Germans Use 49 Divisions to Break French Line at Chemin des Dames
French correspondent notes five months of relentless fighting from April to August as French forces hold gains against 49 German divisions. Casualties around 196,000 for front-line German troops, with brutal hand-to-hand combat on the Chemin des Dames where observers fear German retreat to heartland. Verdun is referenced as a major but lesser operation in this struggle for control of the road to the north.
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Chemin-des- Dames
Verdun
France
Chemin Des Dames
Associated Press
Aisne
Chemin-des-Dames
Exports for Past Year Exceed Six Billion
Washington October 6 exports in August valued at 490 million up 115.5 million from July. The 12 months ended August total 6.200 billion, up from 4.759 billion prior year. Imports in August 270.5 million, up 45 million from July. Gold imports 18.1 million, exports 46.0 million.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Army notes outline quartermaster enlistments and staffing
War department plans for the emergency period authorize voluntary enlistment to raise 20 680 personnel for the quartermaster department. Details include six motor supply trains 32 motor truck companies and various sergeants cooks privates with specific counts. Glidden Iowa reports a farmer J F Snyder raising 1400 bushels of onions from three acres worth about 2000 as labor proves scarce. Grandma Rea dies at 100 in Union Prairie township born in Cork Ireland in 1817 her family and descendants listed along with ages of relatives.
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War Department
National Army
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Glidden
Carrol County
J. F. Snyder
Waukon
Grandma Rea
Union Prairie Township
Cork
Ireland
America
Allamakee County
Germany Makes Appeal for New War Loan in Papers
Amsterdam reports Germany publishes a full page appeal in leading newspapers urging subscription to the new war loan. The notice promises easy terms and time to pay, asking readers to deduct living costs and lend to the fatherland based on expected earnings in coming weeks and months.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Things Theatrical Here At Home
Waterloo Theatre presents My Soldier Girl a merry musical comedy with scenery costumes songs and a strong cast. Majestic Theatre features vaudeville acts with bicycle stunts song dances and comedy An Inside Job and classic dance acts headline the bill. Plaza Theatre shows Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in The Ghost House a witty caper with a comic denouement.
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the Waterloo
Waterloo Theatre
Valentine
Bell
Towo
Earl
Sunshine
Belle Barchus
Adrian
Ernette Asora
Majestic Theatre
Garret
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Plaza Theatre
Mothers Friend Promises Easier Childbirth For Expectant Women
An old advertisement extols Mothers Friend as a safe massage aid to ease pregnancy, soften tissues, and reduce pain during childbirth. It claims forty years of use, frequent endorsements by expectant mothers, and offers a free booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co. via Atlanta postal address.
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Gruggist Toder
Bradfield Regulator Co. Dept. BH
Lamar Building
Atlanta
The Eternal Sin at Crystal Theatre Today and Saturday
Herbert Brenon's new production The Eternal Sin based on Victor Hugo's Lucretia Borgia headlines Crystal Theatre with star Florence Reed. The photo drama promises a stark contrast to Brenon's War Brides and blends intrigue selfless love mystery poison plots jealousy and human emotion in a period melodrama.
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Herbert Hrenon
Crystal Theatre
Lucretia Borgia
Victor Hugo
Florence Reed
Mr. Brenon
Tanlac Helps Waterloo Man After Stomach Troubles
H W Oghultz, 15 good eater now, says stomach troubles for two years improved after using Tanlac. He reports better appetite and strength and credits Schuneman Drug Co in Waterloo for widespread endorsements. Advertisement notes Tanlac sold by Schuneman Drug Co and other druggists nearby.
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H.W. Oghultz
R. W. Behultz
Mulberry Street
Wittick
West Side Market
Waterloo
Tanlac
Schuneman Drug Co
O Shant ers Silk Velvet Tama Hats Sale at 7 Franklin St
Friday and Saturday we will specialize in silk velvet tama and hats for school girls at 7 Frank lin street. Prices range from 1 to 2 dollars. Read the news on the advertising columns.
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O'Shanters
Franklin Street
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Army Notes
Price
Arant’s
Marsh Place Bldg
LeComte & Flesher
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Aidbanks Children
Doug
Rystal
Selznick
Tanlaq
Waterloo Butcher
Wes
West Side
Majestic
Miust
Big Acts
Tvereone
Moanalua
Sexette
Jack Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks
Man
Leavitt& Johnson Nat’ Bank
Doni
Bungalow Isle
Sack
Lait
Chicago Sunday Tribune
O. Henry
Jack Lait
Chicago Tribune
W. FP
Heitter
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