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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
2
Poor OCR yields a stray line on subscription terms. The fragment references editor manager names and various subscription prices and terms, including monthly and quarterly rates, with prepaid conditions. The readable text is incomplete and lacks a coherent event or news item.
Journal reports widespread mail delivery problems with subscribers receiving papers by mail except for Fairfield Rural Routes. Hundreds of papers paid for by the Journal are disappearing en route, causing many readers to miss over half their issues for a week. The Journal seeks further reports from affected subscribers to address the issue.
The youth Bele Blum, son of a Louvain blacksmith, attacked a German general credited with fatal injuries to the commander. The boy fled pursued into his father’s Taokamith shop as German troops occupy Belgium. The piece ties to public outrage and a sensational film about Kulwer in Berlin at Fairfield Theater next Monday and Tuesday.
Bethesda Church hosts an ice cream social Friday evening inviting all, with proceeds supporting a money loan action on city property debated by Thoma and Thoma.
Twenty four county volunteers depart Fairfield by special train on April 30 at 12 20 p m for Camp Dodge. Des Moines and Henry counties contribute 51 and 26 men respectively. The Burlington to Mt Pleasant to Fairfield route runs 10 50 a m to 12 20 p m with a Des Moines stop at 5 00 p m and Camp Dodge arrival at 6 00 p m. Additional detachments from Lee Keokuk Van Buren Wapello Washington Mahaska counties travel on Rock Island trains 473 and 429 coordinating transfers through Ottumwa to Des Moines.
The county totals 651 300 toward the Third Liberty Loan campaign including all townships and is nearly complete except for a few struggling subscriptions. Officials expect the county to approach doubling its quota as the drive continues.
Charles Wilson, 16, from Eldon, today sought help from County Clerk George M. Ball to locate his birth family. Adopted at age two, he is the youngest of eight with a sister Margaret and a brother Frank, but he does not know his birth name or all sibling names. The clerk could not aid further.
Washington April 17 casualty list shows 65 names: 2 killed in action 4 died of wounds 1 died of accident 12 died of disease 7 wounded severely 37 wounded badly 2 missing in action. Officers named include Lieuts Burpee Miller and Judson Jr missing or wounded with Brads haw severely wounded.
Washington reports the United States rushing its man power to meet Allied calls in the West Front war effort. Government officials note rapid troop movements, with training centers and rail lines strained to move soldiers quickly. In a separate dispatch from Madrid, the Spanish vessel Louisa I orned the government the ship had been torpedoed and three crew members were lost.
Public sale at the farmer's property four miles southwest of Fairfield on County Farm road Saturday April 20 at 2:00 PM includes three head of horses one draft mare about 1600 pounds one Y year old filly weight about 1450 one Syvryeold gelding weight about 1400 and fourteen head of hogs two Chester White brood sows due to farrow soon, twelve Poland China piglets about 75 pounds. Farm implements include a wagon with two wheels McCormick binder buck rake hill drop cultivator two walking cultivators laying breaking plow a 12 inch plow harrow feed cutter rack one and a half sets of harness stanchions five new bee hives and other articles. terms announced sale day. Mrs Bert Bryan owner T B Allender Auditor C L Brawner Clerk. Also wanted carriage in first class shape. J C McCabe phone 2296.
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