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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
8
The text lists French geographic names from the western front with phonetic guides and anglicized pronunciations. It covers towns, rivers, and regions like Artois Picardy and Ile de France, including notable sites such as Agincourt and Amiens, with syllable-by-syllable pronunciations and accent notes for English readers.
A dense page of for sale, for sale and for rent notices, plus wanted ads. Items include rugs, furniture, Buick and Speedwell cars, household items, multiple rental offers, room shares, seven room houses, farm and domestic help positions, a Jersey cow, and a stray dog reward. Contacts and phone numbers provided where given.
Amsterdam reports persistent rumors that a German battalion refused to go to the front and was shot in tens as punishment. In France, German POWs released from Russia arrive on the western front, returnees described as ill tempered and undisciplined, with three killed during escape.
The German government told Norway it will pay compensation if it is proven that Norwegian government ships were sunk without warning outside the danger zone. The pledge follows Norway's protest over U boat attacks on its vessels near the danger area.
Samuel Gompers travels to England to link union leaders from England France and Italy with American labor aims in support of the war. Robert Maisel, director of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, explains the purpose as fostering understanding of U S labor principles among allied nations.
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