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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
6
The notice lists PEAN TAYLOR and W. TAYLOR as editor and manager and states a subscription price of 1.00. It indicates publication at Fair-04 Iowa and mail matter under section Sec 2 Class.
Director General William G. McAdoo orders immediate removal from payrolls of legislative lobbyists supernumerary lawyers and passes. The crackdown applies intrastate and interstate, aiming to save millions within a year by restricting political payments and nonessential legal work.
Europe needs more aid as war continues. Officials warn wasteful eating causes suffering elsewhere and praise Americans for safeguarding scarce wheat. The food administration declares every conserved ounce helps an empty stomach in Europe, calling food sacred and essential to life.
A brief note directs readers to call 4274 for taxi service with the name Sadie provided as the contact.
The local exemption board begins the physical examinations for class 1 men, listing names by day and county draft numbers from Monday January 28 through February 1. The long roster includes many individuals such as C. L. Miller, W. E. Schoen, B. A. Schelangowski, P. L. Battiste, H. G. Wisecarver, A. M. Boysel, and dozens more, with exams continuing daily as called.
The Epworth League will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening at Miss Carrie Stever's home 700 North B street attendees should bring a pair of scissors The White Rose club will be entertained at the F A A hall Wednesday at 2 15 PM all members invited The Fraternal Aid Union will host an oyster supper tomorrow evening at their hall in the Orpheum building all members and families invited
Relatives and friends in Fairfield will find Smilage Books on sale all week. National camp entertainment plans provide large cantonment theaters and chautauqua tents with captions of $1 and $5 coupons. Books serve as practical gifts, enabling admission to wholesome shows for soldiers.
General Pershing reported two troop deaths in an accident in France near the American sector. Names include Private George W. Benjiman of Chicago and Corporal Walter H. Buckley of Delano Minnesota. Other deaths followed from natural causes across multiple states with several soldiers listed by name and residence. Wounded in action include Lee Hucker Bernard Gorski Willie Carpenter Earl Pallard and Caspar M Schwab with varying degrees of injury.
Sensational disclosures in the federal trade commission investigation of the packing industry show efforts to head off the inquiry and evidence of packing house interests in Kansas City street railways and the tin industry. Documentary evidence indicates an agreement among the five great packers to divide the country into five districts for buying livestock to limit competition.
A Brooklyn Rapid Transit car ran out of control for three miles before slamming into a stalled train. About twenty people were hurt including a woman in serious condition as passengers escaped in the darkness. Separately in Seattle a German, Mathew Torka, 38, was arrested with photographs of western fortifications.
The famous novelist Maxim Gorky was wounded by a stray bullet in Petrograd. The injury was reported from the Smolny institute on January 28.
Portland Oregon January 28 former U S Senator C M Fulton of Oregon died suddenly in Portland at home his passing ends a long public career and marks a notable loss for the state and national political scene
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