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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
12
Postmaster A G Pankow urges early mailing to ensure Christmas delivery. Do not mail at the last moment or after the afternoon, use special delivery for Christmas morning delivery, and include a return address. Pack parcels securely, insure them, and register when needed, then present at the office for proper processing.
Wood County plans a campaign to raise 680000 through stamps and a war certificate. At Crash Rapids a committee was chosen to recruit workers, oversee subscriptions, and ensure state and county quotas are met. Meetings will be held in Grand Rapids to organize activities and public outreach.
Miss Rosa Miehelig spent Suway. A few days visit by Mr and Mrs OL and family at the home of Mr and Mrs Binder. Notes mention Habervilte Bee and a Sunday visit with parents.
In Marshfield content, Miss Marion Sicklinger spent Sunday with Mrs. William Galdbach. Miss Anna Zinthofer traveled to McMillan last week and visited her sister, Mrs. William Nikolai.
M J Kennedy brother of Ed Kennedy died in Rhinelander at 47 and buried in Auburndale. A second obituary notes a 55 year old resident died here and survived by wife daughter and four sons. Funeral held in Auburndale. An auction on the Kennedy farm netted 241 dollars for 21 head of cattle and one horse, with Bratredy planning shoe grazing and a new venture starting soon.
The article discusses electric lighted Christmas trees as safer alternatives to candle-lit displays. It notes resinous leaves wool yuco and balsam as ignitable risks and mentions stringed lamps and colored imitations used to decorate trees. The piece highlights ease of attachment to sockets and appeals to holiday ambiance.
The text describes severe fighting between the Piave and Trenta rivers north of Monte Grappa, with heavy losses and cautious Italian progress on Monte Sploneta in Gol Org y. It notes growing American support, a large movement of American troops toward Rome and the Po River, and mentions statements by Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts and Oliver.
The piece reports on wartime logistics delays and a congressional inquiry into the U S war department and transportation system. It notes investigations into why arms artillery and munitions were slow to reach front forces, criticism of the Ordnance and Quartermaster bureaus, and consideration of a centralized wartime transportation administration. It mentions General Crozier and Secretary Baker, plus anticipated remarks to Congress and potential legislation.
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