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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
6
Journal Printing Co at 110 South Court Street lists Dean Taylor and A. W. Taylor as editor and manager in a compact newspaper notice announcing the publication office and leadership.
The notice lists subscription terms for carrier and mail service in Fair oi4 Iowa. It shows Wee Month and Three Months options with in advance pricing and asks readers to report irregularities in the carrier service. Telephone access is provided for notices and inquiries.
Dispatches report Finnish anarchic conditions with Socialist leaders losing control as strikers form armed bands. A censored government member and passport bureau chaos emerge while a Swedish warship is sent to protect lives. In Kiev, Ukrainian commissaries take over posts and 360,000 troops are recalled, signaling front instability and potential enemy openings.
Mrs Frances Ambler Higley died at her Fairfield home on East Burlington Street at 12 45 this morning after a long illness. Born December 27 1847 in Salem Ohio she lived in Mt Pleasant Iowa before marrying D G Higley in 1868 and has since resided in Fairfield. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Jas F Wilson a granddaughter Frances two sisters Miss Iane Ambler and Mrs Louie Janes of Colorado Springs. Funeral service will be held Monday at 2 50 at the home.
Paris reports a German assault along a one kilometer Verdun front north of Courieres wood penetrating briefly before being expelled. London notes Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire troops repelled a raid near Wynshhaere east of Fanipoux. Berlin cites intense artillery fighting and a Verdun front rebuff.
Edwin S Smith of the U S department of agriculture told the National Academy of Science at the University of Pennsylvania that wheat fields grain houses and flour mills are being burned by German agents as America faces a severe supply shortage. He urged drafting for harvest work for men not fit for military service.
London reports sustained pursuit of remaining German forces in German Southwest Africa with nearly 1,000 prisoners captured and important positions seized. The last heavy gun in the colony was taken intact.
A writ of attachment on the personal property of Nicholas Romanoff the deposed Russian emperor was signed by Justice Russell Benedict in a suit for 2,800,000 dollars filed by the Marine Transportation Service Corporation for alleged breach of contract on goods ordered by Russia.
The Camp Fire Girls of the city will sell the Iowa author Iona’s Prairie Gold this Friday and Saturday as a Red Cross benefit. Proceeds go to the cause, with the attractive edition bound in colors by Ding Darling. Local chapters expect a quick, small allocation to move this week.
Evergreen LOU 8 Gedegree of Hon will hold a social session in the Fraternal Union Hall tomorrow evening with invited friends as guests. Misses Charlotte and Hazel Sauer host the Girls Club of the Lutheran church this evening at their West Burlington street home, inviting all members. The White Rose Club enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at Mrs Charles Allison's West Adams street home with a lunch served.
Personal visits mark the week as Mrs. Fred McClain returns from Des Moines and Grace Applegate visits the college campus. Sheriff Campbell conducts moves on prisoners Thos Agin and Frank Cooper to Anamosa for a ten year sentence while Rev L Emry departs for a business trip to China. James Moorhead leaves for Des Moines on business.
London reports list eighty thousand people hanged in Austria and Hungary since the war began for political or racial opposition pacifist activity and separatist propaganda.
Sheriff Campbell arrested H. C. Harper in Libertyville on an assault with intent to commit murder charge filed by Elmer Vaught. The alleged assault occurred on Harper’s rented farm southeast of Libertyville amid ongoing landlord tenant disputes.
A recital by Miss Charlotte White’s pupils is planned at Prof. J P Moorheads Studio at 7:30 PM with a public invitation. The program lists student names and pieces, while a separate report notes a farm dispute in which Harper claims self defense after an altercation with Vaught and others. Harper awaits hearing on December 4 after bonding.
The City Electrician reports multiple street lamps out at various points due to delays in securing replacement lamps. Once the lamps arrive they will be installed where needed. Ballade Burgmuller Chase of the Butterflies Dennee Vilora Parks Gronow ee On the Water Venetian Love Song Louise Messer Doll's Dream Scenes from an Imaginary Ballet CNG Dames S Coleridge Taylor Mildred Stever
Mt Pleasant Iowa November 21 James Houman a leading Henry county attorney died at his home on South Jackson Street Wednesday afternoon after a brief illness. The news comes as a shock to friends with no prior warning of serious illness. Attending the Army Y public auction on the square is noted for Saturday at 3 pm. City Water Works repairs are complete and water service is reported in good condition.
Tom Myres and Will Johnson of Canton Illinois visit the Charles Goodell home. Mr and Mrs R J Gudgel depart for Ottawa Kansas due to their daughter Mrs Nelson Greens serious typhoid illness.
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