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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
6
Manager TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION By Carrier The Week offers options for monthly and multi month periods with rates listed for in advance payment Subscriptions are entered at the Fair Beth Iowa Post Office as mail matter of the Sec
The Salvation Army War Fund campaign ends soon and all unpaid subscriptions should be settled at once. Letters will be mailed within a day or two to those with outstanding pledges, and subscribers are asked to help minimize postage and collection costs.
Dr E G Myrick returns from Des Moines after passing regimental surgeon exams and being commissioned as First Lieutenant in the Medical corps. He plans to settle business matters and expects to report for service soon.
A dispute erupts between Munich and Berlin over weekly meat rations with Berlin arguing Munich has ample food. Dresden joins opposition to Berlin claims as Amsterdam dispatches note three fourths of meat ration is bone. Berlin counters that Munich has plenty.
National League games featured Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2 and Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 4. St Louis 2 New York 3 Cincinnati 8. American League saw Chicago 4 New York 0, St Louis 3 Epuecelnhis 1 0, Cleveland 2 Washington 6 Detroit 11 Boston 5.
The war department released its largest casualty list with 064 names. Of these 516 are in the army and 148 in the marine corps. Army deaths include 194 killed in action 20 died of wounds 3 died of accident or other cause 4 died of disease 40 missing 645 wounded 816 total. Marine corps shows 8 killed in action 2 died of wounds 138 wounded 148 total.
Cars depart the community club between six and six fifteen for a Walnut township picnic at Sloughville schoolhouse lawn. Tickets sold in Fairfield and Walnut township will bring a large crowd. Red Cross ladies serve supper. wives of club members invited. George Wrightman, secretary of the Iawn Manufacturers' Association, will speak.
Miss Ethel Brier of Washington visits friends in the city. Miss Gladys Haifley visits relatives in Ottumwa. A daughter was born this morning at Jefferson County Hospital to Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Bonnell. Mrs. C. G. Taylor visits Carmen Manitoba for several weeks. T. C. Phillips of Stockport undergoes tonsil and adenoid removal at Jefferson County Hospital. Mrs. Will Mitchell and children visit at the Art Keller home. Mrs. Frank Pierson leaves for Camp Jackson South Carolina to reunite with her stationed husband. Ernest Peasley shops in Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Parks attend funeral of Mrs. Park's aunt, Mrs. Meredith, in Ollie. Gus Castile and daughter Ethel and Mrs. Roy Castile and Marjorie return from Dayton and Algona visit. Mrs. Charles Clapp forms a Red Cross auxiliary in Round Prairie township. City council weighs ordinance violations by autos with a reprimand for first offenses planned. Mrs. Deming of Dubuque and Mrs. Poher of Davenport visit sisters in the Hartman Wilson and Murphy households. Carl Larson and Roy Karlson depart for Jefferson Barracks Mo. Miss Helen VanNostrand and Miss Maud Price visit L. W. VanNostrands in Read the Journal.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church meets 2 30 Friday at Mrs E B Lane 805 South Depot. First Methodist Ladies meet 2 pm Friday at the church to discuss business after Red Cross work. Woman Suffrage Association postpones Leggett lawn event to 7 30 tomorrow evening. attendees asked to bring a dime.
Hugh Bennett, manager of the Orpheum theater, announces the Hawaiian Singers and Players as a coming attraction. The show arrives from Chicago and plays next Wednesday evening, August 15. Bennett aims to bring high class entertainments to Fairfield, following a well attended and praised production of Dan Cupid's musical comedy.
Paris Aug 5 General John J Pershing commander in chief of American expeditionary forces in France was awarded the grand cross of the Legion of Honor by the French government Premier Clemenceau sent a telegram saying France will never forget that his troops aided in the bitter struggle and added their efforts to theirs
R S Torrance resigns as manager of Iowa Electric Co Fairfield after two years and moves to Eau Claire Wisconsin to serve as assistant manager of Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power Co. The firm services over thirty towns with hydro power from a $5,000,000 dam and a population exceeding 300000. Torrance active in civic groups including Jefferson county Community club and Fairfield Retail Merchants association.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Dunlap who died in Mankato Kansas will be held at her home in Salina Saturday at 10 a.m. The notice notes her death occurred yesterday.
Washington reports the house ways and means committee seeks President Wilson to pay about 24900 in taxes as part of the war revenue bill. The plan would tax Supreme Court justices federal judges and state officers. Chairman Claude Kitchin cites broad sentiment against exemptions and notes constitutional rules on salaries.
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