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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
3
Survivors of a British steamer torpedoed off the Irish coast describe a German submarine captain giving bandages and liniment to injured sailors after the sinking. Seventeen of 95 crew survived six days in small boats amid heat and thirst before a rescue near Ireland.
Farmer William Kranz near Jeffersonville Indiana reports seven acres of alfalfa with sixteen acres grazed. a strong volunteer wheat stand grows in the same field, suggesting two potential crops if separation is possible. Nearby James B Green farms ninety four acres of alfalfa and grazes two hundred thirty hogs on sixteen acres. two tons of hay have been cut from this field.
Mrs Eugenie Guenter of Besancon, France, says Germans amputate the right arm of every youth over ten. She claims 27 of her immediate relatives are dead or wounded, and a grandmother was found with seven bayonet wounds. In Besancon no youth over ten is left with a right arm. Antispy law in Spain forbids news of merchantmen movements as the first application.
A column lists residents traveling to Des Moines Omaha and Paris for visits work and pleasure. Louie Doll attends school in Des Moines Sol Handy and wife visit Omaha Exposition Ernest Clark works in Burnham rolling mill and others guests visit family. A Kansas regiment returns from Camp Meade three trainloads of soldiers pass through town. Benedict trial draws jurors and court action. Mrs J W Graham surprised by Sunday school class birthday visit with ice cream and cake.
The federal court in Cleveland found Eugene Debs guilty on three counts related to inciting insubordination and obstructing recruitment, while acquitting him of disloyalty. The verdict upheld the espionage act as applicable, noting Debs repeated the socialist platform and supported antiwar views despite not siding with Germany.
The piece notes Eugene V. Debs being sentenced in Cloyd, Ohio to ten years in Moundsville West Virginia plus a $10,000 fine on three counts. It argues riots and sedition must be stopped and praises Lincoln’s stance on deserters and inciters.
Illinois Centennial Commission prepares a major state centennial event in Springfield during the first week of October. The Oct 5 celebration will feature Lincoln and Douglas statue dedications, The Masque of Illinois, and a principal address by a visiting president if time permits. Governor Lowden cites Lord Charnwood’s acceptance and Florence Lowden will reprise Illinois’ role in the masque at the Coliseum.
American and French forces claim the St Mihiel victory opens a larger offensive plan to isolate Metz, with Pershing’s army delivering a rapid blow. The retreat frees rail lines Verdun to Nancy and enables broader operations, while seven German divisions were in the salient and many prisoners captured.
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