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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1918
Page
2
An RAF airman flew through a shell storm to reach French HQ and report enemy positions and troop movements. His dangerous navigation and close air attack yielded crucial information that immediate actions shifted the battle in France in favor of the Allies.
In Singapore a large Chinese community aids the allies with substantial gifts. Missionary Stuart Nagle reported that wealthy Chinese give more than a tenth of their income to support the cause. They funded Red Cross efforts in Malaya, helping raise $57,000 for the Red Cross and supporting Allied enlistments at the Anglo-Chinese college.
Singapore Chinese groups also raise one million dollars for the centenary of the Methodist church. Organizers say the funds will conserve the results of the war and support church work.
Ed Luking and his wife from Atchison Kansas were stopped in an Iowa town after speeding. The motorcycle officer offered a choice between an $8.48 fine or jail. Luking paid and received two baby bonds from the officer.
A 1606 Bible brought from Europe and preserved in a Boo Clatre show window shows its aged yellowed pages and legible print with marginal notes penned over two centuries ago.
Sergeant Paul Chevalier reports that French wounded are mingled with tuberculosis patients in German care, with troops forced to share water for washing and to reuse dishes, after 17 months as prisoners of war.
Chevalier, a decorated French aviator awarded the Medal Militaire and Croix de Guerre with three palms, was shot down after bombing Mets. Wounded in seven places, his plane nearly reached allied lines before crashing and bursting into flames. He endured a year in a hospital before being exchanged in Switzerland and plans to return to service as a naval aviator.
Ten year old Johnny Ellenberger of Connellaville Pa allegedly took 25 dollars from a foreigner and donated 12 to the Red Cross. He then bought ice cream for every child on the street.
Ireland asserts General Mangin as a hero linked to an Irishman father who fought in the Hun era and settled in France. After Nivelle’s failure he was retired, but a lengthy interview with Clemenceau led to Mangin’s restoration to command of the French left wing.
Mrs. James White of Vinto New Mexico urged the draft board to place her two sons Jim and Harley into service after a fight on registration day. Both had been rejected previously for physical disability but may be drafted immediately following the incident where friendly joking turned to abuse until deputies arrived.
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