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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
1
A wartime editorial mixes patriotic bursts with critique of German policies and calls for home front sacrifice. It emphasizes unity, military training, responsible spending, and civic duty while noting American resolve, troop esteem, and the need to support relief efforts and orderly governance.
Word reached the AP that Von Hindenberg famed as Germanys Iron General died suddenly. He led eastern front troops against Russia then commanded all forces after Russia collapse. A May 16 interview with the emperor followed by a stroke ended his career. He was viewed as war brains of the Huns.
President Wilson declares the war is national in scope not just military, urging all 100 million citizens to adjust economically and industrially. He emphasizes boosting production of war essentials and conserving labor and materials for the army and navy.
Fred A. Grantow a Mason City furniture dealer was denied a new trial and given three years at Leavenworth plus a $200 fine by Federal Judge Henry Reed in Dubuque last Thursday for espionage act violations. His wife collapsed in court as word of her father’s death arrived. Rev William Schuman Pom eroy Iowa also denied a new trial and received five years at Leavenworth and a $250 fine for espionage act violations from Judge Reed.
Domestic coal consumers in Washington will receive strict allotments to heat homes to 68 degrees. Those who obtain more coal or violate fuel administration rules will be prosecuted to enforce the rationing plan.
USDA first wartime emergency food survey shows total sugar on hand about 1.5 billion pounds on August 21 1917 versus 2 billion a year earlier. Mills refiners and storage warehouses show large decreases while wholesale grocers and large users report increases in 1917.
A bill before the Philippine legislature would grant an annual subsidy for three years or six percent of total capital to any person association or corporation that organizes and establishes a paper factory in the Philippines.
The two largest Swedish match factories merge to form Svenskataendstickfabriker with capital of 10,720,000 and reserves of an equal amount. Officials call it the world's largest match production combination.
Thirteen freight steamers of the Japan Steamship company formerly sailing to London via Cape Town are routed through the Panama canal. The new route is said to be safer and about a week quicker. The navy reports four times as many vessels in service as a year ago and estimates first year war pay for officers and men at $125,000,000.
Republican leaders at Des Moines adopt a wartime platform calling for a protective tariff after the war equal suffrage federal prohibition ballot simplification and foreign language policy. P E McClenahan Iowa City is nominated for state superintendent after a heated three-ballot fight. Governor Harding delivers address defending the language order and rallying for national unity and war support.
Dr H H Hanna reports the state’s tallest corn stalk at seven and a half feet grown in Waterloo garden. He attributes rapid growth to ashes from fifteen loads of wood last winter. The corn kernel was two months old, growing about one and a half inches daily. at that rate it could reach fifteen feet by husking time.
Democratic leaders in Des Moines predict the party's platform will uphold prohibition and woman suffrage. The platform may add a plan for veteran rehabilitation including training for disabled soldiers to ensure economic independence and labor reentry. Meyer of Carroll to chair and deliver keynote as the party targets several congressional districts.
In Harvey Johnson's August American Magazine excerpt a 14 year old veteran recalls a cruel act on the Somme. He describes a kitten fastened to a tree trunk with bayonet nails, mewing as its paws cling to the wood, a moment that fills him with horror and anger.
A reflection on contentment urging pleasure in use of wealth for service, patience in poverty, and acceptance of obscurity without envy, attributed to Phutarch.
A French perfume house has built a portable distillery capable of extracting essential oils from wild and cultivated flowers in their growing regions. This mobile unit enables on site production of notes used in its fragrance lines.
A California natural history group launches an education drive to save harmless snakes from destruction. The note hints at stereotypes about people and urges accurate observation of living beings. The Chicago Tribune fragment signals a broader public interest in zoological topics.
Washington July 10 The house ways and means committee advances draft war revenue measures based on treasury list. Taxes would hit jewelry watches and clocks 50 percent, automobiles 20 percent, gasoline 10 cents a gallon, hotel rooms over thresholds, restaurant bills and various clothing items.
Adjutant General Guy E B Logan issued new quota sheets after discovering prior estimates were based on an erroneous method. For the local boards this section lists revised allotments including Allamakee eight eight, Chickasaw forty six, Clayton one hundred fifty nine, Fayette seventy nine, Howard unknown, Winneshiek one hundred twelve.
A farming note emphasizes that weed control is a constant, labor intensive task. It argues weeds demand universal attention as a major ongoing effort in crop production.
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