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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
1
A wartime editorial urges Americans to steel for a great collision like Verdun and the Marne while condemning wasteful luxuries such as costly rail travel. It argues Germany is desperate, calls for a wide front offensive, and stresses sacrifice and charitable giving as essential to national effort.
With a million American soldiers abroad and nearly a hundred new ships launched on the Fourth of July the nation asserts its full entry into the war effort. If deployment matches May and June tempo a second million may reach France by October. The call is to unity and obedience behind leaders directing the home front and combat forces.
The three condemned men were hanged at Camp Dodge in front of the eighty eighth division for assaulting a young woman. The public executions aimed to deter soldiers by showing that crimes in the American army are met with death. The triple gallows were intended to impress the camp with the severity of such punishments.
The New York Times reports New York will receive 10 percent more anthracite than last year. This implies Iowa residents outside the Illinois Central strip face a limited coal supply for their hard burner stoves.
The sinking of the Canadian hospital ship by a submarine caused the loss of more than 200 lives. German actions are condemned as ignoring international law and Christian decency.
A Dubuque man noted for prominence in Jones County Democratic affairs faced defeat on his committee report’s disapproval yet secured the top position of the delegation to the state convention.
A broad news digest reports a Maryland river steamboat tragedy with many drowned and many injured, plus registrants for August drafts, a Camp Dodge execution of three Black soldiers, coal ration warnings for winter, the German ambassador’s assassination in Moscow, meatless weeks in Germany, Roosevelt’s son’s first air combat, town soldiers’ deaths and injuries, and the death of former New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchell in a field mishap.
Suburban notices report Cascade Pioneer and Fayette County Leader raising subscriptions to $2 yearly. Burglaries at Independence steal $1,000 in silks from Tidball & Son. Oxford Junction postmaster Frank Kenney resigns to join Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Co. Cedar Rapids bootlegger John Canoni arrested in Dubuque for illegal liquor transport. Judge G R Struble honored by Toledo Masonic lodge for 60th Master Mason anniversary. health noted. Bellevue raids seize two truckloads of beer and whiskey from several businesses. Major Maurice Connolly resigns as Dubuque postmaster after wartime aviation service. A Sabula resident faces threats tied to his wife’s death in a field shooting. Selective-mob lists show county quotas for five-day draft to Camp Gordon and Camp Pike, Arkansas. Cedar Rapids pugilists Mickey and Walter McDonald arrested for $100 Greek restaurant robbery. a witness identification supported the charge. H L Adams of Des Moines elected president of Iowa State Bar Association. An anticipated Dubuque infantile paralysis outbreak prompts Mayo Clinic help and quarantine measures.
Mrs Ruby Ketcham widow of William L Ketcham formerly of Cass township died in San Antonio Texas last Sunday July 7 Her body was brought to Anamosa for funeral and burial in Cass cemetery She was born November 10 1854 at Bowens Prairie daughter of Curtis and unknown Stone and educated at Monticello high school Survived by children Ruby Hogman Martha Emily Fairbanks Clara Antoinette Lane and Wilhelmina Ketcham two sisters Clara Hale and Henrietta Weber She spent years in Detroit before returning to Jones county and later moved to Texas She had a daughter with her throughout illness and was described as a bright woman active in progressive life.
The president’s push to suspend political activity meets resistance in a democratic county convention seeking county employment. Delegates press for jobs and influence, arguing the politics cannot be paused amid local needs.
Anamosa July 1 1918 proceedings report the Jones County board approving June 17 minutes and various audits and contracts. They awarded a Hart Parr engine bid for road work in Jones County and opened bridge and culvert bids. The Monticello Electric Company rights to place poles across several highways are granted with conditions.
The Eclipse Corner urges farm owners to provide modest tenant houses to attract and retain skilled help. It notes many workers are married men who seek home life and that affordable, sturdy farm housing can ease labor shortages. Local items include Burham hay racks, a straw and hay barn, and J H M Thompson planning a fireproof garage for a jitney with Eclipse supplying materials.
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