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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
3
Excerpts recount Alsatian discontent under Prussian rule, compulsory service dangers, and a personal escape from German claims. The speaker describes structuring loyalties, schooling divisions, and the risks of enforcement while detailing a February 1916 night raid where Allied bombers repelled Fritz’s assault with heavy shelling and two prisoners taken.
Sergeant Major J R Falconer recalls near misses and trench life at Wolverghem and Kemmel Hill. He notes the danger of bombs during a quiet morning and describes a Greene’s rally and a shell tearing through a dugout as they breakfasted, before moving front to Bull-ring defenses.
Captain Brooke Baxter of the 11th Essex Battalion recalls prisoners treated like babies after fierce fire. He describes a Canadian aiding prisoners, pride in fighting for freedom, and the cheering Maple Leaf from French troops. He admires new war machines, motor transports, battle planes, and General Garnet Hughes, praising Britain and Kitchener's armies.
A speaker reflects on the immense, unseen force guiding the French and Allied war effort. He notes the heavy guns and metal supplies, the feeding and instruction of troops, and the sense that a Mightier Hand than Britain governs events, surpassing human understanding.
The County Young Men's Christian Association is organized to guide boys through character building and service. A county committee with members from multiple towns plans self governing groups, war time work, and education in physical religious and civic activities.
W C Nespital, inspector of federal post office buildings, left Aledo Mercer county tonight under orders after he refused to sign the State Council of Defense Declaration of Loyalty. A telegram confirms his termination. his transfer was demanded by Mercer county Council of Defense.
Isabel Bevier and Mrs. J C Riley press for food conservation as voluntary sacrifice. They report mixed reactions at an open meeting with residents clinging to bacon wheat and patent biscuits. Bevier cites Hoover urging voluntary personal sacrifice for national savings.
Miss Bevier says claims of waste in cantonments are overstated. She notes Mr. Hoover and Mr. Baker have examined the issue closely and that camps now manage food more economically than many households, allowing for losses needed during swift operations.
An elderly speaker argues that hardships built the nation from early settlers to Valley Forge and wartime trenches. She chastises the current generation for fear of cold and want, urging enduring hardship to strengthen character and country.
A Hooppole man swears a good wife banishes the blues. He recalls how returning home to his wife, a hug and kiss lift his spirits in minutes. His friend asks when he can find his wife at home to test the claim.
Red Cross nurses in Europe distribute toasted cigarettes branded as Lucky Strike to wounded soldiers in France. The toasted process preserves flavor and improves freshness while tobacco funds and newspapers help funnel these cigarettes to the boys.
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