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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
2
The notice indicates subscription rates and in advance terms for a Carlsbad New Mexico newspaper edited by Tm H Mullane. It notes entry at the post office under March 3 Act and that the paper is published daily except Sundays by the Carlsbad Printing Company.
A rousing wartime exhortation urges courage and loyalty from every man to bear today’s heat and burden. It compares unity in crisis to Civil War drafts and stresses national resolve, urging continued support for the government during the present crisis.
The article urges citizens to support the Home Guards and endure short personal sacrifices to ensure safety. It emphasizes unity, the need to prevent rioting, and the importance of safeguarding homes and loved ones through continued commitment.
A Washington conference among vessel and transport officials, the Shipping Board, and the Council for Nation May vessels proposed a defense council to coordinate merchant ships during the war. William Deaman leads the Shipping Board, with a plan to mobilize rail and ship resources for wartime transport.
The article recalls how European bankers backed the American Revolution, detailing Dutch loans from 1781 onward. It notes key figures like Adams and Livingston and the pivotal 1781 Yorktown period, emphasizing money's role in securing independence and the ongoing Dutch financial support through multiple bonds.
The article argues that Holland provided between 2 and 5 million dollars during and after the Revolution. It credits Dutch bankers and volunteers, especially French, with supporting the growth of the American republic. It exhorts readers to buy liberty bonds to ensure future gratitude from descendants.
Lincoln Neb state penitentiary prepares for wartime mobilization with convicts drilled as soldiers. Warden Fenton plans training for inmates and enlists his own help, stating readiness to serve if called. About 300 inmates and staff may participate as war game aides under Secretary Connell.
Massachusettes executive denounces hoarding of money and large provisions as treasonous to the country. He warns that hoarding by a few drives up prices and harms neighbors, urging communal aid over selfish stockpiling during hard times.
Durham and Southern Railway offers right of way along tracks for vegetable gardens to boost America’s WWI food supply. Duke-backed tobacco magnates own the line. proposal includes incentives to farmers and workers to plant along the railroad corridor.
A couple identified as Orvert and Aia were married by Justice Baird in a civil ceremony. The record notes the officiant's name and confirms the union without further details.
The town of Carlsbad Eddy County New Mexico passes Ordinance No. 129 restricting sale or giving of intoxicating liquors to National Guard members and US Army or Navy personnel with limited exceptions for medical prescriptions. It sets fines from fifty to one hundred dollars and jail terms from ten days to three months, with funds split between the town and the convicting party. The ordinance takes effect five days after publication.
A Jersey bull will be found at the Club Stable for local farmers with cows seeking a good breeding animal.
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