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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1918

Page

6

Subscriptions Terms for Weekly Carrier Delivery

The editor manager outlines subscription options with weekly delivery by carrier. Rates shown include three months prepaid and various advance terms with price figures.

Dry amendment seen winning across states this winter

Des Moines reports A. Coates, secretary of the Iowa Constitutional Amendment association, predicts the national liquor prohibition amendment will be ratified this winter with a solid four vote margin over the required two thirds. He lists states and their standing, noting fourteen have already ratified and expects the remaining twenty four dry or leaning states to join before spring.

Des Moines A. A. Coates Iowa Constitutional Amendment Association Coates Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Idaho Indiana Michigan Minnesota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Pau Finois Missouri Iowa

Citizens meeting called in Court Room Monday evening

A public notice announces a called meeting of all citizens in the Court Room on Monday Nov 25 at 730 for perfecting the preliminary organization War Council. The general public is urged to attend. Signed by KR W Lamson A G Jordan J S McKenney Dillon Turney S A Power and committee.

War Council KR. W. Lamson A. G. Jordan J. 5. McKenney Dillon Turney A. Power

Brandall Accepts Annapolis Editor Post After Purchase

R G Walker, former Fairfield Tribune publisher, resumes Tribune ownership after selling to Harry Brandall who has left for Annapolis Maryland to become managing editor and business manager of the Evening Capital. Brandall announced his departure in the Tribune and Walker returns amid farm plans but quickly reverts to publishing duties.

R. G. Walker The Fairfield Tribune Harry N. Brandall Walker Mr. Brandall Annapolis Maryland Evening Capitol Brandall the Tribune Tribune Jefferson County Th Tribune Evening Capital

American Girls club holds first meeting in society notes

About 25 members of the newly organized American Girls club met with Misses Julia and Fannie Dempsey last evening. A short program was given and a delightful evening was spent. The next club meeting will be December 5 with Miss Reva Elder on W Hempstead St.

American Girls Club Julia Fannie Dempsey Reva Elder W. Hempstead St

Local Briefs From Davenport Deaths and Visits

Mrs. George M Allender of Davenport arrives after her father Chrisian Turner’s death. H Parrott of Aurora NL visits relatives en route to Denver. Orrin McMurray of Fairfield Iowa listed wounded. L T L girls and boys meet Saturday 2 30 with Mrs Chilcott on East Broadway. Mrs M Lucas and children and Miss Dorothy Conn leave for Davenport to reside. Mrs H O Brownlee and daughter Faith of Long Grove stay with Mrs J D Ebert on East Kirkwood. Marriage licenses issued: Earl A Walgren 21 and Gladys M Trabert 18 Lockridge. Raleigh W Creek 24 and Alta M Jones 20 Elden. L A Ramey 42 Packwood and Ada Bessie Hite 41 Fairfield. Twelve days old daughter of Mr and Mrs C S Henness dies. funeral tomorrow afternoon at their home four and a half miles south of the city.

Earl A. N. Walgren Gladys M. Trabert Lockridge Raliegh W. Creek Alta M. Jones Elden L. A. Ramey Packwood Ada Bessie Hite Fairfield

War Work Campaign to Close at Week's End

The United War Work Campaign in Jefferson county is nearly finished with few reports of funds collected. Chairman J. P. Starr is sending more than three hundred letters to noncontributors urging subscriptions, and it is expected most will be pledged by week’s end.

United War Jefferson County J. P. Starr

American ships sunk in European war toll reaches high

From the start of the European war to the armistice date the American merchant marine lost 145 vessels totaling 354,449 gross tons and 775 lives. Including army and navy vessel losses, the total exceeds one thousand lives lost.

Washington

German light cruiser sinks after mine hit

London reports one German light cruiser, part of the high seas fleet en route to surrender, struck a mine in the North Sea. The vessel was badly damaged and sank. the action occurred on November 22.

Allie London North Sea

Card of Thanks for Lieut. E. E. Rorick

We express gratitude to friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of Lieut. E. E. Rorick. Mrs. Stella Rorick, her son, and parents acknowledge the support. Storm Doors at Cable Lumber Yard, Phone 120, 394-3.

E. E. Rorick Stella Rorick

Kaiser Plan Revealed On Armistice Terms

London reports Albert Ballin late Hamburg America director general wrote to a Berlin newspaper editor before his death. He said Allied terms for Germany seem moderate given the situation and quipped that if victorious, Germany would have occupied Paris and London and dictated peace at Buckingham Palace.

London Albert Ballin Hamburg Steamship Company Germany National Zeitung of Berlin Zurieh Poros Buckingham Palace Ural Mountains Bay of Biscay

Plan To Seize Ex Kaiser Extradition Question

Paris reports Premier Clemenceau asked Charles Lyon-Caen to give an opinion on whether the extradition of William Hohenzollern can be demanded. Lyons-Caen asked for time to prepare a reply while Edouard Chinet, a top authority on international law, states it is impossible to demand the former emperor's extradition.

Ope Paris Clemenceau Charles Lyon-Caen Faculty of Law University of Paris William Hohenzollern M. Lyons-Cuenhaus la Liberte Sivus Edouard Chinet

Weather Strips for Windows and Doors at Cable Yard

Weather strips to seal edges around windows and doors offered by Cable Lumber Yard. Contact phone number 120 894-3 for details on winter wind protection and pricing.

Cable Lumber Yard

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the Daily Journal Journal Printing Publishers South Court Street Dean Taylor Bae Eovee Harry Brandall Annapolis, MD George M. Allender Davenport Chrisian Turner H. ©. Parrott Aurora, NL Denver Orrin McMurray M. Lucas Dorothy Conn H. O. Brownlee Faith Long Grove Mrs.Brownley J. D. Ebert East Kirkwood St HM Cruiser Ben Davis Johnathon New York Baldwins U.S. Food Administration Ray Maxwell South Side Kaiser Urals Atlantic University Law China Matinee Orpheum Cremona Pipe Organ Elsie Ferguson the Romanoffs King Bee Universal Perfection Monarch Universal Ranges Richardson Fardware Co Muscatine J. Goldman Cedar St. Muscatine Browning
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