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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
4
Mrs. A J Hill suffers a weeklong severe head pain possibly linked to eye trouble and may require a second specialist visit in Fort Wayne. Numerous visits and travels note relatives and friends in Marion Akron Warsaw Claypool Silver Lake and Tipton with mentions of war savings stamps travel to Winona and moving picture plans.
A letter to The Record from a cadet at the YMCA building near the state house in Columbia South Carolina details daily drills and heat in June. The writer notes extensive marching inspection physical exercise and four hours of drill after meals. He mentions working as an assistant cook unloading artillery carpentering and serving at battalion headquarters while gaining weight and meeting men from many states.
The article notes wheat stocks are stranded due to ship shortages. Australia holds 180 million bushels awaiting ships after an 80 million export surplus, and India has 70 million with 50 million more due from the new crop in April. The shipping bottleneck forces the US to ration.
The speaker asserts endless Allied manpower and supplies opposing a strained front. He notes three years of hard toil have worn down troops, warns the position remains critical until the next harvest, and calls for United States aid to save them.
Koscinsko county voters must register by October. The registration board opened Monday in the Warsaw county courthouse. Voters unable to travel to the county seat can pick up registration blanks at the Record office in Silver Lake and fill them out at home.
A wartime letter from Harry Shepherd to a back home contact describes reading the RECORD, appreciation for letters from fellow soldiers, and his aim to earn stripes toward corporal and a higher rank. He writes of being recommended for corporal and hopes for a title and more stripes as he continues serving.
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