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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
12
The county exemption board will register all men who have turned 21 since June 5 1917 for military service. Registrants must report to the board under existing instructions. The new law is expected to affect about 800 000 men nationwide.
Washington May 20 President Wilson signed the Overman bill giving the president authority to coordinate government departments for war work. The measure centralizes wartime authority to streamline efforts as the nation mobilizes for the conflict.
The narrator recalls volunteering for machine gunnery at St Omar, a two week course, and rejoining the brigade. A bombing raid yields 21 prisoners, a captured Bavarian soldier Carl Schmidt sharing experiences from New York to London. A German captain and an unteroffizier die in No Man's Land after a champagne fueled, drunken wager, later buried apart from Tommies with two wooden crosses marked Captain German Army Died 1916 Unknown BLP.
A soldier recounts leaving for home on orders only to have his leave canceled at the last moment. The journey with the Royal Transportation Officer ends in misery as a train returns and seventeen of forty-one soldiers are killed in the subsequent assault. The account details brutal trench fighting, improvised mortars, and the grim realities of No Man’s Land, including sightings of dead, wounded, and a severed foot.
Ada high school baccalaureate events were held at the Methodist church with Rev. Clifford B. James delivering the sermon and a strong musical program led by Miss Curry and a quartet. The inter-society debate is set for Wednesday evening and grammar exercises Thursday. commencement Friday with Dr A C Parsons to speak. Also notices a May 27 1918 bond hearing by Pontotoc county court to determine outstanding indebtedness and issue bonds with remonstrance allowed.
Several auction sales for the Red Cross were held near Ada on Saturday. A china closet donated by W. Floyd brought sixty five dollars. A quilt donation brought a modest sum. A bedstead and other items were also sold, but the donor names and totals could not be confirmed.
The Turks resume the offensive along the Caucasian front and occupy Van. An Armenian massacre is reported to have begun. Negotiations for a separate peace between the Caucasian diet and Ottoman government are broken off due to Turkish demands.
The ninth annual commencement at East Central State Normal opened with baccalaureate day led by Rev. Arthur Lee Odell. The service featured music by local groups, a sermon on The Solitudes of the Soul, and praise for Henry Kendall College’s leadership. Graduation exercises are set for Tuesday at 8:30 PM with address by President J W Cantwell.
The American and Wells Fargo ex press offices in Ada have consolidated and occupy quarters behind Farmers State Bank. Mr Holmes, Wells Fargo agent, serves the consolidated office. Lee McKinney, previously American agent, will leave for the army in a few days.
A German air raid on London last night left 37 people dead and 155 injured in the city area. Reports indicate widespread damage and casualties across several districts as emergency crews work to aid the wounded. Local authorities warn residents to remain indoors as aftershocks and further attacks are possible.
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