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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
2
C and W time table shows the Renwick departures for Going North trains. Chicago Ex. No 15 leaves at 8 25 a m and St Paul Ex No 11 at 12 39 p m. Local Fri No 55 departs at 10 80 p m.
Local briefs report visits and holidays of residents from Goldfield, Cresco, Des Moines, and Newark. The piece notes Dr Richardson’s hardware ads, theater shows, a baby’s death, and camp news about cavalryman Karl Caddock joining the army. It also mentions Iowa’s wartime hog production, a cross charity founder, and a public shaming of “slackers” in Livermore.
BR Martin chosen as Sunday School superintendent with W H Copeland as assistant. Christmas program and tree enjoyed by all. Dais of committee work praised. An oak rocker presented to pastor and wife. Rev H C Clegg to preach at 11 am with Holy Communion. First Quarterly Conference Sunday at 2 30 pm, all invited.
Jewel Productions presents Edward Hale's The Man Without a Country at Vernon Theatre starring Florence La Badie and H. Herbert. Ernest C. Warde produced the large scale adaptation by The Than Houser Film Corporation. The tale urged national duty from Civil War to 1898 and beyond.
The text urges citizens to submit to duties for family and country, stressing the obligation to endure sacrifice. It cites the New York Sun and frames submission as a noble, lifelong trait guiding Americans through battle or hardship at home with courage and perseverance.
The article argues Austria said China has not declared war, though China fights Germany and Austria and seizes German and Austrian property. It criticizes Teutonic diplomats for focusing on punctuation while asserting war conditions and recalls earlier breaches by the Central Powers in early days of the conflict.
Prof Irving Bishor of Wales renews a plaint about American physical deterioration. He claims health ideals are lower than Germany Japan Switzerland Sweden and ancient Greece and asserts that 60 percent of the population is below par. He adds Americans excel in athletics against other nations.
A staunch Prussianism ally says the Smec heline conference opened the eyes of German socialists and the public, now eager to know why Germany is "in bad" with the world. He notes that public pressure may repudiate the ruling regime, while export controls threaten jobs. America must put sons before German prosperity for neutral Europe.
A historical column notes repeated Allied setbacks from Paris to London and Calais, warning that victory on the western front is essential or the war could fail. It discusses draft age issues, the use of schools for war effort, and hints at Germany reassessing American power while peering at unexpected domestic changes.
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