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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
3
The Marehfield Times states it accepts ads only if truthful and reliable and requests readers report advertiser misrepresentations. It quotes Stephen Decatur on patriotism by noting “our country, in her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right, but our country, right or wrong.”
The Red Cross reports massive wartime aid through April 30 1918 with 3 822 906 sweaters 641 072 mufflers 623 972 wristlets 454 569 helmets and 1 392 352 pairs of socks distributed. Home Service has aided 202 802 families by June 15 with $2 054 827 spent. Canteen units exceed 700 ready to refresh troops and care for the ill on trains. Convalescent houses near completion in camps provide cheerful environments and social activities. The communications service keeps families informed of wounded sick or captured personnel both at home and abroad.
Colonel Victor C Vaughan of the U S Army Medical Corps urged drastic action to control disease among civilians, arguing that federal capacity shown in the army could reduce civilian typhoid cases. He compared army and state civilian mortality and called for government measures beyond military confines.
University of Wisconsin Health Bulletin argues that wartime success requires protecting civilian health. Vaccination against typhoid is urged, noting many have not acted. The piece stresses care for wives and children of soldiers and government responsibility to maintain morale through public health efforts.
A editorial urges compulsory flag salutes to honor soldiers and democracy. It argues Americans must remove hats as the flag passes, warning that failure signals bad manners and threatens national unity, with military regulation if voluntary salute fails.
The remark argues that prioritizing maximum profits over maximum production harms the broader effort, framing it as a strategic divide in workplace goals. The comment implies competing interests threaten collective success and prompts discussion on incentives and teamwork.
Milwaukee Journal argues the next war loan may reach 6.0 billion, urging saving to fund bonds and noting the plan surpasses prior loans. The piece contrasts German credit expansion with U S policy funded by gold, taxes, and savings to avoid inflationary debt.
A harsh poem by T B Fawcett in The New York Times advocates force and domination. It rails against liberty and urges brutal conquest, portraying warlord power as rightful and staking claim over nations. The piece uses martial imagery and mocks democratic values.
A four year old Marshfield child with a sweet tooth pressed his mother during wartime candy shortages. She explained wartime privations, and the boy retorted with a grasp of war causes, asking, Is the Kaiser dead yet?
Newspaper clippings from several Wisconsin papers urge saving over spending, supporting War Savings Stamps, and backing the war effort. They warn of food, labor, and manpower shortages and praise wartime unity while noting public resentment at political and military costs. The pieces reference Hoover, Wilson principles, and Kaiser's war aims.
John La Tour of Buffalo received startling word from his brother James Donohue a U S Marine private and former German prisoner who escaped a German camp and returned to Allied lines. Donohue says he saw German soldiers wearing American uniforms while in captivity.
Donohue, captured by German guards, endured forced grave digging and insults before escaping by striking his guard with an axe. He then traveled to German Red Cross quarters, survived on scarce rations, and finally made it back to American lines after slipping through an American bombardment.
Despondency is described as often caused by indigestion and constipation and quickly relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets. The tablets claim to strengthen digestion and stimulate bowel movement.
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