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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
4
M. R. Beatty and Hugh Bennett will travel to Des Moines tomorrow to buy new equipment for the Fairfield theater. Bennett expects the theater to reopen before month’s end, with remodeling nearly finished and a presentable, attractive exterior. The plan is to resume operations about one week from Saturday.
Describes William Bowman of the ordnance department at Camp Dodge who killed himself Saturday. His note said the war aims to eliminate the weak and that he was leaving for the good of the service. He complained of his commanding officer and health issues. Insurance of 10 000 dollars will go to his mother in Marshall.
Labertyville notes show Mrs Prank Hurst injuring her hip in a fall on ice at age 75. A series of visits and moves include Rev T G Campbell at Ames, Edna Pollock visiting Humeston, Glene Peebler near Camp Dodge, and Roscoe Riggs moving to a farm. Community events list prayer service, choir gathering, and a minstrel show at Cross Lanes church.
The eighth grade exam will be held at the courthouse on Wednesday and Thursday February 26 and 21 at nine o clock. If roads are bad and you cannot come the state superintendent always gives an August exam so you will still have two trials left. County Superintendent.
Secretary Baker in his weekly military review warns against accepting reports of German internal disturbances and strike talk as undermining war preparations. He notes American troops now hold part of the battle front and allies retain numerical superiority in men and guns on the western front despite German reinforcements. He cites Italian gains, inter allied cooperation at Versailles, and objections over government vehicle injury claims impacting the French public.
The armed boarding ship Louvain was torpedoed and sunk in the eastern Mediterranean on January 21 with 224 lives lost. The ship, used to intercept merchant ships and inspect cargoes and papers, sank after the attack.
British units under General Allenby resumed the offensive in Palestine. The line moved to Anutieh three miles north of Dirieh on the Nablius road. Jerusalem formations pushed about twenty miles northward and began an encircling maneuver to make Jericho untenable for the Turks.
Paris authorities move to safeguard art treasures after air raids by removing the Sainte Chapelle stained glass windows to vaults for protection.
Several rentals available including two furnished rooms at 302 East Hempstead Street with contact 3273. A store room occupied by Gaumer Bros. and seen by Thomas & Thoma. A thirty acre stock pasture for rent. A seven room house on North B street seen by Lon H. Israel, phone 1641. A five room house at 703 West Washington with city water and gas. Contact T.8 Waters at 908.
Classified notices seeking farm laborer by married man for monthly work with phone contact 4758 at 951, buy small house to move to country 267, rent unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping by young couple no children box 61 city, buy extra large coal stove for factory heat A K Harper phone 2638, girl for general house work phone 1642, rent modern house by mid February or March 1 Wm F Schaefer 311 West Burlington, teamster at Power coal yard steady job call S A Power 966.
A series of sale notices lists a Jersey cow calf, several houses on South Main and West Adams, an 80 and 160 acre property with March 1st possession, a honey buggy, a residence at 603 North Main Street, farm lands and a free three month Landology subscription offer from Skidmore Land Co.
Three lost items include a black velveteen bag with a bill and powder puff lost near West Broadway or East Burlington street, offering a reward and phone contact 314. A plush black robe with tiger design and glass eyes is also lost, contact 4390, 953. A pair of Snyder & Co glasses in a black case is missing. return to city hall, 958.
London reports that German strikes largely ended with only about a third of Jena workers still out. Krupp workers see few absences as most are fined or dismissed. Berlin courts and newspapers describe quiet conditions as authorities guard sites and suppress leaflets urging stoppages.
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