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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1918
Page
8
General Orders No. 21 outlines furlough authority for registered soldiers to assist in farming. Furloughs are short and unpaid, granted to augment agricultural production with strict limits on who may apply and when. Local boards handle forms and approvals, with payroll considerations and travel constraints.
In London the archbishop of Canterbury urged Lords to note reports of venereal diseases among French frontline soldiers. Earl of Derby, secretary of war, said he met the chaplain general of American forces who had advised bringing a staff officer and medical expert to discuss with the archbishop and other officials.
A faculty ruling grants full semester credits to men entering any military branch if their attendance lasted to April 15 and their work met standards. Early leavers to farm work receive credit for work completed to leaving time and must take exams before departure. Several students are impacted as spring drafts loom.
Two good fight cars offered by Hannah Clinken Beard Auto Co with easy payments. Dealer promotes affordable options and flexible terms.
A dense jumble of rental ads and sales notices lists rooms for rent with utilities, multiple houses near the square, and a modern cottage. It also advertises Ford vehicles, a brick factory stake, land for sale, an incubator, and a dairy farming opportunity, plus several lost items including a garnet pin and eyeglasses.
Marguerite Clarke appears in The Seven Swans at the Orpheum on Tuesday evening April 16. Directed by J Searle Dawley and adapted from Hans Andersen, the photoplay features Clarke as the Princess Tweedledee with Richard Barthelmess as Prince Charming and tells of a spellbound tale where the heroine finally finds her happiness Princess Tweedledee must overcome the Wicked Queen's power.
London April 18 John Dillon nationalist leader in the house of commons said he understood that motor cars machine guns and tanks had already been shipped and were sailing away from the battle front toward Ireland. He pleaded against what he called the governments guillotine methods as the debate on the man power bill centered on requests for more time to consider the measure.
A series of classified notices seeks general housework, furnished rooms, farm help for a 14 year old boy, garden plots in South Park Addition, rooms for light housekeeping by a young married couple, a young man at the Purity with steady wages, garden plowing by Sam McElhaney, wall paper cleaning by Shriner and Johnson with country work offered, and assorted phone contacts for each service.
April 13 report from Helsingfors states the Russian fleet totaling about 200 vessels avoided German pursuit. The first squadron of battleships and cruisers reached Kronstadt safely, the second squadron of torpedo boats and submarines is off Kronstadt, and the third, including transports and older craft, is expected to arrive Kronstadt tonight.
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