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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
6
The notice lists subscription terms for carriers and mail readers, detailing weekly, monthly, and quarterly rates. It specifies payment in advance and notes price amounts, indicating three, six, and twelve month options with respective costs.
A note indicates mail matter entered at the Post Office in Fair Jad Iowa under the second class designation.
The Journal reports many additional names for the Jefferson County Honor Roll, including a couple previously omitted. All new names received by noon tomorrow will be printed in tomorrow evening's edition.
State Fuel Administrator Charles Webster and fuel expert Royal Hollbrook arrive in Fairfield from Ottumwa to address a mass meeting on the coal crisis. The meeting is set for eight o clock in the Courthouse and every citizen is urged to attend.
The body of Mrs. Margaret McLane who died Sunday in Chicago arrived in the city this morning. The funeral service was held at the grave in Evergreen cemetery, conducted by Rev. H A Mosser.
Federal grand jury in Kansas City returns an indictment against Rose Pastor Stokes socialist wife of a New York millionaire on charges tied to the espionage law. She faces three counts and is free on a $10 000 bond after a prior hearing before a U S commissioner. The case follows a speech she gave to the Womans Dining club accusing the war against Germany of serving capitalist interests.
A Vienna telegram reported Galicia riots last week over food shortages. Cracow saw fierce clashes with several deaths as troops moved in. Disturbances spread to eastern Galicia especially Lemberg and Tarnapol with high civilian casualties.
Moscow April 28 Adolphe Jafte Dax has been named Russian ambassador to Germany and departs Moscow with his staff. En route to Berlin he will meet Count Mirbach. Joffe, once chairman of the Brest Litovsk peace delegation, is 34, a Bolshevik socialist, and has spent years in exile in Siberia and a period in Germany.
Governor Wm H Harding will attend a Community Club dinner in Fairfield on May 9 and is expected to deliver the principal address at the county service flag raising at the courthouse in the afternoon. His appearance is described as an excellent speech draw for a large crowd.
A roof fire at the George Israel residence on West Burlington this afternoon caused substantial damage. Firemen and neighbors removed most furnishings before water and smoke damage spread. the attic area sustained most of the damage.
Jefferson county subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan exceed 691000 with strong prospects to top 700000. Chairman Fryer has flag duties for every township, all quotas met, county flag flies at the courthouse, Fairfield to raise its flag with a blue star symbolizing doubling its loan quota.
In Washington on April 28 officials report a planned Liberty loan speech by Secretary McAdoo for home radios was scrapped after a cold kept him from recording. Manufacturers had prepared a phonograph record to bolster the bond drive, but publicity plans failed as the speech was never produced.
Belgian forces repelled German attempts to seize Bixschoote and push toward Hiverdinghe and Bridgen, defending the Ypres salient. The attack began April 17 and occurred between the Boutheust forest and the flagged region near Stoenkarke, with Belgian troops driving the German advance back.
Ernest McClure and Harlan Castile, newly completed officers from Camp Dodge, are on furlough at the college. McClure is class of 1917 graduate. Castile studied at Parsons. Rev. Rundell spoke at the Y M C A meeting. Keota’s Leland Page returns after two weeks. Rose Hastings returns after illness. Robert Israel to give violin recital tomorrow at Barkydt chapel. public invited.
A Red Cross benefit social at Bradshaw school Cedar No 2 raised 129 from box supper sales and 11 75 for a bouquet. A C Wisecarver acted as auctioneer and the event was organized by the Cedar township Women s Red Cross association.
The Town Nine League hosts its first extemporaneous contest in Fairfield High School auditorium Friday at 8 p.m. Participants include Oskaloosa Grinnell Iowa City Cedar Rapids Clinton Davenport Muscatine Ottumwa and Fairfield. Fairfield entrants Fulton placed third in Davenport boys and Eloise Smith won girls at Grinnell. General admission 25 cents.
A circulated petition opposes any actions against community morals and seeks to block Sunday shows. Signatories include Joseph Ricksher E Whitney Rollin J Wilson W Wade George Reynolds and others. Also listed are for sale piano case organs and a note offering money to loan on unimproved city property Thornton & Thoma.
Early returns indicate the Denmark Peace Party gains a plurality of seats while coalition partners Ane You Treaner and Dleo's teams retain most seats. Voters keep Hhiptye in government alongside radicalists Chirtysnine, with 68 seats for the opposition led by former Premier Christiansen.
Washington April 24 The federal trade commission charged the American Tobacco company with unfair methods of competition in a formal complaint. Hearings are scheduled for June 13.
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