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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
6
Terms of subscription printed for the Fairfield Iowa newspaper outline carrier rates for week month and year. Subscriptions by mail in advance list prices and display post office filing as third class mail matter.
Secretary McAdoo announces a new demurrage schedule for railroad cars effective January 21, raising daily charges and removing average agreements. Car owners face escalating fees for each day beyond the two day limit, with substantial costs for longer holds.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota urged Washington to stop sending soldiers overseas and instead ship food to Allied forces. He warned a premature peace could threaten the United States while Italy and France stay in the fight, and he estimated seven million American troops might be needed to balance the Entente. He suggested Britain be properly supplied so the war could endure forty years if needed.
Editorials in Mexico City newspaper press the recall of German Minister Von Eckhardt on charges of spreading German propaganda in Mexico and sowing dissension. The call comes as information from the BH Universal signals government action may follow.
The Local Fuel Committee chair warns the city faces a severe coal shortage with dwindling home reserves. A general order to close public meeting places and nonessential businesses, possibly two to four weeks of school and college vacation, may be required unless individuals conserve fuel.
About 25 percent remain in class one as the exemption board completes questionnaires and classifications. Roughly 345 men are in class one now with many called for medical examinations starting January 28, fifty per day, through full screening. The first draft backlog of 31 remains, with April expected for the second draft.
The Board of Supervisors acts to collect money due for care and keep of patients at the county home and at state institutions. Some sums run back for many years and will be collected.
County Attorney R. C. Leggett reports receipt of a general letter from Attorney General Haven er about punch boards and slot machines. It notes that Governor Harding and Food Administrator J. I. Deems view them as wasteful of food and against law and morals. Prosecutors are urged to destroy all such devices. Leggett says none operate in Jefferson county.
Marshal Haig released a noon war office statement noting a successful raid by British troops in the region north of St Quentin. The artillery was active in the Ypres sector as of the latest reports.
Card of thanks from Mrs Mahlon Heston and Sons expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for help during illness of husband and father and for flowers. Special notice says tuitions will be advanced after Monday January 21 and urges readiness for Good positions at Pitrfield Business College Junkin Block South Main Street 887.
The Iowa State Savings Bank offers supply blanks to help farmers prepare their 1917 income tax returns. The forms are not final reports and will not be accepted as such, but aid taxpayers in determining the correct return.
A family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and floral offerings after the illness and death of Mrs. Matilda August. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Chris Johnson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lundquist and family. Mr. and Mrs. Albert August and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kinzey and family.
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