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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
2
In a public letter Clifford Ireland announces his candidacy for re election to Congress on the Republican ticket. He stresses wartime unity and non partisan resolve to WIN THE WAR while upholding his party beliefs and pledges renewed energy and loyalty if reelected.
Obituaries recall Kate Nye Hopkins born 1854 daughter of Nye family and Mary Jane Robinson born 1832 in Ohio, both dying in 1918. Kate Hopkins left six children and seventeen grandchildren with soldiers abroad, funeral at Mt Bloom. Mary J Robinson, widow of Allen Walter and A S Robinson, left eight children and long service in Streator area, funeral at First M. W. Church, burial in Moon cemetery. Also notice for sale: remodeled room cottage with electric light offered by Dr Adams.
An eyewitness account from Captain Charles A. Harmon describes three submarines attacking the U S transport Leviathan carrying 10 000 troops and hospital units including Red Cross nurse Miss Mae Ruggles daughter of Leon D Ruggles of Marysville Kan The destroyers counterattacked sinking two subs and forcing the third to dive The Leviathan known as the former German Waterland was guarded by zigzag maneuvers and weathered a dramatic sea battle with destroyers and English gunboats joining in the action
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