Vacant Lot Farming Club Appeals for Near Home Use
Waterloo residents urged to place conveniently located empty plots into cultivation to boost home food production during wartime. The Vacant Lot Farming club promises responsible oversight, offering to assign capable workers to cultivate plots and address the growing demand for garden spaces amid shortages. Leaders emphasize civic duty, thrift, and support for war relief programs.
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Washington
Red Cross
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Lois
Britons Counter Blow Halt German Advance on Somme Front
British forces press new positions under heavy strain on the Somme front as German attackers grow weary. Night air raids target British communications while daylight clashes continue along the Arras sector near Bapaume. British troops, though outnumbered, stubbornly hold key lines despite intense pressure and ongoing fighting.
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Ued
Somme
Altho
Bapaume
Aume-Arras
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London Chronicle Sees Lowering German Man Power
London March 25 The Daily Chronicle reports on German manpower drop and strategic reverses during the offensive. It notes 150,000 losses and warns Amiens fall could threaten northern lines and Paris, urging Britain to heed long range gunfire against Paris and the danger to shores.
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London
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Amiens
Channel
Paris
French Troops Aid British Front Amid Heavy Fighting
Paris reports that French forces joined the British on March 23 to relieve allied units and engage in heavy combat in the Noyon region and along the Oise right bank. Artillery actions occurred northwest of Reims near Courcy and Loivre, with German attacks east of Suippes repelled and prisoners taken near Tahure.
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Oise
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Industries Not Essential to War Will Be Delayed
Washington March 25. The War Industries Board will withhold priority transportation for new plants not essential to the war effort. Construction of public buildings and similar improvements are barred from priority status, regardless of local importance. If not needed for winning the war, these enterprises will lose labor, materials, capital and transport.
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Washington, D. C
War Industries Board
Deficiency Bill for 1.15 Billion Sent to House
The conference report on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill to fund government actions including enemy property sales and purchase of German wharves and docks at Hoboken, N J, was adopted by the Senate 60 to 1 and sent to the House in Washington D C. on March 25.
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Hoboken
N. J
Senate
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Germans Repulsed At Most Points On Front
American officers and soldiers await news from the British front as German attacks are repulsed at most points. Officials report German offensive as the sole topic of discussion on the American sector while wireless and papers circulate updates.
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Ohy
Chicago Vets Fear U S May Close Saloons
Chicago March 25 Alderman John Toman warned the city council that the federal government will close all saloons within five miles of the lake front naval training station if immediate ordinances regulating saloons are not passed. The wets plan a drastic anti cabaret and dance hall measure at tomorrow's meeting.
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Chicago
Lake Front Naval Training Station
Loop
John Toman
Home Defense Committee
Secretary Baker Meets King George in London Visit
Secretary Baker was presented to King George at Buckingham Palace by Ambassador Page and remained an hour with the king to discuss America’s effort in Europe. He called on Premier Lloyd George at 12:30, hosted a luncheon for his staff plus Vice Admiral Sims and Maj. Gen. Biddle, and spent the rest of the day at the War Office in talks with the Earl of Derby and other British officers.
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March
Paker
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Europe
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Sims
Biddle
War Office
Earl of Derby
Militarists Risk Desperate Battle to Save Themselves
Washington reports the German high command backs a dire mass assault on the western front as the war department notes the failure of political strategy to bind the German people. Allied missions estimate German losses near 100000 men daily amid ongoing bombardment and heavy resistance.
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Washington, D.C
War Department
Military Review Today
West Front
Iron Anvil Thefts Spark Cedar Falls Court Case
A Cedar Falls larceny case centers on a railroad freight man accused of stealing an anvil from a local plant. The defendant, told to “take it along,” ended up purchasing time and effort to comply, provoking the plant owner to seek a warrant for theft. The incident arose from a peculiar chain of casual help and mistaken ownership.
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Illinois Central
Dustier Morgan
Sims Wet Process Fence Post Company
Dream of tragedy comes true in California shooting
In Angeles, Victoria Sherman 21 was shot by her brother in law Joseph Paulus after a violent entry into a room. He fired on himself when police arrived, as Sherman survived with a wound to the neck. investigators say Paulus attempted to shoot his wife and children but the pistol misfired.
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Cal
Victoria Sherman
Joseph Paulus
Paulus
Ayas
Sherwin
Jim
Supreme Court to rule on draft for foreign service
Washington March 35 The Supreme Court agreed to expedite Hubert Cox's habeas corpus challenge to the governments right to draft men under the selective service act for foreign service Cox, stationed at Camp Funston Kan, seeks release and transfer to the rational army Hearty hearing set for April 15 in west for arguments Rotary meeting notes and local ads follow.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Hubert Cox
War Poems From McSinley Pupils In Wartime School
A sanitized school page shows McSinley pupils writing war themed poems. Pieces by Norma Hughes and others praise service, loyalty, and sacrifice, while Milton Rady and George Davis offer verses on unions, food drives, and Lt. A lieutenant features in a humorous piece.
Nation's Dead and Wounded in Pershing List
The casualty list received by the war department details deaths from accident and disease, plus numerous wounded and prisoners. Died of accident Private Anthony Romanosti. Died of disease Sergeant Jule Houston. Privates Franklin Cooper, Fr. Covert, Firnest, J. Stafford. Wounded slightly Private Jacob Bra. Lieut Royal Tharp, Corporal Arnold Carica. Privates Cartar A. Dillingham, William Dunsmuir, Charles L. Fuller, Albion O. Gross, James McDanielson, Mark A. Resnick, Dan Sanders, Maj. M. Shelton, Harry Shepherd. Previously reported missing now prisoner Private Christian A. Serenson.
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War Department
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Jule Houston
Franklin Cooper
FR. Covert
Firnest
J. Stafford
Jacob Bra
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Royal Tharp
Arnold Carica
Cartar A. Dillingham
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Charles L. Fuller
Albion
Mrs Sara Hall Bequeaths $2100 to Religious Work
Mrs Sara Hall whose will was filed today leaves $2100 to religious causes including gifts to The Liberal Christian church and the Y M C A. Trustees named are George B F Lichty and Warren Brown with the estate to benefit the children.
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Liberal Christian Church
Woc. A
Blu
George BF. Lichty
Warren Brown
Col MacArthur Severely Wounded in Action
Col Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff of the Rainbow division, was severely wounded. The report notes one death from wounds, others dying of disease, and several wounded in action. Col Maelverthiar, formerly with the War Department center, had recently been decorated for bravery.
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Pershing
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Kaiser Honors Amid Unclear Victory Report
An official Berlin release states Emperor William at German headquarters conferred the Iron Cross with gold rays on Field Marshal von Hindenburg and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Iron Cross on General Ludendorff. The ceremony included decorations for departmental chiefs and a dated photograph.
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Genman
Berlin
Benshal von Vindenbure
Gen. von Ludendorff
Sigmet
Marcela
Austro German Offensive Forecast For Italy Front
Washington dispatches from Rome report a formidable Austro German offensive in Italy as soon as conditions allow. Austrian divisions arrive and deploy, artillery is reinforced, and aviation camps and ammunition depots are under construction. Rome circles expect two major actions first on the Franco British front then on the Italian front.
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Washington
D. C
Italy
Rome
Food Situation in Central Powers Reveals Ration Struggles
New York reports March 5 concerns over German and Austrian food scarcity. Decrees on food administration acknowledge higher mortality, while protests accuse officials of hoarding and overpricing. Berlin residents endure limited staples, with modest gains in oil and milk for children and expectant mothers amid wartime hardship.
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Talaf Daury
Berlin
Ibrest
Litovsk
Prusskur Commission On Food Administration
Walden
Germany
Wialdow
Vorwarrts
Brandenburg
Prince Henry of Reuss Killed in Western Fighting
Prince Henry of Reuss head of the younger branch of the Reuss family is reported killed in Western fighting. Born 1868, he was a general in the Pragati cavalry and saved his father during the latter's death in 0. The note includes various historical asides and a wartime message signed by Sergeant C. A. Hunt, with unrelated lines about inventions and supply hints.
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Reuss
London
Prince Henry of Reuss
Trone
Prince Henry
Envy XIV
Pragati
Velvet's journey from fur to fabric across centuries
Velvet originated in China from fur and spread to India and then Europe where it flourished. An advertisement promotes Wuotd's Millinery offering velvet goods for guests, with a playful misspelling hinting at a sale or showcase.
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China
India
Haly, Tre
New British Chief in Mesopotamia
A late photograph shows Lieut. Gen. Sir Walter Marshall placed in command of British forces in Mesopotamia, succeeding Gen. Sir Stanley Maude.
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Walter Marshall
Stanley Muaude
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