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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
1
Side Lights On presents letters by J Groll to Mrs E M Clemments from this city detailing German prisoner mistreatment and alleged human flesh concerns. The piece contrasts with local culture notes and promotes a Red Cross fundraiser concert featuring Miss Bessie Vance, Miss Tress McMahon, and readings with proceeds to charity.
Translated from German letters dated 1914 recount a U S prisoner of Strassburg describing harsh paroled life and censored news. He details codes kept by his ally Mrs Clements, family separation, and a plan to reunite in Paris with his brother while awaiting his son Ferdinand’s arrival with U S troops. The narrative preserves human toll and wartime fear of losing country and kin.
Next Friday evening January 28 the Red Cross entertainment course presents the first number at the Baugh Theater. The program starts with a varied program designed to raise funds and boost morale for relief efforts.
The Stoly Club will meet Friday evening January 6 at the Parish hall. The program, conducted by the Economic Committee, covers Conservation of foods. Light refreshments will be served at ten cents each, proceeds to the Red Cross. All members urged to attend. The Hill, formerly of Shoshone, has been in town this week visiting old friends.
A wartime note from a prisoner in Holzminden Germany dated January 1 1915 describes letters stamped War prisoner guard with blurred ink and redacted words. Another line from Annemasse Haute Savoie France dated February 15 1915 mentions a friend with a brief greeting.
Director General calls for January 14 to 21 1918 as Freight Moving Week urging governors mayors utilities and business groups to organize locally remove freight from stations unload cars and clear decks for more efficient railroad operation, stressing prompt setting of freight cars to avoid escalating demurrage up to 10 per day. The appeal emphasizes cooperative effort to ease national rail burdens and reduce suffering.
The Journal reports Shoshone youths organize Troop 1 with Prof. C N Johnson as Scoutmaster and Rev. Jay L Clow as assistant Scoutmaster. The two patrols Wolf and Eagle list officers, and the troop plans food drives, shelter builds, and feeding stations while practicing army signaling and tracking during a hike to Anderson's ranch next Friday.
The program Monday night showcased an official war picture depicting the German retreat at Arras. Advertisers promise a repeat showing next Monday with similar impact. Wm. S. Hart will also entertain admirers with "The Aryan" at the event.
In K P Hall a tightly contested basketball game, Lady xreany gisny jpre sneehone High School beat Gooding High School 16 to 15. The crowd stayed engaged from start to finish as both teams exchanged leads and made late plays.
The Shoshone girls basketball team will play the Dietrich girls tonight at the K P Hall. The engaging match precedes the Red Cross ball and is expected to draw a large crowd for both events.
Mrs Batter and Miss Ella Cowan publish a volume titled Somewhere In France. Elia F Cowan and Emma Cowan Barber wrote the poems about common life during wartime. The book is illustrated by Helen Walley and published by Burton Publishing Company. Alta Campbell of Richfield attends state Paris canning club meeting in Idaho Falls. won Lincoln County championship.
Poem dialogue mocks Kaiser Bill and Hell's guards with lines about keeping the Kaiser from hell. Then a local marriage notice: Rev. W. H. Swartz marries Hayden Eustus Richardson and Margaret Stillwell at his Richfield residence on January 14.
Dietrick area notes rising interest in basketball as schools train teams for high emprise. The Dietrick district team beat Jerome 21 to 14, with plans for a Catholic church project and a Grange social. Several locals attend a war picture, business trips are mentioned, and a BeaslinJerome game is scheduled for next Wednesday at Beaslin school.
Mrs Merrifield who led the Christmas stamp sale reports Shoshone sales totaling 213.28 with the seventh and eighth grades in city schools contributing the most. She thanks the community in the name of the Red Cross for generous support of the cause.
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