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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
4
Advert reads press on sale at 299 Main St, 188 Main St, 652 Main St, 472 Main St noting multiple storefronts. first line appears fragmentary but lists four street addresses for sale items or tickets. No further details provided.
The Mount Higby station reports twenty hours ending at noon with high 66 and low 37 degrees. Readings show 64 at noon, water at 27 feet 7 inches, clear wind. War notes discuss Austria unrest, potential U.S. battles in Italy, Liberty Loan plans, and war garden progress. Efforts to boost Connecticut WWI drives and tax on milk prices are noted amid political chatter and postwar policy talk.
The author argues the Western war aims should include Japan as a full ally and equal participant. He warns that victory requires treating the Oriental nations, especially Japan, as partners rather than isolates. He suggests Germany will seek to seduce or coerce Japan and Russia, urging America to bring Japan into the council of nations to secure a durable peace.
The article notes Germany faces worsened provisioning as supplies must feed expanded forces on the western front while eastern front stocks and occupied regions drain. Transport is overburdened and German rations shrink, potentially delaying withdrawals and allowing American reserves for the Allies to arrive, making war a matter of rations.
Emmanuel parishioners plan a Sunday visit to Killingworth Center church. Rev. William F. English of Hartford will join Mr. Gilbert and both will speak at the service.
The school held a graduation ceremony with board members and graduates entering the hall. Diplomas were presented, and the program included readings, a war story, poems, songs, and a thrift stamps talk. A reception follows at 8 p.m. local events note enlistment and hospital visits, with upcoming church services listed and a germ-killing tip for ice cream.
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