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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
13
East Berlin and surrounding towns report travel and visitors. Clergy from the Brethren denomination attend Wichita Kansas meetings while others visit relatives in Gettysburg Carlisle and Philadelphia. Several residents and relatives are noted as traveling, visiting or returning from journeys and camps.
Miss Agness S Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs J B A Smith of South Orange Street graduates from the Philadelphia General Hospital Training School for Nurses and will be stationed at the Quaker City institution for some time. The Gettysburg High School Alumni Association will buy a Liberty Bond at its annual meeting to aid war financing. Reverend Walter E Garrett notes fine new potatoes from his garden for supper Monday. Mr and Mrs Elmer March resign as keepers of the county home old men's department. Mr and Mrs Frank Sheely of Gettysburg are appointed again.
Raymond Scholl barricaded himself in a Pigeon Hills bedroom and held Hanover police at bay for nearly two hours before a judge sentenced him to three months in York County jail. Abdiel Grim, accomplice, received thirty days for prior good behavior. Scholl had stolen 27 brown Leghorn chickens and an overcoat from Jacob D. Grim.
William Schriver, who had taken charge of his father's farm, was severely injured by a mule's kick while shooing the animal at Keeney shops on North Peters Street. The kick fractured several ribs and tore nails, injuring a hand. A local surgeon treated him, and his farming duties will be delayed for some time.
Mrs. Walter Mummert was thrown from a runabout when a frightened horse bolted on the Lincoln Highway beyond Lingg's mill. She escaped with slight injuries as the horse returned home with the damaged vehicle, near Carlisle road.
Abraham Cohen of Midway Manufacturing is off duty after injuring his ankle while helping move an electrical machine at the plant on Friday. Employees of Reaser and Gettysburg furniture firms receive a 20 percent bonus on their wages. T S Swamley, Chas I Bower, Philip Kobler of town and Spencer Myers of near town work at Gettysburg Army Camp. Henry Senft 28 and Miss Mabel Senft 16 of near Spring Grove eloped and married at Frederick by Rev. Dr. Rupp Monday morning. A racing matinee at Great Conewago track near Hunterstown slated for June 16 is postponed to June 23.
Grace Allison leads the American delegation in a national pageant, heading a contingent that represents the United States in the forthcoming international event. The article details her role, selection, and the significance of her leadership for the U. S. participants.
Miss Allison leads a large group of American nurses now in France and slated for active duty at a major base hospital near their staging area.
The body of Jack Landen Hayes, 35, a Western Maryland railway fireman, was recovered from the ash pit in the railroad yards at Hagerstown Maryland. He was last seen leaving Mrs. Alice Pool’s boarding house with a dinner bucket to go on his run. Justice Hartman ruled the death accidental.
British forces push southeast of Messines capturing about a mile of trench, seven field guns, and prisoners. The official British report notes gains near Ia Poterie farm with continued activity on other sectors and several prisoner captures. The French and German statements corroborate ongoing artillery exchanges and local gains by both sides.
The War Department outlines local exemption boards with a county sheriff, clerk, and health officer forming the core body, with city boards in larger centers. A physician joins the exemption panel for initial tests, with a second doctor blind to the first decision. Appeals may go to an appellate district court, and President Wilson will oversee appellate board appointments.
War department approves six new cantonment sites Little Rock Louisville Battle Creek and San Antonio join Fort Worth Waco Houston Fort Sill Deming and Linda Vista additional camps for mobilization. Petersburg Va cantonment site revoked increasing the list to ten with Wrightstown Ayer Atlanta American Jake Columbia and Chit cothe previously named.
Secretary Daniels told the Senate naval affairs committee that a spy or traitor has divulged confidential information from the bureau of ordnance. During the Mongolia shell accident probe Senator Frelinghuysen produced letters Daniels said came from confidential ordnance files and urged turning them over to the secret service.
Frankin K. Lane Jr the son of Secretary Jane Lane is critically ill at Newport News from blood poisoning contracted from an infected heel while serving as a first lieutenant in the aviation corps. Secretary Lane has been summoned to his bedside.
Mrs Ayres and Councilman Ayres of Darby Pennsylvania report their daughter Bessie swallowed a toy rubber balloon while blowing it up. She inhaled suddenly as the air escaped and the balloon entered her throat. She nearly strangled but then recovered with no immediate illness.
Colonel Sweeney at the state registration headquarters in Harrisburg Pennsylvania announced public instructions from Washington directing immediate charges against all men within the conscription age limit who have not complied with the law.
Andrew Bonar Law the chancellor of the exchequer stated in the House of Commons that average daily government expenditure in the first nine weeks of the fiscal year was 7,884,000 pounds about 39,420,000 dollars. The figure underscores high wartime spending and the scale of wartime budget needs.
Major General Pershing's staff arrives in Paris with Colonel Mac Carthy Colonel Taylor Colonel Ireland Major Drum and Captains Moore and Parges. They meet Major Logan Jr and Captain Boyd and plan to oversee preliminary work for American forces arriving. Informal talks with French officers follow.
General Pershing and Ambassador Page dined with King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace in London. The king invited Pershing’s enlisted men to visit the palace on Tuesday.
After four days in Bethlehem Pennsylvania the Bethlehem Steel employees Liberty loan campaign reports $3 743 700 subscribed from about 89 147 of 45 000 canvassed. Officials estimate 26 000 more canvassed will push total to $5 000 000 by Wednesday night.
Jess Willard, known from two years with a wild west show, purchases the business for 100000. News of the boxing great entering show business reaches New York from Holyoke Massachusetts.
A Dover patrol drifter sighted five hostile seaplanes and the British craft destroyed two of them. The announcement was official.
Report from Hazebrouck France states a German general was among prisoners passing through town. He is described as captured single handed by a soldier. Also notes national dry issue to be taken up by the senate judiciary committee likely next Monday with the Shepard Texas amendment favored by the National Anti Saloon League.
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