11 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
1
Decorah Republications lists services and professionals including law offices, medical doctors, osteopaths, and shops. It details hours, addresses such as 205 West Water Street, and rates for advertisements, with contact notes and commerce across Winneshiek County Iowa.
A curio of bits and opinions mixing war morale with satire and political critique. The piece rails at Bolshevik maneuvering, praises American troops, mocks Kaiser rhetoric, and weighs U S. public sentiment toward Germany, Russia, and domestic reform movements.
Congress approves a 4 percent third Liberty loan of 3 billion dollars with a ten year maturity and installment payments starting May 28 July 18 and August 15. The campaign runs until May 4 and conversion details for prior loans are pending. The treasury may issue up to 4.5 billion more bonds and extend allied loans up to 1.5 billion.
Public bond appeal lists exact allocations for $50 $100 $500 and $1000 purchases. Items include trench knives grenades surgical instruments belts rifles ether hot water bags needles bicycles X ray equipment pistols rolling kitchen and ration carts for various military units and needs.
William Tyler Page of Friendship Heights Maryland won the $1000 prize in Baltimore for authorship of The American Creed. The creed, approved by President Wilson, outlines government by the people with duties to love support obey respect and defend the nation.
Iowa contributed 34 of 186 Allied dead in France and earned 11 of 25 French war crosses. The piece notes Iowa’s share of fatal casualties and praises the state’s unit, the Fighting Third, for its impact on the front and its success against German forces.
Waterloo declares itself the first city of its size in the United States to sell its entire thrift stamp quota. The two week campaign ended with an allotment of 700000 dollars oversubscribed, directed by the service league of local business and professional leaders promoting wartime measures.
The Winne county local board notified to entrain 32 men for Camp Dkalge within five days after April 26. The notice follows last week’s statement that the next call would occur on that date. Also a public appeal urges support for the third Liberty Loan with cash.
Congress agrees on a broad war penalties bill imposing thirty years in prison and a $10000 fine for destruction of war materials and sabotage. It covers arms, munitions, railways, power lines, canals, pipes, and related goods, with bans on work stoppages except to seek better pay. The measure tightens penalties for disloyal acts and interference with bond sales and the draft.
The thirteenth district judiciary election shows no anticipated challengers for Judges Hobson of West Union and Springer of New Hampton. Petitions circulated with broad support, and the district bench is praised for integrity and respect from the public and the Supreme Court.
Worth County achieves its quota for the Third Liberty Loan the first in the county the first in the town and third in the Seventh Federal Reserve district with headquarters in Chicago according to advices reaching M N McNider state director of sales. The message urges unity of effort and faith in the drive with the phrase thy kingdom come.
From the American front north west of Toul and the British battlefront near Albert and Bucquoy, April 7 reports say German raids were driven back. American infantry pursued into German front line trenches after the second attack, while British artillery halted another near Bucquoy.
The War Savings Stamp movement and Liberty Bonds are the same national effort to finance victory. Both aim to raise funds for the war with equal importance. Regular War Savings purchases complement Liberty Bonds, and the program includes all citizens, not only children, to reach the two billion dollar goal.
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