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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1918
Page
2
The item notes the Evening Current raising a provocative issue regarding a submarine and mentions editor L. Perry. It states the newspaper is entered as second class matter April 14, 1917, at the Carlabad post office, under March 3, 1879 act, and published Sundays excepted by Carlabad Printing Co.
British naval correspondent outlines how Q ships trapped submarines in World War I. Vivid cases include a haystack on a craft and a shipboard “baby” used to launch an explosive into a U boat. Captain Gordon Campbell earned the Victoria Cross for later actions.
A notice declares that the Associated Press is exclusively entitled to republication of all AP dispatches or other news credited to it in this paper and that local news content is published under that license. The statement affirms rights and restrictions for reproduction.
A long observational piece argues that progress stems from human efficiency rather than natural resources. It notes improved agriculture and industry due to health and education, mentions carpenters fishing on the Delaware and a wedding at Hapitat parse, then lists notices for sales and services with local names and places.
A 1917 notice reports a captain rose over 700 officers for heroism yet to be publicly disclosed after the war. Rumors in London in July 1917 linked his rapid rise to anti submarine work, while another account credits him with bravery in handling a tank when tanks first saw British use in 1916.
Henry Goodrich, 94, who died at his New Britain home, had spent 50 years at Corbin Manufacturing before retiring. He prided himself on never being late at work, and refused to adjust to daylight saving time, claiming 40 years with the clock unchanged.
Paris report tells of a US signal corps sergeant who used prized trap shooting skill to shoot pigeons carrying German coded messages. He spotted the tactic when pigeons delivered warnings guiding artillery, then captured the birds with a shotgun and found German officer mail attached. Authorities clamped down after discovery.
The piece argues newspaper advertising is the most potent tool, drawing high annual spend with tenfold returns. It notes some merchants think they do not need ads, yet they forget customers unless they advertise. For job printing, contact Current.
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