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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary dispatch describes wartime Vienna shortages and prices for clothing, food, and everyday goods. It notes bread rations, scarce tea and coffee, high costs for silk underwear, and widespread hunger affecting families, workers, and soldiers as inflation and wartime disruption persist.
Aliens Greece October 14 Greek troops who joined the British in Macedonia received high praise from the British commander for their role in the recent offensive that led to Bulgach’s surrender. He commended their courage and thanked the Greek forces for standing with the Allies and for their steadfast defense of key positions.
A brief excerpt of Alan Seeger’s sonnet about a personal vow to meet death. The speaker contemplates a rendezvous with death amid spring imagery and battlefield imagery, concluding he will not fail the promise at midnight in a flaming town.
Tokio dispatch notes EB Kyohara's view that Japan should press for open immigration doors to Australia, India, Canada, and the U.S. He argues Britain and America must permit small nations to develop freely, and Japan should seek Philippine independence, Hawaii neutrality, and a leadership role in Asia through the open door principle at the peace talks.
A mournful editorial laments many deaths in wartime and eulogizes the Blue Front store owner, a longtime town figure since 1884. It imagines banners, bands, and public sorrow, yet notes life goes on as news comes in from distant events.
The Marine Corps requests relatives to send letters written by Marines in France for historical records. The letters may be copied and returned if not wished to be surrendered. Address correspondence to General H. Nace at Washington D.C.
United Press reports that Italian Boy Scouts will lead a nationwide reforestation drive. The program aims to supply fuel for railways and munition factories amid coal shortages and postwar demand, with olive wood heavily used and forests depleted to sustain war needs.
A recap of recent figures from neutral and allied sources shows sharp rises in European living costs since July 1914. Italy leads with 153 percent, others follow: Norway 137, Sweden 134, Germany 125, Britain 108, France 100, Switzerland 91, Holland 82, Denmark 13 percent, with rationing unevenly applied and food scarce in central empires.
An American private in France hesitates to take a job offered by War workers to sweep a billet, despite owning factories and wealth. He finally accepts the $2 per person share with his bunkie, noting his money is less usable overseas and preferring action over idleness.
The piece argues war taxation should not only raise funds but also curb excess and luxury. High levies on essentials could curb consumption and reduce after‑war burdens. A direct tax of 6 percent on income across the board would hasten thrift and shrink unnecessary spending, reshaping the public economy and mindset.
American aviators trained from civilian life have formed multiple pursuit squadrons in France and increasingly harry German targets. An operations office near the front uses maps, wind data, and field telephones to coordinate sorties, often sending one extra plane if possible, and reporting enemy activity as soon as observed.
Chilean Chamber of Commerce officials warn of a coming commercial war in South America. They urge protective measures to prevent dumping as big nations price goods below cost. The chamber proposes a surtax on imported goods based on price gaps, hoping to shield Chilean industries from ruin.
A London court fined a firm one hundred pounds and ordered cessation after finding it sent waste to rival company. The ruling cited breach of waste management rules and improper disposal practices, with penalties to deter further cross‑company contamination.
London reports from France describe American soldiers as growing in number and skill, admired for adaptability and camaraderie. They are keen, mobile, and serious about fighting, with villagers and peasants warmly welcoming them. The piece notes Americans singing in villages and spreading across France as schoolchildren in Somerset pick blackberries for the government.
Rome reports German animosity toward Italians as POW abuses rise. Italian forces push back Austro German advances along the Piave and beyond, repelling Turkish Bulgarian incursions and thwarting plans to open a western front. Italian troops fight with Americans and British allies, with thousands serving on various fronts and Adriatic victories noted.
London reports that England has embraced American forces with hospitality and home life. Vice Admiral Sims and Major General Biddle laud British clubs, residences, and entertainment aiding morale. Private citizens and parents host troops, while information bureaus match Americans with host homes and rest opportunities.
The American Red Cross is nearing completion of a desertion sub urban project along Pisa’s ancient walls to shelter Venetian refugees. Ninety blocks of cement from Vesuvian lava form nine building quarters with a school infirmary and other facilities. Eighty blocks will be uniform, streets macadam, a central square and garden space. Captain Noel Otter, Italian born, and engineer Signor Valentin direct the work.
During prevalent influenza days readers are urged to follow a simple diet. The United States Food Administration recommends a short program of meals during colds. Breakfast oatmeal gruel toast lemonade. Lunch hot beef broth and baked custard. Dinner baked potato poached egg apple sauce.
The poem honors Rupert Brooke, noting his young, fair body lies in alien earth and his mute mouth and unsung arms. It praises his chivalry, echoes of his glory, and the soldier’s grave beneath eternal wings, as Kilmer reflects on the fallen poet-soldier.
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