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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
2
The third Liberty loan is set at 3,000,000,000 dollars with all over subscriptions accepted and 44 percent interest. Reports cite Allied and American views on Bulgaria, Bolshevik activity, wheat hoarding penalties, and the war front, including German advances, Paris bombardment claims, and Allied strategy.
In the Somme battle’s first week British defenses held firm against a German onslaught involving at least 52 divisions. German losses reached about 250,000 with 1,000,000 Germans reported engaged on the front. British counterattacks, rear-guard actions, and entrenched holds at Vaulx and other positions marked stubborn resistance as tanks and heavy artillery aided to repel waves of German assaults.
The Houston Post notes that while gallantry exists in politics, it is often a pretense to bamboozle or betray voters as politicians prepare to act.
The fragment hints at a rugged contest with strategic misreads and fatigue. It references a tense clash where players adjust plans midgame, seeking balance and clearer focus amid pressure and noise.
Portland prune growers say Hamburg, Germany was the chief purchaser of Northwestern and California prunes before the war. With that market closed they seek other buyers to absorb the large surplus once aimed at Hamburg.
Walter B. Fraser state game and fish commissioner directs a campaign against magpies calling them "the Hun of the bird world" for disturbing the peace. The article notes Colorado declaring war on the bird pest.
Army engineers join Loyal Legion loggers in Raymond Washington forests to harvest spruce for airplane construction. The program pairs regulars with civilian loggers to support military aircraft production.
In overhead telegraph systems practical tests show about 400 miles is the maximum operable length for double current Rey Morse apparatus. The highest permissible voltage in use is 120 volts.
A fiery plea urging patriotic sacrifice during wartime. The speaker condemns waste and luxury, calls for thrift, and stresses that every cent saved funds Liberty Loans and food conservation to aid soldiers and orphans abroad. Women are urged to awaken and act with diligence.
The piece cites Franklin and Wilson on teamwork for national strength, contrasting democratic liberty with German efficiency. It argues individual sacrifice serves the common good and condemns coercive labor as counter to freedom.
The passage explains that Chinese people do not beckon with an upturned palm and curled fingers as in Western style. Instead they beckon by curling the fingers downward and sweeping the entire hand back and forth vigorously.
The Kingsley Iowa Red Cross sale raised 35000 including a 24000 from a $50 Liberty bond later presented to the mother of Kingsley’s first war casualty. The Kingsley chapter serves about 2200 people with many of German descent and about 90 local boys in service.
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