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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
4
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The article quotes Col Theodore Roosevelt at Forest Hills Long Island on the Fourth of July. He declares we are at war with Germany and urges Americans to choose loyalty to the United States and oppose any dual allegiance. He condemns sympathizers with Germany as traitorous to America.
A party visited Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis and toured the grounds a week before last. About ten thousand five young men were training as officers and a parade and drill impressed visitors. Local soldiers J. P. A. Hertlein, Jack Walters, Evan Sherrill, and Homer L. Ried were met, with Hertlein in charge of meals for his 180 men as construction continued on quarters and tents spread across the 5000 acre site.
The Glorious Fourth was celebrated in Mauckport Lanesville Palmyra and Rothrock's Grove with Odd Fellows and Grange hosting events. Speakers included Rev. McVey Carmichael Finnell Spears and Grand Master I O C F Indiana along with local leaders. crowds enjoyed music flag drills and a surprise musical finale.
Louisville reports Chairman E. T. Tierney says saloons within two miles of the U S army camp near the city border will be ordered closed by War Department directive. The Board of Safety will remove objectionable places as part of a broader anti liquor push that cites a growing dry trend nationwide including Indiana becoming bone dry on April 2, 1918.
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