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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1917
Page
8
A wartime Red Cross meeting led by Mayor Thompson and Capt W R Fearn urged public enlistment and donations. Speakers praised the Red Cross, urged women and men to join, and highlighted support for soldiers, with many signing up. The event featured testimonials and a benediction, ending with new members joining the roll.
Berlin dispatch reports the Rheinisch Westfälische Zeitung calling the war a decisive conflict. It urges home front sacrifice and pledges a postwar German empire in Africa, advocating expansion into Southwest Africa and annexation of South Africa to secure strength and cultural influence.
Lieutenant Free beef, a young German aviator of 16 confirmed kills, escaped six British aircraft after bombing Calais. His plane was riddled and its steering gear failed, yet he managed a sharp turn and crash landed near a German trench. Soldiers retrieved his wreckage and he survived with minor injuries. He later traveled to Twin Lakes, Pennsylvānia, for a summer post.
State authorities deny knowledge of any immediate orders for Guard units to serve in France. Governor Whitman briefs Adjutant General Brotesbury to recruit up to war strength, estimating 10 000 more needed. Guard units in federal service include the 71st 74th 2d 3d and 23d and 47th regiments.
William H. Anderson, state Anti Saloon League head, predicts New York City may vote dry in April 1919 if the war continues. He plans conferences in boroughs to gather petitions from about 206,000 voters to trigger a city-wide vote under the Minor law. The measure could allow saloon sales in hotels to continue during an adjustment period.
In New York on May 21 reports say many American universities study a four term year of 22 weeks with four weeks vacation. Curricula changes would push most of the current three term instruction into the new terms as a war expedient and aim for better results than the present system.
Memphis May 21 An initial company with 2 500 000 capital is being organized to develop rationalization of river navigation on the Mississippi River. Others are expected to form similar ventures as railroads and river navigation advance. Rumors say water traffic may extend from New Orleans to St Paul and include Ohio and Missouri tributaries.
Leo Darcy Ll. ten Derer, an Australian middleweight pugilist training at Brownleigh rash in Gonben, was taken to a Memphis hospital with pneumonia and several eye injuries after a boxing incident.
Captain Parrish of the First New York Infantry in Oneonta is reassigned as a major in the state ordnance department. Captain Keepers of Binghamton takes command in Oneonta for the war period, while Floyd D. McLean's potential promotion is discussed. Oneonta chamber urges a local captain to fill the vacancy.
London reports Captain Bathurst assistant to the British food controller argues bread and its availability will determine the war outcome. He cites war bread as nearly a complete human food when paired with margarine and urges using beer-making materials for foods to aid public needs.
Margaret Beene, nine, reports being taken by an old man after a theater encounter. Police found her in a district, leading to questions about adult involvement and possible abduction. Her father, Michael Drevean, disputed claims and described the incident as a fabrication.
Washingtonville May 21 328 members and guests attended the Athenia Club manual reception at Moffat Library. The evening featured remarks by President Mrs E J McLaughlin and performances by Mr Oakes Mina Hill and Harold Smith. Refreshments followed a program of songs readings and a baritone solo.
The Southern Railway will use the telephone to dispatch trains on its Washington to Atlanta line of 649 miles, replacing telegraph use. Telephone service is already in operation between Washington and Spencer, North Carolina, and authority is given to build two copper telephone circuits between Spencer and Atlanta.
Elizabeth, N J May 21 Rev Anthaelle Breen Bleckwell a pioneer woman suffrage advocate and likely the first ordained woman minister in the United States celebrated her 92nd birthday by completing work on a long stalled book of philosophy she has been writing for several years
Report from Stockholm dated May 23 notes famine in Moldavia, then Romanian territory, with Bra ta to appeal to provincial inhabitants to resettle and move to Russia for shelter. Impoverished Rumanian victims await transport as harsh conditions persist in the region.
Captain Harry L. Steedman discharges 15 men from Company I First Regiment New York Infantry citing dependent families. The unit now lists 133 men with 17 vacancies pending recruitment to war strength by week end. A bugler vacancy may be filled by Sergeant Mode who will train applicants in Middle Town.
The Warwick School team defeated Middletown in a tennis meet held Saturday. Three singles and two doubles matches were played with William Winans and Alton Raynor standout for Middletown. Results: Welch beat Siem 6 6 6 2, Peay beat Leming 6 2, Winans lost to Raynor 1 3 6, and doubles saw Perry–Wish and Weare–Sern victors.
A Milwaukee traveling man identified as Genes shot and killed himself in a Bronx undertaking shop following a bout of hiccups. The incident prompted the Pemberson inquiry as Francis Pemberton, once partner of William McAdoo, faced a habeas corpus hearing in New York Supreme Court. The court ordered medical testimony on Pemberton’s sanity and detention.
Washingtonville May 21 Daughters of the American Revolution meet at Miss Abbey Denniston home with guests from Quassaick Chapter Newburgh. Miss Jennie Woodhull elected Regent for 1917 18. Officers include C Knight vice regent Miss Alex Thompson treasurer Mrs Thomas W Brooks recording secretary Miss Mary Serong corresponding secretary Miss Estelle Thayer and Miss Agnes B Helme historian. A flag presented by the Quartermaster General dated 1802 recalled by the family. Proceeds support Martha Berry School and Blooming Grove Auxiliary Red Cross.
Joe Hota tur, pilot for Crawford Furniture, unveils a yellow varnished delivery truck. He notes the vehicle is the same model as the old one, built in Middletown with local work on the body and signs. He plans countywide trips to speed deliveries and cut delays.
New York May 21 The evangelist Billy Sunday prayed aloud in his car after a large tabernacle meeting, asking God to keep his head from swelling. A. B. MacDonald says Sunday often murmurs prayers during sermons, startling those nearby as he pounds the table in moments of triumph. A separate note reports a cannon ball found while excavating for steel work on Railroad Avenue, weighing about 84 pounds and buried a foot deep.
A garbled scene mentions Kermanshah a rug trading city with ruined walls and sparse trade. It highlights a monk hymn by Charles Weales and a pupil’s line from a classroom, with stray notes of a hawk and an educational moment.
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