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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1918
Page
4
Weather from Mt Higby ends at noon with maximum 72 minimum 44 and a barometer 30.16 inches. War news notes Japanese crop concerns and camouflage terms, optimism on Allied blows, shortages, and social changes including railway policy shifts and pacification debates.
Collier's Weekly notes the war elevates experts in government and administration as indispensable amid the national emergency. It contrasts wartime leadership with prior suspicion of specialists and frames the conflict as a clash between German industry and American technical skill and enterprise.
Detroit News reports the war department orders suppression of coal miner enlistments to protect fuel supply. Lieut Lesher issues circular directing coal mine employers to deny permission to miners who enlist, harming a key regional industry. Officials urge extending policy to draft registrants to avert further shortages. Coal, food, and armies are linked to winning the war.
A clipping argues against money making schemes by Electro-Medical Doctors. It contends such groups rely on publicity and advertising to seduce the public, claim they would profit from human suffering if not exposed, and calls for vigilant policy to prevent their advertising.
A Chicago Tribune reprints Judge Landis urging unity in wartime America. He condemns foreign nationalism and hyphenated loyalty, praising American resolve and warning politicians who exploit race prejudice. The piece proclaims America reborn as soldiers from all races fight for the Stars and Stripes.
The piece notes about 1.5 million American soldiers moved to Europe in six months. It credits American railroads and the railroad administration for enabling rapid transport, alongside the Navy and shipping. British official Sir Joseph Maclay calls the effort a transport miracle, praising rail logistics as essential to readiness for ships.
Secretary McAdoo announces the fourth Liberty Loan bonds will carry 4 1 4 percent interest and argues the rate must be stabilized at that level. He warns a quarter of one percent rise on ten billion dollars of bonds would raise annual interest by 25 million dollars paid through broader taxation.
Thousands of tanks line up under sheds in a British official photograph as they bolster the war effort against Germany. A wartime loan plea advocates stabilizing government interest at 4 1/2 percent to steady business, reduce risk from rising rates, and defend national patriotism.
Chester residents bid guests from Hartford and Middletown attend an open air concert by the Chester Military band at the Cove if weather permits. Middlesex theatre in Middletown bills the U S Official War film Pershing's Crusaders on Aug 26 27 and the Vitagraph feature Over the Top with Sgt Guy Empey and an additional showing of The Slave Market.
American officers and sailors receive foreign honors but often hide insignia in memory of home. Admirals decline royal decorations, fearing awkward questions yet recognizing the courtesy. A remedy lies in awarding gallantry decorations to the regimental colors, to be carried openly on return.
The treasury commits to collect all federal taxes and exposes evidence against many evaders including Americans living in Canada. A corps of revenue agents will be sent to Canadian communities to secure tax returns from those suspected of evasion.
A Collier’s note recalls a 1794 diary by a British spy in the Reign of Terror, drawing parallels to modern war. It mentions Paris bread tickets meat shortages and rumored flying machines to shell besieged towns. The piece links early aerial concepts to later air raids, noting the era’s telegraph experiments and war’s cruel reach.
A mother’s long look of anxiety fades after a casualty list arrives a week or two ago. She once watched rain on the window and wondered if her son lived or died in the trenches. Now she knits sweaters for other men, continuing the careful rhythm she kept before.
In a clipped Toronto Telegram exchange a speaker calls Margaret effeminate prompting reflection on gender expectations. The brief dialogue highlights tensions around femininity and public perception in a period-appropriate tone.
Plans call for the longest bridge in the world to cross the bay between San Francisco and Oakland California. The proposed structure would be five and a half miles long and cost twenty two million dollars.
The London Chronicle notes fruit enhances sauces in the United States with cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. In Norway cranberry jam accompanies dinners and, with rich gravy, creates a piquant relish for beef, mutton, or goat. Prunes and tinned apricots appear in a Norwegian mutton stew, regarded as excellent.
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