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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
2
A broad roundup covers U S war reports in France and Germany. It notes aviation kills, troop moves, and naval losses, plus political talk of Hearst and Taft, wage and tax figures, and prohibition shifts. Also mentions Dutch embargo concerns, rescue and disaster reports, and public notices on draft and military planning.
First Lieutenant Roswell T. Pettit of Ottawa Illinois recounts a nine day retreat with the British Fifth Army from St Quentin, describing bombardment, tank action, and near-survival through heavy German assaults. He details rear-guard fighting, nightly movements, and his own evacuation to aid stations as friend and foe clash in heavy shell fire.
Iowa readers learn that national fuel officials say no coal price changes for Iowa this season. Ottumwa hosts a liquor case injunction against three defendants and two drugstores. Mason City incident ends with a policeman resigning after a teen, a hat, and a patriotic song moment. State fair plans include a government exhibit and war trophies display. Belgian relief clothing shipments exceed all other states. A Cedar Rapids contractor faces deportation over seditious utterances. An elderly Reinbeck resident walks five miles to town, and a Jackson county student owns a grandfathered Stainer violin. A strange four-legged chick sighting appears in Waterloo. Camp Dodge pushes food conservation with Iowa City welfare leaders. Red Oak reports three more soldiers decorated with the French war cross, bringing local total to seven.
The piece contrasts Russian worship with American church life. Russians enter quietly, stand through the service, and give full attention with reverent devotion, despite not understanding every part of the ritual.
A Manitoba created elk tooth coat weighs 28 pounds and contains 8 800 teeth. Valued at 10 000 by a prominent Ikla order member, the coat is sinew sewn with two rows of antelope teeth and is worn at all conventions. The maker is cited by Popular Science Monthly as a fair market reference.
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