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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
1
The author criticizes government war priorities arguing farm labor and proper agricultural coordination are essential for higher production. He warns that drafting farm workers reduces plowmen, threatening Iowa’s next season and national food supply, while praising government actions against misbranding and wild prey control.
Newspapers hint Waterloo native Wilbur Marsh national treasurer of the Democratic Central Committee may be the party's governor candidate. Critics note his ambition and public poses as key traits sought by Democratic friends. The piece cites editorials from Manchester Press and Sioux City Journal on tax and government efficiency.
The Atlanta Constitution editorial says turning idle men into soldiers is challenging but achievable, praising the army's capacity to rise to the demand and perform under pressure. It emphasizes discipline, training, and collective resolve as keys to success.
A Chicago Post profile portrays Bill Stone as a pacifist obstructionist who opposes Col. Roosevelt’s direct action and energy. It argues Stone hates preparedness and favors national idleness, while Roosevelt embodies Americanism and decisive reform, provoking Stone to howl.
The piece explains winter warfare limits on the western front. Mud dominates combat, choking advances and dragging down guns and men alike. It cites swampy trenches, shell-created craters filling with rain, frost crusts unable to bear heavy equipment, and soldiers sinking in slush while awaiting rescue.
A Cedar Rapids Republican piece quotes a new German humorist who rants that Germany must abandon love and conciliation. He advocates constant armed force, saying Germans should be terrible and willing to eat a baby alive, to achieve their earthward aims. He mocks Germans who prefer tenderness over ruthless power.
President Wilson commends Secretary Baker as among the ablest public officials he has known. Baker echoed the sentiment, saying the same about himself in a recent remark. Brooklyn Hagie notes a stance on Russians, urging restraint in language.
Neighborhood notes report Dubuque Commercial Club with 800 members and 20000 annual income. Obituaries include Mrs. James McAllister at Cascade and Madeline Glaser of Maquoketa. Marriages include Bernice Tumey and Dr. W S O Brien in St Patrick s. Local sports mention Lenox College losing to Dubuque College 36 to 10.
A Buffalo Commercial piece recounts a judge's 5 year old son named John who misbehaved during guests. After being reproved, the mother suggested a prayer to God to teach proper parenting. John humbly asked for guidance for his mother and, with humor, for his father if possible.
In a shift from monetary wartime aid, the New York Sun reports that the defense effort is being staffed with a surge of manpower. The phrase millions for defense is recast as mobilizing hundreds of volunteers and draftees to bolster national security.
The narrative recounts Armenian persecution beginning in 1915 under Turkish forces. It describes deportations, mass killings, family separations, and a perilous escape via the Euphrates river and deserts to Malatya, then through Russia to seek aid in America and Japan.
Washington issues orders restricting how communities handle coal shipments. Local fuel committee chairs cannot divert coal intended for other communities without state administrator approval. Coal for by product core ovens and tidewater cannot be diverted except in emergencies or with Washington consent. Payments must be arranged before diversion.
Kathleen Burke recalls a dying French soldier who prayed Ave Maria as a Mohammedan surgeon echoed the prayer before the Frenchman died. She also narrates Rabbi Bloch comforting a mortally wounded French soldier with a crucifix before being shot himself. In hardship, creeds fade and all see God.
Sioux City Journal notes Dr. Garfield issued a cessation of business order without informing Director General Mc Adoo, arguing the failure lay in the department rather than Garfield’s. The piece questions whether Mc Adoo could have been warned of drastic actions to aid him.
A passionate wartime poem speaks through a window tag symbolizing soldiers mothers wives sisters and sweethearts awaiting victory. William Herschell of the Indianapolis News frames the flag as a living emblem born of sacrifice and devotion to the nation.
A historical notice extols building more storage and farm structures as economical now, claiming lumber prices are low and buildings double as protection for grain cattle and implements. It contrasts this with a humorous verse about hog houses and rustless machinery and ends by praising Eclipse built in ironing boards.
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