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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
4
The Shoshone Journal lists its status as a publication entered at the Shoshone Idaho post office for transmission through the mail in second class rail matter. The document notes membership of the Eastern Idaho press club.
A wartime message laments homefront fear while praising Journal support against the Huns and urging Lincoln era soldier portraits in the Homewhere in France feature. It discusses Congress, party lines, and the Democratic administration, urging Idaho voters to back the Non-Partisan ticket and Republican candidates for national confidence and soldier justice.
A partisan call urges Idaho voters to back the Non-Partisan ticket, equating loyalty to the Union with a pledge echoed from 1860. It warns that disloyal citizens must support the ticket to preserve national unity and wartime resolve, invoking soldiers’ daily oaths.
The piece accuses a democratic faction in Idaho of fraud and disloyalty while praising the Republican slate as virtuous and dedicated to wartime patriotism. It frames the opposing party as corrupt and treasonous, urging readers to support the Republican candidates and wartime measures without question.
An urgent wartime notice warns soldiers to shoot on the spot anyone spreading rumors or urging surrender. It labels rumor spreaders as traitors or cowards, denounces pro-German and anti-war elements, and cites a Home Front panic tied to a Non-Partisan League in Idaho. The gauge calls for loyalty in France and at home, and condemns disloyal citizens and agitators.
Twenty years to a Federal prison for William C Haywood the uncrowned king of the Industrial Workers of the World will have the good effect. It will render unpopular the bid of politicians for the Voice of all forme of Bolshevism in our country. It will be recalled that through the immense influence of Menke Haywood and other leaders of Whealtyte, have been able to array labor behind Thomas Mooney. Those who confessed their orientation are defending Mounesum the same Hee. Such leadership in the future will not unite Haywood behind bars for him err will put the different will destruction.
The article urges immediate planning for the 1919 sugar crop with government support for fair prices. It stresses increasing the 1918 crop on suitable lands, planting the best sugar beet lands, and selecting varieties capable of summer production, citing Alvin Keefer of Colorado Agricultural College.
In a wartime defense statement Attorney Van Howeer voices concern over rapid conviction expectations. He recalls the motive of the LW and warns agitators that further surprises may follow if campaigns of anarchy persist.
A brief term of court was held with jurors summoned. the court adjourned until December first. The proceedings note potential jury requirements and calls for attendance, with ongoing judicial matters carried over to the stated date.
A World War I letter from Henry A. Bauman to his father recounts Marines attacking a German machine gun position in woods near an open field. He reports 300 prisoners, 87 machine guns, 800 prisoners, and heavy enemy bombardment with gas and artillery while noting their own casualties.
Rev J E B Bryan pastor of the Methodist Church at Cottonwood Falls Kansas helps with farm labor to ease local shortages. He splits duties preaching at funerals and weddings while farming three to four days weekly, cultivating hay and gardens.
Field Correspondent sends a remarkable tale of a worm invasion from Littleton West Virginia. Millions of worms flood parts of the countryside driving farmers from fields and halting work to shovel the creatures away from homes. The worm army stretches straight for miles and stands inches deep in some places as residents report stacks near back doors and widespread disruption.
A wounded division in France returns from brutal fighting as doctors and YMCA volunteers supply coffee, chocolate, and comfort. The scene on a crowded dressing station shows selfless acts, grit, and a transformed spirit among soldiers who share pain and protect each other. Surgeons note a new courage born from suffering.
Lincoln Loan and Title Co advertises farm or city property loans, fire insurance, and accurate abstracts of title with satisfaction guaranteed. Also promotes a new Axminster rug 9x12 for sale by Mrs. Pinney at a cheap price.
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