Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-24
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Interesting Items of News Xxx
Gathered + rom all Parts oflowa


The following lowans have been re.
ported killed in action or died OF
wounds or disease in France during
the last week: Philip A. Brooks,
Lynn, Dave Whalen, Upton; Bryant
D. Badger, Council Bluffs; Walter E.
Sayer. Eldora; Glenn B. MckinnoM,
Burt; John s. Marshal, ClarindA;
James Thomas Nevins, Dubuque;
Harvey L. Norman, Hubbard: Leo NJ.
Cochran, Let's; Willis T.. Woodward,
East Peru; William H. Rehdner. DaH-
EXPORT; William Parker, Everest;
George A. Aldirger, Hampton; MUIR
rell W. Starns, Ottumwa; Walter F.
Meyer Burlington; Leo P. McHugn.
Cumming; Estel Powers. Kingsley;
G. G, Winter, Villisca; Clifford r..
Dimmitt. Fairfield; Thomas II. iIar-
mer, Cedar Rapids; William T. j,
Maloney, Ottumwa; Charles j.
Schmidt, Waterloo; Walter H. Loot,
Ledyard; Ralph Ellis. Iowa City;
Mark Pooley, Webster City; Fred G.
Peetz, Clinton; Glenn u. Mathews,
Farmersburg;; John G. Henrichs. At
lantic: Everett McManus, Aurelia;
George G. Hardinger, Garrison Dim
itrios G. Stratikopuls, Council Bluffs;
George Bauer, Keokuk; Frank Dan
lei Nowack, Des Moines; Albert q.
Dethlefs, Manning: Dennis Enright.
Manchester; Glen A. Morgan, New
Boston: A. S. Hodges, North Oelwein:
Clement J. O'Rourke. Dubuque; Al
bert e. Schukie, Waukon; Robert l..
Foster, Arlington: Clyde r.. Beer,
Keosauqua; John b. Void. Hesper;
Emory NJ. Cox, Newburg; James l..
Rooney. Dubuque; Howard p Zettle,
Sioux City
The work or fight order resulted
In the securing OF more fighters than
workers, A. l.. Urick, labor commits.
sioner said. As consequence the
labor situation was not appreciably
relieved. AS soon as the government
has drafted class l, men between the
ages OF 10 and SO, Urick believes that
attention will be turned to available
workers between 36 and As and regis.
trants between those ages be cong
PEELED to get into essential industries.
Six Iowa men received commits
sions as second lieutenants at the
field artillery officers training school
at Camp Zachary Taylor. Louisville,
Ky. They are: John Wallace Burch.
en-. of Harlan; William Joseph Kill
patrick, of Randolph; Donald Hugo
Stamp of Primghar; Lloyd George
Wilhelm OF Perry: Ralph Clinton
Williamson of Davenport.
If your soldier boy at Camp Dodge
becomes seriously i'll you will be
notified of the fact and invited to visit
him; but unless you can show such q
telegram you will not be admitted to
the camp during the present quaran.
tine, says the base hospital adjutant
Persons who have relatives station
ed at Camp Dodge will be spared
much unnecessary anguish and sus.
pense IL they can be made to under
stand that they will be promptly mott
fed by telegraph in case soldier
relative should become seriously ILL
and that they will be repeatedly and
continuously telegraphed until they
actually acknowledge receipt Of the
information" declared Capt. w. C.
Butler. adiutant at base hospital
Camp Dodge.
A delegation of several hundred
men from the vicinity OF Dunlap
Arion and Dow City went to Denison
recently and threatened to destroy
the offices, type and printing presses
OF the German paper at that place
There was great demonstration
which resulted in a discussion be
tween the two factions The people
from the outlying towns finally agreed
to cease operations if the German pa
per would agree to sell its stock and
equipment and quit business within
a weeks time. The publishers of the
paper plead for time to change t6e
paper to the English language. and
this privilege will undoubtedly be &C
corded them with, however. = meas1e
time limit to make the change.
The influenza epidemic at the Uni
versity of Iowa is improving Only {
few new influenza cases have beer
reported at the hospital. A complete
system for the care OF all serious in
fluenza cases has been devised by tn.
University. A faculty member is ap
| pointed to look after every patien
who is considered in serious con
| dition.
Orders have been received at Cam
Dodge for the appointment Of boart
of officers to examine ten enlisted
men for appointment to the militar,
academy at West Point. Length o
service is not to be considered. CUES
tions for the examination are to o.
furnished by officers from the acad
envy and the examination papers re
| turned to them.
! When American troops were ad
vancing upon and taking the littl
town OF Trugny, France. last July IL
Lieut.. Chester R. Howard of Noun
4 Vernon. was leading his company il
the charge which eventually wiped tn
Germans out of the village Howard
J who is member of the One Hundre
I Fourth infantry, was wounded thre
times, but he continued with his meg
For this gallantry in action, Lieuter
ant Howard, who is the sou of Mrs
G. C. Howard of Mount Vernon. Ia
has been awarded a distinguishe
service cross and given honorabl