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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
5
The Red Cross has opened an emergency hospital to treat influenza patients who cannot be moved elsewhere. Twelve patients have been admitted and attended by volunteers with trained nurses assisting. Four deaths from influenza have occurred in the city and surrounding areas.
Frank J. Taylor recounts U S Army division headquarters advancing with combat units in a recent offensive. From a hilltop country club like mansion to a ruined village, dugouts in a knoll, a candle lit castle, and improvised furniture, officers directed the push while surviving shelling and changing front lines.
In San Francisco on October 24, Colonel L. Mervin Maus department surgeon said Spanish influenza is well under control throughout the army and there has been no appreciable rise in deaths. The department covers all states west of the Rockies except Arizona. We were warned in plenty of time.
Colonel Matis spoke about ongoing efforts and noted a reduction in influum cases to a minimum while commenting that the situation in San Francisco remains unimproved. The passage reflects a brief official briefing with limited readable context and several misspellings.
Yankee soldiers in England have begun eating 1 100 000 chocolate bars that arrived at a Berkish port. The bars are from the American Red Cross Canteen Department and produced under a U S contract. Each bar contains a card praising the soldiers and describes a balanced emergency ration with chocolate, wheat, nuts and valine.
A Reichstag session heard reports that Vienna’s bread ration has been cut by half while some German Bohemia districts face one quarter or one fifth. The speaker, M Bebiger, cited ongoing distribution issues and questions about where bread is currently being allocated.
Senator Poindexter of Washington read a letter from Dr. T H Howard of St Louis claiming a brother of Sergeant A B Cole of East Liverpool Ohio testified to a crucifixion tale to disprove a widely circulated claim that German atrocities had ceased The letter was produced during a speech criticizing the Committee on Public Information which had denied the crucifixion story recently
Oct 24 Dawson dispatch reports Yukon river navigation shut for winter. A mall launch from Whitehorse traversed 80 miles through floating ice. Over 400 outbound Alaska-bound vessels departed Whitehorse Skagway and nearby states in what is believed to be the largest one-day Yukon Valley departure.
Amsterdam Oct 24. A workingmen bank has been established by non-socialist trade unions of the Rhineland Westphalian district to prevent autocrats of high finance from exploiting the enormous capital of labor.
The Patriotic Service League urges readers to submit names of friends or relatives serving with allied forces in any branch or status. Complete rosters are requested to support justice for the boys in service. Send names to M. B. Chesman or Jones without delay.
Wearers adopt white shoes as a new patriotic fashion, challenging wool and calico substitutes. The trend favors white washable kid, canvas, and dock shoe styles for day wear and white galoshes for cool evenings, completing summer outfits with organdie and tight outfits.
Washington dispatch reports the October draft will induce roughly 960,000 men with remaining days of the month added to future quotas. A suspensions of 140,600 entrainments on October 14 was the largest halt among calls.
Northwest of Verdun October 24 German forces vow to dispute every foot of the American advance along the Meuse front and inflict heavy losses. Prisoners report the Americans will face tougher opposition here as German defense strengthens while lines northward are adjusted.
The farm loan board announced 7000 farmers in drought areas of Montana North Dakota Kansas Oklahoma and Texas have received aid from the $60,000,000,000 funds largely for wheat. About 3000 more expected this winter. About $1,040,000 of the fund has been distributed.
London oct 34 band music is the best antidote for shell shock at the front. Not even shells overhead will keep men from hating to the band. That's why the British and French have so many bands at the front.
An old health column extols drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach and bowels. It claims inside cleanliness improves complexion and vitality, urging readers to buy limestone phosphate to test the quick benefits.
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