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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
13
The article records Lake township as the first in the county to top its Red Cross War Fund goal and to report, highlighting organized patriotic giving. It lists numerous section and ward committee members under township chairman J.D. Cline and notes generous contributions and community effort.
A correspondent describes convoy tactics used by Allied transports protected by destroyers and patrol boats. He recounts a perilous torpedo strike on a vessel near the Bay of Biscay, the crew’s escape by raft, and a survivor’s arduous journey to a French hospital before returning home to New York with a severely injured foot and leg.
The piece argues letters from loved ones can tempt soldiers to desert by romanticizing furloughs and home life. It urges mothers sweethearts fathers and friends to write only messages that reinforce pride and duty to the country to prevent desertion.
Figures from the U S Food Administration show U S aid to European allies from July 1914 to January 1918 included complete yearly rations for 57,100,933 people and extra protein for 22,194,570 more. Wheat and wheat flour exports to the three principal allies reached about 384 million bushels. pork exports nearly 2 billion pounds. fresh beef exports 443,484,400 pounds. Russia received negligible amounts.
customers can visit the Amcorp office to place orders for magazines. The message promises hundreds of different magazines and notes authorization.
The North Dakota's kitchen crew demonstrates waste reduction with a meat slicer and a potato peeler. Bacon is preserved for allied armies while fat fuels fighters. The piece notes high pork needs and urges more potatoes to spare wheat for the war effort.
Mrs J F Oldfather returned home after a two week visit with her sister in St Wayne. Miss Weber Leckrone, employed in a South Bend hospital, visited over Sunday. L Susday and wife came from Warsaw for a short visit at Beautie Drudge home. The two families spent hours at William Secore home east of Laws. HW P River traveled to Indianapolis for business yesterday morning. Mr Rager and Mr Jontz planned to visit Chester A Crais the government inspector at the Premier motor car factory. Van Kissinger and wife visited in Northamchester Monday. Mrs Jennie Carr, Mrs Martha Jontz and Miss Dorrix Carr visited relatives in North Mantelsster yesterday. Fred Yoru and wife of Marion visited at J M Amiss, IL Gromager and Sol Leckrone dates. Mrs SFF Meikrill and daughter Marjorie were in Warsaw last Friday. Ted Dithman of near Sidney spent several days with his father William Dillman. If you have anything to sell or trade or need to buy anything or if anything is lost or found, try an ad in this column.
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