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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
1
Mr. E. R. McLain arrives to take duties as manager at Leavenworth Mercantile Co after leading dry goods at Wenatchee Department Store. He has worked in Texas and Oregon and will be joined by his family soon. Mrs. McLain will teach sixth grade grammar as teachers are short.
Rural producers faced with wasteful fruit and vegetable disposal find relief as Miami women establish a curb market. The project, guided by urban home demonstration agents and local college staff, partners with truckers to secure a steady supply and funds for advertising and market upkeep.
Mr O S Sampson reports a silo installed last fall near Peshastin and a year of experience. His son in law Mr Miller says the silo paid for itself in the first year but they ran low on ensilage last spring and fed dry feed. Cows declined in milk until ensilage resumed and silos are planned to be filled again costing about 160 dollars for sixty tons. War Savings Stamps cost four dollars and nineteen cents in August, five dollars later.
Excerpts from Edwin Hoxsey and Geo Hoxsey letters dated July and June describe service in France. They detail moves between front and rear areas, clerk duties, towns visited including Tours and La Valdaton near the Swiss border, and experiences with English-speaking workers. Geo notes bicycle trips, Roman ruins, country roads, Fourth of July plans, fishing, and thanks to a friend for cigarettes.
The western county district lists registration officers and voting places. Verify your registration status and enroll if not yet registered. Citizens are urged to register and vote in the upcoming primary election and consider their War Savings Pledge.
R W Greenman and his wife, devoted to religious work among railroad men, will preach at the Congregational church on Sunday August 25 with sessions at 11 a m and 8 p m. He is a marine engineer by profession with a life certificate and travels nationwide for his ministry. Railroad men and their wives are especially invited, with others interested in religion welcome.
S J Van de Grift died after a long illness at his son’s Eagle Creek Valley ranch home. He had recently passed 74 and suffered apoplexy. Former contractor and builder, he was well known in the city. He is survived by son W P Van de Grift. Funeral held Thursday conducted by Rev Moore. Leavenworth Undertaking Co. cared for burial.
L W Woodrow, recently moved from Leavenworth to Everett to serve as yard master, has long served as station agent and terminal agent before this promotion. He has been in Leavenworth since January 1908 and is regarded as a top railroad man and good citizen. Local friends express both pride and regret at his departure.
Richard Daly received a war department card noting his brother in law Joe Betz was wounded on the fighting line in France. The card says the wound is not serious and he will recover. Joe enlisted young, lived in Leavenworth with his father before moving to Grant county, and joined after telling a story at Seattle.
Mr and Mrs Peter Sauer hosted their children for a Sunday gathering. Attendees included George Sauer and wife from Stave Falls B C their daughter Mrs S F Shrock and husband from Nebraska their daughter Mrs Willard Wamsley and Mr Wamsley of Leavenworth their son Henry Sauer wife and daughter of Peshastin and their daughter Miss Minnie Sauer and Mr and Mrs W A Cline and family of Leavenworth. A delightful repast followed.
The sewing machine raffle for the Red Cross will conclude this evening at 8 o clock in the War Workers rooms. Sixty tickets have been sold and all ticket holders are urged to be present for the drawing.
The article profiles John Browning of Ogden Utah as the inventor behind modern repeating and automatic firearms used by U S forces in France. It explains types of machine guns, water cooled heavy guns, light automatic rifles, and Browning’s redesigned air cooled plane guns. It notes Browning’s two guns adopted by the government and his mastery of machine gun problems.
A report notes a firearm with a very high rate of fire where the gun hammers do not open and close smoothly yet one unit fired 39 000 cartridges without a jam. The description emphasizes the weapon's action and reliability concerns.
Theodore Roosevelt argues the United States must honor Britain for wartime leadership and defense of Belgium France and Allied nations. He praises Britain's sacrifices and calls for unity with the empire in both war and peace while urging continued cooperation on mobilization borders and postwar settlements.
Miss E. C. Wall, stenographer at the forestry office for five months, departed last Saturday to continue her work in the forestry department at Deschutes Oregon. Mrs. Frank Lenzie will temporarily replace her in the local office.
The Non-Partisan League in North Dakota claims control of Republican nominees in Hettinger and Adams counties as it pushes for state ownership of farm land, horses, cattle, and machinery. Critics warn the plan resembles Bolshevik confiscation and would threaten private property and farm ownership.
Liberty Loan managers report a dozen or more subscribers failed to meet monthly installments after initial payments. They warn names may be made public when their subscriptions are offered for sale.
John Rosenberg was taken to Leavenworth Hospital Wednesday suffering from a severe case of pneumonia.
The notice urges citizens to buy War Savings Stamps to back the war effort. It emphasizes nationwide participation and patriotic duty, appealing to families, workers, and veterans to invest in government bonds during the wartime drive.
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