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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
5
If any trace of Scrofula or impurities remains in your blood you may not reach full physical development S. S.8, the blood remedy, claims to remove taints and germs from the blood and restore vigor. Sold by druggists with free expert medical advice upon writing to Medical Director 30 Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga.
Italians celebrate Piave victory praising local ties and the Italian army’s success as the Piave river’s rugged course hinders Austrian artillery. The Gazette lists local ads for limestone sales and real estate while urging caution over rumors about war losses and announcing War Savings Stamp Day led by Governor McCracken.
Farmers report anxiety over rust damaging wheat in Tazewell County and Clinch Valley as heat and rain hinder harvesting. Upper Clear Fork area notes rust spreading after recent dry spells while farmers push work in fields to save grain. Delights from a trip home of Mrs Mitchell and daughter Frances from New York and Washington where her son H Mitchell hosts, revealing high wartime prices and concern in those cities.
Rumors circulated locally that a Tazewell soldier hadeen was killed in action but no verified details emerged. Residents heard only scattered reports and awaited confirmation from authorities.
In Graham the community condemns free roaming bull dogs after a child was badly bitten while feeding one. The Compton girl is improving from deep wounds. Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Baylor plan a July auto trip to Washington and Baltimore via Virginia’s historic sites. Maggie Cameron leaves for New Rockford to visit her brother as his wife remains ill.
Signor Caproni, the Italian airplane inventor, told the Aero Club of America executive committee that a machine capable of flying across the Atlantic exists or can be built in the United States. Reduced excursion fares to summer resorts will be instituted by the railroad administration soon, with rates ten to twenty percent below straight fares. The Presbyterian picnic at Glenwood Park has been postponed due to rain. The ladies aid society of the Presbyterian church meets at 2:30 p.m. at Mrs. R. A. Dove’s home. Bridgeport machinists strike for higher wages, with 6,000 sympathizers joining by tomorrow and 30,600 out by Saturday. Marriages reported at Graham manse and various social notes follow. Allied shipping losses to German U-boats in May total 234,649 gross tons according to the navy. The National War Labor Board invites Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and employees to Washington to settle their differences.
Georgia becomes the thirteenth state to ratify the prohibition amendment. Senate voting 35 to 2 and the House 129 to 24. The action follows an opening session of the legislature. Other items note car supply improvements in Kanawha district and various national updates.
A restricted program for proceedings and food conditions in Austria referenced during crown council talks. Von Seydlér announced retirement as Emperor Charles addressed the German emperor on the topic. Alexander Kerensky, former Russian provisional premier, arrived in London en route to the United States signaling potential moves in the Russian situation.
Reported plan outlines sub regions and central points for manufacturing coordination across four states. Attendees include E. B. Weber S H Hutchinson and M J Welsh among others. Districts span Bluefield Charleston Clarksburg Cumberland Fairmont Huntington Wheeling and Parkersburg with counties listed in West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania.
In London Vassy told the Associated Press that Kerensky insists the Russian front still exists though pushed back by German and Austrian forces and will be restored by revived Russian troops recovering from illness.
The official HQ report says fighting near the Adige has been lively in the past days. At Zagnoliage we repulsed strong enemy thrusts with heavy losses, while at the Asiago plateau and between the Wrente and the Piaven the action was quieter. The June 24 attack ending in failure for the Italians left ground in Asolone and Monte Pertica in Italian hands.
The article explains a broader draft-eligibility pool up to fifty years and the new quota basis based on factors other than population. It notes regional shares for class one strength, with percentages for the south, west, north, and middle west, highlighting no regional advantage.
Charleston reports secretary of state issues charters for The Thinsheet Metals Company of New Haven with 250000 capital to refine smelt and assay metals led by Clarence Bf Billings and partners. Also chartered Business Women's Club of Huntington no capital to promote betterment of working girls led by Elizabeth Burns and others.
Excess sugar stocks to be requisitioned with caps on sales to town and country customers. Commercial groups receive reduced supplies: candy makers soda and chewing gum and others capped at 50 percent, ice cream at 75 percent. Hotels restaurants and public houses may buy three pounds per ninety meals. bakers at 70 percent. retail stores based on spring quarter averages. Hoarding forbidden and transit stocks must be reported before July 1. Buy W. S. 5.
Dissatisfied workers of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad plan a delegates meeting in Cincinnati to press wage scale claims set by Director General McAdoo. President L. D. Newman says about 200 delegates will attend, representing roughly 8,000 members from 62 locals on routes from Chicago to Newport News.
A resolution pledging unqualified support for universal obligatory military training for all young men before voting age was adopted unanimously at the ninth annual International Association of Rotary Clubs convention in Kansas City. It proposes using existing cantonments for postwar training and argues obligatory service would regenerate young manhood and unify diverse citizenship.
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