Pope Benedict May Peace Feelers Stir German Debate
A May 1 report via wireless press claims Pope Benedict plans a peace feeler with neutral mediation and hopes for a Whitsuntide disclosure. Berlin officials deem any papal proposal unlikely to alter the west front, while US officials warn against overreliance on rumor and view the whole matter as German propaganda. Congress members doubt the plan’s sincerity, calling it a possible hoax amid wartime tensions.
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War Saving Stamps Contest Won By Cromwell Boy Scouts
In Springfield Massachusetts relatives host Miss Gertrude Briggs as area youths raise funds for War Saving and Thrift Stamps. Cromwell Troop Boy Scouts win top prizes with a total monthly sale of 706.72 dollars. Next contest begins May 6. Also notes Ma Brigg s visit and navy enlistment of Henry Eager as Congregational Church outlines meeting plans and Sunday school pageant rehearsals.
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Paul Nyren
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Saybrook Point Town News Briefs
Saybrook Point May 1 reports Mr and Mrs D A Kellogg Mrs F T Bradley and daughter attend Red Cross meeting in Hartford. J B Holman attends monthly state board of charities meeting in Hartford. Ruth Whiting telephone operator at home over Sunday. Ex Senator and Mrs Morgan G Bulkeley of Hartford visit town to view property. Liberty bonds committee holds eight o clock meeting at the men s club room. R B Tainter ill but able to be out again. Chinese fishermen employ otters to ease labor by catching fish.
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Tainter
Man Without a Country cited in wartime draft debate
Col John sees a clash of loyalties as British and Canadian residents in the United States face draft. He cites Edward Everett Hale’s The Man Without a Country to frame opinions on citizenship and duty, warning that those who refuse to volunteer or be drafted may be deemed noncitizens. The piece contrasts patriotic duty with colonial ties to Britain and its dominions, urging readers to remember their native lands.
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Wesleyan Notes President Shanklin In England For Commencement
President Shanklin travels to England to oversee YMCA work for six weeks and plans to return to France then Wesleyan for commencement. He has spoken to troops in trenches, lifted morale at bases, and may join British frontline duties briefly before returning to campus. Also reports Parker Newhall and "Dad" Manchester wounded in service, with postal quips on prohibition.
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