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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
2
Paris reports detail German espionage against American forces after their 1917 arrival in France. Officers worried about order of battle, morale, and staff plans, while Americans faced hidden German sympathizers in Alsace and counter espionage along the trenches.
New York Miss Elsie Janis becomes foster mother to Michael Cardi fourteen an Italian war veteran who arrived as a stowaway on the Madonna from Marseilles six weeks ago. Janis posted a 35000 bond to ensure he will not be a public charge and the boy is living with her in Tarrytown.
Miss Josephine Marie Kelly of Chicago, now in Athens with the American Red Cross, is reportedly receiving attention from King Alexander of Greece. He met her in January at a Greek friend’s home and they have been seen together at multiple functions. The question of marriage looms as Athens society rumors swirl. The Alsace situation remains tense as authorities seek arrests without angering villagers.
Eighty US Navy mine sweepers are clearing the North Sea mine barrage, a 200 by 45 mile field largely American made. Four vessels damaged and one officer killed mark early losses, with 2,500 crew and plans to continue into autumn as efforts aim to account for about 35 percent of roughly 4,000 mines in the field.
Italian American boy Willy Ferrero or William Ferrero age thirteen born in Portland Maine astonishes Europe with Wagner Beethoven Rossini Greig selections. He conducted 100 piece orchestras in Rome and appeared before Emperor Nicholas, Queen Alexandra, and Pope Benedict XV. His parents say he holds an American passport.
Philip Hommel of Belleville shot a pigeon after it ate garden seed. He faced four charges, with costs totaling 36.20 and a 5 fine for disturbing the peace. Anton Sehlinger, opponent in the dispute, won claims. Justice Lautz ruled against Hommel on all counts.
The Cherokee princess Chunkas Champ Pu La, called the queen among the five civilized tribes, vows to return to Oklahoma to wear feather moccasin and jumper attire. She favors American music and argues domestic works should come before foreign compositions.
English caller W M Gray names a Dundee canvas as a long overlooked Burns portrait. Inscriptions on the eighteenth century canvas, revealed by removing a strengthening lining, credit William Anderson as the painter. Gray argues the likeness aligns with Sir Walter Scott’s descriptions of Burns.
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