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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
2
City coalfield purchases a Maxwell truck from GS Kell with R J Ryan driving the unit home. The page also lists farm stock for sale, a 1916 Paige Roadster offered at $800, various help wanted and employment notices, Red Cross dressings guidance, a grand jury case, and community news from Bluefield communities.
Two to three thousand people gathered at Norfolk and Western Station to send off draftees entraining for Camp Lee Virginia. About 500 to 700 men from this county and southwest Virginia joined the No 16 train, with Wise County yielding 113 men and smaller counts from Russell Lee and Tazewell. The 286 total included 37 from the city and 80 from Princeton as the fifteen coaches filled. The men, well built and earnest, expected to return with honors, many already sharpshooters from mountain country.
A sizable parade of draftees from Princeton and Bluefield area departed for Camp Lee after a courthouse sendoff. Of eighty, twenty six were miners and sixteen farmers, with many other professions represented. Additional items note hospital updates, a funeral, and a colored quota sent to Camp Sherman.
Auto wreck on Bluefield Princeton road injures four people. Richard Hullman of Crane Creek drove toward the city attempting to pass a truck driven by Rem Godfrey of Matoaka. Mrs Thomas of Matoaka and several others in the truck were treated. Hallie Robinette of Kegley sustained a serious arm injury.
A car driven by Huffman from Crane Creek was uninjured in a wreck. The other vehicle was a truck owned by Bailey and Godfrey of Matoaka, with Bay W.5 noted in the report.
Voters face a today special levy vote to raise 14000 for water works fire plugs and equipment and a city incinerator. Proponents cite improved fire protection lower insurance costs and revenue from the incinerator fertilizer. Polling places listed by ward and local commissioners oversee the election.
A large Colonial Theater audience heard former Senator William E K Chilton speak in support of the war effort and President Wilson. He urged national unity, cited Hoover and Pershing as wartime leaders, and urged rallying behind Wilson, with brief remarks from A F E Bivens and W W McNeal.
The Holy Trinity church in Bramwell and Grace Episcopal in Eckman begin daily noon prayers during the war. Rector J T Crowe rings the church bell at noon on Sundays to mark the moment and parishioners recite a wartime version of the prayer In Time of War and Tumult. The practice, called the Peace Bell, is likened to the Angelus in spirit though distinct in purpose.
An overworked engineer notes constant firing, sleep loss, and job strain. The ad touts Vinci tonics with beef and cod liver components, with druggists in Bluefield Princeton and Northfork promoting the product. It also discusses constipation and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild laxative.
War time note calls on Boy Scouts to take weekly shifts at the Peace Bell and encourages all Christians and patriotic citizens to pause for one minute of prayer for a permanent and righteous peace among nations. Lavoptik eye wash ad promotes relief from bloodshot eyes and dark rings with a small guarantee and local pharmacy contact.
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