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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
4
Des Moines reports unofficially that men registered on September 12 may be called about November 1. The five day draft window from October 21 will stage class one and later calls depend on Sept. 42 registrations. Early October calls were halted by Spanish flu and rain delays.
In Hammond Indiana Mrs Clara Ptarnuy a mother of six with three sons serving in the Army was killed at the Cudory Packing plant in Chicago while en route to work. She fell from an elevator shaft becoming the first female war worker among 5 900 to lose her life at the plant.
London reports Serbian troops drive Austro German forces from Serbian soil. Alexinatz on the Morava river, 15 miles NW of Nish, is captured with 32 guns seized. French capture Ipek Montenegro near the Serbian border and enter Pirot on the Nish Sofia line. Diakova evacuated as Austro German retreat.
Washington reports the fourth Liberty Loan requires about 1 billion dollars daily in subscriptions to reach an 86 billion goal. Secretary McAdoo warns against underestimating the problem and says the final target is at least 4.5 billion, with potential additions from prior loans. The remaining campaign days are critical to success.
A Berlin dispatch to the Central News Agency from Copenhagen reports the Hungarian parliament read a proclamation declaring Hungary an independent state during a meeting on October 18.
Advice from a health notice on preventing influenza spread emphasizes early bed rest, keeping warm, open windows, masking, hygiene, ventilation, and avoiding crowded places. It urges isolating the sick, boiling and disinfecting items, and seeking a physician for all inmates showing symptoms. It also advises nasal and ocular precautions, sun exposure, nutrition, and sleep for recovery.
Local help wanted and items for sale including a Harley Davidson twin motorcycle and poultry such as full blooded Plymouth Rock cockerels and White Wyandotte cockerels. Also listed are potatoes, a 30 acre home for sale, Riverside cook store, farm land trade offers, rental houses and rooms, and various Lost and Found notes plus job listings and home work ads.
An alert notes three teen black youths last seen in the R I yards. Call 411 or contact Harry Ball for information on their whereabouts. A reward is promised for the return or information leading to recovery.
An old advertisement extols red blooded men as leaders and high performers. It promotes Phosphated Iron capsules to boost energy, nerves, and vitality, urging buyers to insist on capsules sold by Gaumer Bros and leading druggists.
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