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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1918
Page
6
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A wartime appeal states the Fourth Liberty Loan must remind all citizens the nation as a whole fights autocracy and democracy. It likens society to a single sports team, urging unwavering devotion, selflessness, and enthusiastic support from every citizen, front and home front alike.
Farmers of the United States begin two vital campaigns the Liberty Wheat Harvest and the Fourth Liberty Loan Fighting Loan. The war effort relies on sowing 47 5 million acres of winter wheat and full farmer backing to reinforce food reserves, morale, and allied victory.
Peking September 24 reports General Han Lin Chun has been named Chinese military attache to Washington. The appointment signals a strengthening of military diplomacy between China and the United States amid ongoing global tensions.
Nine persons are reported as victims of automobile accidents in New York. The incidents occurred on the third day of September as the city experiences elevated traffic dangers and ongoing safety concerns.
Jefferson county will send thirty men to Camp Dodge between October 5 and 12. The exact departure date and time are not yet known, and the local draft board has not released the list of those to depart.
Charles A. Hinsch, president of the Fifty-Third Bank of Cincinnati and head of the American Bankers Association, told reporters on arrival for the ABA convention that the United States, with about 300 billion dollars in wealth and the Federal Reserve ready to convert it to currency, can finance the war indefinitely. A record 1,402 delegates were listed on the rolls as registration began at the Congress hotel.
Davenport report says H. E. Moss led a war relief train across Iowa praising strong public resolve to buy bonds. He predicts Iowa will reach its Fourth Liberty Loan quota within thirty hours of the campaign opening on September 28.
An Atlantic Port dispatch says the German submarine lying 500 miles off the U S coast may have been put out of action by the US Shipping Board steamer Nansemond under Captain William MacLeod. Fire from six inch guns and a 45 minute exchange followed a sighted periscope and ended with the sub surfacing in distress.
Jeerson county records from Walnut township list registrants dated September 12. Names include Thomas Edward Peck Charles Albert Kurtz Leo Frank Franzen Clarence Gilbert Peterson and many others across multiple entries.
Washington announces a change to the fourth Liberty Loan with 10 percent due on application replacing 5 percent. Remaining installments are 20 percent on November 21, 20 percent on December 19, 20 percent on January 16, and 30 percent on January 30.
Copenhagen dispatch notes Vice Chancellor von Paver met with Berlin party leaders in separate confidential talks. Tageblatt claims Imperial Chancellor von Hertling opposes including socialists in his cabinet and that socialists have not considered participation in his government.
A wartime appeal urges readers to subscribe to the Fighting Loan to the utmost limit to set a pace for neighbors and boost allied morale. It argues a quickly over subscribed loan demonstrates United States commitment and strengthens resolve against Germany.
Private George Nuzum of Pisgah Iowa died at the base hospital from anthrax. His squad is quarantined and measures to prevent spread of the disease have been taken at Camp Dodge in Iowa.
Silk crepe and army khaki shirts featured by The Drake Clothing Co on the East Side, inviting shoppers to compare fabrics and styles.
Federal operatives say a powerfully destructive bomb similar to a prior blast was found in a secret vault in the basement machine shop of Leo Kreutzinger at 4877 North Hermitage. Kreutzinger, head of a pro Germanist family, was jailed on sedition charges with a ten thousand dollar bond. he is described as a skilled mechanic who worked late nights near the munition plant before the war. He had publicized himself as a follower of Mayor Thompson.
Just in at The Drake Clothing Co on the East side are new military style suits and overcoats for men and young men in all collars and styles.
Stockholders of the Fairfield Chau Tauqua Association will meet at 1 30 p m Friday October 4 1918 in the community rooms at the armory Fairfield to elect directors and transact other proper business J A Huglin president Dean Taylor secretary Read the Classified Ads.
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