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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
6
War time editorial expresses no mercy for German spies and those aiding the enemy. It condemns leniency and calls for shooting found guilty. The Iowa Forum criticizes the Democratic primary machinery at Des Moines and asserts the primary laws benefit A. B. Cummins, aligning with the writer on the primary's usefulness.
A strong sentiment grows against German in the United States with a likely closure of German teaching in nearly all public schools by year end. Critics argue immigrant use of German hinders Americanization and contend language unity is essential for a single national public life.
The piece argues Americans read attacks on German rulers and Wilson with partisan intent while Germans see Teddy Roosevelt as a threat. It contends Republicans, led by Roosevelt, misplay politics to gain offices, comforting enemies of the United States.
The Iowa Forum attacks partisan opposition to the president and calls for a real Secretary of War and better relations with Congress to push war measures. It urges Americans to accept wheat rationing and favors government controls to supply allied forces, arguing many will resist but pressure may be needed.
The piece argues critics claiming mismanagement by the president and appointees mainly aim to paralyze Wilson’s administration. It praises moderate Republicans for lawful, constructive input while labeling Roosevelts and McCormicks as croakers pursuing partisan gain and undermining effective governance.
A Pella editor warns readers against exchanging Liberty bonds for stock in private ventures. He argues such trades undermine government support during the war, noting promoters seek quick profits and may abandon the venture, leaving bondholders with lost value. He urges keeping bonds as the sound security until the nation is destroyed.
Progress toward ending liquor traffic continues with key local option votes favoring dry laws. Rock Island Illinois adopted prohibition, aided by women's votes and possible federal action against saloons. Massachusetts ratified the national prohibition amendment, signaling broader support across New England. The piece frames German American influence as hindering prohibition and urges voters to unite against the saloon as Americans fight in Europe.
Piqua Ohio April 1 1918 announces retirement from active road work after many years in store business the last decade with Favorite Stove and Range Co wishes customers courteous treatment for successor plans to move to Los Angeles California and invites visits from former customers EH A Van Sittert with a postscript from the company extending best wishes Stanhope Boal president of the Favorite Stove and Range Company endorses the message
A wartime call to every family to grow a Victory Garden to feed themselves and support troops. Emphasizes cutting waste, saving food, and producing vegetables at home. Provides a step by step plan from A to H for planning, seeding, bed preparation, planting, thinning, and weed control.
A community message urges children to name a garden worker and enter a prize while promoting efficient plots. It stresses soil suitability, rubbish removal, sun, drainage, and animal protection with wartime rhetoric. The letter from C W Bond invites ideas to boost wartime food production and notes Benton County Real Estate Co advertising land sales in Minnesota with low prices and easy terms.
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