Personal Nace kinship notes and local moves
A long list of small town social notices details Serena Nace visiting sister in nearby Glen Rock and many residents traveling, taking jobs in Philadelphia Coatesville Savannah and Baltimore, visiting relatives in York Gettysburg and Waynesboro, naval enlistments, and a string of engagements with relatives, trades, and hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena Nace
Glen Rock
E. E. Ditenhofer
Berlin Avenue
Carrie B. Olp
Peace River Crossing
Alberta
Canada
Mary Witters
Abbottstown
George Withers
New Oxford
Coatesville
David Sheely
Lincoln Way
East
Philadelphia
Edward Strickhouser
Mount, Zion
E. Wolf
Ralph
East Berlin
Clem. F. Smith
Frederick
Florida
Cuba
Smith
N.cr
Leg Broken In Auto Accident Near Abbottstown
Francis Elder 30, a carpenter of Abbottstown, sustained a broken right leg when the Ford he rode in from work on a new house for J. R. Bittinger skidded on ice on Carlisle Pike, overturned, and trapped his leg beneath the vehicle. Driver Chas Stevens and fellow carpenters Wa Altland Elmer Butt escaped injury. car towed to Abbottstown. Elder resting at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Bittinger
Bittingera
Francis Elder
Abbottstown
Carliste Pike
John Glass
Chas. Stevens
Wa. Altland
Elmer Butt
Elder
P O S of A Attend Service at Washington Camp
Washington Camp No. 22 P O S of A attended Sunday evening service at the M E church. A patriotic sermon was delivered by Rev RS Oyler. About 90 members entered and filled front pews while the choir provided special music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
P.O
M. E
RS. Oyler
Auditoriuia
Piggy Refuses to Pull P. P. Miller Wagon
Peter Paul Miller of Carlisle Street accepted a driver position for a W. J. Muller meat wagon. A tale says P. P. attempted to pull a pig at the slaughterhouse on Monday but went over an embankment when the pig refused to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Reibold
Klingel
Chester
Ruth Himes
Lincoln Way
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
8. E. Peters
New Osford
Benceraville
Sampson Kepner
Hanoverst
Raymond Woll
Lititz
E. W. Moller
Junia
Lemoyne
F. S. Smith
Hanover Street
Mary Smith
Daniel Staub
Pear Town
Misa Irene Carbaugh
Berlin Junction
Wmn
Staub
Hanover
Russell Witmer
I. St. Witmer
U. S. Navy
Lloyd
Navy
Jacob Wehler
H. W. Webley
South Peters Street
D. F. Slentz
Carlisle Street
Chas Maurath
Edward Sheely
York
Croas Pikes
D.F. Fink
McSherrystown
Peiter Long
Aear
Clarence Wierman
Hageretown
Mies’ Burdeer Myers
Fast Berlin
I. T. Reiley
Waynesboro
John Myera
Mary Stavely
Herthey
I. O. Myers
Joseph Hemler
Clanover
Albaugh
Peter Paul Miller
W. J. Muller
P. P
Borough neglect leaves firepugs untested endangering pipes
Residents warn officials failed to test firepugs as urged. They fear waterpipes may freeze while administration explanations remain unclear.
Intermediate School Close On Illness Of Teacher Kohler
The intermediate school is closed indefinitely due to Miss Margaret Kohler's grip illness. Miss Martha Keeny resumes teaching the primary school on Monday after a week’s recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kohler
Grip
Martha Keeny
Farm sale near Mt. Pleasant transfers to Rittase
W. D. Himes sold the 186 acre Himes farm near the New Osford Flouring Malls in Mt. Pleasant township to W. D. Rittase of near Cedar Ridge. Details listed as private. A notable disturbance is noted with arrests following Saturday night disorder. Fruit growers trim trees on the mountain amid the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Himes
New Osford Flouring
Mt. Pleasant Township
W. D. Rittase
Cedar Ridge
Consideration
British Smoke Device Aims To Shield Ships From U Boats
Report describes a new British Admiralty smoke device to render ships immune to submarine attacks. Arriving at Baltimore, Maryland, the Lakonia encountered enemy craft. The system can generate smoke within minutes to mask a vessel for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee
Toardson Line
Zeppelin Raids French Coast Reported by Paris Office
The Paris war office announced Zeppelins were active near Barnhartte Haut and Pas de Calais, with bombs dropped around Poulogne. The night was calm elsewhere. No damage or casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Petra’s
Barnhaurtte-Haut
Pas di Calais
German order to lower flag at Whitlock legation
Telegram from Berlin states German authorities at Brussels ordered Brand Whitlock the American minister to lower the American flag over his legation. The message references an instruction tied to wartime tensions and diplomatic posture.
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Whitlock
Dezny
Amserdam
Berlin
Trussels
Brand Whitlock
Legation
PULLED STUMPS TO MUSIC AT CAMP BORDEN
Canadian Army troops at Camp Borden perform uprooting of pine stumps with brass bands playing. Four battalions pull up about four million stumps as roots come free in sandy ground and fires are used to clear heaps. Nighttime sight likened to Homer's world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Borden
Canada
Brand Whitlock Asked to Remove U S Flag in Brussels
Brand Whitlock faced a request to haul down the United States flag in Brussels amid diplomatic tensions. The episode underscored strain between U S interests and Belgian authorities during the period.
Liner Guyane Sinks German U-Boat Off Frane Coast
Officers of the French liner Guyane report a forty minute battle with a German submarine off the Franes coast on January 22. The Guyane fired three shots, one hit the U-boat squarely and the submarine disappeared after a half hour, with no crew seen aboard the dying craft. The 2068 ton steel ship carried 37 men and a general cargo of about 1000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franes
Bordeaux
Garane
Sie
Midvale and Partners Win Navy Shell Contract Deal
The navy settles a dispute by awarding 4400 projectiles to Midvale Steel, Washington Steel and Ordnance, and Crucible Steel after Hadfields forfeits due to British restriction. A flat price of 300 dollars per shell raises overall costs but saves 447500 compared to the former bid. Totals cover 14209 armor piercing shells with guaranteed delivery timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newy Dre Fac Tves
Hadfelds, Ltd
Navy
Department
Mitvale Company
Witk
Crucible
Washington Company
Post Office Funding Allocations Across Pennsylvania
Federal sundry civil bill lists appropriations for Pennsylvania post office buildings. Entries include South Bethlehem 15900, Warrenburg 1970, Brunswick 18590, Phoenixville 25000, Petersburg 18000, Sayre 25966, Scranton 8500, and Sayre again, reflecting varied city allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsivania Postofica
South Bethlehem
Tamara
Warrenburg
Phoenixville
Sayre
Scranton
Senators Duel Over Espionage Bill Amendments
In Washington a Senate battle over Cummins amendments to the espionage bill ends 48 to 28 against removing strict provisions. North Carolinian Overman claims 190000 spies in the U S and urges drastic measures to defend naval bases and the nation. Works supports Cummins. Tall argues for stringent laws as the government faces an efficiency test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Iow
Senate
Overmen
North Carolina
Bres
United States
Seattar Overman
Ife
Department of Justice
All Americai Princ'p
Works
Colife Aia
Exar
Russia
Sreen
Onvy
Weris
Overman
Minnigut
Pss
Senster Tall
New Mexico
Convicted Murderer Thompson Sentenced to Twenty Years
Thomas Thompson, 29, of New York, convicted of second degree murder in Milton, Pennsylvania, for shooting Tomer Reynolds on October 21. Judge Jummings ordered twenty years in the eastern penitentiary, denouncing the jury and Thompson for the crime and lack of defense. The court noted Thompson shot Reynolds from behind after jealousy and offered no defense. Mrs. Carrie Cook, a widow, received the verdict's attention.
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Tella
Thomas Thompson
New York
Tomer Reynolds
New Tieclin
Milton
Jummings
Sunbury
Thompson
Reynolis
Cummins
Carrie Cook
Prayerful deathbed conversion near final hours
George Rnier of Florence New Jersey barely clings to life with cancer. He prayed for strength to attend church and summoned relatives for funeral arrangements. Reported that the core of the cancer has appeared to shrink and a healing process began. He now can take short walks as two local preachers visited and he acknowledged religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R’nier
Florence N. J
Ips
Oes
Four Injured In Harvest Collapse At Tohohana Creek Tee
In Strouseburg Pennsylvania four workers employed by Tohohana Creek Tee Company fell twenty two feet when a chute gave way during harvest. Injured are Layton Dehaver Charles Brong Jaren Heller and Harry Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strousebirg
Layton Dehaver
Charles Brong
Saylera
Jaren Heller
Herry Rush
Barten
Vienna Hopes 10 Avert U S Break
Vienna expects to avoid a break with the United States amid lingering Austro Hungarian doubts and German policy. Ambassadors and officials weigh Washington’s stance on submarine warfare and possible shifts with Vienna, while hopes rise for a conciliatory stance before US military strength grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
U.S
United States
Germany
Frederis O Penfield
Pemmt
Washington
Austria
Wison
Austra T Mungatfa
Tolland
Wachineton
Cesmany
Grermansts
Treug
Ben Ternel
Wmishness
Wilson
Congress
Europe
A General Survey of the War
British forces in France continue probing German lines at several points with reported gains. The east of Soudes north of Arras saw advances of several hundred yards damaging German positions, killing some troops and taking 47 prisoners. Similar reports came from Neuville Saint Vaast Tarn and Voree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Soudes
Arras
Add’tion
Neuville-St. Veast
Tane
Voree
Weather Improves as Macedonian Front Sees Increased Armies
With better weather the activities of the armies on the Macedonian front have risen. The fighting is carried out mainly by surprise detachments and the artillery wings of the belligerents.
British Raids Deepen On French Front With Prisoners
British forces conducted multiple raids on German positions including northeast of Arras where they entered 250 yards of defenses and seized prisoners and machine guns. Another strong point near Grandcourt fell as German trenches on the Somme area were entered. In Romania near Mede Canesti Germans captured and held Russian positions after counterattacks, taking more than a thousand prisoners in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancre
Arras
George
Grandcourt
Somme
Nort
Sof Anres
Mede Canesti
World War I Fronts See Limited Major Battles
Reported Thursday that fighting rages across principal theatres with no single decisive battle. Small raiding parties and artillery duels dominate in the Somme Ypres Verdun and Lorraine sectors as both sides engage in air warfare and trench incursions. German forces reportedly entered Russian trenches north of Tarnobod railway, capturing officers, as tunnels beneath the German lines were destroyed by Russian mining efforts.
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Woeetern Front
Enteite
Somme
Ypres
Verdun
Les Massots
Tenlagmont
Veux
Lorraine
Cqyvicia
Tarncbod- Alorhaf
Cantirel
German Crown Prince advances in Champagne front
Fragmentary dispatches say German crown prince troops breached a front near Verdon, with about 21 machine guns and heavy infantry. French resistance near Frene Neswias and Verdun reports ongoing shelling as forces reposition along the Verdun sector.
Front-Line Gains and Setbacks Mark World War I Dispatches
Saturday reports describe British advances on the Ancre and near Grandcourt with graveside and farm positions taken as German efforts faltered. Mesopotamia sees continued British gains and nearly 2000 prisoners. Sunday confirms stubborn German resistance with French raids and heavy artillery duels across France and Belgium. In a domestic note, Beans replacements drive jail menu cuts in Onse County West Virginia as sheriff combats price spikes.
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Gravecerri
Milrwmont
Petit Ailviment
Artseac
Grandcourt
Miraumont
Ancre
France
Belgium
Champagne
R Pont
Berlin
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Carlisle St
Morea Baker
Pittsburgh
Z.H Cashman
Guyon Miller
Melvin Hill
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Savannah
Southern Express Company
C. W. Gilbert
Mt. Zion
Clair Gilbert
W. High Street
Wills A. Witter
George Mummert
Carlisle
New Chester
I. X. Miller
Mabel Roth
E. H. Melhorn
Edith and
Lee Strasbaugh
Bonneauville
H. E. Melhor
Frances and
Emma Hemler
P.O. S. of A
Himes Farm
Rittase
Brussels
American Press Association
Midvale
U. S
America
Sccressury
American Congress
Opern Champame
Vernun
Rheims
Verdanen
Osima
Boane
Howard Hastings
Onse County
W. Va
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