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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
6
British French Italian and American air forces clash in unprecedented battles over the Western Front. Allied tanks, hospitals, and rail lines suffer as German efforts focus on air superiority and strategic targets. Reports mention attacks on Mannheim Metz and Lorraine areas, with numerous aircraft and personnel losses on all sides.
Washington May 23 General Crowder unveils work or fight rules forcing registrants to engage in useful labor or join the army. The edit affects professionals including baseball players jockeys and other sports figures while theatrical performers are exempted. The policy targets idleness and expands nonuseful occupations with safeguards and exemptions.
Washington May 22 Every railroad president in the United States was relieved from active duty as executive trader of his road by Director General McAdoo He will appoint a federal director for each road responsible only to the railroad administration The statement lists two operating districts Allegheny region and Pocahontas district and notes the federal manager will be chosen from operating officers to preserve identity and meet emergency conditions while ensuring stability for stakeholders Institutions named include Markham regional director and several railroad companies and executives across the country
Chicago Athletic Association discharged eighteen alien enemy employees as part of its policy to exclude such people from the club premises. The move reflects wartime security measures affecting staff at the Chicago club.
Rex disliked fighting after repeated defeats in struggles for mastery with his playmates. He announced he would stay in his own yard and play with his dog Rover who does not fight. His mother noted he no longer enjoys fights as before and he would not mind fighting if he did not get licked every time.
In a bygone custom an officer toured towns to ensure no weapons existed. He asked a couple at a farmhouse, “ANY Weapons of war in the bones.” The wife replied with a ready retort, and the man teased her by asking to see her tongue.
The remark notes Maude’s habit of meddling in others’ business, asking why she cannot be found out. It mocks her and implies she overdoes personal scrutiny, suggesting she is ashamed or overly curious.
In Eng Hah village an old men’s gathering at the cobbler’s shop centers on a young football player. When asked if he ever played football, a veteran replied that he never played any athletic games except for a few dances.
A brief humorous item notes George ends a marriage with a play on words about the comic side of wedded life. The fragment hints at domestic irony and light家庭 tone typical of a local page column.
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