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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
6
EAN TAYLOR a W TAYLOR presents subscription terms and carrier rates. The notice lists weekly monthly and quarterly prices, all due in advance, and notes mail matter status and post office entry in Fairfield Iowa.
Burlington Iowa January 10. U S Food Distribu tor J F Deems warns consumers against hoarding flour as excessive sales disrupt wartime distribution. Penalties for hoarding include four years imprisonment or a ten thousand dollar fine and retailers face fines and imprisonment for aiding hoarding. The rule limits sales to one eighth to one half barrel to specified buyers and any contracts for larger quantities are nullified. Dealers must notify others and report violations to the Food Administration. There is no real flour shortage and proper distribution is urged.
The Daily Journal presents names with present classifications for men of conscription age. Class Five includes all volunteers in any Federal service, deemed unlikely to be called to the new National Army.
Retail dealers and consumers are warned of limitations on sugar sales. In towns sugar must be sold in 2 to 5 pound lots, rural areas in 5 to 10 pounds. Dealers may not sell more than 5 pounds to city customers or 10 pounds to rural customers. Hoarding is discouraged and duplication of sales must be prevented.
Russian and central powers peace delegations opened talks in Amsterdam with major figures including Leon Trotzky, Richard von Kühlmann, Count Czernin, and Talaat Bey. The preliminary session covered procedure as Brest-Litovsk reports circulated. Later central powers representatives met Ukrainian delegates.
Mrs W H George and Mrs A W Jaques hosted neighbors for dinner and a pleasant afternoon. James C Bean and Irene Shannon, both of Ainsworth, married at Washington Methodist Church with Rev J A Glendenning officiating. They will reside on a farm near Ainsworth.
Miss Aberta Gibbons of Mediapolis Illinois has been elected as science teacher at the High school replacing E P De Voe. Miss Marjorie Gist of Cedar Falls will fill the kindergarten post at Logan school following Ethel Ehlers resignation.
In France Y M C A worker Miss Elizabeth Stewart reports 1500 troops near the firing line have only one hymn book and eight old songs. She urges a regular music drive, suggests Boy Scouts collect songbooks, and asks for college songbooks and lively melodies. Stewart will receive packages at Paris Y M C A headquarters.
Mrs Mary Wilson Blair who died Tuesday in Chicago will have a funeral tomorrow at 10 30 am from the home of her daughter Mrs Alice B Booker on East Burlington Street. Rev Keesey officiates and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Army intelligence officers announced arms, ammunition and military stores valued at 285000 dollars in the federal building were offered for sale to spark a revolution in Mexico. An undercover buyer was shown ten machine guns in the basement. Three men were arrested: Nicholas Sean Zogg, Joseph Collins and N A Myles. Two federal officials were named by investigators as participants.
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