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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
9
A fragmentary notice reports Scheuch taking the role of war chief of Prussia, replacing General von Stein, with unclear context and dates. The text appears garbled and includes foreign phrases, hindering precise details about timing and authority.
The unreadable OCR snippet mentions veterans and engineers with scattered names and places. It hints at a report or reminiscence about World War II service and associates like Rock Island units and Wes Dingseman. Details are garbled and unclear.
Waterloo mourns two more heroes Francis McNulty and Private Lynn F. Miller died in service. McNulty died at Camp Humphreys Virginia of pneumonia with remains sent for interment in Waterloo. Miller died at Camp Dodge after service in the motorcycle dispatch company. burial planned at Fairview with services led by B. Sith.
Serg W J McNulty of Camp Dodge reports a son died four years ago. Funeral arrangements await definite news on the time of arrival of the body.
Rumors list German leaders including Ludendorf at Berlin conferences as overtures to Czechs emerge from neutral dispatches. Vienna press cited and Cologne Gazette quoted. The piece notes wage trends in a show with daily rates and a weekly minimum for operators around $45.
An official, FL or Cham berlain, denies labor unrest at the machine works attributing any reports to sensationalism. He states management has no knowledge of the alleged dissatisfaction and describes the article as without foundation while mentioning wage systems and piece work details.
Washington October 10 The policy of abandoning the Sunday gasoline program in favor of a new plan to restrict automobile use is likely to be announced tomorrow. W R Robinson chief of the fuel administration oil conservation division said details are not yet clear but the aim is to spread gasoline savings across the week without a card rationing system.
Fort Worth Texas report states Jerry Lyons of Vicksburg Mississippi was killed in an airplane accident while learning final formation drills before receiving his Commission as lieutenant. He survived by his father and several brothers in service in France. He had worked as a Chicago paint firm salesman before joining aviation service. An unrelated War Department notice mentions a soldier’s death by suicide, with a Japanese dependent family noted.
Cologne Gazette reports Germany may require allies to quit colonies. The paper cites military reasons for accepting President Wilson's terms while noting possible counter moves. Officials debate the empire's next steps as the Chancellor prepares to present results to the Reich.
Paris reports a stark eye witness account from Lens after German retreat. Lens leveled, 5 deaths cited. railways torn up and coal mines flooded, with 185,000 population displaced. Clemenceau denounces German brigandage and vows retribution as fires of war consume cities and monuments.
President Men neal of Cuba on September 11 offered a contingent of Cuban troops for service against the central powers. The offer was disclosed with the Cuban minister Carlos M. Cespedes reply and Secretary Lansing’s note explaining the impracticality due to U S mobilization and ship allocations.
War department announced start of conversion of Fat Sheridan into a base hospital with 4,000 beds. Estimated cost rises to 5,425,080 dollars, making it one of the largest such facilities in the country.
In New Hartford Louisiana on October 10 influenza caused two deaths within 24 hours signaling a waning epidemic. City and rural areas remain closed and rural assemblies forbidden. Dallas Jones, about 22, a farmer near town, died around 11:30 a.m. He is survived by his wife. Arthur Knight died the previous evening and is survived by his widow and two children.
Sequestered in the Ellis hotel the Lions of Waterloo met for a weekly luncheon to discuss war and democracy. Rev J R Macartney led the talk on the British navy and its role in the war. The club organized last May and now has about 20 members led by R W Gibson as president with John L Jones and E J Wenner among officers. Meetings occur at Bills hotel each Thursday to foster sociability and fraternal relations with members from Iowa and southern states.
Poem recalling families awaiting sons abroad during war. Tributes to brave soldiers, mothers’ pride, and the resolve to fight for liberty and peace. Mentions battle, resilience, and hope for a world freed from tyranny. References to Berlin, the Kaiser, and the sea campaign.
In Mooreville this week Hazel and Graham Hawyer host a home gathering delayed by Spanish flu. Mrs Wil Taylor hosted a large sewing bee for Red Ment. Mrs Frank Wrest improving from pneumonia. O I Harvard moves cement in Moor cattle barn. Lawyer couple bought 760 acre Greene Co farm and plan to move in spring. Mooreville residents attend church meeting and report on sick list and travel news.
Mayor R C Thompson endorses gathering closures to curb influenza spread in Waterloo while urging continued vigilance. Des Moines orders broad shutdowns of amusements, schools, and public gatherings. Sioux City closes schools. county facilities report cases and monitor inmates. many meetings canceled and classes reorganized.
Frederika residents report moves and family news including Parson’s wife in Waverly, and Jeannie Mann’s serious illness in Missouri. A local couple, Dell Bravener, hosts a barn raising north of town, while a department trainer sharpens recruits in gas mask drills to tame hard nuts in the sergeant’s lingo.
Emergency care for influenza victims moves to the detention hospital, with two Presbyterian nurses aiding the effort. The facility has been fumigated and former patients paroled home. Community aid arrives as a nurse visits a distressed couple, arranging for family support and supplies amid the outbreak.
Mrs. Ernest Roberts formerly Mrs Josephine Dodge died today in Clarksville after a birth that resulted in a baby’s brief life. A new company formed in Naples, Transbalcania Traliana, aims to connect Rome to Constantinople via a route including Valona, Monastir, and Otranto with limited new rail construction.
A reader from Skaneateles New York testifies that a bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets relieved a severe indigestion spell. She says the tablets strengthen the stomach and tone the system, noting they are easy to take and very effective.
Velvet beans are boosting forage supply across the South as large plantings this year and residual stocks reduce cattle feed scarcity. USDA tests at Beltsville show velvet beans rival cotton in value, with corn silage and beans creating a solid fattening ration, soaked beans feeding better than ground, and soaked beans preferred by cattle.
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