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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
4
Frederick Harrison links War of Nations to War of Class in a bold fusion. Duke Ernst Dunther asserts Germans do not hate. Taft cautions against false peace, Roosevelt urges measured force, Sterling comments on labor efficiency under poor management.
A Wisconsin publisher portrays Robert La Follette as a follower who pandered to pro German voters to secure support. The piece argues he avoided wartime leadership, attacking the administration while appeasing his home state majority and shaping his career on others’ wreckage.
A harsh satirical piece mocks failed ventures from selling peanuts and lemonade to a collapsing war effort. It features puns on baseball terms and critiques figures like Haig Pershing Daniels and Baker while depicting the speaker as a perpetual critic who cannot perform basic trades yet claims insight into military strategy. The tone is acerbic and comic.
The article argues Wisconsin leader LaFollette failed to take a patriotic lead during the war emergency. It suggests he followed public sentiment rather than guiding neutrals toward the right path, implying a poorer outcome for Wisconsin and the nation.
A wartime poem by Walt Mason urges disciplined speech to avoid aiding the Kaiser. It contrasts Loyal talk with disloyal chatter, warning idle yawps can empower tyranny while praising restraint to protect soldiers and peace.
A Republican announces candidacy for the office of county treasurer in Washington County subject to June primary voters. The announcement asks the favorable consideration of Republican voters for Harry McCall.
Hugh H. McCleery announces candidacy for representative on the Republican ticket for the June primaries, subject to voters in the twenty third district.
C H Dunlap announces candidacy for state senator in Washington Henry County district pending June primary voterwill. The filing notes he seeks the Republican nomination and will campaign through the primary.
A clipped remark from the Syracuse Herald cites a cynical line about women and heartbreak, noting it as a hidden nugget of wisdom. The quote suggests not all sad eyed women have loved and lost, implying some suffered other fates or choices.
Notice records the incorporation of The Eldridge Battery Company in Washington County Iowa. The firm will manufacture repair and sell electrical storage batteries and related equipment and may operate stores nationwide with initial capital of 14000 dollars, founding directors J B Eldridge and H B Eldridge, and officers J F Eldridge president and H H Eldridge secretary treasurer. The corporation starts February 18 1918 with a twenty year term and a board of two to six directors.
Arthur Guy Empey recounts his enlistment after the Lusitania sinking, training in France, life in rest billets, and frontline actions. He describes cooties, church services under fire, a dugout hunt for Fritz the German gun, and a daring ruse using a musical cue to locate and disable an enemy machine gun.
In France I learned British army discipline is harsh with seven million rules to avoid. Severe penalties range from death by firing squad for desertion to front-line sixty-four day punishment and field punishments named No 1 crucifixion and No 2 confinement. The text outlines pack drill and defaulter parades, plus the crime sheet and routine hearings at the orderly room.
A brief excerpt presents Charles Kingsley urging readers to endure present duty and resist future temptations. He cautions against distracting oneself with unseen goals beyond current sight or understanding. The tone is moral exhortation.
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