Politician McNary West in Oregon Senate race primary
United States Senator Charles McNary and Oliver West were elected candidates in Oregon for the seven year term starting next March. McNary is a Republican and West a Democrat.
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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
2
United States Senator Charles McNary and Oliver West were elected candidates in Oregon for the seven year term starting next March. McNary is a Republican and West a Democrat.
The New York Times reports irrefutable evidence from The Hague on German prisoner camps. Prisoners, including Americans, face starvation, withholding parcels, and cruel punishments behind the front lines. British troops observe the same neglect.
In Puckum Maryland farmers fear a large bear terrorizing fields and livestock. Despite efforts to trap or sight the intruder the bear remains at large hiding in a swamp. Cattle and fowl losses are suspected as searches continue along local roads.
Cleveland Mayor El L Davis and Akron Mayor J Myers ordered barring aliens from business licenses in their cities. Only American citizens or those with draft papers will be eligible to operate homes and conduct business.
Albert Logan of Bonnerville sought enlistment at a recruiting mission and claimed to be a professional eater and elephants performer. The clerk doubted the claim and a medical exam ended his attempt after tests showed such diet would affect jaw and teeth functioning.
Chicago report shows Great Lakes Naval Training Station program enrolling 2000 men for total insurance of 242,600,000 dollars. Average insurance per man 0.700 dollars. Drive closed in February and extended to April 12 with further gains anticipated as final figures are released.
Burt Gibbs of nowhere In particular entered the recruiting office and recited verse, asking to fight for democracy. He bowed, offered his hat, and proclaimed his name, but Gibbs was rejected as physically unfit for service.
Albert Ogden of Columbia County New York reports American soldiers in Paris during long range bombardment clocked shells from the T2 milegun. They did not seek cover, watched for the quarter hour arrivals, and noted impacts near Grand Boulevard. The raids continued with air alarms and police whistles as residents sought shelter.
New York home gardeners respond to food shortages by growing potatoes. Woodcraft Potato Club founder Ernest Thompson Seton inspires youth clubs to plant 4 hills and enroll to win medals and prizes. Headquarters are 13 West Twenty Ninth Street, New York.
Washington reports a Japan China agreement for joint defense in the Far East during the war aimed at countering German influence. Details are limited but the pact is described as defensive and not directly involving the United States, with potential implications for future cooperation if needed.
London reports a public release of King George V's letter to President Wilson dated May 19 praising the American Red Cross for its wartime mercy funds. The monarch thanks the United States for past aid to sick and wounded allied nations and expresses hope that the new drive will sustain relief efforts toward a lasting peace.
Members of the Senate military committee were told at a weekly conference with Secretary Baker and the War council that American forces hold third in mileage traveled on the western battle front.
A U S naval reserve officer K A Stone and a companion survived eighty hours clinging to a seaplane pontoon after a crash in the Norfolk area. They endured extreme exposure with no food or water until rescue in London. The incident follows a dramatic public return as the president led a Fifth Avenue reception amid troops and marching bands.
Fragmentary dispatches describe a mutiny involving regiments near Moscow with clashes at taverns and around Mathway. Reports note casualties and dispersal actions as authorities respond to the unrest.
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