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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1917
Page
6
German Line Slowly Crumbling on Ypres Front
British forces resume offensive from Haig in France and Belgium as they advance 1 000 to 1 200 yards along the northern half of the battle line east of Ypres. German resistance rages along a thousand yard front near the Ypres Menin road with heavy fighting between St Julien and Gheluvelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Ypres
Field Marshal Haig
Zonnebeke
Ypres-Menin
St. Julien
Gheluvelt
Fairfield voices push for nationwide Iowa prohibition
A Fairfield author argues the liquor question in Iowa demands absolute prohibition. He cites temperance failures, politics entwined with liquor, and notes the National Council of Pharmacy and American Medical Society deem alcohol valueless in medicine. He urges Iowa voters to act on October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
Friends of Liquor
Friend Friends of Temperance
Friends of Temperance
National Council of Pharmacy
American Medical Society
Means May Gain Freedom in Habeas Corpus Plea
Gaston Means faces a writ of habeas corpus before Justice Webb in Gastonia. Webb took the plea under advisement and signaled it may be granted. Defense attorneys plan to argue that the state has not shown a prima facie murder case and seek dismissal of the warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. C
Gaston B. Means
Webb
Sperior Court
Gastonia
Means
Billy Sunday to Aid Loan Campaign
Evangelist Billy Sunday telegraphed Secretary McAdoo from Los Angeles pledging his aid in the second Liberty loan drive. In Winnipeg a heat wave peaked at 92 degrees as western Canada baked under high temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Washington
Billy” Sunday
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Los Angeles
Liberty Town
Winnipeg
Canada
Jefferson County Nurses Graduate Tomorrow Night
The Jefferson County Hospital School of Nursing holds its second commencement tomorrow evening at the Presbyterian church. Elizabeth A. Greener of Mt. Sinai School of Nursing delivers the address. Graduates include Zilpha Kamp of Fairfield, June Hazel Norris of Birmingham, and Emma Katherine Marsh of Ft. Madison. The program features hymns, a dance, oaths, diplomas, and a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Hospital School of Nursing
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth A. Greener
R. N
Mt. Sinai School of Nursing
New York City
Zilpha Kamp
Fairfield
June Hazel Norris
Birming
H. A. Mosser Tyee
Margaret White
Charlotte White
Fern Young
Amy Beers
Mertie Pooler Mercer
Elizebeth A. Greener
Vocat
Campbell speaks at Y M C A meeting on man’s forces
Rev Campbell of Libertyville addressed the Y M C A at ten in the morning on The Forces that Make A Man. He outlined three key factors heredity environment and personality and kept students attentive with enthusiastic delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Libertyville
Y. W. C A Meeting Led by Association President
Mr. Madelin Peterson, president, presided as the YWCA meeting heard brief reports from committee chairmen on their department work and its value to the association as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelin Peterson
Club officer list and sale notice from Chicago wholesaler
The notice lists officers of several societies with presidents vice presidents secretaries and treasurers including Orio Aldine Aristo Sigt and Elzevir branches. It also advertises for sale spring chickens fry size and Plymouth Rock pullets from G. A. Merich John Sexton Co. at 204 South Main Chicago and Stella Griffith at 218 phone numbers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Merich
John Sexton Co
Chicago
South Main Street
Stella Griffith
Iowa Soldiers Face Southward Rail Car Move
Governor Harding and Adj. Gen. Logan seek sleeping car space for the First Iowa to Deming New Mexico as officials doubt available Pullman or tourist sleepers. Quaker and Mennonite conscripts from Henry and Jefferson counties will serve as cooks in uniform but avoid drilling or arms. Training begins at Camp Dodge as 21 000 men start the great mobilization while cantonment completion delays further drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harding
Washington
Adj
Logan
Deming
N. M
Jefferson
Henry
Henry County
Camp Dodge
Crowder
Old Soldiers Reunion Postponed to Next Year
The committee on the Old Soldiers Reunion met yesterday and decided to postpone this year’s reunion due to an Old Settlers Reunion and other entertainments this fall. President Alex Easton announced the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Soldiers
Old Settlers
Censor Lena Fisher and Empyrean Officers Named
The text lists leaders and roles across two groups. Censor Lena Fisher leads, with Empyrean headed by Dorothy Blake as President and Ada Griner as Vice President. Marie Johnson serves as Secretary, Ruth Taylor is Critic, and Marie Magel is Delphic President with Ruth Gonterman as Secretary. Ruth Goodrich holds Treasurer, while Rose Huston fills the Critic role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orio
Vincent Keesey
Orrin Copprek
Pierre Tracy
Calvin Scovel
Curtis Schillerstrom
Carrol Keesey
Empyrean
Dorothy Blake
Ada Griner
Marie Johnson
Ruth Taylor
Delphic
Marie Magel
Ruth Gonterman
Ruth Goodrich
Rose Huston
British repulse German assault east of Ypres
German forces launch a strong attack east of Ypres and gain a foothold on narrow fronts but are driven back by British counterattacks. British naval airmen raid Varssenaere airdrome. a German squadron loses a plane. French use liquid fire near Beaumont north of Verdun and repel the attack with losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ypres
Field Marshal
Haig
Varssenaere
Flanders
Admiralty
Paris
Beaumont
Verdun
War Office
Meuse
Chaume Wood
Hurtebise
Craonne
Bois le Chaume
Cambrai
Luxembourg
Brieulle
U. S. Crops to Feed World Reach Historic Harvest
Washington reports a record farm yield with 3.248 billion bushels of corn and 462 million bushels of white potatoes, exceeding averages by large margins. The army in the furrows has won its first battle as crop figures project unprecedented total food production for the nation and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
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