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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
6
Poem by William F Kirk praising American resolve during wartime. Images of Martian conflict, German Kaiser, and Knights of liberty. Celebrates sacrifice by patriots, mothers, and freemen shaping a victorious path as the era’s foes fall before the Golden Sword of Freedom.
U S Army dispatch from France reports that by spring the American army will equal the German forces, with German prospects dire. Allies are said to sap Germany’s war capacity as 1918 manpower wanes and leaders shift to faster conscription of available lines.
Tanilon reports a continuous 70 mile air battle as a Bright squadron targets Mannheim. The raid drops two tons of bombs, loses four aircraft, and claims three German planes shot down. Two German airdromes and chemical works are said to be scorched.
The instruments of ratification of the Russo German supplementary treaty were exchanged by Russian and German representatives, according to an official statement from Berlin.
The piece argues the war teaches thrift, urging immigrants and Americans to live simply, save, and avoid ostentation. It links thrift to national strength, urging citizens to deprive themselves of comforts to aid troops and preserve purchasing power, while condemning wasteful spending and false pride.
The most valuable cargo to reach this port in years was discharged at Boston docks valued at 30,000,000. It includes 18,657 bales of Egyptian cotton weighing 18,433,040 pounds at 60 cents a pound and 3,447 bags of barley at 55 cents a pound. The steamer took 8 days to arrive from Alexandria, passing through Mediterranean waters with submarine danger.
A Milwaukee Journal portrait contrasts a once dismissed boy who becomes a war hero killed in France with the complacent “somebodies” at home who enjoy comfort. A mother clings to faith, eating from a single plate while the nation honors sacrifice.
In a Manufactures' News reflection from Aug 15, the switch from volunteering to conscription is praised as wise. The piece argues production in coal, fuel, farming, and manufacturing is vital to military success, equating essential industrial labor with battlefield service and urging patriotic duty beyond the gun.
A stream of Auburndale residents and visitors are noted in a series of brief items. Miss Agnes Grube resigns as cashier at the Connor store to attend Stevens Point Normal. Violet Lawrie succeeds her. Funerals and visits are logged for John Blenker, Peter Keiser, and Eris Felt, with kin from Milwaukee, Chilton, Neenah, Stratford, Marshfield, Rudolph, and Park Falls among those mentioned.
Indiana reports the highest grasshopper yield averaging about half a bushel per acre. A Purdue University trap using a sixteen foot metal hopper dozer drags across fields to collect grasshoppers into a rear receptacle, tested first in Shelby county with strong success.
A wartime exhortation urges every American at home to support the armed forces in France and to boost national production and efficiency. It calls for increased work, frugality, and savings to finance the government and aid the war effort, tying civilian duty to soldiers overseas. The note mentions a benefit event at the Adler Theatre featuring Kirkwood, with proceeds aiding the war effort.
A stark call to arms warns that a weaponless world cannot survive a malign force. Leaders urge unity and swift action to resist a predatory threat dashing at civilization, condemning idle spending while urging investment in defense and humanity.
A World War I era plea urging Americans to support Liberty bonds in the Fourth Loan. The piece portrays Germany as vermin and calls for national unity, sacrifice, and financial backing to fund war efforts. It emphasizes that the United States must lead and invest to secure final victory.
A wartime exhortation urging women to support the war effort through thrift, sacrifice, and domestic adjustments. It calls on housewives to save, to buy Liberty Bonds and thrift stamps, and to teach thrift to children, presenting patriotism as a shared duty with men serving abroad. It emphasizes moral resolve and communal sacrifice.
Sandy of this city performed a kitchen stunt at Rouman's candy on Tuesday evening. For a wager Charlie ate four dozen raw eggs. The joke shifted as Sandy revealed he had eaten two dollars worth of eggs and a few cents worth of ice cream, turning the joke on Charlie.
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