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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
5
An improvised American Red Cross field hospital train termed Autochir is described. Eighteen cam trucks carry a 30 bed hospital, complete with operating rooms, tents, frames, floors, stoves, and a diet kitchen. Crews and nurses accompany the convoy to set up quickly at a new point and receive patients.
Firoy Jr. of Columbia Georgia wed with Rev Dr Jeane Stuart McElroy officiating in the Blue Stean. Sixteen attendees included the couple. The reception featured pink and white decor with a white flower scheme, a white Georgette crepe gown with embedded embroidery, and a bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley.
Mre Claudys Dunn wife of J Al Thine, a French dealer, and daughter of H H Courvosier, a fan Franciéen, allegedly shot her 13 year old stepson while lying to take her wife. The boy died shortly after. Dunn was judged lame. a preliminary note mentions Chancellor Hortling.
Alfa Today reviews the photoplay Tinsel at the Alfa theater. Kitty Geren stars as Princess Sylvia Carson, with Muriel Getrische and Gordon in supporting roles. The tale follows Ayma Carmichael’s divorced wife and Ruth’s trials, portraying modern romance and social mores with brisk pacing and no dull moments.
Paris reports claim wartime briefings downplay grim realities. Officials allegedly hide higher prisoner counts and artillery losses as French and British forces push back in Picardy. Observers note large officer presence and many guns captured behind German lines while Crown Prince Rupprecht leads the retreat.
British forces report the destruction of a German Gotha bomber with seven crew and five engines. The aircraft, reportedly on its maiden flight while bombing a village, was shot down amid searchlight glare and fell after its wings failed. Captor forces celebrate the victory and note German air power adapting to the offensive.
Hed Cross was informed by an authoritative source that assistance is required for the bombardment of Paris. The Paris Journal reported this need, signaling continued military operations around the French capital.
Miss Elina Cortez of Buenos Aires, a WCA worker now in the United States, urges recruiting South American women for war work. She says South American women, like those in the United States, have been crowded into new occupations due to the war, and stresses this is a crucial time for them to contribute.
Washington officials outlined a draft plan where marriage would likely grant automatic deferment. Secretary Baker said the system should reduce draft board workloads by letting registrants answer questions to determine status. The policy aims to avoid forcing men with dependents into immediate service while addressing college impacts and age-based drafting questions.
The text suggests a debate over valuing youths by age groups from eight to eighteen and nineteen to twenty, noting a sentiment favoring younger boys. It implies stronger concern for boys aged 8 to 11 than for those aged 19 to 20, reflecting a political stance on protective measures.
In Rockville Center New York on July 1, four spouses faced a tangle of marriages and divorces. Elbert W. Verity Jr and his wife swapped partners with Henry Frost and his wife. Verity and Mrs Frost argued over affection and swapped spouses. Decrees were issued June 11 and the couples now live in Brooklyn with children visiting rights possible.
Washington reports 1 442 000 women replacing men in January across Great Britain in government and industry excluding munitions. Women are 38 percent of government staff and 24 6 percent in banking, 16 9 percent in commercial firms, 14 percent in engineering, and 6 percent in all metal trades. Many work indirectly replacing men in military service. London notes golfers face changing courses with some clans using space to grow vegetables.
A fragmented item reports a relocation of chifpled soldiers to New York with references to a mephiiem and Rev Crom. The brief mentions a new program or facility offering training in artificalmba bana, monotype operating, drafting, and oxy acetylene welding. Unclear details and garbled phrasing obscure dates and places.
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