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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
5
The flu runs through soldier camps and crowds, causing high deaths from pneumonia. New York reports over 300 pneumonia deaths daily amid half a million afflicted nationwide. Officials warn quarantine is key and urge staying home to protect children and households.
The piece notes voters face an election in ten days with war concerns dominating attention. It asserts all candidates across parties are loyal citizens and that Republicans do not need to scratch their ticket to show loyalty. It argues Republicans prefer their party’s ticket given its destiny and public affairs record.
The report details widespread destruction from Minnesota forest fires with near thousand deaths and numerous severe burns. Entire villages and hundreds of farmsteads were destroyed while timber lines suffered heavy loss. Residents faced repeated calamities despite past warnings and perceived security.
A cautious note in a Journal column defends supporting the best candidate regardless of party. The piece hints that politics is adjourned for Republicans, a polite urging to keep hands off. Charlie Cash reacts with a wry smile to the slogan about republican guidance.
The Iowa Homestead publisher Frank Pierce, ousted from the state council of defense, is praised by some Democrats for opposing certain Republican candidates. Judge Wade, a Democratic figure, backed a resolution demanding Pierce's removal.
A Democratic candidate for county office released a campaign card that fails to name his party. Observers wonder if the omission hides his party, aims to mislead voters into thinking he is unopposed by Republicans, or reflects strategic camouflage.
Senator Norris was denied permission to speak to Burlington railroad workers at Wymore under government order barring railroad men from politics. He was to address the group for the liberty loan. The move reflects who runs the railroads.
The piece argues Germany will extend a stubborn defense along the Rhine with a shortened line. It contends the militarists will fight hard despite certain losses, showing little regard for private soldiers' lives.
The Chicago Daily News argues that vigorous prosecution of the war is the surest path to hastening a just peace, urging resolve and sustained efforts to end the conflict swiftly.
The Sioux City Journal analyzes General Hindenburg's German peace offer as a calculated war move. It argues he lacks humanity and seeks peace only to restructure and save his army, not from benevolence. The piece notes the offer aimed to evacuate invaded territories and preserve forces, aided by hurried wireless diplomacy.
In a speech A Mitchell Palmer declares he is the country’s biggest Liberty bond buyer with about 60 million dollars and plans more purchases. He claims Kaiser money funds many U S industries aiding Pershing’s forces as bonds bolster the war effort.
The department of military censorship bans the book Two Thousand Questions and Answers About the War by J W Mueller as undesirable for soldiers. The Stars and Stripes representative's work foreword by George Creel is condemned alongside other German propaganda works. The New York Tribune and Sun criticize Creel and question government media policy.
The article lauds a lifelong bachelor crippled man who gave a pig to the Red Cross auction and bought it back, then resold it at higher bids. He and his brother bought 10,000 dollars in bonds and donated over 2,000 to war efforts. His nephew serves in France and the farmer would risk his 160-acre farm to aid the cause.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes tough backing for Claude Porter now cited as Jim Pierce, once ousted from the state council of defense for obstructionism. Pierce is described as violent, with a long quarrel history dating to prior political alliances and the founding of the Wallace Farmer.
A pithy admonition urges prudent saving and the safe keeping of liberty, implying that wiser storage exists beyond mere stockpiles. The saying stresses securing both wealth and freedom in wiser, shared avenues rather than private hoarding.
Canadian casualty lists include W Hughes of Morley Iowa. James and Marion Oxley celebrate golden wedding Oct 22. Gilbert Gartz of Strawberry Point dies of influenza at Camp Dodge. Forest J Dunlap of Milo dies Oct 17 aboard the Alabama. Clifford Murphy of Marion dies of influenza at Camp Dodge and burial in Anamosa. H E E Davis of Central City dies of pneumonia. two sons in France and one in Indiana. Obituaries published for several local residents. Carl Pike dies in Urbana Illinois government work. funeral at Central City. Three hundred Kossuth farmers fix husking prices 7 with elevator 8 without 2 cent raise for self-boarding huskers to Red Cross fund. Lieut Chester R Howard of Mount Vernon earns the Distinguished Service Cross for actions near Frugay on July 22. wounded three times. all star football guard. Cornell graduate. commissioned at Fort Snelling. went to France Sept 1917.
Matt Faber of Dubuque county visits and claims wasteful county administration costs taxpayers up to 200000 dollars a year. He alleges high farm land taxes and uncollected 67000 dollars in penalties while county debt nears 900000 dollars. A non partisan slate is poised to replace longtime officers to end what he calls lawless governance.
The Bayonet recalls the history of the military salute from medieval Europe to today. It notes the visor touch practice by soldiers and explains that the right hand signal shows readiness and peace when meeting a comrade.
The Davenport Times condemns Germany for its past wartime actions and asserts that divine punishment may yet befall the nation for the air raids on London and Paris carried out by its submarines and pirates.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the war department’s decision to deny front line soldiers the vote, calling it wise though disappointing as troops still vote for liberty in other ways. The Sioux City Journal mocks sending German troops to Bulgaria as locking the stable door after the horse is stolen.
President Wilson approves discussing an armistice only if it preserves U S power to enforce peace and prevent renewed hostilities The reply stresses Germany must be represented by genuine German leaders and warns surrender is the only acceptable outcome if terms fail The document names officials Vallon and Lansing and Swiss chargé d affaires Oederlin.
The piece accuses William Jameson of directing a Iowa Democratic push from the White House shadow and frames a Republican Congress as loyal to America. It contrasts Democratic and Republican chairmen on key committees and asserts a Republican House would be pro war and pro draft, while a Democratic House led by Champ Clark would oppose conscription.
A New York landlady recommends Maj Whit tlesley, who responded to the German surrender demand with defiance. She recalls he was always quiet and unassuming, yet capable of surprising steadiness in danger, a true fighter when provoked.
Germany presses for peace while recounting invasion horrors as Belgium evacuates. Maximilian of Baden may be chosen by the kaiser to bear responsibility for Prussian actions, with implications for German leadership.
Private sale begins at 9 o clock on October 26 at Henderson store west of the railroad tracks. Furniture and a floor scraper offered at low prices by Mrs Hattie Griffith. Sealed bids for 45 cards of second growth green hardwood due at Scotch Grove Center School at 3 pm on General Election day 1918.
The column emphasizes conserving fuel during wartime by insulating houses and stormproofing openings. It advises concrete feeding floors and troughs for hens, warm hen houses, and winter shelters for cattle and hogs with proper ventilation. Hog houses should be heated or storm proof and ventilated to keep stock warm or require more feed.
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