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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
2
Washington reports the fuel administration will not ration gasoline but aims to reduce weekday motoring. A “motor less Sunday” may continue through spring as a war measure with an educational pledge system and posters to cut pleasure driving each day.
Tokyo October 11 heavy rains and strong winds barely dented the rice crop. Official estimates place yield at about 9 000 000 koiku 205 000 000 bushels, 4 000 000 koiku 20 000 000 bushels above last year and 5 000 000 koiku 25 000 000 bushels above the long term average. The Korean crop totals nearly 14 000 000 ko tor about 1 400 000 kal 8 400 000 bushels, higher than last year.
Bruges residents rise against German efforts to deport civilians as German troops fire on crowds. Across Flanders roads clog with cattle horses and pigs being sent to Germany.
A fire at the officers' quarters of a U.S. hospital in Redway N J killed Capt. Pred Cole of Portsmouth N H and Capt. Warren T. Walker of Syracuse N Y. Several lieutenants including Walsh King Frazer Sellingerson Schaman ki and Spiegel were injured among twenty five patients in the building. The cause remains unknown.
The Fairfield Board of Health ordered all public meeting places closed after midnight because of Spanish influenza. Twelve influenza cases are reported with many other illnesses including scarlet fever diphtheria and possible infantile paralysis. City council approved the action under Section 1038 of the Code of Iowa. Theater manager Hugh Bennett says theaters will open Saturday evening as planned.
Royal V. Galliher, a well known county youth, died last night at an Iowa City hospital after a severe illness from Spanish influenza and pneumonia. The body is expected this afternoon. funeral arrangements will be set after the funeral party arrives.
Judge Martin J. Wade issued a temporary injunction blocking a full rate increase while permitting a 45 percent raise to be collected in trust. If the court later rules against the company, those funds plus interest would be returned to customers.
London October 11. Prisoners taken by the Egyptian expeditionary force exceed 5 000 excluding Arabs. Estimates indicate the Turkish Fourth Seventh and Eighth armies may have escaped at most 17 000 roving with 4 000 rifles. Paris notes Edwin Parsons of Springfield Massachusetts. He with French aviators claims eight German machines brought down at the front.
Edith M Kagarise wife of John W Kagarise superintendent at Edgar Thomson works Baddock died at 2 20 am in Wilkinsburg She was born in Sharon lived here and attended Sharon public schools and Hall Institute She was a member of First Congregational church She leaves husband son John father Shadrach Davies and several siblings Services to be held at Mrs Boyves home 14 Cedar Street with Rev J B Jones officiating Interment in Oakwood Cemetery
Fairfield High School meets Oskaloosa on Alumni Field at 2 30 PM in a key football clash. Coach Yount led Fairfield to boost morale against the seasoned Oskaloosa eleven, aiming to reverse recent losses and boost local support with a high scoring season so far.
Zurich reports banks moved to curb panic on the Berlin stock exchange but provincial investors soon dumped blocks of stock. The Post of Munich says the crash is genuine as munition stocks such as Daimler plummet and no buyers are found in Berlin.
The War Industries Board urged merchants to stop the unnecessary return of merchandise to wholesalers and manufacturers. The appeal warned that returning goods wastes railroad shipping space needed for troops and war supplies and urged keeping goods only when accurately represented.
Lyman Beecher Kellogg, father of educator Vernon L. Kellogg and longtime figure in Kansas, died at his Emporia home. He led Kinneas State Normal School as its first president from 1866 to 1872 and later served as Kansas attorney general in 187? The notice appears in the classifieds.
The Orpheum and the Pairfield Theaters will open at their usual Saturday evening times by special permission. Hugh Bennett, manager.
Last night East Pleasant Plain hosted the Jefferson County Community club for a formal dinner. Officers elected: President Frank Apt, Vice-President Charles Lyon, Secretary Roy Emry, Treasurer Clyde Graham. Lieut David Cassatt of Fairfield spoke on Soldier Life in Training Camps, to an attentive crowd.
The regular monthly meeting of the Eastern Star will be held in the Masonic Temple at 7 30 this evening. All members are urged to be present.
Berlin dispatch reports a postal sack containing 70 million marks in securities and treasury bonds was stolen last Tuesday en route to the imperial chateau. The incident involves the post office and law enforcement investigations are underway.
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