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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1918
Page
6
Archangel dispatch reports Bolshevik troops along the Dvina bombarding Russo allied positions on the left bank at Tulgas after repulsed infantry attacks. Allied artillery retorts. ice and river gunboats aid Bolsheviks. overall Bolshevik casualties run higher than Allied losses.
Coroner S I Smith convened a jury to probe Raymond E Beatty's death after a fire truck struck him near Carl White Elgar store on Commercial streets during celebrations. Witnesses dispute speed. truck siren sounded but lights were off. The vehicle was a Peverill Motor Sales service car returning to Fire Station No 2.
William J Fleming, once an employee of the Courier pressroom, was reported missing in action, with his sister providing details of his status and service.
Local and district draft boards will begin gathering each registrant’s military history under the direction of the adjutant general. Boards should provide serial numbers, class inductions, service camps, and notes on rejections or discharges, plus photos of boards and inducted men for the State Historical Society. Relatives may submit photos to local offices for transfer to the society.
Washington announces a two cent per mile soldier fare for troops returning home after discharge. Director General McAdoo says the reduced rate will cover meals and sleeping car reservations within the three and a half cents per mile allowance allowed by law.
Rev J H Johnson of Waterloo elected president of the Cornell college board at the Mount Vernon annual meeting. An alumnus and seven year trustee, he succeeds in a move seen as a gratifying surprise amid management duties for the college with its million and a half dollar endowment.
The Philadelphia Bulletin warns that counterfeit Castoria producers spent large sums to push the signature of Chas H Fletcher. Pirates counterfeit the Castoria trademark, harming producers and children’s health. The genuine bottle bears Chas H Fletcher’s facsimile signature and supervision for over thirty years.
Mrs Winterbottom of Cedar Rapids reports war department commendations for Fleming of Co C 168th Infantry 4th Brigade 42d Division. Letters from comrades praise his service, noting he captured 11 prisoners in one sortie and contributed daily across a broad wartime effort.
A Red Cross report says pennies and dimes donated by American children provide mid day meals for about 2200 Russian school children in Archangel. Most of the Russian youngsters are described as anemic from prior food shortages before fleeing the Russian interior.
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