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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
7
Personal notes report illnesses and convalescence among residents including Camp McClellan area and nearby streets. Updates cover engagements such as Miss Mande F. McAfee to William Briers and Miss Dorothy Frances Neal to Richard Bevier Miller, with other moves and reentries into work or service noted.
The piece presents humorous wartime guidance from Those Who Know to soldiers headed for France. It lists practical tips on language learning letters and censorship, packing and rations, acclimation to gas and dugout life, space and light constraints, night shifts, health checks, entertainment, and precise gear habits before deployment. It emphasizes preparedness, discipline, and morale, with a brisk, period voice.
Chicago data from Civil Service News shows 1916 fire losses at 3,804,388 dropping to 2,785,887 in 1917, an 818,496 saving. Two platoon shifts increased efficiency, morale, and reduced sickness from 2.68 to 1.27 days per man, with final board cases down 72 to 44.
Americans aid French war effort by constructing roads and repair networks to sustain forces. The piece notes vast French road mileage per ground area and compares wear to New York's Fifth Avenue. It argues road work serves immediate military needs and carries utilitarian and historic value. Caesar era roads are cited as precedent for lasting military infrastructure.
Anthracite operators vow no let-down in summer output to meet country fuel needs. Shipments for February and January rise despite February’s short month, with 812 082 tons last month and 6 178 432 tons for the year, while workers total 153 000 versus a normal 177 000.
The Shipping Board plans ten 15 000 ton freighters for trans Atlantic service. Vessels will be double hulls per Rear Admiral Taylor to defend against submarines and sized twice the average Emergency Fleet Corporation contracts. All ten will be built at one yard, and total tonnage adds 150 000 to the fleet program. Construction will take months and require large yards for simultaneous fabrication.
J B Flannery the East Third street blacksmith known as Ted rebuts rumors he will close shop after a resignation of an employee. He plans to continue at his long established stand and says it will take more than a few workers to shut him down. He is informing friends and customers there is absolutely no plan to retire.
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