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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
2
The Evening Current edited by L. Perry is published daily except Sundays from Carlsbad New Mexico by Carlsbad Printing Co. It is a second class matter since April 16 1917 and urges sacrifice for the nation with troops returning home victorious through courage and united support.
The piece praises the war effort and calls for sacrifice under President Wilson. It notes Carlsbad boys faced pressure to avoid enlisting in the navy, while some fathers consented for underage sons. The tone defends enlistment as noble and essential for lasting peace.
The Gas Defense Service manufactures about 6,000 horse mask units per day and ships them to France. It is expected that soon every horse in the American Expeditionary Forces will be equipped with the new masks.
A Browning machine gun has passed a test to assess its suitability for aircraft use. It joins two other gun types capable of synchronized firing with a tractor airplane propeller. Propeller speeds range from 00 to 2 000 revolutions per minute.
The formers of the country wield the two edged instrument of finance to back Germany production on their farms and bolster the Third Liberty Loan. They press increased acreage and fund the government as part of a broad home front effort.
An editorial argues that wasteful American consumption harms national supply similarly to German naval actions by depriving the country of essential resources. The piece frames both as threats to wartime production and national effort.
Cadence of a wartime appeal urges increased total production and war bonds to support the United States military effort. The message pushes the public to fund, equip, and sustain fighting forces while criticizing enemy gains and urging national sacrifice and efficiency.
The text argues that the war effort relies on every American, including women and children, noting German women perform much of the labor at home while many German men fight. It praises American women for bearing burdens and asserts German culture oppresses women, urging Allied victory to end that system.
A wartime note explains soldiers face good odds to return home but real risks exist with wounds and death rates. It cites one death by bullets per ten disease deaths and one limb lost in six hundred, then notes government insurance for wounded dependents and massive U S loans to Greece and Belgium totaling about six billion dollars.
Work on the new cemetery well is progressing rapidly. The drilled test shows ample water at ninety two feet. The well will be sunk near the old one to the same depth and mains lay work will follow upon completion.
Mrs. Frank W. Ross stayed overnight at the Hayes residence while en route from Loving in a White car to meet Mrs. Howard who arrived from the north yesterday afternoon. The note identifies etree as the mother of Mrs.
Clara Espinosa and Wy man Jenkins lead girls and boys clubs in Eddy County with lectures in Loving Malaga and Carlsbad. 150 members up from 50. Activities include river swim, demonstrations planned for Artesia and Eddy County Teachers Institute in August. parent participation remains limited.
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