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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
18
A long, garbled chronicle details alleged German espionage and sabotage in the United States since entry into World War I. It lists bombings and plots across multiple states, including Du Pont and Allied plant attacks, expolsions, arsons, and arrests, naming cities, companies, and dates to illustrate ongoing threats and investigations.
Historical dispatch chronicles a string of wartime incidents from August to November including a powder plant blast in New Brunswick injuring nearly 100, a September explosion in a Frankfort Pennsylvania drying room killing three and injuring twenty, German alien arrests and plot revelations in Brooklyn and New York Harbor, shipyard repair raids, fires on Baltimore and Ohio railroad piers causing millions in damage, and five deaths at the American Aluminum plant in New Kensington Pennsylvania.
Department of Labor refutes claims that German internees at Fort Mut Springs receive five meals daily and live in luxury. Officials say detainees are fed an ordinary wholesome diet to show humane treatment and to set an example for American captives. The notice clarifies these inmates are officers and crews from German vessels interned in U.S. ports, not prisoners of war, and stresses there is no luxury or indulgence in their rations.
Noah the dog, owned by Signor and Signora Antonio da Craeil at 2610 Dwight Way, speaks mam ma in English and French. His sister Satome also answers hunger cues with Now. The de Grassis plan further tutoring and may take Noah to UC psychologists for study while hosting daily afternoon tea.
A preface in M. Journtho’s book Lo Tri ompho de la Marevilaise claims the Duc de Montpensier never heard objections to the Marseillaise. He cites his father the Duc de Charives later King Louis Philippe as singing it at Jom mappas, aiding a French victory. Louis Philippe aided author Rongut de TAale, who later fell into poverty and joined the Legion of Eignar.
Private Boucher of Machine Gun Section No 15, Third Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, recalls a German counterattack south of Lens. His unit deployed fifteen Vickers guns, repelled attackers in trenches and craters, halted advances with volleys, and forced a retreat after heavy German losses. The account emphasizes stiff resistance, effective fire, and no quarter given.
James D. Taylor and his son from the Natal mission station in South Africa visit Mrs. Taylor’s parents in Amherst Massachusetts. They plan a two year stay as Taylor oversees the retranslation of the Zulu Bible and its glossary. Supported by Hampshire United churches, war conditions in South Africa are reported as favorable.
Los Angeles Times reports Henry Hetnelle of Santas Monice repeats a forest phonograph tale. Geologists were sent two years ago to Malibu for a nest of singing sands. Now a clump of whispering trees near Weber ranch in Loa Tunaa canyon allegedly produces faint voices. Investigators find the sound stems from breeze moving leaves, not hidden beings.
Mary Garden argues in the New York World that fame carries penalties beyond material needs. To live as a person requires desire and effort, and striving brings either disappointment or achievement, with costs paid in intangibles and social pressure.
Naval Cadet Slanp discusses slang terms in the new travel book American Adventures. The excerpts explain coded words like bird for boy, drag for unattractive girl, stent for night watch, and jab at naval dignitaries, revealing inside jargon of the Annapolis cadets and naval terms.
A London dispatch notes the closing of St Olave's church in Southwark, traces its name to Olaf, and recalls ancient Danish sea-rover lore linked to church relics. The College of Surgeons holds relics from Hadstock and Copford in Essex and from Worcester cathedral, illustrating historic church connections.
Fragmentary passage extols American soldiers devotion to service and discipline. It argues the public undervalues their high standards, likening soldiers to field messengers and noting personal sacrifice amid recruitment rhetoric. The garbled text references the Brooklyn area and a recruiting scene but details are unclear.
Classified auction listing from Graettinger Iowa, detailing livestock and champion offspring lines with a large catalogue value and an auctioneer. plus a war savings stamp advertisement urging mailing money to self for future returns and patriotic notes about victory and swearing.
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