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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat an Indiana weekly and semi weekly newspaper lists founder L Slinkard as proprietor and editor. It notes subscriptions in advance with annual 150 and six month rates 175 and single copies 5 to 25 cents for advertisements. mails second class and post office in Bloomfield Indiana provided.
Telegram from the Provost Marshal General dated December 26 1917 states no further formal calls for deferred percentages of the present quota will be made before February 15. Boards should, until Class 1 finalizes, promptly send for ward men from old regulations to fill deficiencies. A special class will be called under Section 149. Crowder urges wide dissemination.
A clipped editorial voice rails at waste and patriotism while lampooning German plots and fashion, urging frugality and perseverance. It mocks Germany and critics civilians and men in autos, ends with a punchy call that liberty demands effort and expense.
Indiana faces a grave coal shortage as fuel officials warn half measures will cause plant closures and unemployment. Evans Woollen urges doubling wood use, farmers selling surplus wood, and strict conservation to avoid widespread hardship while bars on lighting and restricted consumption hit theaters and utilities.
Indiana reports show lightless nights on Thursdays and Sundays as ordered by the national fuel administrator. In Indianapolis, George E. Stewart, assistant county fuel administrator, monitors violators and notes that a single notice can prompt attention, with a second violation triggering action.
In Washington on December 27 1917 General Crowder requests Indiana to supply skilled bricklayers for the aviation section in France. Initial need is fifty bricklayers with one thousand possibly later, urging prompt questionnaires classification and reporting. White men only. delivery details to follow under Section 149 and 150.
Harry B. Smith asks for immediate action to supply Indiana with fifty bricklayers for military needs. He emphasizes Indiana's strong wartime reputation and urges promptness to support the army abroad. The request stresses expedition and the vital importance of the labor in this emergency.
The Local Conscription Board asks every man to answer questionnaires quickly and remember his Order Number to save lawyers time. By yesterday noon Greene county sent out 1570 questionnaires with 135 mailed daily. Watch for mail if yours has not yet been sent.
Daily war service updates show Red Cross canteens in France serving over 15 000 men. U S gasoline production more than doubles to 70 million barrels yearly. large enlistment day with over 14 300 recruits. coal saving proposals for January February not favored. English shoe height limits noted. relief efforts after Halifax disaster mobilized within twelve hours. many retired naval officers recalled including high ranks. measles in camps decreasing with pneumonia declines. Army Navy camps provide dancing as troop recreation under War and Navy Departments.
Department of the Interior inquiry shows about 600000 acres on reclamation projects and a similar Indian lands area may be cultivated in 1918. The untold extent of arable land across the United States could become farmable as wartime needs rise.
The Post Office reports a soldier at a cantonment who was said to be lonesome and letterless. A single mail brought 1,200 letters 19 special delivery items and 54 ordinary parcels. He could not read or write and received help from several fellow soldiers sorting his mail.
Men drafted under the selective service law tend to choose frontline service, with infantry preferred and artillery, engineers, and quartermasters following. a committee findings show only about two percent seek nonhazardous positions. The piece closes with a thrift stamp plea urging public support.
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