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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
2
The list outlines steps to reduce sugar intake by using fresh fruits without sugar, cooking dried fruits without added sugar, canning fruit with less sugar, cutting sugar in tea and coffee, avoiding candy cakes gum and sodas, choosing honey maple sugar and syrups when available, and eliminating desserts or sugar heavy dishes.
A impassioned wartime exhortation urges Americans to invest in the fourth Liberty loan. It frames wartime duty as personal and collective, linking family history and national peril to mustering dollars for victory against tyranny.
Peace delegates who traveled to Saloniki and signed the armistice with the allies have returned to Sofia. The group arrived amid celebration and relief as Bulgaria resumes its normal wartime posture and awaits further postwar arrangements.
Canadian food controls tighten under Food Administrator Deemes. Licenses required for dewars and manufacturers, strict penalties for violations, sugar bans on icing cakes and homemade candy, and flour substitutes sold with limits. Private hides limited to small monthly allowances amid shortages and price gaps compared with the United States.
Clifford O. Dimmitt, age 19, of Fairfield and son of Mr and Mrs Frank Dimmitt, was killed in action September 13 while serving with Co M 168th Infantry in the Rainbow division in France. He joined in May 1917 and had prior guard duty in Ottumwa. Survived by three brothers and four sisters. community offers condolences.
Cliford I. Thoma was re elected president of the Retail Merchants Association at the meeting last night. Officers voted in were S A Power vice president M M Graham secretary and G W Bean treasurer. Directors named for three year terms included B A Peasley S A Power M D Rodabaugh and Charles Lyon Ray L Emry to be acting secretary at the forthcoming board meeting. The group discussed boosting the Livestock Show set for October 16 17 and planned city wide canvassing to secure needed memberships for incorporation.
Mrs. N. L. Downey a noted Batavia resident died last night at her home after an operation two weeks earlier. She was about 43 and survived by her husband four children Iwa Lind Nellie Joseph and Nelson Downey. Funeral is tomorrow at 1 PM from the home with Rev. Caughin presiding. Interment in Batavia Cemetery.
Funeral services for Clarence F Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Johnson were held Tuesday at the Upland Lutheran church near Lockridge. Rev H Sandeen led the service with Trinity Lutheran pastor and choir contributing selections as pallbearers Murphy Maxwell Virgil Maxwell and Fred Briggs bore the casket.
An ad directs readers to contact Smith at the Star garage for vulcanizing services located at 160. The brief note points to a single provider and place, with a practical instruction for service.
The L. T. L. girls and boys in the program will gather at the Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at three o clock. Mrs M D Rodibaugh hosted a ladies gathering yesterday at her Washington street home. The Women's Relief Corps started a class of candidates last night in Fraternal Aid Hall. A corps social hour followed. Next Monday the corps will host a program in the court house room to honor new members. Pythia Sisters plan a meeting Monday evening in their hall on the north side of the square and urge all members to attend.
Circulating rumors claimed wounding and death of five Company M members and that James B Bailey, father of McKinley Bailey, had returned home with a wooden limb. Investigations found no truth to these reports though a letter from Private Bailey said he was well and back with his unit serving as a guide for incoming ships.
Forest Wright has recruited 100 men for Company M, Fourth United States National Guard, now formed in Fairfield. The unit, named by Des Moines, will be mustered for service soon. Interested men should report to the Armory this week as physical examinations are set for next Saturday at 2:30 PM and vacancies may remain.
The local board reports Jefferson county has two men allotted for Ames mechanical training. Volunteers accepted until Saturday October 12. Applicants need grammar schooling, aptitude, and some experience. Training includes auto driving repair work auto mechanics blacksmithing truck driving machinist and rubber work at government expense to serve front and rear lines.
Amsterdam reports Prince Maximilian of Baden proposed as imperial chancellor with Berlin meeting attended by Emperor Wilhelm II and Hindenburg. The Baden heir advocates peace terms and an Anglo-Saxon peace, opposing pan German war aims, with ties to Delbrueck moderates and prior chancellorship discussions.
Lieutenant William W. Cator certifies Parsons College men who wish to join the S A T Corps. Those accepting are inducted as if for Camp Dodge, with certificates presented to the Local Board. The Board must induct and entrain the men to Parsons College Fairfield Iowa to report for duty. Accepting waives deferred classification time limits and physical examinations under selective service rules.
Chicago readers react to a letter from First Lieutenant William P. McFarland detailing valor of Chicago troops in France. The note praises Colonel Myron E. Adams and recalls the line retreat, I just got here, as a fitting quip heard in Chicago.
A disptatch reports Bavarian forces along the Swiss border have pulled back their troops and deserters have reached Swiss outposts. A Bavarian officer says German morale is low and says their country has done enough fighting for the king of Prussia.
Jessie Kemp advertises piano lessons at her home contact number 365 for interested callers located at 202 North Sth Street.
Propaganda urges buying Liberty bonds to fund tanks for U S and allied forces. Emphasizes tanks as vital to crush German machine gun nests and shield infantry, saving thousands of lives and strengthening Uncle Sam’s war effort.
For used casings and tubes see Smith, the vulcanizer, at the Star garage, 161.
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