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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
2
War front and home front items surface with dozens of notes on casualties, industrial orders, and agricultural outlooks. Ohio towns such as Columbus Lima Portman Portsmouth and circles in Marion and Shelby figure as victims and workers.
France detains Cal Foggia to inspect instruction work of French officers aiding in training the national army. He is escorted between camps by a commissioned officer and a member of the work.
A Kentucky farmer urges late gleaning of wheat to save harvest losses and cites estimates of ten bushels saved per household. The column also covers salinity recorder tech, plant classification by ovaries, palm tree yields, and assorted notes on shoes, linen goods, and universal wartime signals, reflecting a mix of practical tips and scientific tidbits.
The article details a New Jersey government shell loading plant larger than any in the world, with 92 000 shells daily, 2 000 tons of shells daily, 5 000 workers, and a mobile water purification system to supply pure drinking water to American troops in France. It describes 100 buildings, 1.3 million square feet of storage, and a self-contained town for workers, plus the heavy emphasis on health, safety, and labor recruitment amid wartime needs. Ensign Stephen Potter, a U S Navy Reserve pilot, is noted for shooting down a German seaplane and later killed in action.
Not a High-Priced Man. My brother in an artillery regiment at Camp Logan recalls a near fatal blunder during intense warfare training. A lieutenant scolded a corporal for poor judgment, likening him to an oyster with the hives. The corporal retorted asking what to expect for 36 a month a Joffre.
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