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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1919
Page
9
Survivor Mrs Emrick testified she was wounded by shell fragments and gassed. Physicians confirmed scars from mistreatment. Bodies of Miss Helen Burridge of Cambridge and Miss Telamche Rowley of Rochester were brought back aboard the Plattsburg, along with other C A workers who died in the Liverpool sol pit incident.
A statement from W. W. Grimes of the Department of Jus warns against using uniforms as work attire or to gain sympathy. Soliders may wear uniforms briefly to reach home, with a maximum of three days. War Department plans to allow permanent wear on proper occasions, but red chevrons and uniform misuse will trigger military police action and investigation.
A bill to close hunting of partridge, grouse, and female pheasants was approved by the general assembly and likely signed by the governor. It prohibits hunting these birds before October 8, 1920, with penalties up to a $50 fine or 30 days imprisonment or both.
Henry Sedel Canby argues in the April Yale Review that after the war America shows renewed public mindedness and energy, moving toward national unity and loyalty. He contends the nation now faces civic responsibility and a shared stake in civilization, shaping a collective future.
Dr. von Brockdorff-Rantzau predicts all goals will be satisfied at the peace conference while Winston Churchill, British secretary for war, cautions that every country may be disappointed by the outcome.
Eminent physicians urge people to value nerve health as key to success and happiness. They warn that excessive ambition without proper nourishment weakens nerves and undermines both work and play.
National Geographic bulletin surveys Caroline Islands relics including Yap stone terraces and Ponape submerged ruins. It notes megastructure use of basalt blocks, probable preconquest origin, and stone currency used as primitive banking. Islands span 1000 miles, population 55,000 in 1911 with few Europeans.
Dr Collis praised munitions ministry methods for improving factory life via welfare workers. About four thousand women and four hundred boys welfare staff were appointed. New light work depots will serve as day nurseries and mother craft centers for mothers and young children.
The United States plans two charity cargoes for the Letts at Libau and Memel, first under the supreme food council. American ships, led by Captain B A Long, illustrate a broad U S role in feeding Europe. In all, 111 ships carrying over 2,000,000 tons traverse European waters from the Baltic to Asia Minor.
Reading Off His Plate from the Indianapolis News recounts a family scene where Thomas, a nearly three year old son of a Huntingdon family, overhears his father giving thanks at supper and humorously insists that “Daddy hasn’t read off his plate yet,” causing the father to choke during the blessing.
The readable fragment shows a call from a combined army and navy board. It appears as a garbled plea or oath related to unity and collective effort, lacking clear names, dates, or specific actions.
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