24 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
1
Local columns include legal and business listings in Decorah Iowa with attorneys and shops. Editorial chatter examines war effort morale politics and international affairs with references to Germany Russia and South America.
The Chicago Tribune preview notes a US Chamber of Commerce referendum asking prominent American businesses to support a postwar halt of all commercial relations with Germany unless its government becomes democratic. A Hamburg letter by Albert Ballin warns Germany of US economic hostility and the risk of entente-imposed postwar boycotts, urging peace on favorable terms.
A historic editorial urges thrift alongside conservation as the nation supports war effort. It notes farmers should invest wisely in equipment and supplies while continuing to plant, harvest, and improve crops. It frames loans to government as ethical protests against greed and a path to peace.
The piece notes remarkable speed records for a Russian wolfhound and gazelle, and a congressional probe into packers led by J Ogden Armour controlling Chicago stockyards. It cites a Swedish estimate of Verdun shells and steel buried, hinting at future reclamation of metals.
The U S Fuel Administrator announced Monday heat restrictions from January 21 to March 25 1918 affecting offices stores theaters and other venues east of the Mississippi with limited exceptions for essential heat and drug or food sales. Five day coal ban began January 18 to aid shipping for France and Iowa is exempt east of the river.
A speaker argues that modern warfare offers similar risks to hazardous occupations and compares casualty rates. He contends many men survive if farming returns attract volunteers and suggests women should join the back to the land movement to supply labor for farms.
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