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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
1
A fragment from a World War I correspondence describes front-line views of American and French forces, vivid scenes of mobility and combat, and reflections on casualties. The writer mentions motorcycles, Harley hopes, and a request to thank Mrs Baddery for a song.
Harry Keller writes home from a camp near the front in August 1918. He describes bunkroom comforts, local food, and garden produce, notes a nearby air raid and a shelling near Osie, and recounts a single casualty and advancing troops. Keller mentions a 145th regiment film and French civilians moving back as German forces gain ground.
A wartime letter from Geo Winahip, Chief Ordnance Sergeant, recounts life at the front of August 10 1918. He describes front-line risks the daily routine visiting guns and supplying needs. He notes music with meals and the difficulty of censorship while detailing shells machine-gun bursts and transporting men and supplies amid the war.
The Federal Reserve warns depositors that wartime needs require banks to conserve lending power, urging borrowers to limit new credit unless it directly aids the war effort. Banks should keep demands down to support coal, food, and essential civilian needs while ensuring producers and distributors have access to needed credit.
Delegates from Ore towns representing the Y M C A Knights of Columbus Woman’s Christian Association Camp Community Service Jewish Welfare Board Salvation Army and American Library Association meet in Portland to plan a unified drive to raise 170 500 000 for world war relief next November. The effort, urged by President Wilson, aims to consolidate allied organization campaigns into one nationwide appeal to save manpower and avoid duplicated efforts.
John Etheridge informs W L Thompson that Umatilla County's quota depends on the national loan size and is tentatively set near 141173 for the county and 855194003 for the state. Further details await official confirmation and regular updates from Banister.
War boosted Japan zinc output with 21 000 tons refined in 1916 and 45 000 in 1919, while ore imports remained essential. Britain may refinery Australia to feed empire needs, possibly forcing Japan to seek ore elsewhere. The soft felt slouch hat, once American shorthand, faces change as General Pershing’s era prompts brimmed caps. London bride Lady Ware Hall recaps personal losses and remarriage after war.
The Indianapolis News reports a curious business note from Evelyn Hahn, granddaughter of Moses Selig, asking him to buy War Savings Stamps and send a check payable to her. The letter, dated and signed Bvedyn, requests support for her army of workers and mentions Thrift Stamps. The scene underscores a family tied to wartime fundraising efforts.
A late afternoon crash near Rosalia leaves Mr Hangell, Mrs Hanwell, Mrs Price, and two young granddaughters dead. The Overland plunged from a bridge after striking raised planks on the roadway. Cause cited as protruding planks from a defective bridge surface. The victims’ bodies to Athena as funeral plans begin.
Rev Walter J Gleiver, pastor of the Athena Methodist Church for two years, has accepted a call from Bicho vod and will leave with his wife for a week. Rev A Pratt will succeed him and begin duties here immediately.
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