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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
2
Reverend Geo H. Oivan preaches at a May 12 1918 high school service on John 4 32 urging truth as freedom and service. He links education to liberation and the ability to think for oneself, warning against ignorance superstition and error while affirming universal right to know the truth.
A garbled World War II era dispatch describes Solomom O'Hanna at a New York Marine recruiting office reacting to a stammering applicant. He asks whether a commanding officer or a fighting man is needed and notes the German army is advancing while the office considers the case.
The War Department reports lean gharke in Camp Sheridan Montgomery Alabama keeping watch for local sharks. The notice warns that money lenders at national army camps are charging high interest on short term loans, with Liberty bonds valued at large sums, including 100 and 876 dollars.
Victor Laude writes from a US Army unit in France describing daily drill and acclimation, meals with bacon and roast beef, and letters from home. He notes entertainment at the Y with French artists and a violinist, library access with Paris and Petit Journal editions, and hopes for faster mail once settled into regular work. He closes with affectionate family greetings and assurances of self‑reliance.
St Louis families honor Adele Wightman wife of thiefty for giving six sons to the war effort. Three sons, Thomas J William KR and Charles M, serve in the navy. Richard W Joseph and Paul V enlist in the infantry.
The British war cabinet, facing beer shortages and potential unrest, approves releasing bond wine to its full authorized amount. The move aims to curb beer consumption by those who can afford wine, hoping reduced beer demand will stabilize supplies.
A WWI era verse portrays Kaiser Wilhelm calling the Devil for wartime guidance as Americans prepare to fight in Europe. The piece imagines Hell ready for the Kaiser and his army, with warnings that Yankee soldiers will soon clash with German forces.
Carlsbad Light and Power Company states their crown wheel is broken and emergency equipment is not complete, delaying ice production for several days. They advertise Crystal Ice from distilled water supplied by a longstanding firm, with all profits aiding the Red Cross, and promise coupon books will be redeemed at fifty cents per hundred pounds once operations resume.
Two ten dollar bills lost between the U S meat market and the Gee by law. Finder to return to Current office and receive a liberal reward.
The note describes a mishap near Paso Texas with a vehicle high centered in Dog Canyon forcing a long return to Carlsbad for repairs. Shattuck advertises a cattle roundup in Carlsbad due May 16. Weather turned windy and cold then warmer with uncertain rain. A sick baby trip to Carlsbad ends with a doctor visit. Election day frustration and long travel to vote noted.
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