Kaiser Vial Visits Front as War Spirit Holds Steady
The Kaiser toured Lorraine frontline units from Mulhausen to Colmar and through hospitals, praising troops for resisting the enemy and boosting morale. Prince Oscar’s brigade, wounded but returned to duty, is serving on the front as the German army maintains calm resolve amid ongoing fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdan
Wall Wall
Trooy
Alsaces der Cielle Front
Koerl Rosner
Lokal Anzeiger
Kaiser
Mulhausen
Colgar
Vosg 8
William
Duke Albrecht of
Wurttemburg
Rosner
Lorraine
Oscar
Prince Oscar
Marine Corps Station Reopens Here In October
Marine Corps Station will reopen for enlistment on October 1 at the Waterloo station. Limited slots available, with high standards and required physical exams. Applicants aged 18 to 40 must be examined, then forwarded to Washington for final notification. Gunner L F Jensen to depart tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps Station
Marine Corps
Sergt
Foun G. Murphy
Waterloo Station
Waterloo
Washington, D. C
Marine Station
L. F. Jensen
M Ders
Last Night's News in Brief From Across the World
A British air crash near Indianapolis killed Captain J J Hammond and passenger Kinder of Greenfield with Lieut Roy Pickett seriously injured after a 400 foot fall. Tokyo reports Count Terauchi heads resigned cabinet. Washington outlines naval and marine corps manpower allotments for four months and beyond. Red Cross expenditures in France exceed past civilian relief costs. Student Army Training Corps units to be established at 85 universities in 37 states and DC with draft enrollment possible. Retail food prices up 15 percent year to last month amid various labor statements. Chicago notes 4500 influenza cases at a naval training station with Captain W A Miffett commenting on death rates.
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Indianapolis
J.J. Hammond
Royal Flying Corps
Kinder
Greenfield
Ind
Roy Pickett
Count Teraucht
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps WI
Ckintels An. Harned
American Red Cross
France
STOO
Chicago
G Lakes Naval Training Station
WA. Mffett
World War Fronts and Shifting Balkan Turmoil Report
The dispatch describes Allied advances in Palestine despite fog and rough terrain and notes Turkish resistance near Nazareth while British and Arab forces press toward Tiberias and Beyrut. It highlights Bulgarian instability and Serbian advances near Prilepe, with French aid reaching the Vayses region as British and Greek units engage near Lake Woiran. Dynastic shifts in Bulgaria and Turkey may influence outcomes beyond military gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peakestine
Tiberias
Nazareth
Beyrout
Damyass
Soutlater Yhia
Prilepe
Lake Woiran
Cerna Band
Trolley Girls in Cleveland to Go
Ohio investigators report street car conductors need not be replaced by women due to manpower shortage. After a near strike by 2500 union employees, about 200 women have been employed since a November decision.
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Cleveland
U.3
Digtum
Eas
Ohio
Weme
Harry B. Bieltman
Margaret
Tussanowszka
Department of Kbar
Fapor
Streer Car
Bankers War Talk Takes First Place at National Meeting
Chicago September 23 The forty fourth annual Convention of the American Bankers association opened here. War questions received top priority with many delegates missing sessions to support the fourth Liberty Loan drive. A big labor Liberty Loan rally is planned for Thursday night with Central Labor union and Illinois Central shops backing. Dr A E Kenford Red Cross state director will address a Waterloo theatre mass meeting free to all.
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Chicago
American Bankers’ Association
Central Labor Union
Illinois Central
Linois Central Band
Vfourth
jCommercial
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
Fourth Street
Sycamore Street
Waterloo Theatre
A. E. Kenford
Red Cross
Kenford
State Federation of Labor
Mason City
Weterloo
Kepford
League of Nations Demochagy Report Kaiser Claimed
A draft report outlines permanent neutrality for member states and league protection. It envisions arms reductions, annual armament data to the Hague bureau, economic equality, open door, most favored nation treatment, and a redistribution of raw materials. Freedom of seas and internationalized waterways are proposed with a league controlled naval prize law. Violations trigger severance, isolation, and blockade, with joint aid to offended members.
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League
Hague
SHAS
Line League
Africa
Leesite
Service League Officers to Meet Wednesday Night
M N Bowman commander of the Service League announced a meeting of all service league officers in the K of P hall at a sharp Wednesday evening. Sergeants will receive material and full instructions on the canvas. 100 percent attendance is needed.
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M. N. Bowman
Service League
K. of P
Women to Replace Men Canvassers in Iowa
A dairy soap maker will replace traveling canvassers with women. Gertrude Van Gorder assigns five local volunteers to teams touring near Waterloo Cedar Falls and Fort Dodge. Team head earns 3 a day, assistants 32.50 each. Two women left prior jobs for this work amid strong farm labor demand. Also notes night school enrollment and mothers prayer meetings for soldiers with listed hosts. Supreme Court of Town declines to advance Marshalltown M B A case. case proceeds in regular course with district court injunction against proposed rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darge
Gertrude van Gorder
State Division
State- Federal Employment Bureau
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Fort Dodge
Mads
Employment Bureau
Supreme Court of Town
Marshalltown
Liberty Chorus and Speakers in Loan Campaign
The Liberty chorus led by Mrs. H. W. Sigworth performed patriotic songs at the Plaza and Majestic theatres last evening. Miss Lenora Sahanewise spoke on the fourth liberty loan while Mrs. F. E. Bartlett and Mrs. B. W. Sehuneman led community singing at the Palace and Crystal theatres. Earlier, 3 F.L. Buerhele addressed mass meetings at Suroner and Miss Mary Horner addressed a meeting at New Hampton. Tonight, Miss Zola Hostetter, Mrs. E. B. Mages, Miss Christine Cores, and Miss Florence Baker are set to speak in rural communities.
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Liberty Chorus
H. W. Sigworth
Plaza
Majestic Theatres
Lenora Sahanewise
FE EB. Bartlett
B. W. Sehuneman
Palace and
Crystal Theatres
FL Buerhele
Suroner
Mary Horner
New Hampton
Zola Hostetter
E. B. Mages
Christine Cores
Florence Baker
Mine Commandeering Bill Gains Senate House Accord
Washington Sept 22 Conferees from the House and Senate on the government control bill for minerals essential to the war have agreed to a nearly full Senate provision. The plan authorizes presidential seizure of undeveloped deposits mines and plants and creates a 250 million revolving fund to support production distribution and possible corporate takeovers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hlouse
Senate
Illinois Draft Registration Shows Lower Total
The Associated Press reports from Washington on September 23 that Illinois registration returns total 42,131, far below the estimated 60,804. The correction aims to complete the draft registration process and reflects a smaller statewide turnout than projected.
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Illinois
Associated Pressed
Washington, D. C
Light Workers Leave for Places on West Coast
Wight skilled workmen were sent out last midnight over the Rock Island road for government work in the shipyards at Seattle Washington. EL Barnes head of the federal division of the state federal employment Bureau was at the train to see the men depart. The furnish ed them government transportation. The workmen go to St. Paul and from there over the Milwaukee roads to their destination on the west coast. This latest contingent of labor for Uncle Sam's industrial activities was composed of the following: Machinists M J Baumann William Gaskell J W Souloff John Glen Wheda A Pipefitters Lewis Sala Wo Fa Bieholtz WoW Lawrence 9 Molder Herbert Peti.
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Wight
Rock Island Road
Seattle
Wash
EL Barnes
Federal
State Federal Employment Bureau
St. Paul
Milwaukee Roads
Uncle Sam
M. J. Baumann
William Gaskell
J. W. Souloff
John Glen Wheda
Lewis Sala
Fa Bieholtz
Wow. Lawrence
Molder
Herbert Peti
War savings drive organizers form Waterloo groups
Government agent H. M. Gaines led a drive organizing the first colored church in Waterloo at Antioch Baptist with 68 charter members. He has organized 22 savings societies in Waterloo. will stay through tomorrow. Several local businesses and unions were authorized to sell war savings stamps, including Martin cafe and Schuneman drug stores.
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H. M. Gaines
Iowa
Antioch Baptist Church
Gaines
Waterloo
Martin Cafe
Schuneman
Ellis Hotel
International Moulders
Carpenters and Jainheys
Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen
Waterloo Central Labor Union
Electric Workers
Railway Machinists
International Association of Machinists
Savoy State
Peternance
Waterloo Commercial Club
Musicians’ Protective Union
Pleasant Grove
Western Union
Schuneman Drug Stores
Brisbane Gains in Deal That United Herald and Examiner
New York dispatch notes inquiry into how the Chicago Herald was acquired before its merger with the Examiner by Hearst and Bris bane. Authorities examine claims profits from the Washington Times financed the Chicago venture and whether Brisbane's $375 906 brewer loan influenced coverage favoring light wines and beers.
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New York
Palmer J
Chicago Herald
Examiner
Hearst
Brisbane
Washington Times
Chicago
Congress
The
Times
Rock Island Firemen Return After City Compromise
Rock Island firemen resume duty after union and city commission meeting. They accept a temporary $15 monthly increase while seeking their $20 demand, prompting closure of Hose Station No. 5 and another station to fund the raise.
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Rock Island
I W W war Barkers Trial Opens in Wichita
Thirty four men faced conspiracy charges in federal court in Wichita to hamper U S war production. Five defendants are alleged enemy aliens linked to the I W W. The government plans to introduce writings claimed to be from the Industrial Workers of the World as proof of efforts to disrupt coal oil and gas supply in Kansas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
United States
Fifteen Months in Hun Prisons
Private C. V. Combe, veteran of three years in Europe, speaks at First Methodist tonight on Bluthng the Bocie. Admission free. public invited. He recalls fifteen months in German prison camps, escapes, near capture as a spy, and exchange via Switzerland. He will describe captivity, gassing, and bombardment.
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C. V. Combe
Europe
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Combe
Winnipeg Free Press
Little Black Devils
90Th
Winnipeg Rifles
France
America
Switzerland
Ploegsteert Wood
Neuve Chapelle
Ypres
Hig Trench
City in Brief notes wartime changes and local events
John R Callahan of Co C 219 Engineers Camp Forrest Ga promoted to sergeant. Mrs W A Dobson notified brother Ervie Kenison promoted to corporal. Isaac Devlin Syracuse NY returned home after visit to the Pre. HH O'Neill home. C G Rickoff moved from Presbyterian hospital to 351 Irving St home, much improved. Weather forecasters predict mild weather for three months based on southerly wind at equinoctial period. Mr and Mrs A Coonrod Webster City visited relatives at 359 Indiana Street. James OConnor and Ernest Keepke returned from Iowa City to enter Student Army Training Corps. A Ford owned by H A Teager 425 Bluff St stolen Sunday evening. no trace. P L Billings Treasury Department accountant in Omaha Neb spent Sunday at home. Black County Service League meetings scheduled in districts 1,3,5,6,7 and St Poyner Twp East Waterloo and Mt Vernon No 6. Thirteen arrests Saturday night into Sunday morning for speeding traffic violations and intoxication. Charles M Hollis overseas. Y M C A secretary to serve with American forces in Italy. Lloyd Priest, former Waterloo fireman, underwent second operation in base hospital overseas. condition critical. Judge W N Birdsall ruled in Van Gelois Bros vs Nic Sulentic: defendants prevailed. $105 meat cutter contract judgment sought by plaintiffs. Case pending since Aug 2.
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John R. Callahan
Co. C
Camp Forrest
Irs
W. A. Dobson
Ervie Kenison
Isaac Devlin
Syracuse
O'Neill
H. A. Teager
Bluff Street
P. L. Billings
Treasury Department
Omaha
Neb
Black County Service League
St. Poyner Township
East Weterloo
Mt. Vernon
Kaiger Conquest Seeker Deputy Tells Reich War Speech
New York September 23 Deputy Geyer Independent Socialist charged in a Reichstag speech via Cologne Gazette that Germany wages a conquest war with enslaved and exploited peoples. He claimed Russia and Hungary forced to peace by force, criticized lack of a clear peace program, and urged proletarians to unite against militarism.
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New York
Geyer
Cologne Gazette
Russia
Houmania Lare
Belgium
Barclay Two Visit and Local Notes Report
Barc lay two residents visited here with Mrs Sarah Van Allen and Medd brothers. Koster trip to Omaha to see two sisters. Citizens collected cane for sugar saving as production costs about 45 to 50 cents per gallon. Ortner left for Camp Forrest Georgia. road crews graded two miles near John Ortner's. Koester and Schmitt bought tractors. Fall term teachers listed with salaries. Liberty loan notes noted. Dwight Strayer arrives in France, Marine Corps member. Local court fined Joseph Biggs $4 for rent dispute. Diamond Coal shed fire caused crankshaft damage. Carrell sues Estes for $500 over traffic collision. Ingwersen resigns Clinton bank post to join First National Bank of Duluth.
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Barclay Two
Denlinger
Zingie
Dubuque County
Sarah van Allen
Tony Koster
Omaha
Neb
Koster
Nls
Casper J. Ortner
Caine Forrest
Kears Cummings
George Whitson
John Ortner
Mike Koester
David Schmitt
Geraldine Greeks
Sal
Marmie Pics
Tannie ArcGovern
Myrtle Baldwin
Brigden
Canners Demand Sugar for Fruit Canning, Rush at County Office
Housewives flock to the office of county food administrator W. F. Parrott seeking sugar permits for canning. The rush began before 9 a.m. and persisted until noon, mostly for peaches and pears. W. T. McElroy notes county administrators report a strong demand for canning sugar across Iowa.
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W. F. Parrott
Black Hawk County
W. T. McElroy
Iowa
Births and ads list local family announcements
Birth notices record Charles Wood at 519 and a son named Abwren. A daughter Edith Maxine is listed for Frank W. Trout on Sept 16. Frank Delszar and wife from Fox township welcome a child on Sept 18. An advertisement invites learn bookkeeping at night school with contact phone 248 for College of Commerce.
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College of Commerce
Kottese of Commerce
Jalvertivenenil
Charles Wood
M Webster
Wrank W. Trout
Edith Maxine
Prank Delszardelice
Fox Township
Willard Francis Job
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Lave
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Cambrai
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Dossa Alta
Albania
Bankers
HUN Demochagy Report
Onan
Civil Service Conree
Commerra
Buchanan Opt. Co
A. J. Kepfer
Mothers Prayer Meetings
Sarah Mueller
Commercial Street
F. W Court
H. D. Bennett
Grant Ave
C. T. Wilson
Ida Pickeriog
Third ‘Street
D. H. Uperall
Bayard Street
Ed. Hickle
J. L. Bartier
M. B. A. Case
West Shipyards
Qugiety
United Herald & Examiner
I. W. Wein
Wiest M. M. Church
Private Combe
Rotary Club
West High School
Waterloo Business College
Private
C. ¥. Combe
Chool
Buchanan, WY. Bldg
C. G. Rickoff
Presbyterian Hospital
Irving Street
A. Coonred
Webster City
Mr. Coonrod
J. J. Coonred
Inliana Street
James O'Connor
Ernest Keepke
Iowa City
Student Army’ Training Corps
Charles M. Hollis
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company
Hollis
Lloyd Priest
W. N. Birdsall
Vangelois Bros
Nic Sulentic
Kaiger
Reit AG
Susy
Cedar Rapids
College of Cowmereee
Barclay
Guy
Liberty Loan
Dwighta Strayer
Louis G. Strayer
Grant Avenue
Cailed
Philadelphia
Ar Ji
A. M. Rine Corps
Howard
F. L. Snider
la Porte City
Birdsall
Commerce Municipal Court
Joseph Biggs
Biggs
Diamond Coal Company
St Lafayette Street
Clinton
J. H. Ingwersen
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
People’s Trust& Savings Bank
First National Bank of
Duluth, Minn
Ingwersen
S. H. Davis
Ladies’ Tailor
Dover Street
London
Jay's
Oxford Circus
Redfern
Nice
de la Paix
Paris
Beer
C. ©. Howard
Mulberry
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