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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1918

Page

4

Secretary Baker Praises Expeditionary Force Spirit

General Pershing released a letter from Secretary Baker praising the American expeditionary forces in France. Baker stresses enthusiasm for returning to the United States, ongoing training, cordial Allied relations, and a determined push to build a great army for a great cause. He urges continued courage, loyalty, and duty among all ranks.

France Pershing Publc Yraker Saperean Soaericim United States Simy de van Sori America Newton Baker

American Troops Patrol No Man's Land In Lorraine Sector

American units in France spent five hours inside German lines near Lorraine with a lieutenant and twelve men probing to the third German line. They reported machine gun posts and strong points seized and enemy fire endured while artillery observers directed fire. A company under a captain helped French troops retake trenches in a neighboring sector, facing heavy machine gun and artillery fire and driving the enemy back. Leaders praised many who distinguished themselves during last weeks fighting in the Apermont wood area.

France Lorraine No Man's Land Ynez If4 Vyoice Hhe Feas Apermont Wood NiMeult Ard Ain

Church activities outline Sunday schedule and sermons

Sunday school at 9 30 morning service 11 sermon topics include The Boy Who Ran Away The First Commandment and A Plan of Work for Every Church Regular services evening 8 special music by Local Womens Quartette Worship at 11 and 5 subject Reasonable Service Miss Mildred Angel yon leads B Y P U Camp Welcome morning message A Message of Peace to War Torn Hearts series The Coming and Kingdom of Christ seven parts beginning tomorrow Bible studies The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit Teachers Training Thursday evening

Stvie Rey Paul J. Gerberding Synodical Home Missionary Iowa Synod Iowa Missions Mildred Angelyon Agassiz Fair Clothing The Free Methodist Church Christ

Community notices and sales listings in Fairfield paper

Local columns list church services at Agassiz and Free Methodist churches with times for Sunday school worship and meetings. Also details a cottage prayer gathering, a missionary program, and an evening service. Followed by numerous for sale notices for seeds, cars, furniture, and an oil stock offering.

Will Bailey South Fifth Street Brehny

No clear headline due to fragmented source

A chaotic draft roundup report describes arrests in Flint involving slackers late at night. It mentions Five Mundred and Pitty first state troops patrolling streets and arresting men who could not produce registration cards.

Ne Orere Concol B. Dewitt Vhsere Rome

Wanted ads sweep Fairfield Ohio listings reel

A dense string of classifieds seeks help and goods: housekeeper and cook for golf club, first class carriage, runabout Ford buy offer, salesmen for oils paints and roof cements, theater notice for The Kaiser the Beast of Berlin, glove cutters and factory workers, stock buyer offering high dividends, sixteen and more job and rental notices across Fairfield with phone numbers and addresses.

Retiing Co Cleveland Ohio Kaiser the Beast of Berlin Fairfield Theater Fairfield Glove and Mitten Co National Oil M. O. Milligan Leggett Fairfield Glove and Mitten Chas Lyon Savings Bank South Park

For Rent Ads Mixed in Historic Paper

Modern house two blocks from the square on a paved street available now. Four modern rooms with private bath gas and electric utilities five dollars monthly. Three unfurnished rooms electric lights gas for cooking contact J M Hunter at 411 North B Street phone 2682. Two modern houses one on South Second one on Highland Avenue inquire at Wilson Art store 308. New modern five room cottage at reasonable rent see (name not readable).

County Avent A. C. Wisecarver Maxwell M. A Fairfield C. A. Summers Mirror South Fourth Street Journal Shtetland Pony CC. S. King O. Milligan Leggett Hotel North B Street Base Courner Art Garland Art Cooper South Sixth Street Hannah-Clinkenbeard Auto Co Fford North Court Street South Park Addition South 4Th Street KR. H. Bates Perlee Iowa C. G. Taylor South Main Street South Third Street Spry North Fourth Street Square Wm. M. Hufstedler Rafael Smith W. A. Simons Lergett House J. M. Hunter South Second Highland Avenue Wilson Art Store

Naughty Naughty at Orpheum Tonight

Pretty Enid Bennett stars in Naughty Naughty a Paramount photoplay shown at the Orpheum tonight. The film directed by Jerome Storm under Thomas H. Ince supervision follows Roberta Miller’s return to her Middle West hometown with photographer Charles Stumar handling visuals.

Enid Bennett Paramount Th Orpheum Miss Bennett C. Garner Sullivan Roberta Miller Middle West Thomas H. Ince Jerome Storm Charles Stumar Mr. Ince The Orpheum

Canada Bars Enemy Aliens Regulate US to Canada Travel

Dispatches from Ottawa report revised Canadian immigration rules for entry from the United States. American citizens and neutral country nationals may travel without passports, while entrants from enemy countries are barred unless they are naturalized in a friendly country and can show naturalization papers endorsed by a British consul in the United States.

New York Ottawa United States Canada

Assistant Attorney General Charles Warren Resigns

Washington April 20 The resignation of Assistant Attorney General Charles Warren was announced by the department of justice and accepted effective immediately No reasons for the resignation were made public.

Washington Charles Warren Department of Justice

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