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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
4
In France on Friday March 22 an Allied shelling repelled a gas attack near a town northwest of Toul. U.S. troops saw heavy artillery exchanges and German machine gun activity while aerial skirmishes continued with our anti air defenses preventing bomb drops.
Premier Lloyd George urged immediate mining and engineering participation as essential to national defense after a miners federation ballot on conscripting workers. He warned that without broad labor contribution the government could fall and warned of anarchy if trades refuse. The federation later advised miners not to resist the 50,000 men slated from mines.
London reports March 23 that German newspapers express confidence in operations in the west and acknowledge the seriousness of the moment. The dispatch says central powers leaders have spared no effort to avoid a blood bath for their people.
The Waterloo army recruiting station reports the highest volunteer total in eastern Iowa from March 10 to 20 with 26 recruits sent and no rejections. The district shows 80 recruits accepted. Captain Crown and Lieutenant Wright urge staff to boost third liberty loan subscriptions by urging relatives and friends to subscribe.
A submarine wreck towed into port displays a mine and the hulk, containing 17 dead Germans and several live mines. the wreck has drawn visitors including the officer commanding the nearest American naval station.
Paris reports a night raid as enemy planes crossed lines at 9 o clock and dropped bombs on Comperigne and nearby towns. Several aircraft moved south before being forced to retreat by our artillery fire, with the alarm noted in initial reports.
Report states that seconds after the alert in Paris a half hour later the all clear signal sounded. German raids were planned on Paris but French airmen engaged the attackers and none of the enemy planes reached the capital.
Indigestion remedy advice suggests taking a few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets as directed to ease stomach troubles and soon forget the discomfort.
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