My Four Years in Germany Exposes German Prison Policy
James W. Gerard recounts wartime experiences as U.S. ambassador in Germany. He details how German camps treated prisoners of war, the role of civilian officials, and his visits to camps at Gottingen Hanover Munden Burg Magdeburg and Burg. He notes efforts by the YMCA led by Dr. Mott and Archibald Harte to aid prisoners and the wartime shift toward improved conditions in some camps.
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Germany
Gerard
United States
Berlin
Doeberitz
Empire
League of Mercy of
New York
John R
Harte
Gottingen
Young Men's Christian Association
Col. Bogen
Mus
Stange
Hadeen
North German Gazette
Denmark
Kiel
Hanover
Munden
Washington
London
England
Cologne
Magdeburg
Burg
Charles H. Russell, Jr
Goschen
Douai
Robin Grey
Supreme Court
Leipsig
Churchill
Admiralty
Lieut
Goschan
von Jagow
Obnesorg
Waste Places in Chicago Made to Yield $2,000,000 in Vegetables
Edgar W. Cooley describes Chicago’s citywide garden drive during a six week push to plant 200000 gardens in vacant lots and backyards. P G Holden chaired the garden committee with a city hall bureau supporting land plots soil testing and seed sales as 28500?b.
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Chicago
Edgar We. Cooley
Waterloo
P. G. Holden
Iowa State College
International Organization
Holden
Cooley
Waterloo Delegates to State Red Cross Convention
Local delegates from Waterloo will attend the state Red Cross convention in Des Moines next week. Mrs. F. C. Platt, Mrs. 3. R. Simpson, Mrs. H. B. Cropper, and Miss Marian Chapman are named to represent Waterloo with each branch entitled to one delegate. The Red Cross auxiliary at First Methodist Episcopal church reports 18 sewing machines and 66 pajama pairs completed in the last two weeks amid Liberty Loan duties.
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F. C. Platt
Red Cross Society
Waterloo
3. R. Simpson
H. B. Cropper
Marian Chapman
Red Cross
Des Moines
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Liberty Loan
Ingleside Club and Auxiliary Schedule and Hosts
Quarters comfortable for work with great need for help. Rooms open every Tuesday and Friday. Ingleside club and U C T auxiliary meet alternate Wednesdays. Tomorrow Ingleside club day with Mrs J S Townsley as hostess. Red Cross event hosted by King Daughters at the church with Mrs R R Krebs. Workrooms chaired by Mrs J W Rinker and Mrs C W Bruner on Fridays.
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Ingleside Club
J. 3
Townsley
Toda
R. R. Krebs
King Daughters
Red Cross
J. W. Rinker
C. W. Bruner
Doctor's Advertises Chronic Nervous Disease Specialist
Dr Shatlenberger a specialist in chronic nervous special diseases advertises services at Waterloo Hotel Eltis Sata ily reservation November 17th 208th visit.
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Shatlenberger
Waterloo
Hotel Eltis
Sata Ily
Women Urged to Lead One Third Liberty Loan Drive
Mrs W W Marsh state chairman for the women's liberty loan campaign returns from Chicago conference with state chairmen and Miss Grae Dixon director of women action seventh district. They planned to organize women to promote war loan efforts during the war term. Iowa has been well organized and
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W. W. Marsh
Liberty Loan
Chicago
Grae Dixon
Federal Reserve
Women In Liberty Foan
Iowa
Iowa Women Lead War Bond Drive Across State
Reports from Sioux City Webster City and Waterloo detail women’s committees guiding a broad house to house canvass and club backed efforts for the $3,000,000 war bonds drive. Secretary McAdoo urges joint patriotic action by men and women to reach and surpass quotas with women organized through clubs and societies across Iowa.
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bDonéa Vecnura
Wocien
W. G. McAdoo
Mec
Adoo
Lnaders
America
Treasurys
Iowa
Waterloo
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James W. Gerard
The
Public Ledger Company
Canada
Courier
Feporter
Uitte Towns
Edgar W. Cooley
Waterloos
Minute Men
Croa
AERTE
Ae Belts
Taha
Refiayer
East Fifth St. Hardware CO
East Fifth Street
East Side
Citizens Gas and Electric CO
AXOLD
Eckmans
Eekman Laborate
Diladalphia
47Th St
New York City
Aberdeen
Idsho
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Percy Trest Tipas
Idaho
Kingfisher
Okla
Miss Niva Southwick
Box 33
Lydia E.pinkham Medicine CO
Lynn
Mass
Bickenbach
A. H. Bickenbach & Company
Polar Priced Millinery
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