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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
7
The narrative recalls mobilization of artillery and munitions as German crown prince visits Dun-sur-Meuse. Pioneers endure icy trenches, 48 hours on patrol with heavy losses, dum-dum bullet rumors, and brutal hand to hand combat. One poignant moment describes a German prisoner pleading for life amid close-quarters fighting.
A WWI field report describes the Argonne forest battle with artillery prep and a planned dawn attack. Regiment No. 67 advances at 8:30 after a half hour of bombardment, suffering 18 killed of the eleventh company as it breaches the French trenches.
The narrative describes daily casualties in the Argonne with soldiers trudging through exhaustion. The crown prince and General von Mudra are portrayed as distant figures despised by troops, while Count von Haeseler looms as a feared former commander. The elite leaders back home favor aggressive advances despite heavy losses.
The next day orders sent troops to march to an unknown destination arriving at Apremont depot which had been destroyed. Prisoners gathered there and asked permission to visit families still at home. A wife recognized by sight embraced her husband in a house as shells flew nearby. The man had not heard from his wife for five months due to German lines. The scene turned to unbearable uncertainty as fighting raged and no message could reach loved ones. The section ends with a note that the story continues.
A quotation reflects on human worth and passion, contrasting intellect with animal sensation and emphasizing moral fervor as the true measure of character. The note appears in the Houston Post.
The article explores meanings of trust in God, portraying un believing as the core obstacle to salvation and satisfaction for both sinner and saint. It cites Psalms Ruth and Job to illustrate trust as refuge lean upon stay upon and rolling burden onto the Lord, with examples of protection and strength.
August lesson outlines Luke 12 8 12 and Acts 1 1 11 stressing the need to confess Christ despite ridicule and persecution, Christ’s promise to confess or deny before angels, the unpardonable sin, and divine aid. It includes Christ’s forty day post resurrection instruction to empower witnesses to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth and to await his return with active service.
A religious meditation on Christmastide praising the Christ child suffering with the weak and sick and teaching that the kingdom of God belongs to the little children. It contrasts the wisdom of ancient Greece and Rome with the Gospel message of mercy and inclusion.
The speaker argues the Bible’s solitary greatness and abrupt appearance amid gloom indicate a divine descent rather than human origin, noting its incorruptible purity and freedom from earthly mixtures as key proof. The passage endorses a supernatural genesis over human authorship.
The passage argues prayer is difficult if a man does not live in accordance with God's will, linking daily conduct with spiritual communication and obedience. It emphasizes aligning life with divine standards to ease prayer.
Superintendent Clarence H. Dempsey of Haverhill Massachusetts schools argues national prohibition would improve child welfare. He cites licensed saloons hindering study, destitution from liquor in homes, and children losing schooling after reaching legal working age. He says inherited weaknesses and poor food often accompany drink.
A 1916 report by Henry Carter of the board shows a 40 percent drop in infant deaths from overlying since 1914 as arrests for drunkenness fell. Cruelty cases to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children declined from 40.2 percent in 1914-15 to 31.2 percent in 1916-17, with homes and nutrition improving as streets quieted earlier due to earlier pub closings.
Eugene Lyman Fisk, M. D., contends in Atlantic Monthly that beer is not a hygienic beverage. He asserts beer’s primary purpose is intoxication, notes observed drunkenness in saloons, and warns heavy beer intake risks among brewery workers.
Father Henry McGuire denounces the modern saloon as a hellish institution. He argues bars breed crime, corruption, and social ruin, draining laborers, harming families, and leading souls toward perdition in Joliet, Michigan.
A congressman argues against saloons by noting a man and his dog enter sober and twenty minutes later the man is drunk and dies in the gutter while the dog leaves as a gentleman, calling the institution unfair to humans.
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