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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1918
Page
3
Violet S Oberfeldt writes the social notes for Thursdays Daily as society editor. Contact details list the phone extension 70 for society inquiries and event tips.
Thursday features the Married Ladies Social Club hosted by Mrs 8S M Barlow at 3 PM and the Woman's Club hosting their weekly at home event for soldier boys at 8 PM The Army Y M C A program follows in the evening Friday brings the Blue Bird Camp Fire Girls to Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl's home at 4 PM Troop No 1 Boy Scouts meet in the Methodist Church League Room in the evening Swastika Camp Fire Miss Belva Burgman No 2 meets at headquarters at 7 PM A dance is planned at Elks Hall and the Rebekahs hold an evening gathering
Poem by Mabel J. Clapp extols wartime thrift and patriotic service including baking, sewing, knitting, and Red Cross duties. Local notes report holiday travel plans, church and club activities, and community Christmas drive details with residents heading to visit kin and relatives over Christmas holidays.
Mr and Mrs Horace Hamlin returned home yesterday from Corpus Christi where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs John Willis aunt of Mr Hamlin. Mrs Willis was an old time resident of Corpus Christi and was formerly Miss Ella Allen.
Rome reports suggest the President and Mrs Wilson will stay at the Quirinal during their Rome visit. The palace, plain and crowded with state rooms, provides little privacy as interiors were rearranged for Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena. The private chapel area serves as a memorial to Italy’s unification.
London officials confirmed today that President Wilson is considering a trip to England next week. The news prompted surprise and a quick review of reception plans.
Associated Press reports that over 137,500 acres of wheat were recovered by British and French forces in occupied France, aiding food relief and contributing to Germany's defeat. Harvest was chiefly by French workers, with 17,000 men involved. Binding and threshing machines were provided by the French Office of Agricultural Reconstruction and later sold at reduced prices to affected farmers.
About 200 war prisoners from Siberia are held at a camp near the summer palace in Peking. They write inviting letters home, first claiming Italian identity, then asserting Austrian, while Chinese authorities verify they are soldiers to prevent freedom or release. They refuse to be shipped to Italy and are compelled to work.
A centennial observance commemorates Mary Brunton, pioneer British woman novelist, with events noted in Today’s Events. The second twenty per cent installment on bonds of the fourth United States Liberty Loan is due today. The Wholesale Sash and Noor Association of America opens its annual convention in Chicago and will continue tomorrow. In London, a public auction will sell thirty necklaces of pearls collected by British nobility and aristocracy to aid the Red Cross, valued over one million dollars.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader story describes a porch bargain party where the hostess pushes ice cream on Miss Bhoans, prompting irritation. The caller notes Miss Bhoans is sensitive about her generous mouth and asked for publication.
The explanation for President Wilson's planned early stop in Paris before visiting England is that circumstances may compel him to return to Washington sooner than anticipated. The report notes the understanding that Paris holds strategic value in the itinerary and potential impact on U.S. policy timing.
Paris dispatch notes President Wilson will visit London and dine with American soldiers in the field, though the trip date may come earlier than expected. In related moves, Austro German prisoners are to be transported to France for interment until peace, with Admiral Amet requisitioning all German ships in Turkish ports for transport.
Newport News Virginia on December 19 two army transports were due to arrive. The Martha Washington carried the 118th Field Artillery and the Mercury carried 50 sick and wounded aboard.
Paris reports the government led by Friedrich Ebert has resigned following events on Tuesday. A Stuttgart Basel dispatch says Berlin and suburbs soldiers and workers council plans to resign and be replaced by an executive committee elected by the general assembly and the empire councils.
Copenhagen report says the German government will convoke a conference of representatives from all former empire states on December 26 to elect a president of the new German republic. The Berlin dispatch notes this move aims to establish the presidency in the wake of the empire's dissolution.
Washington reported the Hog Island shipbuilding plant would cost 63,800,000 to date with 50 keels laid and 100 ships delivered. Charles Viez, general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, said the yard should be completed in 60 days.
A New York Evening Post joke depicts an angry diner complaining his chicken portion is smaller than yesterday. The waiter explains seating by the window earns larger portions, revealing the gag as a staged advertisement.
In wartime Canada a conscription measure carried by a narrow margin of 44 votes while Italian forces vented frustration at failed enemy attempts to cross the Piave. Simultaneously General Sarrail, the Allied commander at Salonica, was recalled from his post.
The Times carries a daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight rain and colder conditions are expected. Friday will be cloudy with no precipitation noted.
Observations at Fort McIntosh for the past four hours ending at 7 a.m. report a maximum temperature of 77 degrees and 69 degrees, a minimum of 51 degrees, with southeast winds. Sky is cloudy.
The Bulgarian move to join the Allies frees 6 million dollars worth of American owned tobacco in Seres, Drama, and Kavalla on the Aegean coast. The tobacco move could ease European high grade tobacco shortages as Greek Macedonia farms expand and Turkish skilled labor shifts to tobacco work for the Entente.
A Stars and Stripes report recounts a stevedore unit member failing to contact an Algerian and returning to barracks with a quip about a caller puss who does not know who he is or where he’s from. He says he feels less in France, but the man has sunk without a trace.
A brief note reports actions taken to avert new outbreaks. Authorities emphasize continued vigilance and measures to limit spread while monitoring affected areas. Community health teams advise residents to follow guidance and report unusual symptoms promptly.
London reports that the Esthenian provisional government, governing the former Baltic province of Esthenia, has placed the republic under the common protection of Entente powers awaiting the peace conference decision.
Troops under Ukrainian leader Petlura occupy Odessa as German forces retreat. The action marks a significant shift in the regional conflict with Ukrainian units taking control of the port city.
A delayed armistice period blast on a Fuise bridge kills 15 and wounds 245, according to Le Matin via Paris dispatch. The exact date isn’t given, but the blast occurred over a month after the armistice began.
Despatches from Dantzic West Prussia report serious disorders breaking out with civil and military prisons opened and families released. Street fighting is described as ongoing and widespread.
London dispatch says claims of a 3,000,000 Bolshevist army are discredited by Daily Chronicle correspondence. Most reliable information places Bolshevist forces at about 180,000 scattered across former Russian territory.
Amsterdam reports three top Krupp directors at Essen including Dr Bransenberger the Big Bertha inventor have been arrested by the revolutionary committee according to advices received here.
The firm Morgan Yatter Co located at 1210 Southwestern Life Blog in Dallas Texas advertises paying the best cash prices for Liberty Bonds and engaging in buying and selling stocks for clients.
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