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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
4
A wartime exhortation urges loyalty through fighting or buying War Savings Stamps. It categorizes dissent as rats to be trapped, naming pro German, I W W, foreign agitator, intellectual, and pacifist varieties and calling for decisive action against them as U S soldiers fight in France.
Uy Henry Oyen of The Vigilantes argues the nation’s wartime effort reveals a misguided belief in a national melting pot. He contends Americans have petted inflated hopes of unity and harmony while ignoring real social tensions.
Captain Arthur H. Samuels recounts a tale of a broken man who loses limbs in a fall and, after a rebirth, builds a life. He becomes a self supporting newspaper vendor, earns an education, studies law, opens a practice, joins politics, marries a Southern woman, and raises two children in a hopeful ending.
Edwin F. Bowers urges mothers and families to support vocational retraining for wounded soldiers returning from battle. He describes curative war shops, centralized programs, and guaranteed pay while learning new trades. Emphasizing self respect over charity, he cites examples from Germany and calls for national mobilization to aid in recovery and reintegration.
The frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides is relocated within the Charlestown Navy Yard as wartime work continues. The move recalls its 85th anniversary in the dry dock with historic witnesses like Vice President Van Buren and War Secretary Lewis Cass.
In recent years a significant number of Scandinavian women have begun working as deep sea fishers, taking on the hazardous occupation and joining crews on fishing vessels.
Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals born in Brooklyn sixty years ago as he is recalled to active service and named acting quartermaster general. Also noted are Maj. Gen. James W. McAndrew age fifty six, Rep. William Schley Howard age forty three, Sen. William E Borah age sixty five, George Ellery Hale age fifty, and George W Stevens age sixty seven.
Catholic Summer School of America begins its twenty seventh annual session at Cliff Haven in the Adirondack region. Rt Rev Joseph B Conroy auxiliary bishop of Ogdensburg will open the program with an address as lectures and discussions run all week including a July 4 patriotic celebration and a lecture by William F Slocum of the League to Enforce Peace. Dr James J Walsh of New York will lecture on By Products of the War and there will be a Red Cross home service information course.
A brief health note explains sour stomach as mild indigestion from fast or excess eating or unsuitable food. It suggests eating slowly and lightly, avoiding supper meat, and using Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion if symptoms occur.
The passage lists historical events with years and brief notes. Notable items include Molly Pitcher named a sergeant by Washington in 1778 for Monmouth bravery, 1794 Philadelphia hosts the first Negro church dedication, 1845 Quebec fire destroying 1 585 houses, 1864 Prussia and Denmark last Schleswig Holstein clash, 1915 German assault on Russian army, 1916 bombardment on the Somme, 1917 Greece cuts ties with the Central Powers, among others.
Cardinal Gibbons marks fifty seven years as a priest and thirty two years as a cardinal with a special mass at the cathedral. He turns eighty one next month after a July 23 birth in 1884 and remains vigorous and engaged in world affairs and wartime efforts.
Ottawa Ontario June 29 churches across Canada will observe a day of national prayer in pursuance of the Dominion Government proclamation to seek divine aid for the success of the Allies in the world war.
Three months after Lord Rhondda urgent request, the United States pledged to export all surplus wheat while Americans cut consumption. The Fifty Fifty policy, voluntary rationing, and widespread abstinence led to 11.5 million bushels sent to western allies in March, reflecting strong national effort despite early supply hurdles.
In March fear of submarines eased and eight milling districts steadily send a substantial portion of output to the seaboard for shipment to the allies. The report notes progress in saving and a shrinking pantry wait as supply runs down, reflecting national resolve.
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