Erzberger backs League of Nations to curb force
In an Associated Press interview, Centrist Erzberger says German militarism is ended under civil control and urges nations to submit disputes to arbitration via a League of Nations. He calls for imperial courts with consent of affected peoples and legal reparations for Belgium.
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Associated Press
Lendon
Mathias Etaberger
Reichstag
von Stein
Scheuch
von Vietinghof
von Haehmiser
Germany
Erzberger
Herr von Berg
William
League OF Nations
League
U S Terrain Difficult for Such Advance of Any French
Washington Oct 12 dispatches describe the terrain over which American troops now advance as the most difficult faced by any battalion in France. An early attack saw 200 Germans advance with arms raised crying kamerad. Americans quickly detained them and stated Germany sought an armistice. Germans later claimed the Americans dragged them into the fight.
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Washington, D. C
France
Kriembild
Kamerad
Germany
Waterloo Soldiers Arrive Overseas in World War I Outbound
Beret Stanley Mosthaler arrives safely overseas as word reaches relatives. William Beilke of 204 Cottage street also reports arrival on foreign soil. Sergt Karl B. Clements, brother of Mrs. J W Makinster, serves with the 125th field artillery. Other Waterloo servicemen listed include Irvin Kentzelman, W R Baumgardner, Georges Tulp, A M Teasdale, John Reitmann, and Albert Cables among others. June 25, 1918 enlistment noted for Teasdale while with Co B and later Co F 311th ammunition train.
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John Reitmann
Lincoln Street
Albert
Cables
Logan Avenue
Glorious Old Prussia Near Collapse Probed by Junkers
Berlin bankers deny Wil son evacuation demand as a condition for peace. German press admits shift toward Wilson’s idea of a world peace and a league of nations. Reports from Bremen and Cologne note wine price drops and food speculation reflecting wartime strain.
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Junkers
Bismarck
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Junker
Prussia
Berlin
Wilson
Cologne
Baim
Wilson Dealist
Germany
Posen Neueste Nachrichten
League of Nations
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
German Troops to Quit Poland Prince Mak Says
German forces retreating threat to seize Polish districts and form a new democratic state system under a provisional government. Allied offensives press near Douai and in Champagne as American armies push north of Landres et St Georges and target the Krienhild line.
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Prince Mak
Wilson
State Council
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le Cateau
Marshal Haig
Dours
Douai
Jouth
Cuincy
Champagne
Petain
Vouzieres
Retourne
Argonne
France
Montmedy
Peace prospects after Wilson note dominate anxious dispatches
The State Department awaits official word as Austria and Turkey reportedly press for peace on allied terms. Reports say President Wilson may return from New York for Liberty Day celebrations while Berlin papers largely view the note with cautious interest and hope for honorable peace if possible.
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Legation
New York
State Department
Turkey
Austria
Wilson Square
Copenhagen
Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Pgress
Wilson
Nots
Germany
German reply to Wilson note reported in Europe
Basel reports the German answer to President Wilson is completed and may express adhesion. Berne cites a Berlin dispatch saying the note was sent last night and in a sense accepts Wilson's terms. Copenhagen notes the reply ready and hints at far reaching advances toward durable peace, while Amsterdam denies Austrian assent to Wilson's terms.
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Basel
Hayas
Frankfort Gazette
Willison
Gazette
Germany
Wilson
Berne
Wolf Bureau
Frankfurter Zeitung
Berlin
Copenhagen
North German Zeitung
Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
London
Central
Iowa to name fifty election commissioners for soldier vote
Des Moines, Dec 12. Gov. Harding will appoint about 50 election commissioners to visit military camps nationwide and take Iowa soldiers votes. The plan, agreed at a section commission meeting, provides one‑third Republican and Democrat and two‑thirds Republican? (text truncated)
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Nes Moines
Met
W. L Harding
United States
Iowa
Section Commission
Treasury certificates subscriptions reach 641 million
In Washington on an announced Friday the Treasury reported subscriptions to the seventh and final in week issue of certificates of indebtedness reached 641 million dollars. Demand was heavy as investors subscribed to the fourth Liberty loan era, signaling strong public support for government borrowing during the war period.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
Iran
Tragic Otranto Wreck Claims Sixty Four Americans
Survivors recount a brutal sea disaster as troopship Otranto and Kashmir collide amid storms off Islay. Only a few escape on wreckage or ropes while waves smash rafts and benches, with many bodies recovered later. Survivors, including officer frown of Young Men’s Christian Association, are sheltered by islanders as authorities seek missing names and confirm dead.
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Richards
Joseph Pollock
Tuscania
Otranto
Washington
Young Met
Christian Association
Pamed Frown
Kashmir
Peninsular and Oriental
Kashbor
Islay Island
Moasses
Davidson
Craven
Pig 'Gen
Liverpool
Helfast
Orient Steam Navigation Company
Imited
London
Greenosk
Scotland
Peninsular and Orient Steam Navigation Company
Islay
Olranta
Little Chureh
Kilechoman
Kilehoman
Otranto Disaster Survivors Describe Gruesome Sinking
The Otranto and destroyer battles near the Irish coast left many dead and injured as sailors and soldiers fought for deck space. Survivors recount wreckage, crushed men, and chaotic moments as the destroyer plucked dozens from the sea. Burial details and grim morgue arrangements follow for victims.
Liberty Day Drives Toward Six Billion Now Under Way
Washington October 12 The Cleveland district opened with 211 548 800 in subscriptions while Chicago area totals reach 377 466 000 and Philadelphia adds 150 709 500 to the nation’s fourth liberty loan drive Despite plans for mass events influenza and canvassing shift the focus to house to house calls and personal appeals as officials fear today will be the critical day to reach the six billion dollar goal Chicago will hear from President Wilson after a Liberty Day parade in New York and Secretary McAdoo will speak in Chicago
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DD. C
Cleveland
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Cook County
Ilinois
Towa
Michigan
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Wisconsin
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
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Federal Reserve
MADO
Wson
Hurry Up Pay for That Bond Campaign Urges Prompt Pledges
Waterloo locals urged immediate payment of fourth liberty loan subscriptions to meet Oct 15 deadline. Institutions need funds by Oct 19 for Chicago transfer. Officials warn those who fail to settle will face explanation before the judge advocate court. Subscribers earning first payments receive liberty loan buttons. By their buttons ye shall know them.
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Waterloo
Liberty Loan
Chicago
Service League
Little Mars
Judge Advocate Court
Call to Prayer on Churchless Sunday Proclaimed
Rev. M. J. Tate of the Waterloo Ministerial association issued a proclamation urging no public worship on Sunday. He asks city ministers to pray for the stamping out of the nationwide epidemic and for the country and all engaged in the conflict. He also urges heads of families to gather at the usual hour for scripture reading and fervent prayers.
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Waterloo Ministerial Association
Ai Tho
Cornell to Train 4000 Soldiers and Sailors This Year
Ithaca Oct 12 The Associated Press reports Cornell University lists an enrollment of 3272 students a drop of 323 from 1917. One thousand two hundred fifty have joined the Student Army Training Corps while the Navy quota stands at 25 percent and the Marines at 120. Cornell projects training over 4000 soldiers and sailors this year.
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Associated Press
Ithaca, N
Cornell
University Today
Student Army Training Corps
Navy
Golden Rule Alliance Seeks City Permit Control
At a noon meeting the official board of seniors passed a resolution asking the Police Chief to seize banks in hotels and public places owned by the Golden Rule Alliance of America New York City until a fundraising permit is secured. Investigations into the organization are reported unsatisfactory with permits for crippled beggars denied.
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Oficial Board of Seniors
Golden Rule Alliance of America
New York City
Alliance
Another Week of Rest For Children Probable
Watertoo public schools will not open before Oct 21 as flu quarantine lasts. If no new developments and the quarantine is lifted, classes will resume on that date. Several out-of-town teachers have left for the week. Supt. C W Kline, ill with flu, is improved and up and about.
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Watertoo Public Schools
Supt. C. W. Kline
Infant Deaths Rise in Petrograd Amid Food Shortage
The Associated reports infant mortality in Petrograd has surged by 50 percent and school attendance falls from 57 to 87 percent due to sickness. Capt. William Webster of the American Red Cross warns starvation is sweeping thousands, especially the elderly, with Moscow slightly better but equally dire.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Wm. 8B Webster
American Red Cross
Moscow
Moving Day for Aliens Now in War Work Zones
United States Marshal Moore issues an order establishing restricted zones around Dubuque factories and two colleges with student army training camps as part of wartime measures. The northern district of Iowa covers Waterloo Sioux City Cedar Rapids Mason City Fort Dodge and Cedar Falls while Dubuque has only one plant under the order. Enemy aliens must register and report to the police at intervals, with enforcement ready if directed, though few will be required to move.
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Dubuque
Eseay
United States
Moore
Waterloo
Charles City
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Cedar Falls
Kowa
Sporle
Influenza treatment claimed by Eastern doctor
Associated Press reports George F. Barr of Honeopathic hospital staff announced a new influenza cure and preventive. He described a hypodermic iodine creosote guaiacol solution injected into veins, with patients improving in days and bank employees exposed to flu not contracting the disease. Mrs Greene confined at home with influenza.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
George F. Barr
Honeopathic Hospital
Baerlain
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