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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
1
The piece argues that labeling opponents as German propaganda is overused and harmful to unity. It notes wartime sentiment shifts, praises Allied resolve led by Foch, and highlights Charles E. Sloan's Nebraska senatorial bid against Norris with support from Monticello allies.
The writer critiques a proposed German policy to encourage polygamy to boost births. They compare it to post Thirty Years War laws allowing men to take multiple wives and note failures among wealthy men. They discuss 1916 reforms legalizing children born out of wedlock and granting unwed soldiers wives status, arguing such measures promote immorality and state benefits without paternal responsibility.
The piece notes both parties support a national prohibition amendment with caveats. It criticizes Democratic hesitation tied to President Wilson and contrasts Republican independence. It cites a New York law banning alien teachers and laments German influence in American colleges. Senator Cummins questions the so called heaven born primary and its so called deficiencies.
Reading a stray wartime remark from last Sunday, citizens recalled a German submarine shelling and the reaction of onlookers asking who was affected. The piece notes distant war sentiment clashing with local fear and curiosity.
The district board grants deferred classification to few farmers claiming exemptions from 1918 registries. Of 48 agriculturists in Marshall county who sought deferred status, 39 were placed in class one, based on offers from headquarters.
The Minneapolis Journal reports that gates may swing in both directions for naturalized citizens who oppose the United States during wartime. A Seattle case has stripped a naturalized American of citizenship and ordered internment as an alien enemy for the war duration, with deportation likely after hostilities end. Attorney General Gregory says more cases will follow as loyalty is tested.
The Cascade Pioneer laments excessive war bureau releases that clog newspapers with unreadable material and waste paper. It advocates exchange of ideas via newspapers and recalls a recent street carnival for soldiers, whose coverage inspired demand for extra copies across communities.
The Chicago News states the United States intends to free all Slav peoples from German and Austrian rule. Secretary Lansing clarifies there should be no misunderstanding and that all branches of Slav race deserve liberation.
In a wartime profile the piece notes that the most valuable shock troops are those already operating within the American harvest fields, underscoring their critical role on the home front.
Private Lemar Griner of Dubuque dies from a fall from a horse while on furlough in Maria Texas. Waterloo marks its fiftieth anniversary as an incorporated town begun in 1858 and incorporated in 1868. Vergil Lumberg of Grand Mound is killed and William Shurr of Welton is injured when a bogey is struck by a train near Grand Mound. The Museca tine county exemption board asks friends of selectives to avoid the depot to ease entraining. Cedar Rapids registrant James M. Clark is charged with maiming himself to avoid service. Banks show a $15 million deposit drop as war saving stamps rise. Helmuth Mueller fined for running over a child and leaving the scene. Three men cited for maintaining a beer club linked to a liquor raid. Dr. L W Littig of Iowa City dies of blood poisoning from an insect bite. Infantile paralysis rises with seventy cases in Dubuque and deaths including Mildred Vollenweilder. quarantine and a ban on children under sixteen at public gatherings is ordered.
The piece argues that young men entering cantonments must leave civilian life and adopt army discipline. It stresses obedience as the first law, warns that without prompt collective action an army cannot function, and notes training camps home prepare generals and soldiers for coordinated war efforts.
President Wilson writes to Senator Jim Ham Lewis of Illinois asking him to run again for the Senate. The report notes the president’s request may be more courteous than persuasive.
The Cedar Rapids Republican denounces Myers for attacking the governor and demanding presidential infallibility. It argues Americans have the right to criticize leaders and laments Myers’ reflex to emulate autocratic regimes while citing soldiers dying in France and questioning democratic values.
The narrative traces John J. Pershing’s seven years without promotion after West Point, then rapid ascent as he becomes an instructor at West Point, leads troops in Cuba during the Spanish American War, earns a captaincy for gallantry at Caney, serves in Mindanao, defeats the Sultan of Bacolod, and is promoted to brigadier general by President Roosevelt in 1906 for his proven determination and leadership.
William Hard in the New Republic argues the selection and promotion of officers for a new army were done with little politics. The piece credits Mr. Baker for avoiding politicization in officer promotions and supply contracts, noting his bold stance beyond typical political considerations.
Temporary Chairman Meyers of the Iowa Democratic convention notes the president has called to his assistance several Republicans including Taft Hughes Root Goethals Hoover Rosenwald and Schwab. For Hughes Goethals and Schwab the phrase suggests a near rescue effort.
The government contemplates increasing the army to six million men and widening work or fight orders to more occupations. Draft age limits may be lowered below 21 and raised above 81, with 18 to 46 under consideration. Wilson orders government control of telegraphs and fuel regulated industries. Graft probes reveal bribery in raincoat contracts and army clothing schemes.
Secretary Baker on Tuesday hailed the Franco-American offensive as entirely satisfactory and said the War Department has received no later dispatches from Generals Pershing or Bliss. He added that they are taking more territory every day and progress is entirely satisfactory.
The Justicia a 32234 ton troop liner formerly the Statendam was torpedoed while returning to an American port with 7000 to 8000 troops aboard. About 600 crew, four hundred landed at an Irish port. Ten crew killed, no passengers lost after a 24 hour engagement with submarines.
Allied forces report the German offensive repelled with favorable progress for the Allies north of Chateau Thierry. American aviators claim success at dawn with five German planes down, while casualties are reported on the German side and German guns moved south.
A judge remarks that a wife who seeks a welcome home should consider leaving her husband with the baby when she goes. The statement frames domestic role expectations in the context of marriage and child care.
The column urges farmers to protect and repair farm implements as advances in machinery demand better maintenance. It Lauds sturdy sheds for tool protection and storage, notes rain preparedness, and promotes Welrose yard for ladders.
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