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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
3
Clarence B. Rolland recounts a frantic return from the front as shells scream overhead. Soldiers, prisoners, ration carts, and Y.M.C.A. supplies flood the road while ditch shelters and a buck private in the chaos reveal grit and dark humor.
A letter from John McFarland describes his son Verner dying on the Marne battlefield while holding his rifle. The letter notes seven dead Huns nearby, and urges his father not to worry, claiming Verner died game.
A veteran narrator describes a perilous journey to the front aboard a bombed vehicle. Shells explode above and debris rains down as the driver urges speed while the narrator clings to safety. They pass a single tree, mistaken for a forest, and joke about delivering tobacco to soldiers in dugouts during the AEF.
In St. Louis Judge Bass offered 23 year old Joseph Luzynski the option to enlist in the U S tank service or face trial for second degree burglary. Luzynski chose to enlist.
Cleveland reports a new Martian battleplane being produced at the Glenn L. Martin company plant. The first unit, under acceptance tests, shows superior maneuvering for its size and fast climbing and straight flight. It has a 75 foot wingspan, twin 400 horsepower motors, 2400 pound carrying capacity, and no blind spot.
Camp Sevier, Greenville. H H Miles, a cook at the patients' kitchen base hospital, was notified that a distant relative died and left him 150,000 dollars. Miles plans to remain in his hospital position despite the windfall, and his home is Tartboro, New York.
Indiana reports detail Mennonite reactions to Liberty bonds in Elkhart County and a program to require bonds via bank certificates. It notes recruiting of M C A secretaries, rising food prices due to government commandeering butter, eggs, and pork, and possible aviation training in Indiana. Reports cover drills in Crawfordsville, seed wheat treatment in Shelby County, and county war work conferences.
In Terre Haute the Franchise league held polling while canvassers visited homes for Thrift stamps. A scene at a doorway drew a young boy overhearing his mother’s question to a visitor about whether she was the Thrift stamp man, illustrating local tensions over the campaign.
A Briton bicycling from Newton Parnell calmly stood as a swarm settled on his hat. He remained still until a beekeeper arrived and the bees were hired. The man was not stung, while New York’s regular police force totals 8 000 fighting in France.
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