Mosquito King On British Line in Macedonia
In Macedonia's Struma valley the British line holds a tense front since June 1916. A desert wilderness of Seres plain, with no man’s land flooded by a lake, hosts patrols as the mosquito becomes the region’s dominant force. The Bulgarians fear raids as British offensives keep them on edge in a vast, volatile front.
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Macedonia
Associated Press
Macedonie
Struma Valley
Yast
No Man’s Land
No Man’s Sea
Seres
Cedar Falls War Conference Notices and Local News
Cedar Falls exposure board begins mailing questionnaires to men aged 19 to 36, with 1,018 in the county. Three conferences for August 24 registrants are planned, led by Dr Geo E Hearst Ira Condit and J B Clay, with Lieut O Neill giving mil maneuvers. Wedding announced Miss Mabel Louise Anderson to Rev Simon Frazier MacDonald of Oswego, N Y, Aug 7 at Alita Iowa. Rev J W Holland to leave Cedar Falls for St Paul West Methodist church. local travel notes list Rev W C Lang and others leaving for meetings and education paths, plus a batch of 1917 registrants reporting for physical exams.
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Cedar Falls
Adjutant General’s Office
County Exemption Board
Geo. E. Hearst
Iraq
Condit
J. B. Clay
J. B. Newman
America
O'Neil
Teachers’ College
J. W. Hotland
St. Paul
People of
Cedar
J. W. Holland
First Methodist Church
West
Methodist Church
Clinton
W. C. Lang
Monroe
Wis
The
Evangelical Hospital Board
Vera Ahrens
Gladys Lang
Naperville
North-western College
Constance Buswell
Eyston Goodsell
Flandreau
N. D
Columbia University
New York
City Hall
Gertrude Felestrop
Des Moines
Mayme Corrigan
Minneapolis
Adelaide Whillis
Wheatland
Wyo
Ray Bowen
Fred Smith
Logkeba
Ohio
H. G. Kieinfelter
Walnut Street
Premiums Barred Now as Newspaper Circulation Boosts
Washington announces by Baruch that wartime print paper is to be conserved and that publishers may not use premiums or contests to boost circulation. The War Industries Board bans holiday or special issues and requires papers to be sold at published prices. Legitimate methods include wall posters and ads in contemporaries papers and advance announcements in editions.
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Washington, D. C
Baruch
War Industries Board
Negro Loafer Is Arrested For Loafing In City Watch
Police hold Isadore Van Buren alias Frank Pikerton alias Isadore Williams after his surprise arrest for loafing. He claims a leg wound from a August 2 brawl. officers note the scar’s age and say idle men will be questioned as work is available.
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Isadore van Buren
Frank Pikerton
Isadore Williams
Izzy
van Buren
Relief Departments of County Red Cross Meet Here
Representatives of Cedar Heights Dunkerton Orange township Castle iil Hudson and Gilbertville branches met here yesterday afternoon to organize home service departments. Carleton Sias presided after luncheon at the Eltis hotel. They inspected local work and received instructions on aiding soldiers families with information and loans of money when needed.
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Cedar Heights
Dunkerton
Orange Township
Castle Iil
Hudson
Gilbertville
Civilian Relief Committee of the Red Cross
Carleton Sias
Eltis
Waterloo streetcars to adopt skip stop plan city wide
The Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway will adopt a staggered skip-stop for local service, with stops differing by direction to balance neighborhood access. Safety stops are to be abolished under fuel administration orders, with drivers required to stop only at dangerous intersections if needed. Public must support the mandatory change.
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United States Fuel Administration
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Maurice Welsh
Waterloo
Fuel Administration
Yale Calendar to conform to War Department plan
Yale University votes to modify the calendar to fit the War Department education committee plan for the students' army training corps. The Oct 1 to July 1 period will be split into three terms ending Dec 21, March 22, and June 21. Graduates or College of good standing students may join by enrolling in the graduate school and taking a suitable course.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Yale University Corporation
Committee On Education of the War Department
Army Training Corps
Yale
Pound of Candy Customer's Limit in Chicago
Chicago residents face a one pound per customer limit on candy sales under a new ruling adopted by retail confectioners. Some shops issue signed slips promising extra candy if customers complain to the United States Food Administration. The move aims to curb shortages amid wartime demand.
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Chicago
Dearborn Street
United States Food Administration
S A T C Officers for Iowa Colleges
Washington dispatch reports the war department named commanding officers for the student army training corps at Iowa colleges. Edgar H Oneil becomes S A T C commander at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Norris S Oliver moves to Grinnell College after duty at Carnegie Tech. Harold M Oates shifts to Luther Decorah and Upper Iowa Fayette. Melbourne A Brocaw to Coe College Cedar Rapids from Purdue. Fred Horton transfers from Ames to Wesleyan College West Virginia.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
War Department Today
Army Training Corps
Iowa
Edgar H. Oneil
Ames College
Iowa State Teachers' College
Cedar Falls
Norris S. Oliver
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Grinnell College
Des Moines native Lance Corporal T McDennon noted casualty list
Lance Corporal T McDennon, named yesterday on a Canadian casualty list, arrived in Waterloo from Des Moines in late 1916. He worked in local factories in early 1917. His mother and stepfather live in Des Moines, though their names are not known to local acquaintances.
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Mdennon
Des Moines
T. McDennon
Waterloo
McDennon
Snow Falls in Watertown South Dakota in September
Snow fell in Watertown yesterday for about an hour but melted quickly. Reporters note it is the first September snowfall in South Dakota in many years. Advertiser copy mentions millinery sales and special newspaper extras.
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Watertown
S. 10
South Dakota
German Officers Jeered by Americans in Southampton
A party of 20 German prisoner officers paraded through Southampton greeted by an American regiment marching past. Yank soldiers jeered, asking about messages for the Kaiser and Crown Prince as the Germans trudged along, eyes toward the ground.
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Southampton
Pars
Berlin
Armenian Girl Tells Escape Tale From Turkish Massacres
Armenian girl Arax Muggerdichian recalls fleeing massacre and persecution in Turkish Armenia. She traveled on foot from Diarbekir to Harput, hid with a Turkish commander’s protection, then escaped with her family posing as Kurds to reach Baku and finally London seeking passage to New York. She praises British troops in Baku and Murmansk.
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Armenia
London
Baku
Tam
New York
Diarbekir
Harput
Davis
Miss Muggerdichian
Harprut
Caspian Sta
Russia
Murmansk
Rev Lang on furlough from Camp Sheridan Alabama
Rev E J Lang pastor of First Evangelical church is home on furlough from Camp Sheridan Alabama. He did M C A work and community service, organized the soldiers club at Montgomery, served as religious director at Camp Sheridan, and helped organize the negro ministry with Tuskegee Institute cooperation. He praises negro soldiers for their service and discipline.
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E. J. Lang
First Evangelical Church
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Montgomery
Tuskegee Institute
Lang
Iowa draft registration numbers differ from federal estimate
Des Moines report shows Iowa total registration on Sept 12 at 280,303 per city and county boards, while the Washington Provost Marshal General’s office estimate is 238,354. The adjutant general excludes registrations outside Iowa and of Indians and Orientals, with indications of many Iowans registering elsewhere and enlistments before volunteer shutdown. Registration by districts covers whites and negroes across cities and counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Adjutant General
Woman Injured Saving Baby from Runaway Horses
Mrs Clarence Miller of 727 Jefferson Street was hurt while rescuing a baby carriage from a runaway team at Sixth and Jefferson streets yesterday around 4 p m The carriage and child were pulled to the sidewalk but both were knocked down Mrs Miller suffered a dislocated ankle a fractured head lacerations and internal injuries while the infant escaped with minor harm O Keefe Towne ambulance rushed them to the hospital where she was reported improving this morning
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Clarence Miller
Jefferson Street
Presbyterian
Sixth
Jefferson Streets
Sergt Wells Praises Waterloo Soldiers From France Return
Sergt Freemont Wells of the 168th Infantry veteran of fierce fighting in France, visiting Waterloo on leave, notes soldiers from Waterloo who went to the front and names George Rausch, Harry Clemons, and Gaylen Green. He praises the fighters and says Waterloo can be proud of their contribution to the Rainbow division.
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Freemont Wells
Crundhy ‘Center
168Th
France
Waterloo
Camp Dodge
Grundy Center
Wells
Sergt
George Rausch
Harry Clemmons
Gaylen Green
Rainbow Division
Fratica
Nation casualty lists include Iowan among those killed
The War Department released casualty figures with categories for killed in action missing in action and wounded. WALLACH L. LUDINGTON of Atlantic is listed among the killed in action, and two Iowans are in the Marine Corps casualties. missing in action names include George W. Dexter of Atlantic and Nathan W. Clarke of Spirit Lake.
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Washington
D. C
War Department
Intel
Seerena
Seing Wallach L. Ludington
Atlantic
Marine Corps
George W. Dexter
Nathan W. Plarce
Spirit Laxe
Was Picture Too Much For Negro Who Seeks Vengeance
Spectators at the Pajave theatre watched a man in the audience leap toward the stage with a razor after a film about German cruelty provoked memories of wartime horrors. The manager intervened and the show resumed after the man returned to his seat. Temperatures for September 15 are listed by Buchanan Opted.
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Pajave
France
Fox improves after Sunday auto strike injury
Eight year old Gswain Fox, injured when struck by a car on Thompson Avenue, is improving at home. The boy suffered a crushed leg and severe bruising in the crash.
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Gswain Fox
Thompson Avenue
War Relic Train Touring Iowa For Fourth Liberty Loan
A special train with war relics from France will tour Iowa, visiting 76 cities to promote the fourth Liberty loan. Waterloo party leader Mrs W W Marsh will join as lecturer along with J B Blythe, Mrs Max Mayer, and H E Moss who will oversee the event. The train will stop in Waterloo September 26 from 6:35 to 7:35 p.m. Exhibits mirror the Chicago display that drew large crowds.
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America
France
Iowa
Mra
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
Iowa Women’s Committee
Chicago
H. E. Moss
Greater Iowa Association
Mr. Moss
Mrs. Marsh
J. B. Blythe
Max Mayer
Iowa police chiefs convene as Governor Harding speaks
KF A Sporle reports from Fort Dodge on the Iowa police chiefs annual convention. Governor Harding spoke Monday and Lieut McLaughlin, army physician in charge of eradicating social diseases in towns, urged close cooperation between police and health officials for campaign success. Sporle said the local police will do everything possible to support the effort.
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KF. A. Sporle
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Harding
Mon— Iday
Lieut
McLaughlin
Lieut. McLaughlin
Waterloo
Army
Sporle
Harold Russell Improves After Accident
Ten year old Harold Russell of 208 Riehl Street remains under care after a fall from a porch. A clay smoking pipe lodged in his throat, tearing the throat sides. he was driven to a doctor and has attended follow up treatments at the office for three days now.
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Harold Russell
Riehl Street
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