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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat endorses Lissie Eaton for Clerk Treasurer, praising her qualifications and integrity. The paper argues the town needs change and supports Dick Hays and Lawrence Lester for town trustees, describing them as honest and capable leaders for progressive governance.
The Greene County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting on Monday October 15 at 10 o clock a m in Bloomfield. Officers will be elected a constitution and by laws adopted and other business transacted. A workshop inspector on military relief will address the gathering. All are urged to attend. Joe E Beasley secretary.
Mrs Mark Wakefield died at her home in Linton Tuesday night at 7. She leaves a husband and a baby boy. Formerly Miss Bunt of Switz City, she had been married a little over a year and taught at Linton high school. The family had only lived at the present residence two weeks. Remains were moved to Switz City to the home of her parents on Thursday.
Wanted planters to draw on us for nursery stock of all kinds. We grow the best double worked Grimes and all commercial varieties of apple and peach. Agents wanted in unoccupied territory. Ask for catalogue. Burns City Indiana.
The fragment notes soldiers allegedly smoke roots and cabbage leaf cigars, linking it to gas reports. It then advertises abstract services offering to save the cost of quiet title actions, urging calls to Minor F. Pate for abstracts.
George Ade urges boys and girls aged six to sixteen to support the war effort by choosing courage over cowardice, joining the Junior Red Cross, and helping by knitting socks and sharing food with French and British allies. He argues the question is not simply to fight but how to fight responsibly, using historical examples to defend democracy and frame resistance to tyranny.
President Wilson urged complete victory over Germany and defense of democratic ideals as U S forces report action past the war zone. A patrol vessel fired on an Italian submarine, killing two, while another ship foundered with all hands saved. Coroner opened an inquest into banker Jesse Barker’s death as Enid arrests draw ire. Fire at Acme Elevator East St Louis caused $200000 loss. Uruguay cuts ties with Germany. Germany passports issued. Navy outlines 787 vessels in its war program.
Giant Caproni bombers struck the Austrian base at Cattaro damaging ships and fires in the yard. British weeklong casualties totaled 17 505 with 311 officers killed, 2 965 men dead or wounded, and 862 officers wounded or missing along with 13 367 men. French official reports say St Jean de Mangelare and Veldhoek villages with blockhouses fell and over 700 prisoners taken. Seeadler crewmen captured near Fiji. British and French forces claim quick success east and north of Ypres capturing Poelcapelle with 1 000 prisoners. Lumber prices and items from Jones Dugger Chair Co listed.
Washington reports a New York conference of American consuls and missionaries describing mass killings of Armenian and Syrian Christians under Turkish rule. The account cites famine driven deaths, women sold into harems, and deportations with thousands dead or missing across Marsovan, Diarbekir, Urfa, and Mardin during the war.
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