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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
7
Soldiers at cantonments prefer immediate front line service over officer training. Many eligible for officers’ schools refuse to apply, fearing reduced Europe service. In one division of 380 to be selected, only 40 applied. Army personnel studies show infantry top choice, then artillery, engineers, and quartermasters. only about 2 percent seek nonhazardous posts.
A roundup of WWI era notices reports record Army recruit acceptances exceeding 14 300 in one day and widespread training for radio and buzzer operatives. It notes fuel fears over school closures, regulations on footwear in England, calls to recruit colored men for artillery training, relief efforts after Halifax, and reflections on officers returning to service. It also covers dancing for troops, Red Cross work in France, gasoline production gains, and clothing shipped to Belgium. Public Pulse columns critique Nebraska politics and advocate for American Defense Society measures, including universal service and stronger anti‑disloyalty laws, voicing caution against early military oligarchy discussions.
A Red Oak Express column notes the six point type in the new phone directory and predicts a price rise for the paper. The Chicago Tribune is mocked for wartime skepticism while U S efforts and soldiers are praised as capable, ready to win the war. A cantonment mailbox story recounts a illiterate soldier overwhelmed by 1,200 letters and 19 deliveries, helped by fellow troops.
Thousands of recruits from Fort Snelling Fort Benjamin Harrison arrive at Camp Dodge in December 1917 as the 88th division expands. Officers trained in new gear arrive. enforcement of standard overcoats introduced. alien enemy soldiers among the ranks. war department censures home-letter publication. medical and drill measures justify health inspections and gas mask training while a bakery supplies fresh bread and a concert band plans a four state tour to fund a gym.
Secretary Houston reports 1917 cereal crops total five and a half billion bushels, exceeding the five year average by about one billion. Record crops include Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans and sugar beets. Meat and dairy outputs lack complete figures. Corn per capita above 380 bushels, with a grain surplus of 859 million bushels for all cereals.
Notice explains the upcoming nationwide income tax program. Government officers will visit counties to assist taxpayers, explain net income, exemptions of 1000 and 2000, and where to file returns. Taxpayers must file and cannot rely on nonappearance to avoid duties, penalties apply for noncompliance.
Our Virginia readers from Pamplin report visiting relatives in J. P. King and Mrs. King praise balmy southern winter while noting Virginia's unusually cold spell. They compare crops and land values to Iowa, saying tobacco remains main crop with current prices and better land grades than nearby states.
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