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Prompt reporting urged for any irregularity in carrier service. Telephone number 23 provided for contact and follow up.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1917
Page
6
District boards face backlash over draft order change
Exasperation rises as Jefferson county and other boards oppose recent District board actions that overturn prior work and delay procedures. Mt Pleasant News notes the entering wedge is driven, with new names certifed including men with children and others reconsidered, suggesting broad, rapid eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
District Board
Mt. Pleasant
Pro German Sentiments Cost Dutch Minister Recall
Washington reports Chevalier W. L. F. G. Van Happard, the Dutch minister in the capital for four years, voiced pro German sentiments that led to a recall by the Netherlands. Secretary Lansing said no formal U.S. complaint was filed though the issue was brought to authorities. The United States has not yet stated whether Van Happard’s successor will satisfy the government, and the State Department will review the new envoy before ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chevaler
W. L. F. G. van Happard
Lansing
State Department
Chevalier
United States
VanBoyen
van Happard
German Bombs Found in Narvik Norway
Two large German made bombs filled with explosive and fuses were found at Narvik in northern Norway. They were wrapped in a Swedish newspaper dated August 4 and placed in canvas carry bags. The items resemble bombs previously traced to Christiania and tied to German courier Aaron Rautenfels who had assistants in Narvik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Narvik
Norway
Germany
Aaron Rautenfels
Finland
Rautenfels
Lansing Sisters in France Arrive as Red Cross Workers
A steamer from New York reaches Bordeaux with fifteen American Red Cross workers to staff canteen stations. Among them are Miss Katherine T. Lansing and Miss Emma S. Lansing, sisters of Secretary of State Robert Lansing. A Gironde prefecture official welcomed the group on behalf of the French government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordeaux
New York
Red Cross
Katherine TT. Lansing
Emma 8
S. Lansing
Robert Lansing
Gironde
Harvard Lieutenant Kennedy Dies in Air Crash at Fort Sill
Cambridge reports Lieut. Roderick Kennedy a Harvard 1917 graduate burned to death when his war plane caught fire during flight at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He died less than a day after receiving his commission in the signal corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Harvard University
Fort Sill
Okla
Cambridge
Maass
Roderick Kennedy
Harvard
Signal Corps
Osborne teaches prisoners to be kin for troops in France
Portmouth New Hampshire September 17 Ware den Thomas Mott Osborne of the naval prison here is teaching his prisoners Be kin for troops in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Exemption Board Overruled In Wartime Draft Rulings
The Jefferson County Exemption Board reworks its call list to align with a new District Board rule excluding childless married men. Exemptions for many locals were overturned, affecting about 20 percent of certified draftees and signaling discord between local and district authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Mt. Pleasant
Pleasant Surprises Mark Local 25th Wedding Anniversary
Centred on celebrations around Batavia and nearby towns, families honored W. G. Robinson and wife with a noon dinner and gifts, while Martha Adelheid Schuler wed Prof. Leo Schmidt in Yankton.玲
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Adelheid Schuler
Jacob Schuler
Yankton
S. Dakota
Leo Schmidt
Wreck kills seven Iowa stockmen near Earlville
In a C B Q railroad crash near Aurora Illinois on Sept 17 seven Iowa stockmen from Fairfield Hamilton Keilersen Chariton Milton and Chariton were killed along with one unidentified man and a dozen injured. The collision involved the pursuing train running past a block signal. Engineer A C Carlson is hospitalized and authorities cite signal violations as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Ill
Iowa
Thomas Bender
Fairfield
W. D. Rickson
Hamilton
Otis McCauley
Keilersen
John Walker
Milton
William Foulks
William Fuller
Chariton
Earlville
Walter Wilson
Aurora Police Force
Engineer Carlson
McCarty
Carlson
Galesburg
Local News Briefs From Fairfield and Surrounding Areas
Bert Dimmitt was injured Saturday night when his auto left the embankment on the Agency road. Two Fairfield cars collided at about the same point with drivers avoiding a turnout. Many locals, including Gordon Gibbons visiting Creston and Miss Marion McElhinny going to Boulder to attend college, are mentioned along with several visits, travels, and family notices. Marriage licenses issued include Grace Roberts and R E B Allerdice of Lockridge. Various residents traveled or gathered for illnesses, funerals, or family events in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Normal School of Physical Education
Sanitarium
Battle Creek
Mich
Etta Montgomery Clarke
Fairfield
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Mass
Clarke
Niagara Falls
Etta M. Clarke
J. Fred Clarke
Rex Vote
E. Ef, Bruns
Bert Dimmitt
Agency Road
Alleged Auto Thief Killed in Rochester
Homer Hopkins eighteen leader of a youth gang was shot and killed by Walter Malcolm whose car he allegedly tried to steal Malcolm was arrested on a manslaughter charge and released on bail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
Homer Hopkins
Walter Malcolm
Malcolm
Mrs Sara Miller and Brother Visit City
Mrs Sara Miller and her brother Craig of Stockport are in the city today for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. George
Evanston, Ill
Wm. E. Thompson
Sara Miller
Craig
Stockport
City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ean Taylor
W. Taylor
Fairfeld
Lansing Sisters
France
U. S
Lished
Herbert B. Killion
Joe E. Robertson
Paul Coleson
Frank Ash
Richland
Victor D. Bates
Raymond R. Peebler
Harper Hillman
Thos. R. Crawford
Ray 0. Benn
Hedrick
Clyde H. du Vall
Horace B. Gentry
Fred de Good
Batavia
Harry Elder
Stanislaus N. Zaharis
E. P
Nt Pleasant
District Exemption Board
Des Moines
Henry County
W. G. Robinson
Brighton
Marsh Robinson
Nellie
Topeka
Kan
Mrs. Robinson
Schmidt
Fairfield Iowa Band
Linn St
South Dakota
Yeoman Lodge
Ev Sarvene
Daniel Rickerd
North Fifth Street
Ota
Aubrey Rickerd
William Sheets
John Kirkove
Charles Dill
George Randolph
W. R. Rickerd
Little
W. A. Nott
B and
Lowesreet
Browning Studio
Nott
James Keller
Charles Keller
Pearl Smith
Charles Blakeley
Rollie Nott
Gordon Gibbons
L. W. van Nostrand
Creston
W. P. Spry
Quincy, Ill
R. A. Workman
Archie Trent
R. R. Elder
Marion McElhinny
Boulder, Colo
Helen van Nostrand
Cleveland
Ohio
Ray Hemmings
Pearl Hemmings
New London
C. C. Cottle
Los Angeles
Cal
Elizabeth Gilham
L. J. Marcy
Verle Frazey
J. P. Frazey
Etta Murphey
Lockridge
Murphy Home
Geo. M. Ball
Grace Roberts
R. E B. Allerdice
Manford Dugeon
Carl
Razey
Harlan C. Smith
Everest Wilson
Georgiana Smith
Ottumwa
Charles Hiller
Olive Hoghton
Kahoka
Wm. FE. Thompson
Claire Wisecarver
Kirby
Zaida Wisecarver
Miss. Barnes
Miss Dewella
Ottumwa, Iowa
Roth & CO
Roth @ Co
Taylor
Mina Taylor
Elsie Dinsmore
Gingham School
Broadway
A. F. Carlson
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