Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1918 — FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO. [ARTICLE]

FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO.

St. Joseph College reports that at sometime during the night the government thermometer registered fifteeen degress below zero. There seems to be some relief from the severe cold as the temperature is gradually rising. The continued cold weather is making the fuel situation very critical and if relief does not come soon there will be great suffering and many of the industries will have to close down.