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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1918
Page
5
Thousands in major cities wake to a bold claim from The United Store Co offering Partone Burtone tablets for constipation and liver troubles with a double refund policy for unsatisfied customers. The ad touts fast relief, broad availability, and a nationwide push through druggists and jobbers, urging readers to ask their chemist about the product.
John Oliver LaGorce writes a National Geographic bulletin likening the Atlantic seaboard to a battleground where sea forces clash with land fortifications. He portrays rain and ice as armies, rivers as marching regiments, and coastlines as front lines shaping the landscape and human struggle.
George Conway, veteran actor and theatrical manager who directed the original Uncle Tom's Cabin company on its European tour, died at his New York home yesterday aged 73.
Washington reports that through agreements with automobile industry representatives the war department will take up surplus automobiles and trucks as part of postwar disposition.
The report notes continued coal price controls and zone shipment limits through February 1 after claims that all restrictions would end by year’s start. It also states Germany can only collect about 2,000,000 tons for provisioning, down from 2,500,000 tons promised by allies.
Washington on December 21 Gov wag urged to take over New York harbor if harbor workers strike, but the War Department stated it was not considering such action. The possibility had been raised in government discussions on the crisis.
Sunday in New York recalls naval life at Seventy-ninth Street with sailors and a hopeful enlistee backgrounded by a coastal launch. The tale shifts to commerce reporting the tilefish fishery as an emerging staple, discovered in 1879, revived, and rapidly expanding along the Atlantic coast with shipments reaching New York and Kansas City.
A Russian woman, sued for unpaid sewing machine hire, tells the court she cannot pay due to wounds from fighting Austrians. The judge finds her papers in order and the charge is withdrawn, challenging sensationalist stereotypes from European reports.
In the Bolivian Andean plateau potatoes are kept by alternating freezing and thawing to remove moisture, producing chunu. The dried product stores for months or years and is sold in markets as a staple food. France and Sweden have reportedly imported Bolivian seed potatoes.
In Vienna a German Austrian National Assembly debate produced a resolution calling for a committee to probe Austro-Hungary’s military collapse. Deputies accused imperial family members of command errors and called for action against officers blamed for mass slaughter and war profiteering amid civilian hardship.
A message from President Wilson was read in both chambers of the Swedish Riksdag. He expressed appreciation for the confidence shown by the chambers and stated he believes a peace worthy of European aspirations can be secured with shared efforts. He pledged to do all he can to promote it.
The revolutionary parliament adjourned this afternoon granting the cabinet full authority to manage the country's affairs. The prestige of Chancellor Ebert and Philip Scheidemann has been greatly enhanced.
A national central executive committee of twenty seven soldiers and working men, wholly majority socialists, has been formed. The body already handles panel duties on a small scale and can eject cabinet members with a restricted veto power.
A December proclamation attributed to Field Marshal von Hindenburg, issued from Walhelmshohe, praises German military prowess and loyalty. It laments the disbanded army while blaming disruptive spirits for undermining reorganization of the empire.
Washington announces the American Red Cross membership roll reached 12,000,000 at noon as Christmas Roll Call closes Monday night. Headquaters say reports from all sections show many chapters did not file returns due to busy workers.
The central division leads with about 4,000,000 members while the Atlantic, Lake, and Southwestern divisions report 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 and 1 0 5 0 0 0 respectively. Taft urges people to register at the site of the mighty agency of mercy to support postwar work.
In a report from Paris, Slavatore Larzilai former Italian cabinet member states five hundred thousand Italians died in the war with 206000 killed in action. He cites 300000 dead from disease and 300000 wounded while 500000 of 5960000 mobilized were taken prisoner.
Major David Pikins senator elect from West Virginia travels home aboard the Baltic with 242 American expeditionary force officers and men. The Winchester contingents include 38 officers and 1,070 men plus numerous sick and wounded, with 20 litter cases and two mental cases. The Metapan transport arrives from Pauillac with 37 officers and 12 enlisted men aboard. The Walmer Castle also docks in New York.
Train timetable notes the route from Bluefield to Roanoke and Virginia destinations, with connections at East Radford to Aristo and Roanoke stations. It lists sleeper and parlor car services to Philadelphia New York Norfolk and Cincinnati plus various intermediate stops and departure times.
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