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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
4
The Shoshone Journal is listed as second class mail matter from Shoshone Idaho. It notes its membership in the Eastern Idaho Press Club and identifies the Red Crow as part of its transmission through the mail.
A township or municipal race and county to state or national office candidacy announcements are being accepted. The committee invites candidates or parties to submit their filings for publication before readers of the Journal, including primary election notices.
Franklin declares candidacy for the nomination as judge of the Fourth Judicial District subject to the voters at the primary election. The notice invokes Red Cross district affiliation.
The piece argues Germany is headed homeward with many questions unresolved about how far they will push before halting, while American involvement grows as a decisive factor that could end the war, though victory remains uncertain. It reflects early enthusiasm for U.S. influence and the belief that a settlement will come after a hard fight.
Fragmentary wartime notes describe troops, artillery, and casualties near a European front. Mentions units, frontline advances, and German defenses with references to equipment and rear areas. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate ongoing combat and strain on resources amid enemy action.
A wartime editorial urges unity and sacrifice to honor fallen soldiers, warning that votes this fall will shape the war's outcome. It attacks antiwar factions, praises patriotism, and labels dissent as aiding the Kaiser. It cites twenty thousand American lives sacrificed by early war month and warns leaders and voters to avoid German propaganda.
A rough, partisan letter targets Nonpartisan leader Magee and Senator Nugent, accusing them of treasonous, prowar lapses as Idaho debates loyalty amid WWI. Governor Gooding defends President Wilson’s Idaho influence while pushing for U.S. Senate support. Concludes with local notices on transfers, premises, and an alias summons in Lincoln County.
All men who turned 21 between June 1918 and August 24 1918 must register on August 24. Registrars named for Jerome Richfield Kimama and Shoshone Local Board. Failure to register will lead to arrest and induction. Sheriff Clarence Wheeler.
Court orders all interested parties to appear on July 19, 1918 at 2 p m to show why the estate of William C Zeigler should not mortgage property valued at $1,600 including farm stock and crops on the Zeigler Ranch Lincoln County Idaho and Maha county. Publication required weekly for four weeks in Shoshone Journal. Filed June 24, 1918. Fuller.
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