dr Charles Rowe bought and will take possession in two weeks. Mrs Sapp was born on the farm and has lived there for 50 years. Auto Exchange at 713 Sycamore promotes auto financing.
City in Brief: Local Visits, Juries and Appointments
Bristow residents visit relatives in Waterloo and McHenry while Mrs. Hall of Fort Dodge and Consul Hanna in Monterey host winter stays. Twelve jurors report for district court duty and many request exemptions. Local discharges, farm land sales, and a Leath furniture opening in Janesville are noted along with clerical promotions and Red Cross clothing drive details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Perry
McHenry
H. ‘W. Grout
W. Virden
Excelsior Springs
District Cours
Elmer L. Hall
Fort
Dodge
Waterloo
Hall
Ethel Barber
Emily George
South
Phi
Hanna
Monterey
Mexico
U Fred N. Chapman
Reed Street
Camp Mills
R. L
Prominent Oska togs Man Dles Sudden Death in Oska
In Oskaloosa March 17 A B Peasley prominent businessman and city council member died suddenly of apoplexy shortly after leaving his home for downtown.
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Oskaloosa. In
A. EB. Peasley
Police Chief Weilein Ill With Pneumonia Threat
Major George Weilein, chief of police, fell ill yesterday morning and reports from home indicate he is threatened with pneumonia. His temperature was recorded as markedly elevated.
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Catef
Police
George Weilein
OTT W. Church Reported Missing Then Fatally Wounded
Private Otis W. Church formerly reported missing in action since September 26 is now listed as fatally fallen in battle. Parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Church of 17 Ricker street, provided a war department cable from General Pershing stating an American military attache in Bern received the identification tag from German authorities confirming his death. Church left Waterloo April 26, 1918, for Camp Dodge then Camp Travis, Texas, before going overseas as a member of Co F 259th Infantry. He is survived by his sister, Mrs Pearl Bragow, Wellington, Kansas.
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Otis W. Church
Charles Church
Ricker Street
War Department
Pershing
Church
Attacha
Berne
Waterloo
Camp Dodge
Camp Travis
Texas
Co. F. 259Th Infantry
Pearl Bragow
Wellingstown
Kans
Artist Kenyon Cox Dies At 62 In New York
Kenyon Cox noted artist died at his New York home aged 62. Born in Warren Ohio October 27 1866 he studied in Cincinnati Philadelphia and Paris before returning to New York in 1883. He created portraits and figure paintings and helped decorate the Library of Congress Bowdoin College Minnesota state capitol Town state capitol and public buildings in several cities.
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Associated Press
New York
Kenyon Cox
Warren
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Carolus Duran
Gerome
Paris
Kenyon Cow
Library of Congress
Bowdoin College
Minnesota State Capitol
Town State Capitol
York
Cleveland
American Bar Association Names Five to Study Courts Martial Law
New York March 17 Secretary of War Baker has advised the appointment of a five member committee of the American Bar association to investigate the status of the present military law relating to courts martial. The association announced the committee expects to commence work at an early date with S Gregory of Chicago heading the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baker Haseen
American Bar Association
S. Gregory
Chicago
Bolsheviks Plan Invisible Ink Propaganda Drops
The Bolshevik government plans to use aircraft in England and France to drop Bolsheviki propaganda written in invisible ink. Aviators are said to be in training at Moscow for the campaign, according to Swedish press reports released by the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tho
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
England
France
State Department
Moscow
Temperatures Reported For March 17 At Midnight Locales
Temperatures for March 17 are listed by Buchanan Optical with data from midnight readings. The fragmentary report notes a range of values across locations but details are incomplete and difficult to verify.
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Buchanan Optical
Nmastardaw
Death by Own Action Prompts Labor Movement Debate
London dispatch reports Dean Inge at Eugenics Education Society arguing that a labor led assault on capital could end in mass depopulation and rural England return to 1760. He warns of an aristocracy of labor, predatory taxation, and decay among privileged workers, while noting effects on birth rates and industrial female employment.
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London
Eacy
Dean Inge
St. Paul's Cathedral
Eugenics Education Society
England
Jai Bor
Mortality Notices From Waterloo Area
Several obituaries note Grace Williamson, Grace Olive Downs born in Independence, married Arch H. Williamson, lived in Pine River and Waterloo, with services planned. Hattie Truair, born 1858 in Crete, resided Waterloo since 1909, mother of eight. Libby Culver of St Ansgar, shock after goitre operation. C S Choate departing Guthrie, burial at Elmwood with Petersen Bros chapel services.
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Grace Williamson
Lon
King
Bluff Street
Grace Olive Downs
Independence
Arch H. Williamson
Pine River
Minn
J. B. Smith
Elmwood
Hattie H. Truair
Sycamore Street
Crete
Iowa
Strawberry Point
Henry A. Truair
Waterloo
Waterloo Since 1909. Mrs. Truair
Clara E
Charles H
Merton L
GO. Edwin
Arthur J
Nellie
A. Bowman
St. Olaf
Carria Litts
Toronto
A. Bowers
Lutie Hughart
Datus BH. Truak
Ravenor
Grace M
E. Church
EH. J. Lockwood
Choate
Guthrie
Okla
Petersen Bros
W. F. Spry
Bimwood
O Leary Wears Green in Testifying Love for Isle
The Jeremiah A. O Leary espionage trial enters its eighth week as government and defense close their cases. Judge Hand set nine hours for each side to argue. Prosecutor Jamieson W. Osborne began summing up while O Leary wore a green boutonniere for St Patrick day. The trial center remains the defendant s alleged sedition through speeches and writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
A. N. Hand
Jamies
JW. Osborne
Ireland
Oklahoma Storm Deaths Hit Five in South District
The Associated Press report notes heavy rains across the region from Kansas to Texas, with three to six inch totals. Oklahoma records five dead from windstorms that toppled buildings in Porter and Dover, while widespread flooding and mud hinder transportation and damages include a flooded basement and elevator outage at the Syndicate building in Waterloo.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Texas
Plain States
Oklahoma
Porter
Muskogee
Dover
Okla
Kingfisher County
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Towa Anti-Tipping Law Invalid Says the Supreme Court
Des MoinesMarch 17 Ruling on a test case from Sioux City the Iowa supreme court held the state anti tipping law unconstitutional The court said general laws must have uniform operation and noted the anti tipping rule applied only to employees with nothing to prevent an employer accepting it The case was I J Donahoe a barber against M T Huber a constable who arrested Donahoe when he accepted tips
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Iowa Supreme Court
I. J. Donahoe
M- T. Huber
Donahoe
Code Revision Commission Named by Harding
Des Moines March 17 Gov W J Harding announces the appointment of J C Mabry Albia and J H Trewin Cedar Rapids as members of the code revision commission with A G Whitney supreme court reporter and editor of the code to be the third member. The commission will begin work in April and is paid 25 a day. It is believed the revision will be completed late next fall. Harding may call a special session if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
W.J
Harding
FoE Engines Delivered in German Armistice Trade Report
Berlin reports via Tages Zeitung that Germany completed delivery to the Allies of 5 100 incorna tivns and 150 000 cars as provided in the armistice. Rolling stock valued at 3 060 600 000 marks. Prussian railways supplied three quarters of locomotives and cars.
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Associated Press
Berlin
The
Tages Zeitung
Germany
Tax collectors deluged by income tax returns in rush
Washington reports that revenue offices were submerged by thousands of income tax returns and remittances as the final day for reporting arrived. Officials expect most payment figures to be completed in about a week due to the heavy volume.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Bureau
Princess Pats Return Home from France After War Service
The Princess Pats along with the 44th battalion and the 40th and 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles returned to Halifax aboard the Carmanta from England. They were the first Canadian troops to fight on French soil and their homecoming concludes their service on the European front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efrincess Pats
Associated Pres
Halifax
N. S
Bureaus Ask War Funds From President Wilson
Washington March 17 reports from government departments to fill gaps caused by failed appropriation bills have been sent to President Wilson. One request was filed by the treasury on behalf of the War Risk Bureau seeking allocations from the president’s special war fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D., C
Congress
Wilson
White House
Treasury
Warrisk
French Exchange Slides as Paris Franc Drops to 545
International traders report a sharp fall in the French franc from 5.58 1 2 to 5.75, with the franc now needing about 6.75 francs per dollar. London dealers have dumped French bills for two weeks, while New York bankers note a widening gap and increased selling of French exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
London
Secretary Allen Faces Iowa Senate Inquiry Over Auto Bureau
Des Moines reports William F. Allen secretary of state will be summoned before the Iowa Senate committee on departmental affairs to explain conditions found in his office linked to the automobile bureau. Senator Heideegel of Calhoun County, the committee chair, said the probe will proceed constructively with a possible referral to the du Bieley committee for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
William 5. Allen
Iowa Senate
Automobile Bureau
Heideegel
Calhoun LouLy
Ip du Bieley Committee
Sweet Clover and Blue Grass Pasture Benefits from 1905 Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 2005 highlights sweet clover's nitrogen fixing, compatibility with blue grass, and expanded pasture season. The mix improves stands, boosts total forage, and can double carrying capacity. A prime pasture supports two 1000-pound steers early season, with continued grazing later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Bill to Restore Circle to Ballot Up to Governor
Des Moines reports a 73 to 42 vote approving Senator Kimball's bill to restore the party circle on ballots and substitute the nation’s presidential and vice presidential candidates for the slate of electors. The measure, passed by the Senate, heads to the governor, with Democratic opposition and Republican dissents noted.
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Associated Pres
Des Moines
Town House
Kimball
Senate
Ramesentave
Docker
Justice
Mayne
Miles Miller
Noone
Oerlel
Seed Quality Notes for Montana North Dakota Seed Corn
The 15 year outlook notes a favorable maturing season and ample germinable seed corn. Drought reduced grain sorghum and bean corn seed quality. germination tests urged for those seeds. Production short in eastern Montana and western North Dakota where flax is grown, but flax in that region is less prone to weed seeds and diseases. Montana and North Dakota farmers urged to obtain good seed locally. The Agriculture Department is locating tested seed sources in the three states and sharing locations for purchase. Seed treatment to prevent fungous diseases is highlighted as crucial alongside spring planting.
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Montana
North Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Women shoppers seek best materials and fit in postwar wear
Mrs. Nellie Sweeney of Paul Davis reports shoppers favor top quality fabrics and workmanship, expecting longer wear and better appearance to justify price. Waterloo trade is stronger postwar, colors brighter with beaver, beiges, and blues leading. Dresses feature plain and printed seeorgettes, taffetas, silk blends. apparel returns to tailored silhouettes amid waistmaker constraints. outerwear favors Dolman and cape styles as millinery offers broad color and trim variety.
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Nellie Sweeney
Paul Davis’ Store
Waterloo
Middlewest
New York
Cape
Miami
Ban
Deaux
Former Mayor R A Doty Returns To Wa tering
Former Wa tering mayor R A Doty and his family return after five years away to settle in the city. Doty, a shoe merchant, served as mayor in 1903 and 1908, between J R Rector’s terms, and left Wa tering in 1914 for Fremont Nebraska where he has lived since. He now joins the Overland Hanson company Rae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Doty
Watering
Mr. Doty
J. R. Rector
Fremont
Neb
Overland-Hanson Com- Rae
Ford plans $250 car with family run, Dodge fights back
New York March 17 Edas Ford said he and Sedry Ford plan to withdraw from Ford Motor Co and form a nationwide plant network to build a car selling for 3250 to 350. The aim is a cheap vehicle for workers and occasional trips. Dodge brothers oppose the move arguing Henry Ford remains under contract and cannot depart to start a rival business.
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New York
Edas B. Ford
Ford Motor Company
Sedry Ford
United States
Detroit
New York Times
Supreme Court
Ford
Podge Brothers
Henry Ford
Eliott G. Stevenson
Stevenson
Carpenter
Buster Backua
Dodge Brothers
Dodges
Mr. Ford
Mr. Stevenson
War Risk Bureau Continues Payments and Conversions
Washington March 17 The War Risk Bureau will continue paying allotments allowances and converting soldiers insurance into permanent government coverage despite fund shortages from failed appropriation bills Treasury announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAR Risk Bureau
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Treastury
Prussian Bureaucrats Face Mass Dismissals in Berlin
Berlin reports the Prussian government begins sweeping out higher officials from the former regime. The move targets obstruction and overt hostility to current government policies as March events unfold, signaling a broad housecleaning among state bureaucrats.
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Berlin
Allied forces push forward from Cologne and Mainz bridgeheads
Reports from Berlin indicate British and French units have advanced their outposts beyond existing bridgeheads at Cologne and Mainz. The French are said to have penetrated into the corporate limits of Frankfurt.
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Rhine
Associated Press
Berlin
Cologne
Malta
Frankfort
Lightning Strikes Waverly Home. Children Unharmed
Waverly Iowa March 17 During Saturdays storm lightning struck Ervin Haerling's home splitting the door open It however struck between two small children playing on the floor and caused no injuries Also note Wm Temple longtime citizen died at the elderly home in Marshalltown last week Funeral services were held at the M E church Sunday afternoon The Waverly basketball team defeated Rockford 70 to 21 in a recent game Local civic efforts include plans to form an athletic club and remodel a former roller skating rink into a gym billiard and reading room Also J W Pierce Nashua has rented the Anderson fruit store building and started a produce business Miss Alberta Johnson Alison visited friends at Mercy hospital The P E O chapter will meet at Mrs W H Ray's Tuesday Evening The last meeting elected officers and the Pythian Sisters entertained Their high school girls tied 7 to 7 with Warhurst College in a basketball game Also an advertisement urges Farmers to keep income accounts for 1919 with a blank book and Rules and Advice.
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Waverly
Ervin HaeUng
Temple
Earollers
Marshalltown
Claude
Homs
M. EB
Rockford
Chas
Huber
Janesville Road
College
Dilan
J. W. Pierce
Nashua
Anderson Fruit Store
Alberta Johnson
Alison
Mercy Hospital
Loa Powning
Grace Beebe
Ethel Kingsley
Jeanette van Dervere
Carrie Burrington
Fannie Haztett
Pythian
Warthuro College
Water loo Evening Courier policy on false advertising
The Water loo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter publish no classified ads that promise money or patronage without offering full value in goods or services. The policy applies to all advertising copy and aims to prevent misleading promotions.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
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Friberger
Acta
Auto Exchange
Dmdyaz
Duke
Nwirgotia
Duc DE Chautres
Misa Virginia Willys
John N. Willys
Duc Emmanuel de Chauloes
Duchess de Chaulues
Palm Beach
Theodora Shouts
T. P. Shonts
Lawan
Interborough Company
Buchanan’s
J. F. Jungkunz
Bristow
Clayton E. Bronson
Itt Probate
Fox Township
Mathias Weller
Christian Welter
Myrtie Valentine
Pittsburgh
F. H. Ralph
Grace Tifffany
Tiffany
Sinnard
Red Cross
Maron 31
W. W. Francis
E. Hearst
Straver
RT. Moon
O. G. Morters S
Br. Ravmond
Leath
Janesville F
Wisconsin
Ott W. Church
Cox
Iowa Capitol
Ange
Dean
Libby Culver
St. Ansgar
Presbyterian Hospital
Buchanan County
M. Culver
O*keefe & Towne
O'Leary
Isle
Central Christian Church
Archangel
U.S A
Juuasla
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company Pladl
Graeline
Syndicate
Waterloo Business College
Towa
Allen
Lowa Senate
Bill
Circle
Burbaucrats
Gare
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