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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
2
General Foch argues in The Field that offensive action is the key to victory in modern warfare. He explains that only the destruction of enemy forces through determined battle yields success, and reserves must be used with extreme parsimony to unleash a decisive attack with speed, surprise, and overwhelming force.
A head on collision on the national road near St. Clairsville Ohio killed three people and injured nine Sunday afternoon. The deceased include William H Fellers of Bellaire Ohio president of the Bellaire Brewing Co Mrs William H Fellers and Lillian Paden 18 of Martins Ferry Ohio The injured list includes Carrie Fellers Janes Jones and several Paden family members among others All cars were demolished and occupants were trapped beneath the wreckage
Washington June 10 The War Department released weekly casualty totals for American expeditionary forces, reporting 7315 total casualties since France landings. Deaths in action and from wounds number 2927, with 4040 wounded and 242 missing, including prisoners in Germany, as lists reflect ongoing front-line actions and troop movements in the western front.
The ruling on sleepers and parlor cars is drastic as officials explain a draw tied to five tickets needed for entry. The decision affects travelers using these services and potential routes appear limited under the new policy.
Arthur Townsend, a former Woolworth manager, writes from Camp Dix New Jersey to County Clerk C Bartlett describing three months in the army. He notes relocation to a medical company vaccination of new arrivals and inoculation for typhoid, mentions nearby cities and a large division of about 30 000 men, and reflects on home support during the Red Cross drive while hoping to return home and stay in touch.
New passenger rates of 3 cents a mile went into effect last night with a rise in travel costs. The plan aims to curb unnecessary trips and boost railroad revenue. Tickets will no longer be sold unlimited, and no in‑route layovers are allowed. travelers must segment journeys at each destination and redeem mileage books.
James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Berlin, told a Y M C A audience that the United States should hold and repatriate Germans deemed disloyal. He warned of retaliatory measures in Germany if Franz von Rin telen is not released, and criticized Germany for potential punishments of American subjects. He described Rin telen’s Berlin visit seeking passports and said the U S would detain him until ready to send him back.
A city couple receives a letter from Corporal William D. Henderson, stationed in France, describing the fine weather, the contrast with U.S. life, attempts to communicate with the French, and noting Mothers Day with “Mothers Mail” as the label for outings. The censor limits details.
A protest was sent to the Canadian minister of labour and Vancouver trades and labor council opposing the importation of Black workers from the United States for service on Canadian Pacific railways dining cars. The note mentions that among 217,000 miners bound for South Africa only 2,000 are white.
Reports from Schenectady and Amsterdam detail Secretary of State Lansing denouncing Prussianism, plans to unite U S resources into a wartime economic machine, and a projected German Austro-Hungarian union. Also noted are seaborne crew reports from Mauban and allied ships sunk, plus local World War I homefront efforts in Grafton and Taylor County to boost Savings Stamps and rally patriotic meetings.
A Hague dispatch to the Times reports a neutral source arriving from Germany stating an epidemic of black smallpox among Krupp Essen workers. Four to five fatal cases occur daily. Vaccination is mandated. Outbreak blamed on underfeeding and unsanitary conditions.
Miss Sarah Metcalf eighteen of 257 Emerson Street East And was attacked and thrown from a third story window. She died at Pittsburg Hospital early today from injuries. A policeman found her semi conscious on Sheridan Avenue near her home at 11 PM. Her hat and a string of bear beads were later found under a fire escape at 122 North Highland Avenue. The assailant was not described.
George B Harris chairman of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad died at his Chicago residence last night after a notable career in the industry. The death occurred in Chicago on June 11, marking the end of a respected leadership era for the railroad. Harris led the board through major expansions and modernization initiatives. He was widely regarded as a key figure in American rail transport.
Richard Brown, arrested on a drunkenness charge and for manufacturing liquor at his Simpson area home, was fined five dollars and costs by Justice Flerty. He then faced U S Commissioner Lilly on the liquor charge, receiving 60 days and a one hundred dollar fine. William Jackson alias William Grant had a hearing for confiscating mail bag packages at the B and O station and was found guilty, held on a two thousand dollar bond for the July term of Federal court at Elkins.
A Sunday Webster meeting at 11 o clock organized a County Council of Defense. Two Sunday schools at Baptist church drew about 100 attendees. Prof Burns and W A Beavers spoke, adults signed as members, officers elected include Chairman Wm Feltner Secretary Miss Rupth Smith Executive Concil A Waller Wayne Gibson Teller Newton J M Peters. The turnout and spirit were noted as highly encouraging for war efforts.
Taylor County WV and nationwide plan to boost War Savings Stamps pledges with June 28 meetings. Voters and residents will receive postcards with meeting locations while quotas show $254,000 county goal and $68,000 already sold. Subscriptions cover stamps for July through December, with $6 stamps and multiple payments options. A corps of volunteers will organize roughly forty to fifty meeting sites and lead the pledge effort.
Chicago reports the national food administration has fixed three meatless days weekly within a month. Robert Stevenson Illinois assistant food administrator indicates the plan, with Harry Wheeler, his chief, in Washington today.
Jack McGee of Pawtucket an aviator who had participated in many exhibits was killed when his plane exploded and sank into Narragansett Bay near East Greenwich.
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