War Referendum To Be Held In Wisconsin Town
Monroe Wisconsin will hold a March referendum with eight questions of national importance. Citizens will vote April 2 on issues including declaring war on Germany and arming American ships. The questions were presented after a telegram of thanks to Senator Robert M La Follette. Citizens will cover all referendum expenses.
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Monroe
Wis
March City
Switzerland
United States
Germany
Congress
Robert M. LaFollette
Monastir Shelled by Retiring Bulgars
A semi official Serbian statement from Saloniki reports that on March 18 and 19 Bulgarian forces renewed bombardment of Monastir. Six hundred shells, many with asphyxiating gas, killed 23 to 25 civilians and wounded others as the city faced renewed siege.
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Corfu
Greece
London
Saloniki
Monastir
Panama Canal In No Danger Held
Washington March 2 Army officers say the Panama Canal is not in danger amid crisis reports. The War Department declares the canal the nation’s most secure outlying possession with constant patrols along locks and power plants and no viable way to dynamite them. Major General Goethals affirmed the canal’s safety despite air threat concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
War Department
Goethale
Library notes list new books for young readers
The library staff released a recent list of new children's books. Titles include West The Cave Twilight, White Fox Snell, Prince and His Ant, Land of Delight, by law series Old Man Bur ot a Happy Mosher Goose Seale, Behind the Garden Wall, War New York Fairy Book, Kennedy of the Stars, Parables from Nut Gar, East Jack and ty low series, Buns Wood Chuck Beasts, Slovenly Man, Little Brothers of aha W To mi New World Fairy Book, Kennedy Cornwall's War War of the Mountains Island.
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Public
Kennedy
Cornwall
Master Horse Show Officers Elected for 1918 Convention
Davenport Iowa March 22 At the spring session of the Master Horse Show Association of lawn sport Des Moines was chosen as the 1918 convention city and officers were elected President R A Evans Davenport First vice president Gus Kutlander Cedar Rapids Second vice president B W Gridte Des Moines Secretary and treasurer F E Copp Davenport
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Davenport
Neers Association of Lawn
Des Moines
R. A. Evans
Gus Kutlander
Cedar Rapids
B. W. Gridte
tTih FE
Copp
Clean Nose Saves Baby From Plague Hotland VI
March 12 report from the University of Vermont about paralysis spread is discussed by Dr. Caverly. He notes diseased noses and throats may allow virus entry to the nervous system while cleansing with warm salt water could serve as a preventive measure.
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Hotland
Edward Tasier
University of Vermont
C. §. Caverly
State Board of Health
Tarisi
Caverly
Diet Squad of Four Lives on Five Dollar Week
Four adults tested frugal eating in Waterloo by living on food costing 5.05 for seven days. Daily costs peaked at 25 cents, onions inflated meals to 3 cents, meat appeared only thrice, butter avoided with oleomargarine. Meals included corn meal cakes with syrup and coffee, macaroni and cheese, corn beef and cabbage, and bread with oleo.
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Bascheles
Waterloo
Proving Alibi in Spy Drama With Lodge Receipts
Jack Casebeer, Waterloo restaurant man and sportsman, stars in a wartime thriller where he must prove his alibi after a spy arrest. He feigns a lodge receipt to show identity, escapes a firing squad scenario, and threads a comic chase from Excelsior Springs to St. Joseph amid a Missouri river scene.
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Jack Casebeer
Waterloo
Bart
Acm
Aptesle
Tack
Mr. Casebeer
Excelsior Springs
St. Joseph
Jasebeer
Seatph
Tagewell
Casebeer
Senata
Tie
Cedar River
Missouri
Eader
Little Hope For the Rescue of 1 000 Americans in Syria
Washington reports Turkey refused to guarantee safe passage for the American cruiser Des Moines and the naval collier Caesar from Alexandria to Beirut to aid destitute Syrians and evacuate 2 000 or more Americans. Ambassador Elkus will press for safe conduct, but Germany and Austria show reluctance amid growing US-German tensions.
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Washington, D. C
Turkey
State Department
Ger May
Austria-Hungary
Des Moines
Caesar
Alexandria
Egypt
Beirut
Elkus
United States
Germany
Austria
Norwegian Sub Sinks Davenger. American Lost Reprieve?
The March 14 torpedoing in the North Sea of the Norwegian steamship Davenger, with one American aboard, was reported to the state department by Vice Consul Krogh in Rotterdam. The American's name appears as Robert Leros Brags, from California. The crew survived after 17 hours in a lifeboat.
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Washington, D. C
Davenger
North Sea
State Department
Krogh
Rotterdam
Robert Leros Brags
California
Standardize Airplanes Proposed By Aero Experts
Washington March 22 air plane manufacturers with war navy and post office department reps propose the government select not more than five aircraft models for various uses and require builders to concentrate on these to standardize and speed output. About 30 different models are now in production.
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Washington, D. C
War, Navy and Post Office Department
Cedar Heights Plans School Move and Bird House Contest
At Cedar Heights a large town hall meeting urged a new school building with five acre site set back from the highway for safety and landscaping. A mass meeting is called to discuss details, and a committee will handle preliminary arrangements with an outlay not less than twenty thousand dollars. The Cedar Heights school also approved a bird house contest with a prize fund of fifteen dollars and a committee to organize the event, with local children excited to participate.
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Board of Education
Cedar Heights
H. ©. Moeller
F. C. Yardho
William Calloway
A. J. Buchaner
W. F. Parrott
H. J. Burdick
Farmer Takes Long Nap Drowsy Years
Chicago on March 22 Simon Thompson a 61 year old farmer from Valhalla N C D has slept for about a month at the Psychopathic hospital as doctors await his awakening to treat a long standing drowsiness. His son recalls a longer sleep when he dozed on a hay load and woke after three months. Some physicians diagnose autointoxication.
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Chicago
Simon Thompson
Valhalla
N. CD
Psychopathic Hospital
Thompson
One Hundred Visitors At Pythian Convocation
The Knights of Pythias district No 6 held its annual convention in Waterloo at K P hall with over 100 out of town members. The session opened at 2 pm with Mayor W Law giving the welcome and J W Hutter of Newton replying. A afternoon program featured parliamentary law drill papers by H L Greene and C W Shirer. A banquet followed, toastmaster Carleton Slas presiding, and Spartacus lodge No 236 Grundy Center conducted an exemplification of the knight rank. Addresses by C E Pickett of Waterloo and B I Salinger of Carroll closed the evening along with a social hour smoker and music.
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Knights of Pythias
Waterloo
K. P. Hail
Law
J. WH. Hutter
Newton
H. L. Greene
C. W. Shirer
Greene
Pythian
Carleton Slas
Spartacus Lodge
Grundy Center
Cc. E. Pickett
B. I. Salinger
Carroll
Falls Paving Contract Awarded to Bryant Co in Cedar Falls
The Bryant Paving company won the Cedar Falls paving contract for the coming season with bids of 31.89 per square yard for Main street paving 1.57 for asphalt paving and 1.50 for asphalted concrete Representatives of six paving firms attended The project covers 38 blocks and work starts around April 4.
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Bryant Paving Company
Cedar Falls
Bryant Company
Grandmother Dies as Snowdrifts Block Roads at Odanah
In Odanah Wisconsin on March 22 a grandmother dies after being snowbound. A 11 year old girl and a 2 year old boy survived two days with the grandmother as blizzard snows trapped them four miles from town. The girl escaped to seek help in Olinah for aid.
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Odanah
Wis
Danah
Carre Butterfield
Olinah
2500 Men in Training at Great Lakes Naval Station
Chicago March 2. Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Lake Blue hosts 2500 men in training, per Capt W A Moffett the commander. This exceeds the plant capacity by a thousand. He plans to seek authorization to raise the station’s pay to 3000.
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Lakes Naval Station
Chicago
Great Lakes
Lake Blue
W. A. Moffett
Hello Bill Farce Returns to Waterloo as Major Show
Al Gorrell and his clever company stage Hello Bill at the Waterloo tonight and Saturday night. The Waterloo Theatre notes the farce as a top attraction this year, with Gorrell famed for making audiences laugh. Also headlining the Majestic Theatre is The Winter Garden Revue with Anna Mae Bell Bot Murphy Eugene Cohan and a nine member chorus.
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al Gorrell
Waterloo
Gorrell
Waterloo Theatre
Majestic Theatre
Anna Mae Bell
Bot Murphy
Eugene Cohan
Winter Garden
Kellar Mack
Anna Earl
Dava Roth
Denny
Dunigan
Frawley and West
New Owners Take Charge of Silo Co
The Waterloo Playford Silo company has bought the Waterloo Cemetery Starve Silo company. New owners Klein and Trost assume control after reorganization. Franz Klein, a 50 year farmer in Eagle township, will manage with WB Trost, long time Waterloo resident and bookkeeper, both noted for executive ability. The silo plant on Bath street remains the site of a large profitable business that built nearly 160 silos last year.
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Waterloo Playford Silo Company
Waterloo Cemert Starve
Messrs. Russell
Garland
H. C. Russell
Florida
R. B
Messrs. Klein and
Trost
Franz Klein
Eagle Township
Waterloo
Waterloo Playford Site Company
WB. Trost
Nauman Company
Bath Street
Renew Fighting on Roumanian Front
The war office reports renewed activity on the Roumanian front. On the Russian front east of Lita German detachments pushed to the second Russian trenches along 212 miles and captured 225 Russians. On the Macedonian front heights north of Monastir, taken March 26, were attacked by French forces yesterday with all attacks repelled.
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Bertin
Hy Wireless
War Office
Lita
Monastir
U.S. Aid Sought to Save 3 Million Jews from Starvation
New York report says Henry Morgenthal of the American Jewish relief committee urged raising ten million dollars in the United States by June 1 to save 3,000,000 Jews in the eastern War zone. Mass meetings will be held in major cities to fund relief efforts.
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New York
Henry Morgenthal
American Jewish Relief Committee
United States
Barry Inquires Into Illinois Guard Facilities
Springfeld J March 22 Adjutant General Dickson today received an order from Gen T H Barry commander of the central department at Chicago instructing him to forward immediately all information in his possession regarding facilities at mobilization points in Illinois The order called for information as to water supply sewerage shelter Storehouse arrangements and railroad and telegraph communication Gen Dickson at once set about furnishing the data which is kept on file in the office here He said he had no knowledge as to where mobilization of state troops would take place if a call were issued by the war department.
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War Department
Helmet Lodge Entertainment For Pythian Fair Helpers
Helmet lodge Knights of Pythias will host a complimentary evening for all who assisted at the recent Pythian fair. The committee invites Knights, Pythian Sisters and friends to attend. Program starts at 8 o clock followed by refreshments and dancing.
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Helmet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Sailors May Fire on Allied Submarine Warned
Amsterdam datelined report cites Berlin Tageblatt warning that American sailors might fire on the first submarine seen, noting it could be French or English and that the Declaration of London is valueless to them as America contemplates convoy duties and risks to merchant ships.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin Tageblau
America
French towns freed by Somme offensive report
Paris reports the Somme offensive has liberated 853 square miles of French territory up to March 21, including 366 towns and villages home to 181,935 people. Germany still holds 7,126 square miles of France.
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Paris
France
Waterloo Mayors Push Tax Hikes in Iowa Legislature
Waterloo's mayor travels to Des Moines as Iowa legislature weighs bills to raise municipal taxes. If all pending measures pass, Waterloo could add 17.2 mills across police, fire, parks, courts, community centers and pools. Bills include 5 mills for police and fire, 3 mills for fire, 1/2 mill for parks, 1 mill for municipal court building, 3 mills for community centers, 5 mills to general fund, and 1/2 mill for swimming pools.
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W. R. Law
Cedar Rapids
Legislative Comunittes
Iowa League of Municipalifies
Des Moines
Iowa
Waterloo
Seaman 78 Joins Coast Defense Reserve
San Francisco March 22 Captain Robert J. Lawson 78 year old master of a coasting steamer has been accepted by the naval coast defense reserve. He passed the physical examination with flying colors despite his years.
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San Francisco
Robert J. Lawson
Naval Coast Defense Reserve
Lawson
Littleton Schools Close Over Scarlet Fever
Littleton Indiana March 22 The school has closed due to scarlet fever fear. Several children and the professor have been exposed. If no more cases appear soon the school will reopen.
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Littleton
Star Spangled Banner Popular in Porto Rico
In San Juan on March 14 residents report the Star Spangled Banner widely practiced since American citizenship was granted to Porto Rico. Every band in the island is rehearsing the tune and performing it at concert ends, signaling a patriotic wave across the island.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
New Hampshire Senate Approves $500000 for Defense
Concord March 22 by unanimous vote the senate authorized the governor to sign a war warrant for 500000 to be used in state defense and to meet possible national defense demands. The house passed the measure yesterday. More than twice as many divorces are granted in Japan as in the United States.
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Concord
N. H
Senate
House
Japan
United States
Danderine Promises Beautiful Hair and Dandruff Cure
A 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine is urged to readers, claiming it stops dandruff, itches, and falling hair within minutes and weeks. The ad promises soft, glossy, fluffy hair with rapid new growth, asserting it as the only sure hair grower and urging trial with a quick cloth test.
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Knowlton
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