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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
8
In a brief sports note the Yankees show renewed spirit but warn that only strong pitching will secure a top finish. The column cautions against mistreatment of worthy men and notes the public often sees husbands and wives together at funerals, implying shared public scrutiny.
Washington reports the federal farm loan system has operated for a year with 2,800 national farm loan associations forming across about 80 percent of counties. The twelve Federal Land Banks inquired 120,000 loan applications totaling 306 million dollars, with about 80,000 loans approved representing 160 million dollars. payments reached 80 million to farmers. Some applications were rejected or reduced, and some borrowers declined reduced loan amounts.
T G Broecker and Wesley Brune resign from Chile engineering posts to enlist in the army. Both KU class of 1911 graduates, they previously held high salaried positions abroad. F G Broecker, son of former Douglas County clerk Herman Broeker, and Wesley Brune, son of county commissioner Gus H Brune, return to join the colors.
Twenty nine drafted men from Douglas County are set to depart Lawrence on April 29 at 9 58 am aboard the Union Pacific train for Camp Funston. The train will carry quotas from Shawnee, Douglas and Riley counties. Some cases remain uncertain while exemptions for agricultural grounds are resolved.
At noon today the campaign for the Third Liberty Loan continued with a total of $17,000 raised. Kansas University students and faculty, part of a larger effort, have contributed $5,000 through the women’s committee toward the quota.
One student is reported to have bought a Liberty Loan Bond as university employees and professors contributed generously to the drive.
A general lecture on food and the war will mark the Food Conference of five states at the University of Kansas. Fraser Chapel hosts Miss Sarah Louise Arnold at 4 PM for the main lecture, with another Kansas City University speaker and Mrs. Mary Pierce Van Zile of Manhattan as prominent speakers. The event begins Saturday at 10 AM in the Chemistry Building lecture room.
Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Arkansas state colleges collaborate to send college and university representatives to regional conferences, including leaders from multiple states and institutions.
Twenty five law and college students hire Lawrence lawyers to challenge a University Senate mandate requiring five hours of weekly physical exercise and credits denial for noncompliance. They argue the Senate lacks power and note no credits have yet been withheld. Chancellor Strong was urged to bring the matter to the Senate. The protest cites exemption issues and statewide budget strains, with state auditor warning some institutions must cut expenses to avoid deficits.
Secretary McAdoo selects Miss Marie Dressler to inaugurate the Third Liberty Loan campaign with a capitol steps speech on Liberty Day in Washington. She then heads to eastern cities to bolster loan efforts saying you big Liberty bonds and on to Berlin.
Topeka April 18 A report to Governor Capper by Fred W. Low warns Auditor Knapp about treasury actions. The contract for a new 314,000 school house at Williamstown goes to W A Dunne of Lawrence and work will start once funds in bonds are raised. The school building will be brick and include a hall. Another town improvement is a new Baptist church under construction.
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