Waterloo Leads in Registered Men for Military Duty
Waterloo reports the highest number of registered men among local boards in the state with 8 555 men registered for military duty. The data shows registrations on June 5 1917 June 6 1918 August 24 1918 and September 12 1918 totaling 18 555. Since the U S entered the war 975 men had been called up by Sept 1 1918 leaving 7 580 registered. 87 were inducted by Sept 7 making 1 042 called to colors by Oct 1. District board sessions processed over 1 000 questionnaires in two days and 800 more came from northern Iowa boards. Major counties and Dubuque sent the largest batches for classification.
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Waterloo
F. W. Porterfield
Iowa
Higher Board
Hardin
Jackson
Plymouth
Fayette
Cea
Floyd
Linn
Dubuque
Altho
Towa
Judge Advocate Court
Liberty
Reno RB
Reeve
Waterloo Service League
Court of Appeals
Black Hawk County
County Service League
Ed Madigan
Cedar Falle Canning Company
Thorvald Hansen
Ernest
Camp Leach
Washington
M. Gallogly
Cedar Falls
Walnut
Third Streets
Gallogly
Jasper Wilbur
Duluth
Minn
Geo. Case
Des Moines
R. B. Case
Legal Advisory Board
Butter and Potato Prices See Shifts in Market
A market note reports butter at 66 cents, eggs at 48 cents, and potatoes at 1.75 dollars a bushel with butter up a cent. Demand shifts to substitutes reduce butter demand, while home grown tubers fetch 1.50 dollars unsorted and sorted potatoes ship under current rules.
Young soldiers start training at State Teachers College
Cedar Falls reports 88 men of the S A T unit inducted into service at the State Teachers College. They receive government supplied bedding and follow strict daily drill from 7:30 to 9:30 and 4:30 to 6:30 with study time booked by the government. Private Andrew Hansen funeral noted with services at the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College
Nation's Dead and Wounded Casualty List Issued
War Department releases 1090 names with 187 killed in action 73 missing in action 682 wounded severely and 60 wounded with undetermined degree. Iowa soldiers named include Dan Kaufman Davenport and Cyrus I Underwood Vinling among others from Ames Clarinda Council Bluffs Sioux City and several towns.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Dan , Kaufman
Davenport
Carele H. Dilmore
Tedfield
Daniel C. Newquist
Molnes
Fred Bushby
Fairbank
Tilarry M. Greene
Avoca Corp
Cyrus I Underwood
Vinlig Corp
Albert A. Deal
Ames, Corp
Abel Geenway
Clarinda
Oskaloosa
Calvin L. Robbins
Griswold
Charley W. Schweinerus
Italia
Frank Lindstrom
Council of
William M. Gibson
Hull
Henry F. Gruenwald
Maquoketa
Alfred Hedum
Fred L. York
Cushing
Bert J. Yori
Frederick H. Black
Norway
William F. Cotton
Pineville
Edward W. Hilgers
Sioux City
Glen M. Tracy
Bedford
Byran W. Versteeg
Knoxville
Carl F. Robinson
Atlantic
Desertion arrest after funeral near La Forte City
M. Hunter was arrested near La Forte City after attending a relative's funeral and is held for trial in municipal court on wife desertion charges. Mrs. Hunter obtained a warrant. bailiff J. N. Sweitzer secured Hunter within hours. He was brought to Waterloo by Deputy Kreiman and carries a Minnesota registration card.
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M. Hunter
Laorte City
Hunter
la Forte City
Min~inesota
J. N. Sweitzer
Waterloo
Kreiman
Minnesota
Waterloo Men at Shipyards Do
M. L. Bauman, among the last seven Waterloo men sent to Seattle government shipyards, reports the men are comfortably located. He notes board and room costs from 1 to 12 dollars weekly and advises workers to hold union cards to ease prompt job access.
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M. L. Bauman
Seattle
Wash
State
Federal Employment Bureau
Waterloo
Rural Motor Express survey moves to map routes
Shippers meet at Commercial club last night to launch a survey of conditions for a rural motor express service. C A Morris will name a four member committee to gather data on roads routes population and business prospects for submission to state highway officials and Washington for federal support.
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Washington
United States
Private Ray Bebee Omitted From Black Hawk War Flag List
The name of Private Ray Bebee was omitted from the list of Black Hawk county soldiers honored in the service flag dedication at the Cattle Congress grounds yesterday due to oversight. Bebee died at Camp Dodge months ago of pneumonia after enlisting for service.
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Ray Bebee
Black Hawk County
Cattle Congress Grounds
Bebee
Camp Dodge
Four Wisconsin soldiers fined for bridge toll assault
Four Wisconsin soldiers were fined in Dubuque police court for attacking the tollkeeper at a Mississippi river bridge gate. They were with three girls in an automobile halted by the toll gate. after a dispute over fare the tollkeeper was assaulted. One girl was arrested and released later. two others escaped.
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Dubuque
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Floods City With Bogus Checks From A $16 Bank Deposit
A man about 25 posing as a farmer passed counterfeit checks in Waterloo and Cedar Falls after depositing $16 at a local bank. He bought items at Cal Miller's drug store, Easley Clothing, T. and M. Shoe, and the Independent Meat Market, then vanished. Authorities seek Lloyd Henry as the check signer.
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Waterloo
Cal Miller
Hasley Clothing Company
Miller
Thea County
Lloyd Henry
Cedar Falls
Easley
Higher retail price of milk forecast by action
Dairymen in Waterloo and vicinity report losses in milk production per figures from a meeting of Iowa Dairy Marketing association representatives and distributors. Producers will receive more money starting Oct. 15, with a likely rise in retail milk prices though no public announcement has been made yet.
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Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Marketing Association
Cit
Baker Appreciates British Co operation in Shipping Program
American official hails London talks on expanding Allied maritime cooperation to support the enlarged military program. He praises the cordial British response and the inter allied discussions as productive.
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Baker
New Ceretary
London
Jon Dr. Huber
Lang Preacher Heads to Camp Sheridan for War Drive
Rev. J. Lang pastor of First Evangelical Church concludes visit at home and departs for Camp Sheridan Alabama to resume allied war effort work. He is joined by Rev. N. S. Methfessel of Qedar Heights Community Church who will engage in YMCA work in Camp Sheridan during the coming weeks.
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Revo Lang
Atmy
Hey
EH. J. Lang
First Evangelical Church
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Ali
Rev. Lang
N. S. Methfessel
Qedar Heights
Y.M. Co. AL iWork
Canim Sheridan
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