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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
2
Published every evening except one day on Corner Sycamore Street and Apple Way. Advertising details describe subscriptions, rates, and foreign services. The notice cites The News Company New Castle and延 addresses for advertising and special notices.
An open letter from R H A Surface, dismissed as Slate zoologist, skewers Governor Brumbaugh and advisers over potato peel planting guidance. He mocks policies, cites federal potato cutting rules, and jokes that farmers should save lemon peel to grow a lemon grove, lampooning official agricultural decisions.
An overheard New Castle man discusses likely protests as the draft law tightens. Secret service surveillance suggests serious trouble if the Terre We There will be united in opposition. Authorities promise conscription will continue with army enforcement and farm labor support.
The message praises Kaiser's line, urges aid for Constantine, and claims divine backing for monarchy. It promises German support and urges the Greek people to accept a king like George of England, with Vox populi, vox Dei echoed amid anti Venizelos sentiment.
Washington dispatch reports Captain Persian a German military expert warned in Berliner Tageblatt against underestimating American war potential. He compared wartime conditions to early England, recalled 1914 prophecies that a large British army would fail to influence the war, and argued German planning underestimated U S troop transport despite tonnage and submarine warfare limits. He cites a captured German and Austrian fleet as sufficient to move 125000 troops.
Rotary Club of New Castle Pennsylvania meets at 12 15 PM with visitors welcome. A special communication from Arch Klumph president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs will be presented and discussed by club members. The committees for the year include Entertainment Social Iting Transportation Grievance Public Affairs and more with chairs such as L N Mehlberg W J Evans J K Teess and E W Anderson and others.
In a local reflective column James J. Montague expresses humor and frustration about gardening during wartime. The piece blends playful verse with world events, mentions food, shortages, and morale, and notes community efforts like the Reser e Mission dinner and picnic for needy kids.
Abe Martin surveys town drift and humor from New Castle, noting fashions, curbs on street washing, the rise of potato gardens, a Sharon wedding, and a quirky device for submarines. He references Roosevelt, Kaiser worries, and local civic quirks with a humorous, scattershot voice.
A garbled city page notes discussants on fumigation and jail sanitation, followed by car traffic concerns at Milanl Washington corner and the need to curb stops for passenger exchange. It highlights signs with misspelled words and observations on storefront notices signaling sales and closures, reflecting local uneven spelling and small-town urban sights.
The listing notes show upcoming shows and moving pictures at Tara and nearby theatres. The materials mention performers such as Mera tlanton and Pearl White in Pride and the Devil and Pearl of Die Army, with cast and venue hints. A note indicates Bastorook, recently employed in New Castle, has enlisted in the military service at Cleveland, entering on Tuesday, June 5.
In Butte Montana the Elm Orlu and Davis-Daley copper mines were shut by an Industrial Workers of the World led strike after a meeting where troops were mentioned. A new group named Metal Workers of Butte formed, largely Finns and Pearse Commons club adherents, facing nonrecognition by the Montana State Federation of Labor.
A statement says they will keep their nine open and pre prepared to safeguard their men. Five hundred guardsmen have been ordered here.
Walter J. Alexander, son of Mr and Mrs M F Alexander, graduated Wednesday from the University of Tiltaburg with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He has applied for a commission in the United States Army as first lieutenant and has taken the examinations but has not yet been called.
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