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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1918
Page
4
Notices indicate new addresses require prompt attention and changes must continue through publication day. Advertisements cannot be timed. Post office at Middletown posts D-class matter with on sale items at 299 Main St, 52 Main St, and 472 Main St.
Weather at Mt Higby for the twenty four hours ending noon reported as high 92 and low 77 with cloudy skies. The column also comments on wartime policy remarks, coal shortages, tax plans, Hearst influence, and social changes reflected in everyday life, interweaving weather with opinion on politics and industry.
The article argues that the Allies pursue a deliberate attrition plan against German forces in France while maintaining strong sea control. It highlights the strategic value of keeping the Allied lines intact, the potential fall of Paris, and the impact of submarine warfare on German prospects, with endorsements from Jellicoe Geddes and Sims that Britain and its allies dominate the sea and that U boat gambles failed.
A New York Times commentary argues a rider inserting a prohibition on distilled spirits in a food stimulation bill is extraneous and impertinent. It condemns the strategy as aimed at enforcing prohibition through legislation, noting revenue loss and political manipulation by the Anti-Saloon League and Dry forces. The piece urges President Wilson to veto or remove the amendment to prevent a harmful intrusion on general appropriation.
New York World reports an army rain coat scandal tied to 1,200,000 soldiers overseas. Generals estimate the $5 garments are worthless while manufacturers are jailed and inspectors allegedly pressured by contingent-fee operators to accept substandard products.
A critical view contends that public transactions are inherently grafted as sharpers prey on credulity. It argues officials risk penitentiary offenses by engaging with graft and asserts business can occur with Washington departments without middlemen. Rejectors of this view are branded villainous and certain of detection and punishment.
American foreign trade edged down in fiscal 1918 to 8.874 billion dollars from 8.949 billion in 1917. Imports rose to 2.946 billion, while exports fell to 5.928 billion. The 1918 trade gap stood at 2.982 billion, with gold imports at 124 million and exports at 191 million. Silver movements showed 70 million in imports and 139 million in exports.
A wartime poem extolls the German Kaiser as recklessly unsafe while praising the cautious King in Germany and condemns the Kaiser’s uninjured sons. The piece contrasts German leaders with the suffering army and urges safety and vigilance amid the war’s grim toll.
A San Francisco Argonaut anecdote explains Romania's wartime defeat by faulty German guns when imported items failed in cold Romania. An American officer notes rifles failed due to water-filled levelling instruments instead of salt solution, causing mechanical defects and useless artillery in Dobrudja. A Yonkers Statesman quip follows about a fixed bayonet.
The Globe notes how American soldiers reading front line letters admire the British officer with the monocle. The young Sammies witness a calm, self possessed hero under fire, shifting from amusement to respect for courage amid danger and death. Private Don Lyon recalls changing views on monocle wearers and courage.
A Life excerpt advises a son to arrive at camp on time for breakfast, urging punctual mornings to avoid delaying the meal and to show consideration for others.
Washington Special reports the shipping board plans for 92 transports of 12 000 tons each to be built for fast transport use. New York Shipbuilding and Union Ironworks lead the effort with expanded facilities, while yards anticipate difficulty and slim profits in the specialized construction program.
Leaders Pochkoroff and Miss Woronow drive Russia rehabilitation, urging detailed military plans. Article discusses uniforms and rifles, aiming for modernized armed forces and improved defense readiness through coordinated reforms and official urging.
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