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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
8
An excerpt recounts female textile workers or farm wives lodging near a railroad yard in Michigan. It describes improvised tents and cots, scarce soap, and tough shifts as workers endure cold nights while factory demands loom. A turning point arrives with arrival of organized support bringing bedding, meals, and dignity to the labor camp.
Four French departments asked the American YWCA to open social and recreation centers for girls employed in industry commerce war and labor. Lieutenant Poncet of the Ministry of Labor requested YWCA action to start centers mirroring those already run by the War Ministry. Centers exist in Paris and other cities with bright rooms seating reading writing and resting spaces, a fireplace and a kitchen for self made gifts. Girls use the two hour lunch, social evenings, and English classes offered.
The YMCA at Camp Lewis Amarlean Lake Wash served over 400000 diners in a year including mothers wives sweethearts and friends who visited soldiers. About 35000 children were cared for and 70000 wives and mothers rested in the reading room while 97000 questions were answered at the information desk about heat, travel, and entertainment for soldiers returning from France.
Porto Rico cafe established on the island drew large crowds when opened near Camp Las Casas. It became famous for American dishes and a group of San Juan women volunteered weekly to mend socks and sew buttons for soldiers.
Fragmented, OCR like text describes Russian princesses learning hat trimming to aid a wartime campaign. Mentions associations at Sosva, seven day period of skilled work by pemanut girls, high officials dictating tasks, and efforts toward self support of princesses and notable women amid hardship.
The French Government expresses great satisfaction and gratitude for the YWCA’s service to women in government factories. Foyers for munitionettes improved working conditions, offering dignity and social education. Minister Loucher thanks the YWCA and hopes it continues to develop social solidarity during and after the war.
Nurses from Base Hospital organized a make shift show for a Roumanian Countess at a French site. The improvised western tableau used imagination for scenery with placards and mock rides on broom and horse as the audience included a nearby hospital figure. The event, described as a lively, rustic entertainment, drew interest amid wartime restrictions and limited resources.
In Archangel the YMCA and YWCA secretaries convert blue broadcloth skirts into window curtains as shortages press wartime economies. Officers and staff recover a summer dress from discarded garments to dress the Hostess House for American troops stationed near Archangel, one of the first Allied centers after Petrograd and Moscow. Elizabeth Notes refers to Rus Han and Baker, one of the few Americans remaining in Russia during the revolution, traveling via England to aid workers.
In Castner, Cabu, near Hawaii, a house opened months ago to care for soldiers wives and children. Visitors and residents from Philippine, Mexican, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and American nationalities were entertained at the house during a 19 day period in November 2152.
Sixty years ago Americans Cyrus W. Field David Dudley Field and Peter Cooper backed an Atlantic cable project. The enterprise cost 1 854 500 dollars with the cable alone at 1 256 200 miles long nearly 2 500 miles from Trinity Bay Newfoundland to Valentia Ireland. After earlier failures the fourth attempt succeeded with ships Niagara and Agamemnon laying the line and the first message proclaiming Europe and America united by telegraphy and goodwill.
Dr Marsden Manson of San Francisco, a geology expert, argues that Antarctic explorers show the great ice cap is shrinking. He contends the Ice Age is ending actively, driven by solar energy and differing land sea heat, with climate shifts mirroring those in other latitudes and at sea level.
An unlikely air encounter on the front sees a French and a German pilot circle and collide. The French pilot misjudges a rear attack and strikes the German, causing a violent spin and entanglement. They separate and crash into trees, both unhurt though the German is reminded he is a prisoner.
The Westminster Gazette laments the vast timber taken for war needs and stresses the urgent need for large scale afforestation. It notes a shortage of skilled foresters in England and calls for better education of youths for forestry, but says current facilities are insufficient to meet demand.
A World War era letter from a Kanaan soldier who served on the Western front expresses that courage is common among ordinary workers in offices factories and farms. The message, echoed by the Lawson Constitution, reverberates as a national sentiment of steadfast bravery at home and abroad.
A fragmentary quotation shows a dialogue about a deceased mother-in-law, mentioning a vegetarian stance and a “moat card” as a misheard or garbled detail. The excerpt reflects household humor or eccentric wording without clear news value.
A reader quotes letters urging dog killings blamed on enemy agents and argues against the trend. The piece praises Scottish dogs and shepherds, cites Red Cross dogs aiding war efforts, and urges tracing writers of anti dog propaganda to the secret service, stressing dogs as vital guards and companions in wartime America.
Speed up by Sara Earl of the Vigilantes calls for rapid action to end violence. The verse urges rulers to move from bandages to decisive cost, praising the man with a will and condemning delays as too late. The poem references brave victims and warns against inaction and protracted debate.
Berind No 018007 notice from U S Land Office Halley Idaho dated January 6 1919. John Z Proaser of Gooding Idaho filed Desert entry Berth No 018697 for part of section 21 township 4 south range 18 east Will meridian. He seeks proof to establish claim before Frank T Dimney at Shoshone Idaho on March 4 1919 witness names Charion Myem John W Hunter James Hunter Henry Wilter all of Shoshone Idaho.
Secretary authorizes release of a translated diary from Reserve Lieutenant Tillmanns of the Second Battalion Fortieth Regiment. The entry details movements around Rocourt Bruyères and Bois de Belleau during early June, noting American counterattacks, heavy artillery, and the writer’s capture after the diary ends.
British military police escort villagers to safety on the western front. Women and children depart last as they carry belongings. A child wearing a steel helmet is pictured among those evacuating from the village.
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