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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
6
City plans a large send off for Soldier Boye as he heads to training, highlighting community support and anticipation of his sacrifice. The event signals end of his local duties and mobilization for service.
In Quincy Illinois a patriotic demonstration in Washington Park will honor soldiers heading to Northern France. Mayor John A. Thompson and Colonel Frank S. Wood will speak, with a Fifth Regiment band concert and a grateful city committing to support the troops marching to battle. A formal statement from local leaders urges public participation and ceremony to boost morale.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment touted as ready aids for soldiers against eczema, rashes, irritations, cuts, wounds, bites and stings, sunburn and windburn. Soap cleanses, Ointment soothes. Free sample offer via post card to Cuticura Dept. 14G Boston. Soap 25c, Ointment 25c and 50c.
An alert urges residents to listen for whistles and a five minute bell ring signaling orders from Washington for the departure of Company F and the Machine Gun company. After hearing the signal, contact The Whig office the Chamber of Commerce Hotel Newcomb or Hotel Quincy or the telephone office for the exact departure time.
The Chamber of Commerce Glee Club will present a three night musical festival in Highland Park this August. A 25 piece orchestra will accompany and Chicago soprano Rose Hade will be the soloist. The club plans additional concerts in the near future.
Washington reports an absolute embargo on cargoes destined to northern European neutrals. Since enforcement began a week ago no licenses have been issued for such shipments. The policy is said to be temporary and aimed at rationing neutrals.
The United States will receive heavy field artillery from French gun factories to equip its European armies. The war department notes urgent needs, the prewar program delays, and the plan to use French capacity for 75 mm guns and 155 mm howitzers, keeping domestic guns for training and matching ammunition supply.
In Copenhagen on July 25 the German aerial forces commander dismissed U S reports of mass aviator production and vast plane construction as Anglo American bluff. He said Americans lack a practical military aircraft and cited the London Morning Post as proof.
The rifling process may require relining of fieldpieces to fit French ammunition. Caliber changes will produce uniform French dimensions for both domestic and overseas manufacture. Future production in the United States will also adopt French calibers while preserving overall modern designs.
The fourteenth annual Modern Woodmen of America picnic will be held in Big Neck on September 1. A band will provide music, with contests, games, races, and a baseball game as a feature. Attendance typically reaches at least 3,000. Big Neck lies five and a half miles north of Coatsburg and six miles southeast of Loraine. H Hudson and Rufus Lane from near Big Neck were in town promoting the event.
A Quincy Navy Reserve unit marched to the station last spring and is now on duty. A local boy sent home a poem from Fleet Review magazine praising sailors as brave protectors of freedom, urging civilians to respect those in uniform and recall their sacrifice and humanity.
A mother cherishes her beloved son and vows endless love. Knowing him as I do, I am confident you will become his steadfast friend.
Hoover food pledge cards were distributed to club presidents and others by the YWCA on Tuesday morning. Cards will be signed and sent to the food administrator in Washington by July 28. Mrs. P. B. Moorman chairs the council defense food conservation committee in Quincy and has the cards. A Quincy unit meeting will be called after chairmen return from Chicago and Springfield with information for the society.
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