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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
7
The War Department warns all registrants not in essential occupations to secure employment in an essential field, prioritizing farm experience. Registrants in deferred classes with farm background should join a farm when possible to avoid military placement, with July 1, 1918 as the initial enforcement target. The Local Board emphasizes self compliance to meet national labor needs.
Letters from Ottawa report Lieut. Samuel Raymond longtime Company C officer killed in France. He was not in action when a high explosive shell killed him at breakfast and his head was not recovered. Raymond’s wife and two children remain in Ottawa. He worked at the LaSalle County post office for about 12 years and served much of that time with Company C. He had been at the border during the Mexican troubles and trained in Oklahoma after Ottawa Company went to Texas.
Since then he has been cited for a captaincy and was acting as head of his company in France.
Bureau county completes preparations for the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. A broad newspaper campaign will feature the drive with many local publications joining the publicity committee. Opening date set for September 28 and early fundraising efforts urged.
Sunday police reports state forty three cars were taken in Neponset for driving without purpose and against fuel administration requests. The public views these motorists as either ignorant or showing Hun sympathy.
Miss Gladys Leonard visited Rock Island relatives over the weekend. The Bureau school opened on September 3. Mrs. Kate Sallee of Pekin Illinois visits Will Charles and relatives. Frank Yarrington Hallie Leonard and Leo Williams went to North Dakota for harvest work. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Northrup on September 2. Railroad men were in Chicago for Labor Day. Miss Vanda Rasmussen is now a stenographer at the depot office. Few cars passed Bureau Sunday showing loyal Sunday joy riders. Red Cross workshop sent 12 convalescent robes 10 sweaters 6 wristlets 7 socks 2 hospital bed shirts 5 petticoats 10 slings 5 pajama suits to Princeton chapter.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall warns about autocratic German influence in the United States. He argues Germany seeks world dominion, uses education to bend democracy, and urges Americans to defend liberty and opportunity rather than submit to tyranny. He cites Lusitania and German propaganda as warnings.
A speaker urges all citizens to back the war effort, urging financial participation over passive hope for providence. He argues earnestly that paying taxes and buying war bonds strengthens the republic, reduces future taxes, and prevents undue profits by the wealthy, ending with a call to action: put up or shut up.
A reflective verse contrasts a self righteous plea for thrift with personal indulgence. The speaker muses on buying unnecessary items from jewels to Pullman seats and fur, then argues thrift teaches us to choose wisely and avoid future burdens. The piece highlights self restraint and social commentary on desire versus need.
Sam Alanko of Des Moines with an artificial leg was sent to Camp Dodge as a draft evader. Officials asked why he reported, and he explained he had a wooden leg. The left leg had been amputated above the knee, yet he said he thought they wanted him.
A historic shipment arrived with an estimated value of 9 million dollars. The cargo includes 18 657 bales of Egyptian cotton weighing 13 433 040 pounds at 60 cents per pound and 3 447 bags of gum arabic at 55 cents per pound. The returning steamer spent 28 days en route from Alexandria Egypt and faced submarine threats in the Mediterranean.
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