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Newspaper
Hartford Republican
Location
Hartford, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
3
Army and Navy officials assess the feasibility of German U boats launching air raids on Atlantic coast cities. They argue such attacks would be harder, riskier, and less effective than sinking ships at sea, while noting precautions like searchlights and air stations defense readiness remain in place.
A Rockport druggist promotes Layoptik eye wash claiming rapid relief for strained and inflamed eyes. The ad cites a man who could not read without pain and a woman helped after trying three glasses, promising a small bottle will benefit every case.
Mire P H Martin of Peru Indiana writes that her two daughters recovered from whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She says it worked like a charm and kept their coughs loose and excretions easy.
Washington June 7 Provost Marshal General Crowder began a general revision of selective service classifications. He ordered governors to investigate why local class 1 registrants are far below the national average and to reclassify thousands from class 4 to class 1 or 2. Emphasis on reviewing questionnaires and records, with appeals and legal advisory boards guiding reassignments, especially in classes 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A.
Washington reports General Crowder ordering a shift in wartime staffing to maximize fighting strength. Physically unfit men may serve in noncombatant roles while those with minor defects fill front line or nontraditional tasks. The program aims to release fit clerks, telegraphers, and others to field duty, ensuring a man-to-task fit and accelerating deployment of noncombatant personnel to the trenches.
An eleven year old boy described with multiple serious disabilities including back defect, leg length discrepancy, sore sides, speech and vision issues, hearing loss, inability to read or write, chronic illness each winter, and mobility problems. The statement asserts extreme health limitations and notes potential institutionalization if war continued.
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