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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
6
In Neustrelitz and surrounding camps the prisoners describe grim conduct by German guards and the cruelty of life in captivity. Letters to home are censored and torn up, rations are scarce, and literacy is mocked as soldiers endure extreme cold, hunger, and brutal drills while families outside mock them.
The narrative describes a German camp at Neustrelitz housing Russian prisoners while British and French soldiers were not interned there. Russians endured harsher treatment for two reasons: their resilience to pain and propaganda about Siberia. Fritz exploited this to bully Russians, and barracks were crude spruce structures eighty to ninety feet long with wide cracks.
Ankalan physicist Professor Demoentea Le Monaco announces a new remedy for consumption. He states his discovery rests on applying RunAP to secretions, which he claims suppresses tubercle bacilli growth and explains the mechanism as a neural secretion vehicle.
A fragment describes a soldier in the quartermaster corps at Camp Pike deciding to seek a more active role in service, requesting transfer to artillery, bidding farewell, and noting a service flag with one star. The quote: "Gur Joe bag-dined the army."
The state highway commission on Wednesday approved many road aid applications with Meath county receiving the largest allotment of 62000 dollars in federal aid for highways Nos 0 and 0. Other grants include Cherokee county 2500 on No 7 from Rusk to Jill Hoge, San Augustine 253 on No 7 with earlier federal aid of 27684, Parker county 5000 on No 1, and many more across multiple counties including Wise, Dalhart, Morris, Palo Pinto, and others. The action also notes a separate case involving Governor’s statement on the Thomas J. Mooney sentence and related labor and capital issues, with emphasis on the broader labor movement and President Wilson's messages influencing the decision.
Washington dispatch reports the Peace Conference delegation plans, listing Hebert Lovsing as secretary of state and Henry White as former ambassador, with Bliss and others. The announcement authorized Friday mailing from the White House and postmaster general instructions to return undelivered letters to U.S. addresses for the American Expeditionary Forces.
Washington moved to loosen export limits on cotton seed oil, allowing shipments of up to 190,000 barrels. The modification, announced Friday, aims to ease trading constraints and support supply chains affected by wartime controls.
Texas mortality for October shows a 247 percent rise from September with 6080 deaths from influenza and pneumonia and bronchopneumonia. The report notes likely undercounting and cites Dr Davis, state registrar, as the cause is listed as intra vivas complications and respiratory diseases. White and negro population breakdowns are given, illustrating higher influenza impact on females and both races.
New York Captain Benjamin Lipsner, head of the U S verbal mail service, said the war department has turned over to the mail service hundreds of airplanes for use. The statement was issued Friday and signals a major expansion of aerial mail capabilities.
London reports total 101,439 British Indian Army casualties in the war include 33,051 killed wounded or missing.
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