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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1917
Page
2
Evening Current editor William Mullane clarifies postal and republication rights for newspaper content. Associated Press material is credited and republished under exclusive use terms. local news published herein is protected.
Dispatches report the Russians retreated from Riga with little German resistance. The piece notes German attempts at fraternization and forecasts hardship for any push toward Berlin amid ongoing Baltic events. National Labor Day passes with little activity in Carlsbad. Astronomer Herschel predicts scant rain for early autumn and outlines moon phase changes with associated weather notes.
Report from Amsterdam notes German villagers mourn the removal of century old church bells sent to munition foundries. Clergy led ceremonies and processions with flowers as bells were hauled to railheads amid hymns and prayers. Photographer Ray Davis drives a new Chalmers in the scene.
The University of New Mexico will require all students to take a basic military training program starting October 1. The course covers drill, arms handling, camp life, hygiene, and Red Cross basics for women, with instructors from Camp Funston nearby. It replaces physical training and may influence athletic plans depending on student interest and resources.
Iowa officials confirm itinerant preacher Lynn George J. Kelly confessed to murdering eight people at Villisca in 1912. The confession, signed in Logan jail, concerns the Moore family and two Stillinger children among the victims. trial in Red Oak had been set to begin soon.
Miss Ruth Hepler of Loving plans to spend the winter in town and will enter High School this Saturday seeking a suitable place. She arrives ready to enroll and adapt to local schooling.
The Trench Comfort Packet Committee thanks Mrs Cesarine Kerr for a $72.07 Birthday Campaign gift and fifty two bags sent to aid trenches. They note a forwarding of fifteen more packets and pledge appreciation for ongoing help.
Miss Delia Gist returns Sunday afternoon from Prescott Arizona where she spent the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Aubrey Gist who are well known here. She made many new friends while away and her local school friends are pleased she has come back for the winter. Get out your fall and winter clothing and let us renovate them Ralph The Cleaner Phone 243.
Report of a German U boat attack on a large British freighter escorted by destroyers about 500 miles off Ireland. The U boat surfaced close to the freighter and fired a torpedo but the ship dodged. gun crews could not train on the submarine as the freighter shielded it and the attacker disappeared.
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