28 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
1
The piece contrasts current frugality with life after the American Revolution, describing hardships such as scarce food, primitive farming, poor housing, and limited education. It condemns lax postal service in wartime and cites political divisions, rail and farm tensions, and warnings about radicalism abroad while urging sane, steady national spirit.
Citizens are urged to participate as the third Liberty Loan Drive begins. Local banks National Bank and City Savings promote bonds to support war financing. A community drive committee coordinates schedules and pledge targets.
The people of Iowa sympathize with Senator Cummins as his wife died of pneumonia in Washington last Tuesday. The body will be taken to Des Moines for burial.
Sioux City Journal laments faded flag remnants fluttering from flagstalls. It urges citizens to remove tattered ensigns, arguing better a bare staff than a bedraggled banner and urging reverence for the flag through self-respect and timely interment.
One Iowa farmer faced possible penalties after hoarding fort y sacks of flour amid a house fire. Accused of taking flour for himself regardless of neighbors or American soldiers in France, he faced a fine up to 5000 dollars or up to two years in prison.
The safety commission members, after visiting three cantonments, delivered another alibi to the secretary of war as part of ongoing inquiries.
J C Stoddard named deputy clerk in Cedar Rapids to fill vacancy from F W Harwood death. Reports on Mrs Amanda Ginyerd age 112. false alarms on Herbert L Rhoades injury in French trenches debunked by Washington. Rock Island closes 48 saloons and 27 wholesale houses near arsenal. Miller and Clancy sell 23 horses. top price 525. sale averages 215. Anamosa sends Louis Gardner to address patriotic meeting in Oxford Junction. Mechanicville resident Duane Zimmerman near 99 with Cedar County ties. Falls near Amana deny war protest stance while drafting youth.
A private piece in The American Magazine argues that war trains boys in courage loyalty obedience sacrifice and honesty. The author contends sending sons to battle becomes a postgraduate course in virtue, ending with a hopeful, prideful smile.
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges active loyalty to the government, stating no person can be passively loyal and no halfway stance is tolerable.
James W. Gerard, ex ambassador to Germany and Columbia alumnus, spoke at St Pauls Chapel about Prussianism and wartime conduct. He recalled Germany past and warned that the Prussian system is cruel, aiming to conquer the world, citing historical quick victories and overoptimistic military predictions.
The piece argues a government survey confirms a severe farm labor shortage but will not provide manpower. It urges government action to mobilize hired labor and suggests utilizing urban waste labor, noting drafting workers for farms seems impractical due to potential poor performance.
The piece notes U S credit strength in 1900 with 2 percent bonds at par and oversubscription. It cites United States 4 percent bonds in 1888 and 1901 selling at high prices, and asserts no U S bondholder ever lost principal or interest, except those who sold during low prices. It highlights Liberty Loan Bonds as the safest security given large national resources.
In a Kansas City Star excerpt a suave stranger confronts Rufus Rasp over past votes and youthful missteps. Rasp defends himself while resisting an insult framed as a jest about great flights of oratory and blustering rhetoric.
Cedar Rapids Republican criticizes German envoy von Hertling and other leaders for false rhetoric and seeks a hard line from President Wilson against calls for peace with alleged liars. The piece warns against sentimentality and Bolshevik influence, urging decisive action before more such rhetoric.
A quoted fifteen word message said to be sent by General Foch to General Joffre during the Marne retreat is cited to explain how France checked a larger force after forty years of preparation, noting the left was shaken the center retreating and the right routed with plans to attack.
Heine doubts a German revolution and republic while predicting future struggle for republicanism in Germany. He asserts that Germans cling to ideas and will fight for them until their eventual realization, even if he will not witness it.
Colonel Roosevelt accuses Senator Stone of pro German activity and aiding Germany. The Star notes such charges imply Stone backed many German interests, potentially leading in Kaiserist lists after the war.
A farming advice column urges starting construction now to finish hog houses stables and windbreaks before spring plowing. It touts ready stock of building materials and offers plans estimates and contact options while musing on farm life and wind and weather.
A shipment of Washed Eye coal arrived this week, described as high quality and promising steady supply for users, with buyers noting its clean burn and good value.
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