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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1918
Page
6
Political notice lists candidates for supervisor 1919 term including Charles Edmund and J B Trent E F Simmons as contenders in the local election with brief eligibility details and party affiliations not specified. The document records multiple names for the upcoming term and indicates a public vote or selection process.
The day after the election the Allied armistice terms would be presented to Germany and are expected to be promptly accepted. Col. House is said to hold the deciding word and reportedly will not offer the armistice until after the election. By Wednesday he believes the world will be made safe for the Democratic party.
President Wilson sent a message to the king of Italy expressing deep joy of the American people that Italy is freed from her enemies. He extends sincere congratulations to the Italian royal and real people, signaling strong allied sentiment in the Washington dispatch.
Washington November 1 The Supreme court refused to review the case of Maurice Sugar publisher of the Micht man Socialist convicted of refusing to register under the selective service. Austrian Emperor Poor Risk Stockholm November 4 According to the Norwegian Farmand an Austrian life insurance company asked Norwegian firms to rewrite a portion of a large policy on the Austrian emperor None of the Norwegian companies accepted the risk.
Amsterdam dispatch notes a state of anarchy prevailing in Turkey with thousands of deserters subsisting by robbing the mass of the population. The dispatch cites reports from the embassy correspondence bureau and underscores the general breakdown of order across the region.
The November term of the District Court began yesterday as Judge F. M. Hunter postponed all jury trials to free lawyers for case questionnaires. Jurors were notified they will not be called. court adjourned yesterday afternoon and reconvenes tomorrow morning.
Libertyville reports the death of Private Merle Haney of C Company 117th Infantry in a French hospital. A letter from Carry E Luckles, sister in charge, to Mrs Haney describes his combat injuries and peaceful passing at 10 a m on October 10. The note adds sympathy and a small hair keepsake.
Miss Katheryn Banfield resumes school work in Council Bluffs after a weeks visit with her mother. Verner E. Koons of Batavia has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the quartermaster corps. Mrs. R. G. McFarland was called to New London by her brother William Lincoln’s illness. Lincoln died Saturday noon. Mrs. George Patterson received a telegram that her son Tom is en route home from Camp Merritt New Jersey on furlough. Miss Bertha Downing of Beaver City Neb spent yesterday with her uncle E. J. Hewett. Downing is a Red Cross canteen worker en route to New York. The Pastern Stars of Nebraska are defraying her expenses.
Paris reports it is unlikely that armistice conditions will reach Germany via diplomatic or military channels. The program has been entrusted to Marshal Foch for formulation before notification to Germany, with the process following accepted customs.
Washington reports men enlisting in the Army largely take out the full $10,000 government voluntary insurance, the largest amount allowed, at about $6 a month. The average policy value is about $5,700, while the bureau now mails 957,006 checks monthly.
Baltimore, Nov 4. Maj. Rober W. Wood, professor of experimental physics at Johns Hopkins, inventor of tear gas, awarded the gold medal of the Italian Academy of Sciences in Rome for 1918. The award cites recent work in physics.
Mr and Mrs C Hartman hosted Private Dale F L Anderson from Scituate Proving Grounds MA and Private L E Guier from San Francisco CA on furloughs plus Mrs L E Guier and others for dinner at their northeast of the city home. A surprise wedding yesterday in Davenport united Miss Elizabeth Collins and Cecil Johnson at the Lutheran parsonage Rev Miller officiating. The Johnsons parents reside in this city and he works as a traveling salesman for Thoma Wall Paper and Paint Co.
An important notice warns there are four days left to convert the 1st and 2nd Liberty Bonds into 414% Bonds, with a deadline before Nov 9. It cautions that late returns will blame themselves for missing the exchange opportunity.
The final Fourth Liberty Loan total for Jefferson County is 1 027 450 dollars with deductions for outside contributions and railroad worker subscriptions still to come in. Special Agent King commended the county delinquents who paid in full and noted every delinquent card was turned in. The Jefferson County drive is praised as one of the best in the state.
Church members are urged to leave weekly offerings with Financial Secretary Ernest Bailey at Gaines Bros. Hardware Store. This arrangement supports ongoing church expenses during quarantine.
Notice advertising shoe repair by W. L. Lambert. No shoe too far gone to fix up and tan shoes can be dyed black to look new. Located second door east of A. J. Boyd’s Grocery at 318.
As we are going out of business, we request all known indebted parties to call and settle with J. W. Oliver & Son on or before November 15.
Sergeant Floyd A Stevens describes his new duties handling company property and issuing equipment, the hard pace, and the pride in supporting front line efforts. He notes soldiers’ moods in the supply room, humorous misplacements, and the need for backing from home as taps signal curfew. He reflects on change since arrival in France and the American spirit.
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