Waterloo Way Put to Test in Loan Campaign
Waterloo city fights to raise 445000 of a 1750000 liberty loan allotment with three days left as workers rally small donors and students. J O Trumbauer stays hopeful a final push will secure the minimum, while Chicago reports district shortfall and calls for heroic effort.
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J. O. Trumbauer
Chicago
Clearing House Association
F. H. McDougal
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve District
Students to Earn Money for Bonds at Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers college faculty and students voted to grant a week’s leave to earn money for liberty bonds. The assembly plans to buy 7000 dollars in bonds, with students released in squads to keep routine uninterrupted. Men will pick corn and work in factories while women handle domestic and related tasks.
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Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cornhuskers Call For A Harvest Bee In Waterloo
The Courier and Reporter urges a cornpickers day or week to assist Waterloo farmers in husking golden ears before snow. The editor offers a country dinner and help gathering names of farmers needing huskers for a wartime service drive inviting retirees and car owners to participate. Farmers with needy fields should report their needs.
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Iowa
Courier
Waterloo
French Capture Rohay Farm On Aisne Front Advance
Paris reports the French captured Rohay farm between Moni des Singes and Chavignon on the Aisne front, with over 500 prisoners taken so far and twenty five German planes downed or forced to land. German air losses were heavy as French pilots damaged or shot down 25 aircraft last night.
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Chavignon
Mont Des Singes
French War Office
Rohay
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Moni Des Singes
Rohay Farm
Nancy
Associated Press
France
Driblets
Mayor Thompson subscribes to liberty bonds for 5000 dollars
Chicago report confirms Mayor William Hale Thompson has announced a $5,000 Liberty Bond purchase. The note mentions a GreatBCigar advertisement in San Felice.
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Chicago
Willian Hale Thompson
Britain Finds Foes Morale Badly Shaken
Britain faces weaker morale among foes as consolidation of positions gains after Monday's drive.
Liberty Loan Drive Passes Billion Dollar Mark
Treasury officials announced liberty loan subscriptions had passed 3 billion and neared 5 billion as the second drive intensified. Reports from banks showed hundreds of millions swamped. Chicago, New York, and Havana all reported strong gains with cities staging parades and efforts to meet the final target.
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Havana
Send Soldier Boys Christmas Packages Early
Chicago, Oct. 26. W. Eb Denning and railway mail superintendents urge early Christmas shipments for U S soldiers in France and at cantonments. Last-day mailings are advised but earlier is safer. Parcels must weigh over seven pounds, be plainly addressed, and packed to resist opening by postmasters.
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Christuay
W. Eb Denning
France
Chidstoy
Denning
Austro German Forces Attack on Isonzo Front
Six thousand prisoners were taken as Austro German forces began an offensive on the Isonzo line. The attack targeted Santa Maria Santa Lucia and the Bainsizza plateau with gains described as slight and contested by Italian defense. Cadorna’s troops held steady as Germany reinforced the Austrians.
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Isenzo
Government to Control Brokers' Commissions
Washington D C Oct government issues regulate broker commissions under the food administration. Regulations go into effect November 1 and prohibit commission men brokers and auctioneers from selling foods to themselves or to their own business associates.
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Washington, D. C
The
Food Administration
Delivery error notice promising replacement paper
If the paper fails to arrive by 6 o’clock due to carrier error or other cause, readers are asked to call 3320 for a replacement copy. After 6 30, readers are advised to dial No 2 for further contact.
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Queen Marie of Roumania Pledges Fight for Freedom
In Jassy October 22, Queen Marie of Roumania vowed to fight to the end for freedom and national unity as America’s aid arrives. She praised Wilson’s ideals, thanked the United States for support, and visits wounded daily, distributing food and clothing while the royal family remains near army headquarters.
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Wilson
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Bonds Drive Sparks Pro German Backlash In Iowa Town
Wealthy Aspinwall resident Brug urged Germans to buy 25000 worth of bonds after his arrest for blocking a liberty loan hall. Titus bought 500 in bonds and began a campaign among German friends. State agents arrive as anti German efforts intensify. Mayor Schroeder faces resignation over pro German actions. marshal to resign amid state defense investigation.
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Brus
Aspinwall
Council Bluffs
Brug
Iowa Township
Titus
Stars and Stripes UP
Roscoe Saunders
Manilla
State Council of Defense
America Must Play Big Part in War He Says
London Oct 24 Representative Clarence B Miller of Minnesota a foreign relations committee member said after a 10 day inspection that America's role in the war is vastly more important than he imagined He asserted the war is a struggle of peoples as well as armies and that America's wealth resources and manpower must be mobilized for victory
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England
France
Clarence B. Miller
Minnesota
House
America
Suffrage Delegation Seeks Wilson Support in New York
A 100 member New York state woman suffrage party delegation led by Mrs Norman de R Whitehouse met President Wilson in Washington to urge wartime support for woman suffrage. They pledged full backing of the war effort and urged a presidential message to New York voters to grant equal voting rights for women. The bureau reported 5,571,624 bales of cotton ginned prior to Oct 15.
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Wilson Totkly
New York
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New York State
Woman Suffrage Party
Norman de R. Whitehouse
Willson
Germany
Fond Administration
Red Cross
Census Bureau Today
Merchantman Survives Four-Hour Sea Battle With Submarine
Nearly 500 shots were exchanged between an American merchant ship and a German submarine off a French port as engines failed and crew were wounded. An American destroyer arrived, dropping depth charges and aiding the stricken vessel, which sent out hopeful messages like Hold on and Stick, we are coming.
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Steamer
U. S
Atia
Pershing Praises French Action on River Aisne Front
General Pershing, present at the River Aisne offensive with the French commander, voiced enthusiasm for the thorough artillery preparation and the brilliant French attack. He noted the infantry's advance, joined the French commander at the second German line, and stayed with engineers rebuilding roads and arranging positions behind the front. He praised the engineers for hard work amid enemy shellfire while their own artillery and machine guns maintained heavy fire.
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Germany
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