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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
1
Berlin reports 1 500+ prisoners and 180 guns captured as German forces press along the Riga front. Russians retreat northeast toward Melupe river, while a German fleet appears in the Gulf of Riga. Officials warn morale and supply lines determine if retreat can hold.
New York marks Lafayette Day and the Marne anniversary with ceremonies at city hall Union Square and Prospect Park Lafayette monument. Notables include Willard Bartlett mayor Mitchel Henry van Dyke Andre Tardiey and ambassadors Jusserand and Beatty.
The war office reports a fierce battle northeast of Gorizia with continued Italian advances and more than 500 prisoners taken. Austrian forces concentrate fresh troops and artillery east of Gorizia and northwest of Hermada as the Italians defend Brestovizza and Selo. Monte San Gabriele is reportedly in Italian hands while Austrian fortifications in the area fall back.
Washington Sept 6 Secretary Tumulty told Prof Dana of the People's Council of America for Democracy and Terms of Peace that President Wilson was too busy to see him. The organization had been barred from meetings in several western cities last week. Temperatures for Sept 6 are listed by Buchanan Optical Co. with ranges from 58 to 89 degrees.
Premier Ribot declared France would not compromise on recovering Alsace and Lorraine and would not consent to diplomatic discussion on restoration. The address was given during the Marne anniversary celebration in Paris.
Minneapolis, Sept 5 The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy moves from organizing to building local branches nationwide to unite labor behind the government in wartime and stamp out disloyal and pro German societies. John Spargo, former Socialist exec, denies plans for a new party, says aim is a permanent labor alliance to mobilize support for the war and expel expatriates. Samuel Gompers, AFL president, will address a mass meeting in St Paul with Spargo Walsh and Russell scheduled to speak.
Des Moines reports Gov W L Harding sent a letter to Iowa county officials urging attendance at a patriotic meeting on Sept 40 under the state council of defense. Former Senator Lafayette Young will preside and more than 4000 speakers and county leaders are expected to participate with U S Senator Cummins Gov Harding Frank O Connor and Claude Porter among speakers.
Springfield September 6 Miss Harriet E Wittum of Chicago director of the women's committee of the Illinois Council of Defense urged Illinois women to rise to war duties saying they must obliterate lines to gain citizenship Her address before the women's auxiliary during a two day meeting drew loud applause.
A cable from Shanghai to the Chinese Daily World reports the Twenty fourth Chinese army corps, about 15000 troops from northern provinces, mobilized for immediate departure to Europe. The corps would travel via Siberia to the eastern front to reinforce Russians, with engineers trained at American colleges including Stanford and the University of California, and an aviation corps trained by Americans and French.
An Italian ship docking at an Atlantic port today recounted a daring rescue of 21 Magdalene crew members after the French liner was sunk by two German submarines about 120 miles southeast of the Azores. Ten crewmen were killed and nine wounded by shell fire.
President Wilson has written several letters to Congress urging that they finish their work soon and return to their districts to explain the war and its aims. Officials say adjournment may come around October 1 after the war revenue and credit bills and soldiers and sailors insurance legislation pass, though the president will not pressure for early adjournment.
Indications before the close of the joint conference of bituminous coal owners and United Mine Workers officials pointed to adjournment without action. The miners planned to return to Washington in a few days to continue the wage demand dispute.
President Petri cate Paul Painleva and Gen Petain visited the U S E headquarters today and were received by Maj. Gen. Pershing. They inspected the American training camp and met the commander in chief.
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 2330 for a copy to be sent. After 6 30, telephone No 2.
Los Angeles reports a Gulf of California disaster where a Mexican government barge carrying Guaymas garrison soldiers, horses, and military equipment sank after a squall. Carranza officials at the border offered no definite details but suggested the report may be correct.
A Repass service truck overturned near Cedar Falls while trying to pass a horse and buggy. LeRoy Masset suffered internal injuries and was taken to Sartori Memorial hospital, with prognosis poor. J M Lehner had scratches and bruises. The crash occurred on Cedar Falls road. Charles Miller of Cedar Heights escaped unharmed.
Red Oak Iowa Sept 6 ten jurors had been passed for cause by a noon recess in the trial of Rev Lyn George J Kelly charged with murdering one of eight victims killed with an ax at Vitlisca in June 1912 Only one of five veniremen examined today was passed with nine remaining to be chosen It was expected the two tentative jurors would be selected before adjournment today Both sides have ten peremptory challenges Jurors passed for cause include Mel Edwards Lincoln township S T Woodland Elliott township J A Johneson Douglas township B J Allquist Frankfort township J D Isaac Sherman township E V Wart Sherman township C E Bacon Douglas township Floyd M Pratt Red Oak and Suc Erickson Scott township Montgomery county
A Cracow report says Count Roniker of Warsaw presented to the German government demands from Russian Poles. The demands call for abolishing the frontier line between German and Austrian spheres in occupied Russian Poland, suspending requisitions, authorizing 6,300,000,000 marks for war damage repair, and appointing Count Marnoffsky to lead the administration of the occupied districts. Personal Injury Suit: Edward T. Kaune seeks 1,650 dollars from the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway for auto damage and injuries when a streetcar struck him on July 23.
National and local raids led by the justice department seized documents and materials from Socialist and IWW offices nationwide. In Chicago, federal agents took control and served warrants while multiple cities reported raids, arrests, and confiscations as part of an espionage act driven crackdown.
Warrington D C announces steps to establish retail coal prices for all communities with the aid of local committees as part of fuel administration efforts. Authorization and guidance from the administration are cited as the next phase in price stabilization.
Des Moines Sept 1 Orders for transfer of drafted men from the eighty eighth division to the thirty fourth division at Deming New Mexico to bring it up to war strength. Deming will receive two Iowa National Guard regiments plus guardsmen from Minnesota the Dakotas and Nebraska to train there. Each regiment at Deming will be brought to war strength of 0 600.
A Lugano dispatch to Vossische Zeitung in Berlin cites a clerical source confirming Pope Benedict is preparing a second peace note. The item notes the report as credible and places the information in the context of September news from Switzerland.
Chicago reports a winter garment shortage for the western front with a coal shortage and rising tuberculosis deaths. A cable from Maj Grayson M. PB Murphy, Red Cross commissioner in France, says several million garments must arrive before Thanksgiving to face winter conditions.
Chicago reports say Mayor William Hale Thompson withdrew from public view after demonstrators attacked his antiwar stance. He was reportedly detained on business and did not join Kankakee rally plans. Separately, Jackson files $250000 damages suit against the Chicago Herald and James Keeley for criticizing the mayor.
British merchant ships sunk by mine or submarine in the last week totaled 23 units over 1,600 tons and three under 1,609 tons, per official notices. This marks the highest weekly toll in four weeks and has only been exceeded twice in the prior week.
Brig. Gen. C. C. Ballou, commandant of the officers training camp for negroes at Fort Des Moines, has forwarded to Washington his recommendations for commissions. The camp is the only one of its kind in the country, and the men have trained since June 18. Announcements of commissions are expected within a few days.
Thirty Waterloo residents answered the Delaware County Fair association invitation to attend Waterloo day at the Manchester fairgrounds. The group arrived by auto, will return this evening, and wore badges with banners advertising the Dairy congress.
Water loo draft board mails notices to 50 remaining registrants halting physical exams pending district guidance. Only three married men among 204 called were not exempted locally, while district board grants exemptions on dependents, signaling a liberal policy. Government attorneys appeal all locally granted exemptions, seeking alignment with district decisions.
Official report says German aircraft dropped bombs on three Allied hospitals during the night of Sept 4 5. Local patrol actions occurred south east of St Julien and east of Fieurbaix.
Eugene I. Wise, Chicago manager of the Reisch Indemnity Company of Springfield, Ill., shot and killed himself today at his home in Glencoe, Ill. Ill health is given as the cause.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Herr von Heydebranc predicting Germany will not extend the war through winter and that fighting may end by the new year. He claims Germany has enough foes and opposes involving neutrals further.
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