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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
4
The London Sunday Herald quotes letters from pilots and crewmen calling the airmen the Eyes of the Army. They describe relentless bombing, rapid rescues of wounded scouts, and steadfast courage as they attacked German targets from Cambrai to La Ware.
A newly completed Red Cross hospital train in England, shown at Liverpool Street, spans 912 feet with 16 carriages excluding the engine. It carries 860 cots, separate stores and a pharmacy, isolated infectious wards, recreation rooms, and well-sprung beds, all designed for staff comfort and patient care.
The account describes brutal air battles above the lines with French squadrons and German fighters. It notes bombardment sorties, mass casualties, and the relentless shift from defense to offense as pilots use dual mounted guns and special guns. The writer laments the toll on both sides and signs off with a casual farewell.
Residents will be paid in Thrift stamps for selling old junk including bottles rag iron and rubber as the war ends. Junk dealers’ trust will buy debris at half price, a plan originated by David Schwartz a German.
A harsh polemic attacks alien enemies from a vigilante perspective, praising internment and denouncing mercy. The speaker questions humane policies and urges expulsion or harsher treatment, framing treason and cultural origins as justification. The piece uses inflammatory language to condemn perceived betrayals.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for kindness during burial of mother and sister. Notes visits and travel: Mrs J C Karnes and Russell L Cole, Mrs Ernest Lewis. Various guests and trips to Clearfield Omaha Des Moines Buffalo NY.
Mrs. F. J. Nendick travels to Blockton Saturday noon to visit her mother Mrs. Z. P. Weese at her home. She will attend Baptist lawn activities Thursday evening.
The Bristol crew of nine firemen and coalers raced to speed the ship as a U-boat loomed offshore. Periscope visibility showed the threat while the men pushed for maximum speed to avert disaster.
A Bedford county sale sheet lists Shorthorn, Hereford, Holstein, Jersey and other cattle bulls cows calves and lambs with ages breeds and prices from sellers in Corning Bedford Creston Lenox Gravity and Conway. Items include two Shorthorn bulls at 60 and 100 dollars, registered Holstein cows at 260 dollars each, one milker cow at 90 dollars, and a 5 passenger Maxwell car offered for trade or property.
Sailor recalls Bristol leaping to seventeen knots from nine as she escaped a submarine off the coast. The crew toiled in the stoke-hole while shells and explosions rumbled in the background. The narrator, an experienced master, vows to return with a new vessel after a short rest with his family.
A Shasta County man, Bonnifer, declined transport to enlist in the Twentieth, preferring to walk the ninety miles to avoid leaving his family. He asked Captain Boyden about pay, government allotments, and life insurance before deciding. Also noted is Mrs Clyde Sherrick visiting Des Moines to see her brother, Edgar Shepherd, at Camp Dodge.
Mrs FP L MaWhinney returned home to Blanchard Missouri after visiting her daughter in Bedford Saturday. Mr and Mrs Hubert Rhoades of Des Moines are visiting Bedford with his parents Mr and Mrs H B Rhoades. Uniform county teacher examinations will be held at Bedford courthouse June 26 27 and 28 per Alice Nelson County Superintendent. Charles Darling leaves Bedford for Cowles Nebraska to visit his sister Mrs G A Fuller. Mrs Kate Mohler and daughter Mrs Roy Raines and child travel to Conway for a visit with C B Frantz family.
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