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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1918
Page
10
British airmen in France used planes to capture a German party after a sunken road skirmish. A pilot and observer forced surrender with gunfire from a machine gun, ordered 65 Germans to move toward British lines, and guided them to a prisoners' cage alongside advancing infantry.
The Upper Iowa conference treasurer reports the fund received 6105.23 after annuity payments, up 932.17 from last year. Rev. W. Bissell notes new subscriptions and cash totaling 6565, with old subscriptions adding 8789.95 to 14354.98. The loan fund totals 155,796.95 and notes total 154, 4? real estate valued at 4,000, totalling 233,796.93. The conference seeks 500,600 to fund future annuities for aged ministers and widows or orphans.
Chicago reports Sol Westerfeld of the state council of defense urges consumers to use grapefruit for influenza cases as oranges rise in price. He states grapefruit is just as beneficial and can be bought for about 10 cents each. Horace C. Gardner of the U S food administration says his team has no jurisdiction over orange price gouging.
Cedar Falls news notes report medical staff completed examinations of Class 1-A men. About 304 appeared, most single, with few deferrals. Student Soldiers in the S. A. T. C. at S. U. took maximum life insurance policies. Influenza deaths rise to 20 locally since Sept. 27. Christiansen dies at Camp Funston. Several residents listed visiting or joining service. Sartori Memorial Hospital appoints a new superintendent, entering Red Cross service Nov 1.
German chancellor Prince Maximilian warned in the Reichstag that defense measures will be employed if Berlin does not secure a peace with justice. He said a national defense call could come if Wilson’s points fail to satisfy Germany. Allied progress shows slow advances with Belgian, British, and American forces facing entrenched positions along the Scheldt and Aisne sectors while attention focuses on Metz for possible American action.
A special board of supervisors meeting is set for 9 a.m. October 29 at the courthouse to act on petitions proposing reducing the board from seven to three. The call was signed by chairman D. S. Tiffany and members Joseph Shirley T. D. Teeter and J. J. Anderson. Most members reportedly favor the reduction and petitions require one fourth of qualified electors’ signatures to appear on the general election ballot. The county auditor prepared notices and notified all seven members.
With bases loaded and two outs tied in a tense baseball moment, the heavy hitter steps to the plate as more Yankees roll toward the front to reinforce the democracy’s defense.
H B Cropper Waterloo chapter chairman says Red Cross cannot suspend or amend postal regulations for Christmas packages to soldiers overseas. An inspection committee will review all packages, cartons will be provided, and final weighing and contents inspection follow before posting. All packages must reach the post office by November 20.
At a city council fire committee meeting the contract to remodel the east fire station and public library heating systems was awarded to Quest and Smith. The airline system uses automatic putop and return pipes to keep live steam accessible, with estimated coal savings of at least 25 percent once complete. Total costs about 1200 dollars, split evenly between fire and library funds.
Berlin dispatch via Zurich reports a Berlin war cabinet conference proposes evacuating invaded French and Belgian territories only if allied troops retreat. The militarist faction gains ground while moderates hope for change. Existing government opposes Alsace Lorraine retrocession, and Emperor William I rejects such an outcome.
Maj E L Humes of the Army judge advocate general's office says it will take two to three weeks to finish compiling papers for the inquiry into alleged Brewin g Interests aiding Arthur Brisbane's Washington Times. Senator Overman says the senate committee has information that Alexander Konta, who wrote Dr Dernburg about buying a newspaper for German and brewery propaganda, has been hired by the Committee on Public Information to do loyalty work. Konta, ill in New York, was to testify today.
The article urges men aged 37 to 50 not in Class 1 of the draft to join YMCA work abroad. It notes wartime misperceptions on early end to fighting, predicts heavy activity in 1918, and says many soldiers will remain in France for years after any armistice, increasing the need for workers.
Physical examination of Class 1 Registrants near completion as a steady stream of young men visit physicians. Adjutant General cites complete boards appointed for Sept 12 registrants from Indiana Iowa Maine and North Carolina. Provost Marshal General notes 35 local boards have finished classifying all Sept 12 registrants aged 19 20 and 31 to 36. Sending questionnaires for 18 year olds and those 36 to 46 is optional for local boards.
Latest swine census data from Town shows 9,322,191 hogs of all ages in Iowa. The figure marks a 27 percent rise from agricultural statistics dated January 1, 1918. Assessors across districts collected the figures as part of the 1917 agricultural statistics.
A Grundy Center telegram reports Edward, 20, a mechanic student in Kansas City, died of Spanish influenza. He leaves his mother, a sister, two brothers, and is buried in Wellsburg. Also, Harriet Bede, 18 months, died of scarlet fever related illness near Wellsburg. Funeral services held and burial at Bode church cemetery.
American and British military missions at each others general headquarters receive high praise from officers. British officers laud American engineering and rail and warehouse work, while American officers admire British war machine efficiency and calm headquarters leadership.
German aviators raided the American front and rear areas northwest of Verdun in the largest strike since the Meuse and Argonne offensive began. Four bombs hit near the American hospital at Rarecourt, another demolished an outbuilding, and windows were shattered in former French barracks now used as hospital wards.
Ample fresh air fills the office of H C Moeller as the October teachers certificates exam proceeds under health guidelines during a statewide influenza quarantine. Fourteen young women, one man in manual training, attend while the test abides state law. Exams extend tomorrow and Friday, with a parallel session at the State Teachers College.
A woman from Haverhill and her seventeen year old daughter describe relief from anemia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The mother suffered long with weakness and headaches, improving after three boxes. The daughter became pale with low appetite and limb pains, improved quickly with treatment. Dr Williams Pink Pills were available at druggists or by mail for 40 cents a box.
The Navy opens for voluntary induction after a two month halt. Iowa mobilization officer Lieut. G E Ketterer says the state must supply 75 men monthly with special qualifications. Des Moines applications, June 1917 and Aug 24 1918 registrants with deferred status may apply. quotas include officers, engineers, machinists, quartermasters, carpenters, blacksmiths, watchmakers, hospital corpsmen, and more.
Stearns' Electric Paste offers a quick bug killer for rats mice and roaches. Government purchases thousands of packages for pest control. A small box costs only a few cents and can rid homes stores and barns of pests.
Wartime advertisement promotes Orlex powder to color gray hair to black brown or light brown. Mix with water and apply by comb. full directions included. The box carries a $100 gold bond guarantee that it contains no harmful metals or coal tar derivatives and that it won’t rub off or gum the hair. It claims the product makes gray hair look twenty years younger.
Washington October 23. New high records for September show foreign trade rising in both imports and exports. Imports reached 262 million dollars, up about 26 million from September 1917, while exports totaled 550 million dollars, rising about 100 million.
An old advertisement promotes S S S as a blood purifying treatment for rheumatism. It claims external liniments fail and that the cure must come from medicine acting throughout the bloodstream. The notice urges readers to obtain S S S, visit drugstores, and request a free booklet from the Medical Director in Atlanta.
A historical advisory warns Spanish influenza is the old grip, urging bed rest, fluids, and light remedies. It outlines symptoms, risks, and home care with Vicks VapoRub and cautions against panic, noting pneumonia and bronchitis are key dangers. Public health guidance emphasizes avoiding crowds and maintaining strength through exercise and nourishment.
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