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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
4
A concise statement declares belief in the United States as a democracy of the people with government derived from consent, a union of states, and a duty to love defend and obey the nation and its laws. It honors freedom equality justice and humanity and cites patriots who sacrificed for it.
The passage presents reflections on dependable character and inner strength. It cites Dean Stanley, Oscar Wilde, and La Rochefoucauld, contrasting firmness with gentleness and warning that apparent gentleness may mask weakness.
A crowd of Wednesday registrants reaches manhood at twenty one as a million young men perform a defining rite. The piece praises their courage and enterprise and hopes for a safe return to bless the nation. It comments on political schemes and changes in the Democratic congression al race narratives.
The county plans a major effort on June 28 to sell and buy up to a million dollars in war savings stamps. Residents will receive thrift training, invest in a patriotic duty, and urged to attend the day’s meetings. The piece also notes royal family trivia about King George of England and the former Czern Nicholas.
The article posits that philosophy shaped wartime behavior. It suggests Tolstoy’s pacifist teachings may have influenced Russian soldiers, contributing to a collapse of compliance when military authority weakened.
The article argues Tolstoi and Nietzsche shaped Russian and German thought before and during the war. It claims the superman idea guided Prussian power and German conquest, while Tolstoi tried guiding Russia to peace. It predicts Germany’s defeat and lasting enmity with much of the world, and ends with a humorous jab about frontline gear.
The piece notes rising American sympathy for France and cites Pittsburgh and Houston papers. It humorously suggests soldiers favor victory in Europe with bold actions, referencing General Foch and a desire to strike quickly if delayed. The tone blends satire with wartime sentiment.
The piece celebrates children’s laughter amid crises and war. It praises how their joy sustains adults through hardship and frames thanks to the young as a blessing that helps humanity persevere and fight on.
Reports show women filling jobs from highway draftsmen in Iowa to oilers on Pacific ships. Seattle teachers push equal pay, New York hotel elevators run by young women, and Michigan factory labor increases. A push in Ottawa proposes a monument to soldiers’ wives and mothers.
A civic group offers to plow vacant city lots for crops to feed chickens. Queen Mary’s bridesmaids plan a silver wedding gift with many royal attendants listed. English businesswoman Miss Ethel M. Sayer gains freedom of the city of London for war relief work after a rapid rise from private secretary to director over twenty-one years.
Rev. P P Hasselvander of the Christian church writes from Camp Shelby describing camp life for Bluefield soldiers. He praises the Y M C A as a pillar of support, notes clean facilities and free services, and recounts his preaching schedule and moments of morale with recruits. He also reflects on democracy in the military and the diverse makeup of the troops. He plans to return home June 10.
A set of Republican declarations across West Virginia announces candidacies for U S senator in 1918, and for Congress in the Fifth and Seventh Districts. Figures include Vincalli, Hughes of Huntington, Wells Goodykoontz of Williamson, and Chas L Herberlin of Beckley, all subject to the August 6 primary.
A war era letter from Camp Shelby Mississippi describes a diverse mess hall scene with a Jewish sitter, a Catholic chaplain, and a refrain that Christianity remains unthreatened by war. A Chicago boy proves bold in bonds, pledging immense sums, embodying national resolve and service to all.
A garbled list of street pairings and intersections appears, mentioning Bluefield Avenue sections plus Raleigh Stewart Giles Princeton Lee Pulaski Park Bland Jefferson Middle and Norfolk streets, with stray notes and partial names implying a local grid or zoning reference
London reports describe Archibald S. Hurd dismissing German submarine threats asFigure of speech. He notes Americans view submarine warfare as a strategic necessity and applauds the nation’s reaction to the latest attacks off the Atlantic coast. The piece frames this as another German defeat.
Washington reports the United States warned Berlin that mistreating Americans over the Rintelen case would trigger swift U.S. retaliation against Germans in the United States. Secretary Lansing rejected an exchange proposal for a German jailed in Germany, noting potential reciprocal actions. The War Department later said 133 American soldiers and 216 civilians are interned in Germany, while about 5,000 Germans are interned in the United States.
Washington the Food Administration under Hoover orders a nationwide plan to standardize fair price lists for food. price interpreting committees will set maximum and fair prices for basic commodities and local administrators will chair price boards with wholesale and retail representatives. Newspapers will publish weekly lists and explain food shortages and substitutes.
Washington announces a definite program to curtail less essential industries. The fuel administration plans to submit the plan to the war industries board within a week. Garfield states that a coal supply restriction list will be published to conserve coal for war efforts. Noyes has led ongoing conservation work for months.
British losses reported for the week ending Friday show officers killed or died of wounds totalling 208 and 4 258 enlisted men. Officers wounded or missing amount to 768 and 27 425 enlisted men.
Astronomers at the United States Naval Observatory and others await tomorrows total eclipse with instruments ready. The forecast suggests only a partial eclipse in much of the region, while a belt from Portland to Orlando may see totality if weather cooperates. Duration ranges from about one to two minutes along the central line.
Indictments face O Leary and others over disloyal material in his Bull magazine. Officials say the case may reveal sensational ties between Irish leaders and German propagandists in the United States, suggesting deeper plots beyond publishing disloyal articles. A circus is advertised for Monday at the Colonial as a local note.
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