Lot Of The Army and The Navy Communications
Interesting weekly notices on military communications and allied updates. Responses promised promptly, with broad readership in mind.
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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
5
Interesting weekly notices on military communications and allied updates. Responses promised promptly, with broad readership in mind.
A dramatic wartime exhortation urges young men to enlist as country calls. The poem cites fathers who defended freedom, warns against leaving a birthright of shame, and ends with a stark summons from the fielded plains and the last Angel trumpet.
Two Alliance youths share letters from Fort Riley Kansas and Fort Mills Manila Bay detailing daily meals drills and chores. Clarence Renneau describes meals rest and routines while Philip Thomas outlines travel from Manila to the front and notes local sights and questions about friends back home.
The New York World reports a war risk bureau probe into women who marry multiple soldiers to boost war insurance and pensions. It notes cases from Camp Mills and claims plural marriages exploit a government system favoring youth, with wives allegedly marrying several soldiers for increased income and payouts.
The Navy plans to collect and preserve wartime photographs of sailors who died in service. Secre ily Daniels urges sending pictures to the department for copies and return to owners. Each portrait is forwarded to the sailor's first training station to honor their memory and inspire future generations.
A list of men forwarded from Alliance Recruiting Office for voluntary enlistment in the U S regular army for the week ending July 7 1918 includes Charles B Foss Mike F Beck Thomas V Royston John M Durnal Ernest P Klinefelter Frank A Catron and others from Nebraska Iowa Missouri and Texas. A second list dated July 42 1918 names Crete F Lemons Earl B Miller Wilbur J Ellsworth Irvin R Scott William Conner and William J Tragesser among others. The notice emphasizes open branch choices and urges eligible youths to enlist, describing the Pershing Crusaders film and U S plans for nursing and war effort.
The notice asks for enlistment photographs to be mailed to the Recruiting Division Bureau of Navigation Navy Department Washington DC. Include name branch of service and training station. Photos should be securely wrapped. copies are made and the originals returned to sender.
Army and navy officials clarify that they cannot accept or purchase donated canned foods or vegetables. Offers are sometimes refused or redirected due to procurement rules and specifications. Home canning should continue to support soldiers, as every preserved item frees resources for the service.
It warns mothers against ignoring aches and pains and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a strongener. The ad claims it nourishes the nerves and blood while boosting energy and overall vigor for weary or low spirited individuals.
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