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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
4
A fragmented advertisement states a sale on a specific day. The readable portion mentions Wening Press involved in the listing. Details are incomplete but indicate a formal notice of sale by a named publisher.
Weather report from Mt Higby notes a noon reading of 61.5 degrees with a 70 high and 33 low, 0.41 inches rainfall, and northeast wind. The piece uses April coal shortages and submarine fears to frame war anxiety, labor unrest, and energy concerns shaping daily life in the valley.
A fragmented report notes the majority view regarding combat airplanes. It references evolving weapons and air power shifts, with vague implications for strategy and defense posture. The readable fragment emphasizes aircraft development and potential battlefield roles without specifics.
The minority report questions the pace and scope of the 6100 combat planes contracted with France at 127 million dollars. It notes 11,000 tons of American materials and 7,000 mechanics shipped abroad, yet only one American combat plane shipped to France. The article hints at government risk and possible enemy insight if details are revealed.
The New York World notes that initial draft quotas based on population caused unequal burdens due to local conditions and exemptions. Congress changed the system to use Class 1 eligibility as the basis for state and subdivision quotas, with volunteers considered, aiming for a scientific, fairer burden while meeting national military needs.
Dushan Popovitch and Katslerovich, Serbian labor party leaders, describe Serbia under German rule as worse than Belgium and occupied regions. They note mass internments, deaths, depopulation, and widespread loot by Austrians and Bulgarians. The country is portrayed as a nation of peasants stripped of labor, industry, and money with women, children, and old men surviving amidst misery.
Governor Holcomb praises Connecticut for supplying two wartime volunteers for each drafted son and urges continued funding through Liberty bonds. He notes money, not just men, sustains the war program, with taxes covering only a small portion. The call goes out for voluntary contributions to Liberty bonds.
The Waterbury American weighs the glass in bread and candy panic calling for thorough analysis to restore public confidence. It notes no reported cases of glass ingestion from food and urges calm until concrete harm occurs while urging rapid study without sparking terror.
The Massachusetts public service commission kept fares at five cents within Springfield and created a new five-cent rate for travel beyond the congested zone with reduced tickets for short trips. The plan, while perhaps unsuitable for Hartford, offers a model for Hartford to study as it weighs appealing the utilities commission’s six-cent fare decision.
On April 18 in Washington, key senate appointments were revealed. Lenroot of Wisconsin joined coast defenses, commerce, forest reservations, national banks, public buildings and grounds, and railroads. Baird of New Jersey was named to banking and currency national reserves expenditures in agriculture fisheries mines and mining and public lands. France of Maryland moved to agriculture while Weeks of Massachusetts became chair of forestry and disposition of useless paper. Johnson of California shifted from fish to military affairs.
Pie is a universal American cake whose crusts rely on wheat and butter fat, a reflection on how wheat use shapes diets during wartime. The article also reports Bridgeport painters strike, Mrs Eaton Guilty plea, and the schooner Herald waterlogged in the Gulf of Mexico.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a town hall event in Clinton with unclear dates or agenda. Public access and organizing body not identifiable from the readable text. Further text needed to confirm location, time, and participating officials.
Open letter from Robert W. Rice, chairman of the Rally Committee, to Italian citizens of Middletown apologizes for omitting the Italian flag at a Town Hall rally Tuesday. He pledges Italy’s flag will join the U S and other allies at future patriotic meetings to support the war effort.
Boston reports the one hundred million mark in the Liberty Loan drive as New England towns reach quotas. Additions to the 24 hour period total 9 149 000 with Massachusetts 5 070 000 Connecticut 1 995 000 Rhode Island 805 000 Maine 510 000 New Hampshire 457 000 Vermont 312 000. Individual subscribers now 142 711 with Massachusetts at 61 794 000 38 percent Maine 61 percent New Hampshire just over 40 percent Connecticut 32 percent.
Emerson Blake Bushnell and Annie Brindley announce their marriage in New Milford Conn. Local gardeners plan early planting as spring tasks face ploughing shortages. Patriot services for the third Liberty loan set for April 21 at St Gabriel's with music. morning service at 10:45. Farm prices list lard and other staples. Clearing House figures show Debits 1,018,624 and balances 58,541,095.
Nashville resident Jos Gillard reports relief after taking Foley's Honey and Tar for a dry hacking cough and chest pain. The ad promotes the remedy as soothing, healing and curative for coughs, colds and croop, including whooping cough, and claims universal availability.
Detroit Free Press verse praising the Union and Confederate spirits as the Sons of the North and South advance in France. A wartime poem honoring generals Grant and Lee and invoking divine aid for troops.
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