British-Troops Break Through Canal Nord in North Front Drive
English and Canadian troops faced a formidable first step crossing the Canal du Nord west of Cambrai. Corridor through narrow gaps forced complex deployment, with multiple divisions crossing at Moeuvres Snechy and Moenvyres and moving toward Bourlon wood. German Sixth Brandenburgers counterattacked as bombardment and field guns continued, while British forces pressed behind garrisons along the Hindenburg line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
The
Mail
Canal du Nord
Cambrai
Iochy
Moeuvres
Moetvres
Snechy
Bourlon
Moenvyres
Hindenburg
Graincourt
Flesquieres
Ribecourt
Bourlon Wood
Hindenburg Line
Limit Christmas Packages to Men in Prison Camps
Relatives of American soldiers or sailors in German or Austrian prison camps may receive Christmas packages from home. The Red Cross states packages for prisoners of war only. one package per soldier or sailor, under 10 pounds, with a box of cigars from Red Cross. Must be prepaid and reach New York by Oct 15, addressed to Warehouse Avenue division American Red Cross New York City, then sent to Berne, Switzerland. No info on packages to regular service overseas. likely limited. Also notice: Board of Equalization session at 2 pm next Tuesday at Ather M G A for out-of-town residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Cropper
Waterloo
Red Cross
Gropper
New York
Hach
Avenue
American Red Cross
New York City
Berne
Switzerland
British and Allied gains in Cambrai sector reported
London reports 10,000 prisoners captured as British forces push forward near Cambrai with hundred guns seized. Canadian troops reach Douai Canthrai road, Belgian army operations begin in Flanders, and Victories noted around Epinoy Olzy le Verger Arleux. French review mentions Somme Py and other advances north of the Argonne. Serbian statement claims Veles fortress fall with large prisoner haul and war matériel captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cambrai
Taig
Marshal Aig
Batuetida
Kaynecourt
Douai-Canthrai Road
Flanders
Epinoy
Olzy-le-Verger
Reuter
Arleux
Dowal
Paris
Argonne
Somme-Py
War Office
Tantaine-en-Dormoise
Sancy
Aller Ichant
Ailette
Aisne
Jouy and
Aizy
Gouraud
Somamie-Py
Champagne
Veles
Vardar
Serbia
Uskub
Ratagista
Ishtik
Kochna
Mortuary notices from Waterloo area detail multiple deaths
The Waterloo region reports several obituaries and funeral notices. Mrs. Fred Hemsath died at home on Route 5 in Waterloo around 2:30 p.m. today. funeral plans await sons in army service. Other notices mention J. H. Gaskins’s Civil War veteran father, P. B. Sawser’s Chicago death, Andrew Cayton found dead near Williams Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Mary Bell Heath dying after nine weeks illness with services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hemsath
Waterloo
Ida Elizabeth
Charles Tieden
Woodford County
Illinois
Hastings
Neb
Pred Hemsath
Airs
Hemsath
Lutheran Church
Husfband
Will “Hl
Camp Pike
Ark
Carl
Dodge
B. C. Weidman
Dunkerton
Henry
Ernest
Erma
Ralph
FE. H. Gaskins
J. H. Gaskins
Peterson
42D Infantry
la Porte City
Andrew CA
Andrew Cayton
Williams
Cayton
Mary Beli. Heath
Mary Bell Heath
St. Francis Hospital
F Iline
Spring Creek Township
Losans
Ona
Wyoming
Hileman & Ainil Mortuary
German charge on Gibson espionage case in 1914
Paris reports the German foreign office accuses Hugh Gibson then secretary of the American legation in Brussels of espionage in September and October 1914. Copenhagen Politiken cites disputed use of diplomatic immunity and passports to relay intelligence to Belgian and Allied forces during the siege of Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
Norway
Bwagen
Denmark
Foreign Office
Gibson
Brussels
Hig Reeall
Washington
Baron von der Lancken
Committee On Public Information
Politiken
Copenhagen
von Tarotsky
von Luttwitz
Baron von der Golts
Antwerp
Marching Group Parade Formation Announced for Over-the-Top Event
Parade managers announce formation stations for next Tuesday with additions to marchers. War activity displays, patriotic business decorations, and Stars and Stripes will feature as mounted police lead the procession. Sections include Washington Street fronts, south routes, and Black Hawk County representation, with area schools and township groups forming along South Street and Mullan Avenue bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounted Police
Washington Street
Fourth Street
Waterloo Military Band
Red Cross
Women’s Council of National Defense
Yourth
South Street
West High
Central
Lowell
Washington
East High Manual Training
Alcott
Hewthorne
Fourth
Joan Fiske
Lindan
Lafayette
Priests Imprisoned by Huns for Hiding Church Bells
Zurich dispatch reports Polish Roman Catholic priests and church leaders jailed by German authorities for concealing church bells to avoid confiscation. No trials yet, prisoners to remain jailed until bells are found. Mention of Paderewski gift and Austrian requisition arouse parishioner indignation. A farmer offers a dressed fowl as compensation for a draft questionnaire helper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Warsaw
Paderewski
Warsaa
Three Black Hawk Boys Die in Spanish Flu Service
Funeral plans extend for Bilis Honf man son of Mr. and Mrs. A J Hoffman of Black Hawk County after his death in Philadelphia from Spanish influenza. Arrival of the body expected tomorrow before services. Mrs. Hoffman travels with remains. Also noted are two more local youths who died in the same outbreak while serving in the Navy and Army. Funeral in Cedar Falls planned for one, with others to follow in Waterloo region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilis J. Honfman
A. J. Hoffman
Philadelphia
Hoffman
F. A. Hoffman
Rockford
A. 3. Willisen
Navy
Cedar Falls
Narry W. Jones
Great Lakes
Waterloo
J. Wolfsman
Des Moines
Thut
Hothiain
Shamen
Jones
Appeals Before Advocate Court in Waterloo Territory
The advocate court of the Service league for Waterloo and Black Hawk County opened sessions to iron out quota inequities in the fourth liberty bond issue. Fifteen cases heard. next week sessions start at 2 pm. Complaints must be filed in court with full membership present, led by Judge F.C. Platt, J. W. Arbuckle, and A.B. Williams, with Reno Reeve as clerk. Some bonds quotas lowered or annulled for financial hardship. one quota raised after a disloyal remark. Macy Campbell, chairman, says he will forward defiant cases to the advocate court. secret agents available for further inquiry. Anonymous letters ignored. court relies on public sentiment and publishes names of noncompliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge’ Advocate Court
Service League
Watterloo
Black Mawk County
F.C. Platt
Additon
Platt
J. W. Arbuckle
Macy Campbell
County Service League
Advocate Court
Satin Waterloo
Secret Service
Civic Department Reports 1918-19 Program Schedule
The Civic Department of the Woman's club met at Hotel Russell Lamson for its first 1918-19 program. Highlights included home and school garden work led by Mrs. Chester Cadwallader, and a large Red Cross committee under Mrs. E. A. Boggs. Music by Mrs. Bassett and others and a talk on Anglo Saxon history were part of the program. Delegates to the district Federation were chosen and notes on Girls' work and future meetings were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Department
Woman’s Clu
Lauds Bennett
Ruth Lassett
Liberty Chorus
E. J. Covell
E. EL. Magee
America
Fred J. Clark
First Congregation
al Vhutrch
James. Clair Parker
C. W. Bryson
Eagle Crove
House Approves $1,000,009 for Public Health Boards
The House passed unanimously a resolution appropriating $1,000,009 to aid local health boards nationwide in combating Spanish influenza. The measure was sent to the Senate, where a similar bill had been introduced yesterday by Senator Weaks of Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Washington
1. C
House
Public
Yocal Health Boards
Senate
Weaks
Massachusetts
Preventative measures against Spanish influenza urged by Dr. Sumner
Dr Sumner urges early prevention for Spanish influenza including daily chlorinated antiseptics, ample rest, fresh air, regular meals, and careful hygiene. He notes the disease is bacterial, may spread coast to coast, and highlights spraying the nasopharynx with a 1 or 2 percent solution of dichloramine T and the need for specific chemical solvents for its preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford TE. Sumeiner
Sumner
Summer
medi+val
Army
Navy
Watering and college plans noted with local scenes
Curtis Hill and Yroman travel to Cole for the year’s college work while Maine sees harvest activity for a Waterloo canning factory. Families move between Pontius houses as DeWilde relocates. French grape seeds as fuel are discussed and Marines described as versatile, with strict enlistment rules.
Among the Churches and Missionary Notices
The Piest Presbyterian Missionary department met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Kean M. Black. Letters were read from Mrs. Charles Raph, missionary to the Philippines, and Mrs. P. W. VanMeter, missionary to Siam. Attendees included Mrs. Ed Hickle, Mrs. Hugh Patterson, Mrs. Oliver Stevenson, Mrs. W. W. Miller, and Mrs. J. R. Macartney. Ida Cooley was elected delegate to the synodical society meeting in Cedar Rapids October 1-4. Refreshments were served by the courtesy committee led by Mrs. J. J. Rainbow. Sacred Heart-St. Elizabeth circle planned future activities with Mrs. William Cavanaugh. a practical program concluded the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piest Presbyterian—Missionary Department
The
Women's Working Association
Kean M. Black
Charles‘ Raph
Philipines
P. W. VanMeter
Siam
Ed, Hickle
Hugh Patterson
Oliver Stevenson
W. W. Miller
J. R. Macartney
Ida Cooley
Synomtical Society
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Rainbow
Sacred Heart
St. Elizabeth Cirely
Wiliam Cavanaugh
Destructive French Pilot Claims Aerial Victories
First Lieutenant Rowan Fouck of the French air service is officially credited with destroying enemy planes, though he reports forcing down 97, noting 60 of the German aircraft shot down and recounting the joy of killing 67 crows. He speaks of his brutal experiences and remarks on the use of the Doche being farce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Stps
Associated Press
Rowan Fouck
French Air Service
Monck Ux
Ony
Fouck
France
City in Brief: Local notes and licenses
City in Brief items report a mix of local notices: marriage license issued to Philip Camarato and Fern Clogson of Waterloo, residents visiting relatives, and various dignitaries returning from trips. Rural officials and dairy leaders attend events. food conservation efforts and requests for small livestock loans are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Thompson
Minneapolis
V. C. Murtagh
Fort Madison Garly
A. L. Manley
Barry
C. H
Vesper Service Led by YWCA Girls Department
The YWCA girls department under Miss Minnie Smith will host vesper services at 4 p.m. Sunday with Miss Ruth Ganz as leader. East High School Glee Club will sing, Miss June Whitney presiding at piano, and West High School girls club providing piano selections. Maude Fergus will speak, John Fiske School girls club to serve refreshments, and Westminster Westminster Willing Workers to supply hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Smith
Ruth Ganz
East High School
June Whitney
Evelyn Wiegand
West High School
Maude E. Fergus
John Fiske School
Westminster Presbyterian Church
One Thousand Men Free to Help on Farms for Week
The Waterloo Caoseline Engine plant will close next week for annual inventory. About 1,000 workers were offered to the state federal employment bureau for farm work. Notices direct men to the bureau at the courthouse to be assigned to farm labor near Waterloo. Priority is corn gathering for site filling, with farmers seeking help in other tasks as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Caoseline Engine Company
Waterloo
War Dept. Postpones Entrainment of 5305 Men in Iowa
War Department annuls the entrainment call for 5,305 men due to Spanish influenza precautions. Waterloo draft board to supply three men. Telegram indicates the call is deserted. entrainment orders will come later, likely weeks. Northern Iowa district board to meet Monday to review Sept 12 registrants for industrial and agricultural deferments. many questionnaires arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Iowa
Waterloo Board
Adjutant General's Office
Five Iowa Counties Over Quotas in Victory Smash
Des Moines reports show five Iowa counties Lucas Calhoun Hamilton Marshell and Webster delivering full subscriptions in the fourth liberty loan drive with many others near target as of 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Liberty Loan
Lucas, Calhoun
Hamilton
Marshell and
Webster
Also Mentioned on This Page
TE Cross
Jay
Board of Equalization
Ypres
North Sea
Dixmude
Houthois Forest
Yreles Falls
Seres
D.h Gaskins
BK. Sawser
P. B. Sawser
Chicago
Verdnes- Gar
Diesel
Mre. C. CG. Williamson
Fowler Street
New Hartford
P. Lodge
HM Offigi
Jata
Story
Groer
Grand Parade
George JD. Harris
Black Hawk
Hansett
Ernest Hansen
Harry Kh, Ones
News of Society
Alaude
J . Fergus
Fergus
Girls’ Reserve
OL Meelingu
C. W. Nellen
Mmes
Fred Robertson
W. Miller
J. C. Eagton
A, Pauper
Isabella Gareisson
P. HE. O
Women's Relief Corps
Women’s Relief Corps
Memorial Hall
Tnetial
Castle Hill
Curtie Hill
Yroman
McK Knowles
Cole
Maine
BD. W. Humphrey
Stevens
Chicaco
Marion Thomsen
Wan
War Sahib Society
Otto Schroeder
Lyle
Minn
Geo. H. House
Pontius
Wateriog
Richardson
Albert DeWilde
DeWilde
Hall
Caldiers
Wey
Porce
Buchanan
W. Bock
Moses Frank
N. B. Jackson
HL. E. Colby
Kansas City
Viola Stanton
San Porte City
EB. Duke Noven
Ents
B. B. Getty
Cornell College
Mt. Varnon
Student Army Training Corps
J. P. Eves
Poweshielt County
Dairy Cattle Congress
Helen LaMalle
Metropoltan Life Insurances Company
Frances Day
Jesuie Beck
Frank Getty
Genevieve Gardiner
Cedar Kanids
Coek College
W. PB. Pacroti
Girls ' Department OF
W. OC. A
Gale
Menta
Northern
Ida County
District Board
Snively
J. H. Snively
Columbus Barracks
Judge Advocate Department of the Army
Bridge Street
Mable
Warwick
Black
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