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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
3
Local notes list Miss Lela McCleary visiting Liberal city, with many other items: Miss Bessie Baugher to Chicago for a week, Miss Blanche Gaumer to Columbus City, and various travel and family updates. Examinations set for next Thu and Fri at the courthouse.
The 109th ammunition train from Camp Cody passed Fort Madison early this morning en route to the east for overseas service. Jefferson county men serve on board as hundreds gathered to greet the train with tears and cheers. Local officials organized a community celebration with ice cream cake and watermelons for the returning soldiers amid secrecy about exact arrival times.
The report lists Iowa servicemen by status. Killed in action are Lieut. Becker F H Waterloo Corp Metzger O C Allison Pvt Johnson T Decorah. Died of wounds Corp Morrow G A Des Moines Privates Carlson E E Fontenelle Johnson E Floyd. Wounded severity includes Sergeants Kidder 4 P Waukon Priv Langdon I B Cedar Rapids. Wounded undetermined Corporals Banner J Edgewood Rev 3 esas Catherwood Po Morrison Geyer L P New Hartford.
Senator Borah, addressing the National Dental association, likened diplomacy to a dental job and urged enlisting more men to keep fighting until monarchical powers are deposed. He warned about German aggression and stressed pressure for open treaties as a wartime gain.
The Merak an armed American steamship of 8028 gross tons was shelled torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine at 1 50 p m Tuesday 12 miles northwest of the Diamond Shoal lightship off Cape Hatteras North Carolina. The navy department reported the loss.
Waterloo reports a nephew's vivid baptism of fire in Marne fighting. He describes 86 hours on the road and in action with 23 volunteers, feeding on hot cocoa and bread, witnessing heavy German assaults and heavy casualties, before reaching a camp and rest.
Clara Kimball Young appears Monday at the Orpheum in Elinor Glyn's The Reason Why portraying Yvonne Marinoff. The Russian refugee masquerades as Zara in a tale of deception, marriage, and eventual confession culminating in forgiveness from Lord Tancred.
Floyd V Goodman and Joseph Zaharris depart for Des Moines on Thursday August 15 as part of a special call for auto repairers. Passalacqua Battista, sent from Jefferson County in February and stationed at Camp Grant Illinois, has received an honorable discharge and will be sent home.
According to State law and City Ordinance No 138 all noxious weeds within Fairfield city limits must be destroyed by August 15 to 18 whether on improved or unimproved land. If not done the city may destroy the weeds and charge all expenses with interest and penalty against the property collected by the County Treasurer. R H Munro Mayor.
A Sells Floto Circus visit to Fairfield next Saturday draws children to see ponies among the beasts. The show features Sunrise the golden horse, black and white spotted ponies, collie dogs riding ponies, and acts in the rings. Baby Bon the hippopotamus longs to join the ponies but is told the line.
The city will halt oiling this fall as government uses oil for military purposes. Oiling already done this year is due and payable at the City Clerk's Office within thirty days. Cost is 214c per lineal foot or $1.48 for a 66-foot lot. Paul Coleson, City Clerk.
British divisions on the Tallon front conducted eight raids between Asiago and Caneve overnight. They captured 315 prisoners according to the war office general statement on British operations in Italy.
An official dispatch from France reports Germany has complete control of Roumanian coal. It states the Disconte Society of Berlin and the Bleichroder bank bought Roumanian mines that yield about half of the country’s total coal production.
Washington reports the house ways and means committee aims to raise about 8.0 billion dollars through new taxes. A telegram to Chairman Whitchin notes approval of McAdoo's war profit taxes, doubling tobacco rates, auto horse power taxes, and a 10 percent levy on leased telegraph and telephone wires.
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