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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1918
Page
6
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Washington reports describe Allied advances driving a new wedge into German defenses. German retreat continues northward with army morale shaken. Gen March notes sole aim to inflict heavy casualties as Forty second Rainbow division joins the firing line. Changes in U S army organization to be announced.
Washington officials announce the British Canadian United States draft agreement is now in effect. The treaty allows each country to call its nationals from the other’s territory and became effective upon exchange of ratifications between Ambassador Page and the British foreign office in London.
Amsterdam reports Gen Baron Marschall named head of the German emperor’s military cabinet succeeding Lieut Gen Baron Moritz von Lenacker who retires for health reasons. Marschall previously led a section of the cabinet and served as aid de camp to Gen De Langendorff.
A federal grand jury indicted Aubrey W. Vaughan Captain in the U S Army quartermasters corps Felix Gouled a manufacturer and I I Modell a lawyer on charges of conspiring to defraud the government in contracts for raincoats in New York dated July 81. In Paris July 8 Field Marshal Mackensen arrived at German headquarters with reports he will replace General Ludendorff per dispatch from Berne.
Thomas Hannah bought Emry Clinkenbeard’s share in the Hannah Clinkenbeard garage. Florence and Gertrude Gavin return from a visit with their uncle Leo Cornick in Mt. Pleasant. L E Kuhns and FE Keltner travel to Rome on business. E A Long of Brooklyn was in town yesterday. Miss Ethel Turkington of Cedar Rapids arrived Sunday for a visit at the C J Gavin home north of the city.
A large Fairfield and Jefferson county crowd will gather at the depot this evening to see 14 men leave for Camp Forest Georgia. The group reported to the Exemption board this afternoon, were sworn in, and dismissed. They meet at the Courthouse at 7 15 PM and march to the depot with the Fairfield Iowa band. They depart on Burlington train No 4 and join a special train at Burlington bound for Camp Forest via St Louis.
Plans are moving to establish a county wide community canning kitchen at the Armory. Residents can bring vegetables for assisted canning with surplus products destined for Red Cross benefits or hospital shipments. An seniors meeting led by Miss Jessie Griswold will occur Thursday at 3 30 in the Armory, inviting all county women to attend.
The regular mid week service will be held at the Methodist church on Wednesday at eight. Rev. Keesey urges all members to attend as he has important matters to share. The congregation is uniting with the Presbyterian church, limiting the minister's ability to address his own people. Members are asked to be present Wednesday evening.
The notice states a golf picnic will be served at six thirty on Friday evening.
Daniel Walmer, an old soldier, died this afternoon at 4 p m at his home on East Washington Street after a month long battle with stomach cancer. No funeral arrangements have been made.
The next Community club dinner will be served at the Sloughville school house east of Germanville on Thursday August 8. Members and their wives dine for 75 cents a plate, proceeds to the Red Cross. George Wrightman of the Iowa State Manufacturers' Association will speak. Car owners should notify Secretary Roy Emry.
A group of Elzevir Girls enjoyed a picnic on the college campus honoring Dorothy Phelps and Beryl Stephenson who depart tomorrow for federal posts in Washington D C Phelps to work in the adjutant general office and Stephenson in a government insurance office.
Parson College requests names of parties seeking student help and those offering rooms for rent. Notices include room rentals, a launder dress request, a family seeking a large house, and a campaign to collect Camp Library Books during the wartime period.
Dr Wilbur R Keesey pastor of the First Methodist Church has been invited to join a 25 member Y M C A group for a three week training in San Antonio Texas with a view to a war secretary appointment. He would take a temporary six month leave if he accepts and awaits further details. His three sons are in service and two more may be called. He weighs duty to the nation against remaining to keep home fires burning.
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