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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1918
Page
6
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Washington announces easing of meatless day rules as porkless Saturdays end. County administrators Spaulding and McKenney have not yet received the ruling but will likely permit sale of liver kidney heart sweetbreads and tongue on Tuesdays. Bakers may use rye flour and rye meal as wheat substitutes until March 31 with conditions and potential license revocation for violations.
Paris reports two 1914 documents released by French Foreign Minister Pinchon show Germany sought to force war on France and secure Alsace Lorraine. One record bears Bethmann-Hollweg's signature outlining plans to seize Toul and Verdun if France remained neutral, with a deadline for France to reply.
Jefferson County organizes for Iowa Smokeless Day to raise emergency funds for Iowa soldiers. Small banking boxes to be placed in stores and bars with cards urging deposits. Local committees led by Mrs. O F Fryer, Mrs. R S Torrence, and Mrs. Robt Louden Jr oversee openings and deposits to the county treasurer.
Mt Pleasant March 4 The Iowa Wesleyan College board refused to take over the local Y M C A due to country conditions. The college could not raise a $100 000 endowment despite an Offered ten thousand from Senator Seeley. The Y M C A secretary has resigned and local enrollment flagged. Hope rests on Pleasant community action to save a stronger YMCA.
Captain John Cameron wife Mary and daughter Janita of San Francisco aboard the Spanish steamer Igotz Mendi after capture by a German raider. The ship ran ashore at Jutland Denmark. Prisoners were fed well until a Japanese escaped, after which all were confined below for 28 days.
Local clubs and church groups plan meetings tomorrow and this week with hosts in multiple streets. Announcements include weddings for Miss Lorena Hook and Miss Esther Appleton with Lt. Col. Wilson G. Heaton, plus social events at Mrs. J. S. Gantz, Mrs. Oscar Easton, Mrs. Hol Gentry, Prof. and Mrs. E. E. Watson, and the White Rose club. The Jefferson County Historical Society holds an officers election March 6.
Frank Edler and George Rowland received indeterminate sentences up to ten years for breaking and entering at night before Judge Vermillion. Jim Cook and Henry Lehan, tied to a similar charge, were bound over to the grand jury. Bert Ingram was arrested by Chief Mitchell with eight quarts of whiskey and to be sent to Ottumwa for federal hearing.
Prof Clyde Reed, assistant professor of biology and chemistry at Parsons for 18 months, left Saturday for Charleston Maryland to become professor of biology and head of the biology department at Washington College. Reed came to Parsons last fall from Graceland College Lamona Iowa. The college and students regret his departure for a higher post.
William J. Bryan spoke in Chicago after an interruption by Canadian soldiers during a prohibition address in Toronto. He said the disturbance did not matter and that he would regroup with dry leaders to plan his role in the coming dry campaign.
A Monon passenger train from Chicago to Louisville derailed at Brookston, Indiana, overturning one coach and derailing three other cars. Officials say no one was seriously hurt and only a few sustained minor injuries. The cause remains under investigation.
Local ad touts Fair brush window offering garage cleaning tools starting at $1.08 with emphasis on fast cleanup before burning up. Structures suggest a promotional sale event and introductory pricing aimed at residents needing affordable brushes.
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