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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
6
The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign starts September 28 with Harrison County to absorb its share. Citizens are urged to subscribe for bonds and back the war effort, noting over 500 local servicemen have already given. The call to action ends with urging participation by Tuesday October 8.
County and township officials listed as organizers and chairs for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. Local committees, sales directors, and town and township chairs named with campaign duties for the county. Public meetings planned the week of September 30 with solicitors appointed for each district.
The county reports 14 000 000 total registrations nationwide and about 24 000 066 men registered after additions to the draft law. Taylor township leads precincts, with detailed counts by precincts and ages 18 to 45 listed to inform readers of regional participation and local conscription figures.
The piece praises defeats of politicians including Hardwick Georgia Vardaman Mississippi Cole Blease South Carolina all Democrats and Mayor Bill Thompson Chicago Republican for opposing vigorous war prosecution. It lists Chamberlain Oregon LaFollette Wisconsin and Sherman Illinois Republicans as future targets. It says the public will not tolerate officials opposing war and urges better duty in the future.
The undersigned will sell at public auction at his residence two miles east of Palmyra and a mile and a half east of Bradford on Saturday September 28 1918. Items include 2 mules 2 bay mares 6 Jersey cows 27 Jersey heifers a I H C truck Ford touring car power corn shelter I H C engine motor boiler and spreader 2 brood mares 13 years old two year old colts a five year old horse Jersey bull three buggy s surrey spring wagon land roller and other items. See sale bills and ad in paper next week. Usual terms Herman Feasel auctioneer Wm Jacobi. Hugh K Hays requests address change from Terre Haute to Criffin Ind where he is employed superintendent of the high school and two rural schools in Bethel township.
Allied advances continue with German prisoners numbering 20,000 and thousands of guns captured. American forces reach a wedge from Metz to St Mihiel, facing Metz fortifications as Pershing’s army fights independently and patriots assess future moves. Austria proposes a peace meeting, but Allies demand just terms and reject nonbinding talks.
Rev. Lawrence Taylor brother of 8 A Taylor died at his Wichita home on September 10. His body was returned for burial and interred at Thompson Chapel cemetery in Spencer township. A Methodist Episcopal minister, he was active in Christian work. Recent cool nights hint at approaching frost but not yet here.
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