Allied Armies Gain In Night Attacks At Hangard
British and French forces report gains around Hangard and Morlancourt as German pressure on Amiens grows. Australian and American troops hit the line near Ville-sur-Ancre, taking prisoners and boosting positions while a large German offensive massed across 40 divisions threatens Amiens and rail links as weather hampers actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amiens
Morlancourt
Hangard
Ierlancourt
Ville-sur-Ancre
Uangard
France
Flanders
Unions Haus
Paris
I’rench
Petit Parisien
Belziuan
Oise
Gaess
Clermont
U S Call to War Aid Through Red Cross Grows
President Wilson urges Americans to give to the Red Cross over lending money to the government. He says gifts carry no promise of favors and highlight mercy, brotherhood, and global relief as the world moves toward liberty. He extols the Red Cross as a universal instrument of humanity and recalls Allied suffering and shared aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Republic
Liberty
Simpson Williams New Firm Title Changes Local Meat Business
A city business partnership forms as F F Simpson Son meat market becomes Simpson Williams Frank Simpson Sr retires from the firm Leroy Williams a longtime farmer stock buyer joins the new partnership. The firm pledges high class meat prepared sanitary and invites public patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Simpson & Son
Simpson & Williams
Frank Simpson, Sr
Leroy Williams
Blue Blazes Rawden at the Orpheum May 21
J G Hawks praises Bill Hart as he debuts Blue Blazes Rawden a fourteenth Hart photoplay by Thomas H Ince for Artcraft showing at the Orpheum Theatre on Tuesday May 21 The Hart star dons Canadian lumberjack garb in five reels of rugged adventure with the Hart company ready for the next Western tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Hawks
Hart
Canadian Northwest
Thomas H. Ince
Artcraft
Rawden
Orpheum Theatre
W Manks
Bill” Hart
Hart Company
The
Orpheum
Peace Far Off German View Fifth Winter of War Inevitable
Berne May 18 Herr Hausmann progressive party leader told the Wuerttemberg diet a fifth winter of war was inevitable. Germany must face disappointment and not expect victory in the summer as hoped.
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Berne
Wuerttemberg
Herr Hausmann
Progressive Party
Germany
For Sale Classified Notices Mix Fairfield Iowa Area
Listing of multiple sale items from 705 North Mall Street Fairfield Iowa and nearby towns. Includes driving mare with buggy harness, cabbage plants at 50c per hundred, short horn calves under two weeks old, hardy cabbage plants 5c per dozen, two registered Poland China male pigs, a fall-parrowed sow, and a second hand automobile. Contact numbers and addresses provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Mall Street
Fairfield
Iowa
Zella Joh
High St
Oskaloosa
W. Jefferson Street
Poland
China
C. A. Allard
Lost items and event noted in local notices
A series of local notices report lost items and an event. Items include keys on a ring with Mrs. Frank Ricksher to return, a gold service pin for return to the Journal office, and a purple jacket between Buchanan's feed barn and two miles west of town with reward via the Journal office. A Barhydt chapel Tuesday night program promotes patriotism and a concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ricksher
Journal Office
Buchanan
Journal
Barhydt Chapel
For Rent Multiple Rooms and Houses Listed
Numerous rental notices list four room flats seven room houses three unfurnished rooms five room flats and houses in various streets including West Jefferson Washington St East Burlington St Highland Ave South Second Street Main Street with landlords G Taylor Thoma and Thoma Wilson's Art store H C Stevenson and Leggett House contact numbers 1244 3403 1742 466 471 462 446 435 485.
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Lee Russell Smith
West Jefferson Street
North Ninth Street
G. Taylor
East
Washington St
West
Burlington St
Thoma
Highland Ave
South Second Street
Wilson’s
South Main Street
H. C. Stevenson
Leggett House
Wanted help and goods Ads from local journal
WANTED agents 60 weekly and automobile furnishers. Bellwey Co Sta F Louisville Ky. 488. WANTED three girls Fairfield Steam Laundry 487. WANTED to buy second hand cook stove Phone 9804 491. WANTED a boy fifteen on farm steady all summer Phone 1335. WANTED more men and boys Harper Brush Factory 470. WANTED wall paper to clean Phone Shrines Johnsons No. 320 467. WANTED a place to work on a farm by boy fifteen Dress W care of Journal 469. WANTED waitress Kewa Lunch room 449. WANTED to buy second hand sorghum milk George M Halley Fairfield Ia 463.
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Bellwey Co
Sta. F
Louisville
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Care of Journal
Kewa
George M._ Halley
Fairfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stain
Norrow
U. S
Wilson
Members of
Great Fraternity
Ile
World Democratic Party
Simpson & Williams New Firm
Weynes
People’s
CGL
East Broadway
Lon H. Israel
A. F. Carlson
Larson & Jones
Square
Long’s Cigar
Stortz & Taglauer
Harper Brush Factory
Shrines & Johnson's
Pence
North Fourth Street
Jewell’s
William Fox
Jewel Carman
William. Hart
Rawdon
Metro Picture Corp
Francis X. Bushmand
Beverly Bayne
Jesse L. Lasky
Jack Pickford
Huck and
Tom
Adventures
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Goldwin Feature Corporation
Mabel Normand
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