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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1918

Page

7

Army Report lists 199 casualties in American expeditionary forces

Washington July 20 dispatch lists 199 US casualties among expeditionary forces with several officers killed in action including Col Hamilton A Smith Lt Col Russell Hand Capt Alfred Hamel and Lt Vincent Manning. Also notes wounded severely and missing in action with a New England list of names from Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and New Hampshire.

Washington Amer War Department Diid Eterman Cel Hamilton A. Smith Fort Samheco Clark R. Elliott Alfred R. Hamel Atlantic Tata James H. Holmes Hender Suitus A. Mood, Jr Lumines Russell C. Hand Sioux Paul L. Cocke New York Warren T. Hobbs Worcester Lawrence C. Lovell Brooklyn N. Y Vincent R. Manning Rockafwray N. J Roy W. Gaussmann Leonia M. J Hugh H. Barber South Min Meapolis Minn Lewis C. Coleman St. Paul Joseph R. Bush Donald P. MacNutt Stroudsburg Donald A. McClure Danville Robert V. Hoggs Hanibal J. A. Goad Springfield Jon Howard G. Mayes Charleston Walter B. Wanamaker Columbus Ohio Philip W. Davis West Newton Mass New England

Ivoryton Y M C A Defeats Essex 3 1 on Field

Ivoryton Y M C A beat Essex 3 to 1 at Gomstock Cheney field on Saturday afternoon. Leslie Dickinson of Newport was in town Sunday. Elizabeth Burke was in New Saturday. Mr and Mrs Raymond Post of were guests of Mr and Mrs Haskell over Sunday. A Yale divinity student from Yale attended Congregational Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Arthur Peck of Hart fi were guests of Mrs Julian A Sunday, and Mrs Leverett Morgan of Haven were guests of Mrs Nel Sunday. L Smith of Jewett City was in

Ivoryton Essex Gomstock-Cheney Leslie Dickinson Newport Elizabeth Burke New Raymond Post Haskell Divinity Yale Arthur Peck Hartfi Julian A Leverett Morgan Haven Nel L. Smith Jewett City

Local dentist ad lists Middletown address for contact

Advertisement for W. B. Babcock a dentist at 156 College Bt Middletown with telephone 1147-2 and a list of feed and grain products including scratch feed rd dry mash growing feed shell beef scrap corn feed rye and wheat flour salt clean pork Binary new potatoes.

W. B. Babcock College Bt Middletown Tel

Town Wall Tujeday Night Freedom of the World Play

A dramatic production titled For the Freedom of the World is billed as a finely patriotic evening. The program promises a blood-tinged thrill and strong historical sentiment for local audiences.

Adv

Films and jewels draw crowds at Middlesex Grand theatres

Lina, famed as Europe’s most beautiful woman, reportedly owns jewels worth about 1,000,000 to accompany her Duchess Gismond in Love’s Conquest at Middlesex on July 31 to August 1. The program includes Theda Bara in Du Barry, Peggy of the Pirates, By Right of Possession, a Pathe Weekly, and Nazimova Toys of a Modern Musketeer at the Middlesex and Grand theaters with additional features and travel reels.

Love Pame Lina Europe Duchess Gismond the Middlesex Burton Holmes Lyons- Moran Peg Peggy Hyland the Grand Vitagraph Pathe Nazimova

Chester News Highlights and Local Social Notes

Gordon Delzell of New Haven visits family in Chester while the band meets for practice tonight. New Haven visitors include George Van Brunt and Irving Angersola and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. MacCallum host guests from New Haven. Nellie Wilcox visits from Hartford. Theodore Nordell from New Haven spends time with his family. Robert Wilcox of New York stays with relatives. The Hough family relocate to Pittsfield for work. Princess Tuesday Night features Mme. Petrova in The Law of the Land and Sons of Democracy in The President's Answer in a Paramount program.

Mme. Petrova

No Negotiations While Chivalry Is Trusted By Enemies

The column argues that peace talks fail while Germany erodes trust through atrocities from Edith Cavell’s murder to the Lusitania massacre. It states Americans will not negotiate with those who treat chivalry as a weakness, citing Brest-Litovsk as an unforgotten warning and recalling a Washington Star cartoon anecdote about a janitor’s quip on warmth and children.

Kuehlmann Germany England Edith Cavell Belgium Meuse France Italy Venice America Lusitania Brest-Litovsk Washington Star

Deep River Notes on Funeral and Local News

The Deep River daily page reports the funeral service for Mary Dowdall at St Joseph's Church with large attendance and a burial at the church cemetery. Local residents, visitors, and service members are noted, plus a schedule for an outdoor WCTU meeting and various town updates including the Deep River baseball team’s 5 to 0 loss at Madison and plans to rebound.

Saybrook Daily Notes Local Folks and Travel

Old Saybrook July 29. Frank Parker former assistant chief engineer at the power house who enlisted in the naval reserve became a seaman second class machinist visiting his mother Mrs Louise Parker at Saybrook Manor. The Saybrook Point and New London train started at 5 30 am and will reach the Junction at 7 pm from New London carrying workers employed in government and other work who cannot find housing in New London. John M Golden of New Haven enlisted in the tank corps and is to report next month at Gettysburg tank camp. Charles E Lynde of New Haven visited his aunt Miss A Lynde at Saybrook Point Sunday. Mrs Sarah G Granniss is in New York visiting her sister Miss Ruth Granniss. St Johns church members plan an annual fair in August and will meet at the parochial residence this evening. Co G Sixth Infantry state guard postponed weekly drill to August 19. Gillman Gates returned to duty in Bridgeport after a Sunday visit to his parents, Hon and Mrs Charles S Gates. he works in the state tax department. The shore cottages and resorts were full. automoblie traffic was the largest ever known with two thousand crossing the state bridge. Harry W Acton of New York visited his mother Mrs Thomas C Acton over Sunday. she has been here two weeks. Sessue Hayakawa in The Call of the East at Saybrook town hall Tuesday night.

Old Saybrook Frank Parker Power House Naval Reserve New London Louise Parker Saybrook Manor Saybrook Point John M. Golden New Haven M. J. Golden Gettysburg Charles E. Lynde A. Lynde Sarah G. Granniss New York City Ruth Granniss St. John’s Church Co. G. Sixth Infantry State Guard Gillman Gates Bridgeport Charles Gates State Tax Department State Bridge Harry W. Acton New York Thomas C. Acton Saybrook Town Hall

Essex News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Meetings

Essex notes several weekend visitors including Carlton Brewster from Newark and Kenneth Hayden of Madison. Mrs. D. J. Murphy travels to Hartford for a sister’s illness. Frank Hall returns from Camp Devens with an honorable discharge due to health. A Menun ketesuck I O R M meeting is announced at Red Men’s hall with Connecticut chiefs to address members.

Giant Rookie Sets Hitting Record for Season

Ross Young, a rookie Giant outfielder, established the season record for batting in consecutive games. In his first season as a regular, he has hits in twenty two straight games, the season mark to date.

Giant Ross Young

East Haddam News Briefs From Saturday Evening

Community notes from East Haddam include visits by Eric Gustafson and family to the Brooks, a boat sail by Wolf's boarders to Saybrook, and local painters at work on the New Milford highway bridge. Movements include Mrs. Mina Coats entertaining relatives from Bridgeport, the Ayshire bull purchase for Mountain Springs farm, and several residents traveling or returning home. Driving and boat activity along the river and roads was notably busy with power boats and autos in use Sunday.

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