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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
2
Reporter in Y.M.C.A. service on Atlantic recalls American troops as brave fighters but poor matinee idols. Describes Parisian kissing ribbons incident, Chateau Thierry assault tales, and Marines charging trenches with grenades, masks off, creating dramatic, fearless images.
In Pittsburgh a five foot snake with eight inch circumference drew crowds in the downtown business district. Police were puzzled by how the reptile arrived and summoned officers who later captured the creature.
Two American Naval Aviators Ensigns Benjamin Lee and J. J. Schleffelin rescued the British seaplane crew after a duel with German scouts. The British command praised the retrieval as a risky pell-mell search and rescue over the North Sea.
King Victor Emmanuel awarded five American airmen for exploits on the Italian front. Lieut. Alexander G. Craig fought a chaser over Austrian lines, killing the attacker. Lieut. Harry L. Holtz survived shrapnel and wing damage, with a mechanic heroically replacing a torn cable to keep the mission alive.
Spokane residents report Mrs. Quincy Burweas who has died and left a will granting her dog three treats daily plus a bath and bed. The will requires a “nice casket” and burial beside the owner when the dog dies, with proper care of the grave.
A towering Italian ecotone colonel tours the Italian sector to France. Italians on the western front are performing well and cooperating with the French to halt the German drive. Rooms for rent advertised by W. J. Ralph with contact phone number 243.
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