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Ottumwa Semi Weekly Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
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Edward Mayer, University of Iowa student and aviator, informs his father in Iowa City that he is aboard a ship sailing to France for overseas service, and has been engaged by the New York Herald as a correspondent.
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ON WAY TO FRANCE
Iowa City, Oct. 13.—A message from
Edward Mayer, an aviator at the
Princeton school, informs his father,
Postmaster Max Mayer, of Iowa City,
that the young university of Iowa stu-
dent is aboard ship "with the Goddess
of Liberty only 100 feet ahead"—pre-
sumably meaning that he is about to
sail for France. It was understood a
week ago when he was suddenly sum-
moned back to New York, his leave of
absence cut short, that he was soon to
be sent overseas. In addition to this
honor the New York Herald has en-
gaged him to correspond for that jour-
nal, to any degree that censorship
rules may permit. The young Hawk-
eye aviator had considerable experi-
ence as a newspaper writer while at S.
U. I.
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Iowa City
Event Date
Oct. 13.
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A message from Edward Mayer, an aviator at the Princeton school and University of Iowa student, informs his father, Postmaster Max Mayer of Iowa City, that he is aboard ship heading to France, with the Goddess of Liberty only 100 feet ahead. He was summoned back to New York a week ago, his leave cut short, to be sent overseas. The New York Herald has engaged him to correspond for the journal within censorship rules. He had experience as a newspaper writer at S.U.I.