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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1918
Page
2
An essay by Eloise Robinson describes Chinese workers aiding Allied war efforts in France and across Britain and America. It details roles in ammunition, construction, road paving, ship loading, and factory labor, explains motivations, and notes cultural misunderstandings between Chinese laborers and American troops.
After the war the man plans to go to inland China where he will be regarded as a person of information and importance. He will become a weaver in his village and his words will carry weight. Engineers building Chinese projects will also go to China to partake in the coming industrial development.
A World War era report notes American care for German wounded and graves near Meaux. German graves receive Christian burial with black crosses, while Allied graves are marked with white crosses. Nearby cemeteries for French and American soldiers are well kept, and flowers are laid on all graves, enemy included.
Lord Milner, famed for South African triumphs, told undergraduates a quip on Oxford as a whole. The students mocked with cries mishearing his praise, insisting the line referred to a “hole,” prompting Milner to wish for a different sentiment on the famed university.
In 1704 Prussia seized Cracow and Poland ceased to exist as a kingdom. The Prussian king sought Poland's crown for himself but it vanished. In January 1914 a severe storm struck near the city and lightning exposed a buried treasure at an elm root, revealing the long lost crown of Poland after 123 years.
In a Home Front letter, Louis writes that the voyage was rough with seasickness and homesickness early on. He notes seeing diverse military units aboard, including a Negro battalion at the fore and a white battalion aft, remarking on the variety of fed aboard the ship. He ends by saying he felt united in the end.
Tom J Mabry among rising young lawyers and the acute attorney general will not fall under corporate or high interest pressure. He vows to construe the law without fear or favor in the interest of the people of the state.
A large Kansas City manufacturer stood at a registration booth and, after providing his name and address, revealed he was nearly 20 years past the forty six year age limit. The registrar informed him he could not register despite his insistence to be ready for any calls from Uncle Sam.
Help wanted as hotel requests 100 fat hens at Crawford Hotel, offering payment per pound and delivery option.
Albany authorities and others seek to decipher a note found on a carrier pigeon that died shortly after discovery. The note reads Peter Benetellew and appears tied to the bird’s leg with olive drab string possibly from an army uniform. The pigeon is described as a California desert quail not native to Oregon except its southeastern region. The bird showed refusal of food and water and was exhausted.
John Ratt a full blood Cherokee from Cherokee county Oklahoma, drafted for training, was brought before the adjutant at Camp Travis Texas for failing to salute an officer. He explained that in his homeland he speaks to a man once and does not speak twice to the same man here, so he salutes everyone only once per person.
Classified notice offering a four room house for rent with modern features including a sleeping porch and garden. Apply at the current office or call phone number 49 for details.
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