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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
7
A Cincinnati genius creates Freezone a tiny bottle sold by druggists to instantly relieve hard and soft corns or corns between the toes and calluses without soreness or irritation. It claims to lift the corn right out with no pain and just a few cents needed.
Northfolk notes a metropolitan production depicting the Civil War era from the Confederacy to Grant and Lee surrender, followed by Reconstruction turmoil and romance. It features vast outdoor scenes, 15 000 actors, 3 000 horses, a half million dollar budget, and 5 000 district scenes. The piece also notes a synchronized musical score and local society notices and personal items.
A Bluefield businessman's wife suffered eye strain and pain from reading and sewing. One application of Lavoptik eye wash reportedly produced instant relief. The ad promises quick results and includes aluminum eye cup and retailer details.
The shipping board chief declares the 1920 merchant fleet will reach 25 million deadweight tons creating weekly Latin American service and Pacific bridge cargo flows. Emergency Fleet Corp expects output to top 3,000,000 tons this year and 15,518,000 more next year surpassing Britain. Y M C A training and education for wounded soldiers centers on these goals.
Springfield mass June 10 special how to aid returning soldiers able bodied or maimed to adjust to civil life discussed at the conference of the Association of Employed Officers of the YMCA of North America. The committee led by George C Hubert of Hartford CT outlined constructive recommendations. Many returning soldiers will be maimed for life with loss of limbs sight or arm function.
Seetee Louse No 168 Kniagata of eythine meets Monday night at 8 in Pocahontas Coal and Coke building opposite a pot Ride entrance on Booty Street Victim nights cordially Invited preter Camp No 9595 Miters on drat Odolan Woodmen of America and third Riondays of each month at 8 p m in Red Men's Hall on Blue venchant Visiting members invited Wifelet Lodge No sd nF O & meoeta meets every Wednesday night Kikw Building Fiateigh street Visitors welcome
Washington hearings before the house Ways and Means Committee feature Harvard economist O M W Sprague presenting a broad taxation scheme. Proposals include heavy wartime levies on profits incomes and luxuries, with specific rates on tea coffee tobacco beer flour hotel bills autos gasoline and luxury goods. A S Thomas of Lynchburg advocates strict measures to curb excess profits distribution.
A court martial imposed life terms on objectors who refused to wear uniforms, later reduced to twenty five years, with Fort Leavenworth designated for confinement. Forty five objectors at Camp Travis face review as officials cite additional factors beyond uniform refusal.
Washington debates over reform proposals on secrecy in treaty negotiations. Senator Underwood pushes limits on Senate debate while Lodge Knox Kellogg oppose Borah amendment arguing for or against public negotiations.
Eight French soldiers escaped from Camp Wisburg near Mannheim and reached Geneva reporting harsher conditions in German reprisal camps. They say British troops face greater suffering as air raids on Rhine towns rise, with Germans concentrating prisoners near ammunition factories to deter Allied raids. An officer notes Germans risk deaths of captives to force surrender. Also, St Louis hosts a women’s rifle squad formed by 100 society women and girls.
Lieutenant Theo S Smylie visiting en route to France preached at Welch Methodist union service to a full church. He received a silver wrist watch from the ladies aid society and a $100 gift from the men’s bible class as tears were shed.
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