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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1918
Page
4
The War Industries Board orders advance payment and subscription cuts to save print paper. Meanwhile a long feature describes the development of the modern tank from early armor to a mobile assault unit fighting in unseen trenches and supporting infantry as war progresses.
A war board issued a manifesto requiring all Journal subscriptions in arrears to be paid before October 1 to avoid discontinuation. Printers warn that nonpayment will cut off delivery and papers must be kept paid in advance as long as the government mandates.
A terse wartime fragment recalls Gene Byng moving forward with a tank and issuing a blunt order to “Treat ’em rough” as he pressed into hostile territory a year earlier.
The piece blends wartime updates with home front exhortations. It notes British advances against the Turks, French and Mogtish forces near Cambrai and St. Quentin, and American attacks on Metz, then urges participation in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. It also predicts postwar highway expansion and mentions candidates crossing burning sands toward Iowa City under Shriners escort.
Copyright 1918 McClure Newspaper Syndicate notes original material protected. The notice credits McClure Syndicate as rights holder and reserves reproduction rights to the syndicate.
A public notice urges residents to keep a War Savings pledge, warning that a promise not kept is worse than none. It emphasizes accountability and the importance of honoring financial commitments during wartime.
The piece contrasts autocracies from ancient tyrants to Prussia and then condemns the power of whiskey over families. It praises The New Freedom and forecasts the end of whiskey selling after the war, claiming the partnership between whiskey and government will end, forever.
Two young women in Washington were overheard trading playful banter on a street corner. They joked about propriety and small town attitudes before moving on.
The poem argues that industry and commerce must continue to function despite injuries and aging. It praises disabled veterans and displaced workers who find useful roles in sustaining the war effort and feeding the workforce until peace returns. It lampoons shallow attitudes toward aging and celebrates resilience and practicality.
In a Washington Times piece, two celebrations are foretold, one for the fall of Prussian autocracy in Europe and another for the end of Whigkey’s autocracy in the United States. The prose questions how the whiskey drink became so entrenched, urging reflection on its defeat.
Luxurious barracks with marble halls and Bedford limestone walls will quarter the S A T C unit at the University of Iowa. Five university buildings are being dismantled and equipped for several thousand soldiers with extra quarters available if needed.
A brief Chicago News item notes men quarrel and fight over opinions rather than facts, reflecting heated public discourse. The piece emphasizes disagreement without specific individuals or events.
In wartime talks the Kaiser defenders American reporting and praises Hearst and Hale for their coverage of the war. He cites Hale as truthful and notes mutual respect with William Bayard Hale while commenting on American munitions and German affairs. He warns of dangers at sea and jokes about matching with royalty in England.
The narrator recalls meeting the Kaiserin in 1912 at the Bert palace after being summoned by the Kaiser to prepare his wife for a state ball. The Empress, aged fifty four, wore purple and appeared worn from pain and sleeplessness, her white hair aging her features. The piece notes her background as Victoria of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and her rise in appearance over the years.
The narrator recalls a tense scene with the kaiser and the kaiserin as doctors debate treatment for the empress. An anesthetic risk and a planned Nauheim cure spark a domestic quarrel mood, with the Kaiser storming out and the empress postponing care amid maid attention. The observer notes the Kaiser’s limited control at home and hints at a future meeting a year later.
The article argues air and moisture alone do not create life in soil. Warmth is a cardinal factor, but true soil life requires active growth or development. A dead soil is marked by inactivity or inaction.
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