Black Hawk County Registers Exceed Expected Registrants
In Black Hawk County Cedar Falls and surrounding areas registered 2 242 men, with many 18 to 21 year olds signing up. Herman Henry Kaiser born in Germany, 45 years old, registered in Cedar Falls and expressed no sympathy with Germany’s ruler. The county reports 109 mail registrations plus in person filings, with totals by precinct to follow.
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Herman Henry Kaiser
Germany
Cedar Falls
Instructions for Drafters Outlined Before Boards
Dr W H Kinnicutt of Cleveland a noted educator in government service arrived from Des Moines to advise draft boards in Iowa on military instruction. Local boards from Black Hawk to Tama counties plus Waterloo Dubuque and Cedar Rapids attended a 1 pm conference. Waterloo instructors Carleton Sias W Cotton and Hope Martin were listed as participants. The aim is to educate registrants of Sept 12 about impending service.
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W. H.kinnicutt
Cleveland
Des Moines
Iowa
Kinnicutt
Black Hawk
Benton
Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Grundy
Jackson
Jones
Linn
Tama
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Board of Instruction
Carleton Sias
G. W. Cotton and
Hope
Martin
County Park Tax Plan Faces Expiration in November
The county board must renew a two charge mill park levy after this year root. The park board received a two and a half mill levy from the city council totaling three and a half mills for park purposes in 1919. The one mill levy by the county board applies only to beautifying lands already bought by the city for parks. A mill tax could fund new land purchases for city parks. O C McClinton notes funds needed for entrances at Byrnes park and Cedar River park. The commission has spent on Pat's pond filling and a sidewalk fill for Gates park Fourth street side. North side residents seek a walk but require substantial filling first. A park board member says more money goes to maintaining public libraries than the park system.
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Park Board
County Board
O. C. McClinton
Byrnes Park
Cedar River Park
Pat’s Pond
Fourth Street
Gates Park
American Drive Aims to Close St Mihiel Salient Front
The first major operation under American command threatens the St Mihiel salient. French units cooperate as Pershing eyes cutting German control of Briey province and Metz fortifications. Early gains include 8,000 prisoners and several villages as cavalry patrols push toward Vigneulles and Pont a Mousson. British forces press near Cambrai with 1,000 prisoners captured at Havrincourt.
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Associated Press
St. Mihiel Salient
Pershing
Brieypro Reunion
Metz
Jothers
Marshal Foch
Paris
Channel
Salient
Walig
Cambrai
Canal du Nord
Havrincourt
British Take Holnon Wood In St Quentin Sector
British forces report gains in the St Quentin area including Holnon wood and Jeancourt while repelling German counterattacks near Harvincourt Moeuvres and Auchy. Paris reports French success near St Mihiel with Savy captured. Italy claims Pramauggiore crossing and Monte Asolone defense repelled. Berlin notes evacuation plans for St Mihiel salient.
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Holnon Wood
London
Havrincourt
Cambrai
Vield Marshal Haig
St. Quentin
Meauvres
Canal
Jeancourt
Vermand
Flanders
Auchy
la Hassee
Harvincourt
Auchy-les-La Bassee
Savy
Paris
St. Mihiel
French War Office
Hawkeye Oil Sues Standard Oil Over Sales Tactics
Hawkeye Oil filed for an injunction in Waterloo against Standard Oil and others, alleging interference to block Hawkeye’s product sales and prevent a filling station at Fourth and Sullivan from delivering Standard’s products. The suit seeks to undo a purported property sale and compel defendants to honor exclusive contracts while halting lower pricing in Waterloo. A church social note follows.
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Hawkeye Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Waterloo
Hawksye Oil Company
Fourth and
Sullivan Streets
C. G. Bebilling
Matilda Schilling
BH. H. Peddicord
Americans Advance Eight Miles At St Mihiel Front
American forces in the St Mihiel sector push on the southern flank, advancing eight miles on a fourteen mile front. Allied reports say Pershing’s troops captured Pannes Vigneules Beney Heudicourt and Bois de Thiau and narrowed the salient neck to under six miles. German prisoners number about 9,500 and 60 guns seized.
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Associated Press
London
Pershing
St. Mihiel Salient
Pannes
Vigneules
Xivray
Salient
Beney
Heudicourt
Bois de Thiaucourt
Sitll Ars
Hattonville
Domboux
St. Mihiel Sallant
Kallent
Persling
O Vigneulles
J Vigneulles
Tts
Thiaucourt
General Pershing
Births and a Rally at Castle Hill
Birth notices record numerous births with parents and dates including Grove, Hulse, Malcom, Lee, Brown, Jorgensen, Ryan and others. A patriotic rally led by H C Moeller and Many Campbell at Castle Hill schoolhouse features Agnes Barnes in charge with an address and music.
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Joseph BE. Grove
Livi
Jesse L. Lee
Evaline
Sherman Brown
Bates
Borate
Soren Jorgensen
Terion
Daughtar
Avisting
Jerry EB. Ryan
Burene May
Castle Hill
H. C. Moeller
Many Campbell
County Service League
Agnes Barnes
Secretaries Of Iowa Commercial Clubs Meet Today At Cedar Rapids
An important meeting of secretaries of commercial clubs of Iowa was held at Cedar Rapids to discuss traffic conditions and issues of interest to shippers. A. J. Knapp and R. J. Hoxie attended, with large attendance anticipated for the session.
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Secretaries OF
Iowa
Commercial Clubs
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Knapp
Commercial Club
R. J. Hoxie
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Company
Statement of condition of Waterloo Bank and Trust Co 1918
Statement of condition of Waterloo Bank and Trust Company at close of business September 7 1918 in Waterloo Black Hawk County. Figures list resources liabilities capital and deposits with signatures of president Ben J Howrey and secretary E H Wyant sworn before Notary E H Teague on September 12 1918.
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Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company
Waterloo Bank and Trust Company
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Black Hawk County
Ben J. Howrey
E. H. Wyant
Allied Breakthroughs Push Through German Salient
The article reports rapid Allied advances around the St Michiel salient with about 1,500 prisoners taken and claims up to 8,000 counted. Pershing’s forces reach Vigneulles and Heudicourt while Thiaucourt wood and Benoy fall. French and British gains include St Quentin vicinity and canal defense clashes with heavy German losses.
Strikers Met Work To Stay Exempt In Wilson Case
The national war labor board advised against striking at the Smith and Weason company of Springfield and pledged to enforce mediation. With consent, the War Department took over the plant to ensure production continuity and prevent industrial disturbance amid government contracts.
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National War Macbor Board
Girike
Smith & Weason Company
Springfeld
National War Labor Board
Gealslow
War Department
Book Favoring How Introduced by Creel Has Been Withdrawn
Washington DC Sept 13 Misclosure that a book titled Two Thousand Questions and Answers About the War prefaced by an introduction by George Creel chairman of the committee on public information had been withdrawn at the National Security League's request drew swift replies from Creel. He said he misunderstood the book when he recommended Shaw of the Review of Reviews and that he pressed for corrections after learning it misrepresented Germany's role, noting the book fails to acknowledge Germany’s sole responsibility for the war.
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Washington, D. C
George Cract
Committee On Proble Information
National Security League
Creel
Germany
Security League
Crest
Shaw
Review of Reviews
Mr. Shaw
Dr. Shaw
Sugar substitutes could cut soft drink sugar use
The Bureau of Derrnitry estimates substitutes like corn sugar meets syrup and honey could save about 50,000 tons of sugar annually in soft drink manufacture. Calculations show potential reductions and scope for substitution in the industry.
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Bureau of Dermitry
Department of Agriculture
Soft drink producers employ 2.6 million workers in the U S
The segment notes the U S soft drink industry employs about 2.6 million people with capitalization near 250 million dollars, highlighting the sector's scale and financial footprint.
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United States
SICK AND WOUNDED AMERICAN FORCES RETURNED HOME
Washington. Surgeon Gen. Gorgas announced that 447 sick and wounded soldiers from the American expeditionary forces were returned to the United States in the week ending September 6.
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Washington, D. C
Gorgas
United States
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