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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
1
Editor urges Americans to join the fourth Liberty Loan campaign. By saving and lending, citizens fund the war, gain bonds in each issue, and reduce taxes while supporting soldiers. The piece emphasizes self denial, collective action, and patriotic investment as the quickest path to end the war.
The piece mixes wartime slogans and reflections on politics and military affairs. It notes Congress pushing many bills, calls for work or fight, mentions prisoner exchanges and Switzerland as a clearing house, critiques German maneuvers, cites an aircraft scandal, and references Haig’s actions.
The Kaiser has convened an imperial council to discuss plans for the future. The note suggests he dislikes dwelling on the present.
Mr. Hoover comes back to explain the required grain and meat supplies for the coming year. He asserts that past effort can be repeated and notes the work already done as a sign of feasibility.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Deyloff on September 5. August Borgwardt bought 120 acres from I T Lewis near town. A new bowling alley for box ball opened beside E Wall’s restaurant. Wm Mann rented Peter Meyers farm and Andrew Anderson rented Hankens farm. Martin Bonnichsen of Rembrandt arrived to replace Carl Nelson at G J Lewis store as Carl leaves for Evanston College. Miss Mable Larson married Otto E Ford at Mrs Larson’s Diamond township home and will live in Columbia Missouri. A wedding united Paul Gross and Mable Sanville at the Crippen home in Cherokee with about forty relatives present.
A quirky portrait depicts General Foch and General Joffre as home‑loving, social‑avoiding figures. It notes Foch’s preference for a small flat near his office and a devotion to family. The piece mocks society conventions and cites stubborn humor about battle losses.
London reports a new German U boat tactic called oil camouflage. After a depth charge fails to sink a sub, oil released at the surface misleads destroyer crews into thinking the submarine is wrecked, allowing the U boat to slip away while depth charges continue. Allied commanders noted the scheme and increased depth bombing to counter it.
In Liverpool a shell factory staffed mainly by the daughters of business and professional men expanded from right field gun shells to larger ones. A young mother tested the heft saying the shell is heavy but not heavier than her baby. Wives of sailors perform much of the heavy work. the plant is nonprofit and a Cunard response to the Lusitania sinking.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions Leathe, row and want within a vegetable context. The readable text is sparse, with unclear actors or actions, preventing a full report.
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