Italian Troops Slay 6000 Huns in Bold Alpine Drive
Austrians attack Monte di Val Pieta but fail to break Italian lines on the Asiago plateau. Italian brigades drive forward at dawn, winning ground near Telago valley. Enemy losses estimated 5,000 to 6,000 with many prisoners. Sardinian troops notably fierce at Monte Di Val Bella.
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Rome
Asiago
Monte di Val Pietia
War Office
Telago
Viatian
Italy
Brenta
Iitalians
Asinge
Sassari
Monte di Val Bella
War Industries Board to be reorganized under Baruch
Washington February 1 President Wilson has named Bernard Baruch to chair the War Industries Board, replacing Daniel Willard who resigns to lead the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A broader, centralized structure is planned to align war production with government machinery and a central war cabinet is contemplated. The United States Charter of Commerce pressed for centralized coordination after a long Baker conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wil- 608
Bernard N. Baruch
New York
War Industries Board
Daniel Willard
Maruch
Baruch
Baker
United States
Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
War Cabinet
United States Charter of Commerce
Trains Collide After Runaway Freight Near Pottsville
Three killed and six hurt as a freight train ran away near Pottsville Pennsylvania. Two trainmen died instantly one injured fatally and five others were lightly hurt when the runaway train crashed into another freight at Lower St. Clair on February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Lower St. Clair
Red Cross Benefit At Brookville Church
A Red Cross benefit was held at the Brookville church west of town last evening. Cold weather kept an expected crowd away. The program featured music and readings and the drive will raise about fifteen dollars for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Brookville Church
Man Who Discovered Christ Sermon At First Methodist
Wilbur R. Keesey, minister, will lead regular services at First Methodist Church tomorrow. Sunday school starts at 9:30, morning worship at 10:45, Epworth League at 6:30. He will speak on The Man who Discovered Christ and deliver his third pulpit editorial on How Every American Can Help Win the War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Wilbur R. Keesey
Epworth League
Keesey
Christ
Presbyterian Church Announcements
Bible school at 9 30 a m welcomes all not attending other schools. Morning worship at 11 a m with topic Building the Church. Y P S C EB meets at 6 30 p m, place to be announced tomorrow.
Christian Science Lesson Topic and Meeting Invite
The subject for the lesson tomorrow is Love. A Wednesday evening testimonial meeting starts at 7 30. The Reading Room over The Fair Clothing Store is open weekdays 2 30 to 4 30. A loan library of authorized Christian Science literature is maintained at these rooms and visitors are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Clothing
English Lutheran Sunday School Thrift and Patriotism
English Lutheran holds Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. with worship at 11:00 a.m. The subject is Thrift, Christian and Patriotic. No evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Lutheran
Christian Church Bible School and Service Schedule
Bible School at 9 45 a m. Preaching at 11 a m by the Pastor. After the sermon a short business meeting will elect church officers. All members urged to be present.
Free Methodist Church Schedule on West Monroe Street
Tomorrow services at the Free Methodist church include Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. class meeting at 12:00 noon with the morning subject Occupy Till I Come Luke 19 13. No Sunday evening services. Thursday prayer meeting at the residence of S. B. Stewart on South 7th Street at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodist Church
West Monroe Street
S. 8
Stewart
South 7Th Street
Sunday School and Revival Services At Local Churches
Sunday School at 2 30 p m features Prof Vartanian at evening service with a college quartet. Prayer meetings held at Charles Keltner’s home and Tuesday 7 30 pm. Bethel A M E Church and College Addition Mission invite all to Sunday classes, revival crowds, and worship with Rev Kuntz. Last week 332 attended the big song service despite snow.
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Vartanian
College Quartette
Charles Keltner
College Addition
Mission
Bert Barrow
St. John
McMican
Ruth Lee
Two Die in Hotel Fire in Martinez California
Two men burned to death and five others seriously injured when the Fairview hotel burned in Martinez California on February 1. Seventy five guests escaped in their night clothes as firefighters fought the blaze caused by an oil heater or beater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinez
Cal
Fairview
For Rent and Sale Classified Listings
A block of rental notices covers multiple homes and rooms in town. Listings include three room, seven room, two large light housekeeping rooms, a modern house near the square, and a five room residence with water and gas. Also offers a farm land magazine subscription and a potential sale of a house at a reduced cost to a real buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B Street
Lon H. Israel
Square
South Third Street
Sierra N. Carl
West Washington
T. S. Waters
Landology
Skidmore Land Co
Skidmore Bidg
Marinette, Wis
Bolsheviki Form New Red Army in Russia
The Bolshevik government announces a ten million dollar fund to form and equip the workmen's and peasants' Red army of the Russian Councils' Republic. The official Petrograd wireless statement was received in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
London
Petrograd
Wanted ads mix housing and jobs in Fairfield column
A scanned Fairfield Iowa classifieds page shows numerous WANTED notices including rentals for living rooms, furnished rooms, a farm 80 to 100 acres, and a modern house. purchases like a Portland sleigh and a coal stove. and jobs such as a district agent for an Old Line Life Insurance Company and a teamster. Contact details include Box numbers and phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
Portland
A. R. Speer
A. K. Harper
Wm. F. Schaefer
West
Burlington Street
Old Line Life Insurance Company
Fairfield and Vicinity
Ottumwa
Power Coal Yard
L. A. Power
C. M. Cantrall
West Hempstead St
Wire plant fire destroys Driver Harris facility in Harrison
Fire at the Driver Harris Wire company plant in Harrison New Jersey destroyed the facility used to manufacture wire specialties for war work. Property loss is estimated at 300000 dollars and authorities began investigation into the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison, N. J
Driver-Harris Wire Company
For Sale Notices From Fairfield Listings
For sale five room modern house at Box 113. Also various items including heaters, a Jersey cow, farm near rail town 30 miles from Minneapolis, paper hanging tools and a residence at 693 North Main St. Listings include contact numbers and seller names where shown.
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Krum
Fairfield
North Main St
Also Mentioned on This Page
WAR Industry
B. N. Baruch
Brookville
Ead
Bella Donna
Christian Science
New Chicago
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Bethel A. M. E
Kuntz
van Buren
Bolsheviki
Harrison
N. J
J. M. McKain
Goeke’s
West Broadway
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
Orpheum Orchestra
Goldwyn Distributing Corp
Madge Kennedy
APOE
WOLF
Wolf Chemical, CO
Quincy
Hillmoin, Clo. &. A. Kato
Shriner & Johnson
U.S
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