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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
5
Park Boston September weather unsettled Cubs as Red Sox cling to a 2 1 edge in sixth. Mays starts for Boston while Cubs lineup features Flack Hollocher Mann Merkle and Paskert. Early pitching tight with few runs and defensive plays shaping the score.
No runs no hits no errors noted through the sixth. Boston strand base runners as Whiteman and Scott are retired, Flack and Hollocher draw walks but are left on base. Paskert and Mann steal attempts fail, with Schang and Mays making plays in the field.
A lighthearted military anecdote from Vancouver Barracks Washington recalls the “officer of the night” replacing the “officer of the day” on guard duty after sunset. A sentry challenged the night officer and ordered arrest, prompting the quip that the night shift is in charge now.
A United States department of justice agent arrested John Vanskiede and Alexander Shewan, Russians employed in local factories who recently arrived from Bristol. They will be taken to Bristol for formal charges not yet disclosed. The agent said they traveled from New Jersey where they had registered but evaded classification and were accused of pro‑Privian utterances.
Norwich September 11 the grand jury returned a true bill of murder against Samuel A Salsberry of Preston on two counts of first degree murder He shot and killed Constable William Kinney at the Salsberry home last May and severely wounded Herman Chapman who died in the hospital June 17 Salsberry to be tried at this term of the criminal superior court
Christian Ellinger, whose son serves in the American army, was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail in police court for breach of the peace. He made disrespectful remarks about the president the United States and the American flag in a saloon, and was arrested after a lively chase.
Boston September 11 Governor McCall issued a request to prohibit sale of intoxicating liquors on enrollment day next Thursday. The aim is to devote the day to expedite the enrollment of a large number of men for military service as required by the national government.
London reports the Kaiser appealed to the Veterans association of Germany urging perseverance against the enemy's superior forces and methods to achieve victory. Berlin dispatches quote the appeal as a mobilizing message amid ongoing conflict.
Washington officials announced the roundup of draft dodgers will continue without interruption, while promising no repetition of the dramatic methods recently used in New York City. The statement issued this afternoon from the attorney general's office stressed ongoing enforcement and caution.
Norfolk Va Sept 11 The same bolt of lightning killed Mrs Oscar Crockett and Walter Day near here though they were half a mile apart Both were seated in their homes when the light struck their houses causing their deaths and two families faced tragedy across the area.
Washington report describes Henry Ford financing a ten acre Dearborn farm for a permanently crippled veteran and his wife. Franklin K. Lane will select the man to prove a modest farm can sustain a family and provide for old age, with the farmer buying his products at market and repaying a $4,500 investment in ten years. Ford expects yearly cash profit of about $450 and a fuller life.
In Bridgeport on September 11 public officials led by Mayor Wilson and Police Supt. John H. Redgate attended the funeral of Daniel E. Walker former alderman at St Peter s Catholic church. Louis Bonjon testified in police headquarters learning for the first time the deed he had committed and cried when shown newspaper accounts saying Walker was his best friend. Bonjon was taken to the county jail to await trial.
German authorities begin building fortifications along a line from Liege through Ghent to Bruges as they prepare a great retreat into central Belgium. Civilians are being moved from Maubeuge as part of the defensive preparations near the Belgian border.
Major John Buckley has notified local draft boards that a meeting will be held in the capitol on Tuesday September 17. Representatives of boards of instruction from across the state will attend and be addressed by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The boards of instruction are appointed by local boards.
A Mount Vernon New York theatre sign proclaims To Hell with the Keiser and Big Vaudeville Acts. The banner captures local sentiment amid changing entertainment trends on September 11.
Washington dispatch outlines a Biological Survey rat elimination effort in World War I trenches. A prairie-dog expert is deployed to study rat habits, dining, and care of young, with notes that many rats thrive at base depots and storage, leading to a planned barrage against the infestation.
Rome reports Vienna Bohemia and other regions facing riots and mutinies as Austria-Hungary sinks deeper into crisis. Eight hundred Italians freed by Austrians as political concessions emerge. Food scarcity worsens with bread adulteration and straw content. Crop failure worsens hunger and unrest across the dual monarchy.
The Montreal baseball club filed a bill in equity in the Massachusetts Supreme Court against the Boston American club to tie up receipts from the world series until it pays $1,000 for releasing Paul Smith. Montreal says an agreement was made March 4 that Smith be released for $1,000, but Boston has not paid despite repeated demands.
Baltimore observers report Cardinal Gibbons will be presented with a $50,000 Liberty Bond on his golden jubilee as bishop, to be funded by the archdiocese's Catholic clergy and laity. An invitation to subscribe will be issued to Catholics across Maryland and the District of Columbia in coming days.
A severe early frost across Winsted on September 11 left widespread damage as acres of silo corn, early vegetables, and tobacco fields were killed. Ice formed in many areas, mirroring last year’s freeze, with crop losses expected to be substantial.
Geneva dispatch reports a mob armed with revolvers and clubs sacked and burned several butcher shops in Wallach Austria. Ring leaders were arrested but released after threats of escalation.
Clearing house report from New York shows Subury debit of 1 720 477, exchanges totaling 583 077 9915, with balances at 67. The figures reflect interbank transfers and settlement movements for the period.
A British transport carrying 2003 American soldiers including 70 officers was torpedoed off the English coast. All aboard survived as British destroyers pursued and depth charges damaged the German submarine. Survivors, including Edwin Fern of Chicago, were brought to a camp. officials said no American lives were lost.
Washington on September 11 Vice Admiral Sims confirmed the loss of a British transport carrying American troops but said all troops and others aboard were rescued. The navy department received a dispatch stating a torpedo struck the liner off the British coast and a muster found everyone accounted for.
Copenhagen reporting the first installment of Russia’s war indemnity of a quarter billion dollars was sent from Moscow to Berlin. Part in gold and the rest in banknotes, the convoy under military escort was met at the German frontier by a special train bound for Berlin.
Washington reports state Germans continue bombing Red Cross hospitals in Belgium. Cables describe a sector visited by Major John Van Schaick where a hospital was struck as a 98 year old woman left her bed to pray, the pillow bearing the impact.
Bishop Charles Gore of Oxford and Rev. Arthur T. Guttery of Liverpool of the Primitive Methodist church of England have arrived at an Atlantic port to take part in the national committee on churches and moral aims fall speaking campaign. They plan to deliver addresses in principal eastern cities.
Washington Sept 11 a call for 2000 white Selective Service volunteers for limited service was issued by Provost Marsh General Crowder. They will serve as stenographers and typists and mobilize September 25 at various camps and forts. Every state except Arkansas will furnish men.
Chicago police arrest Harry Wilson, linked to a hallway bomb explosion at the federal building. The blast killed four and wounded seventy five, occurring after the Haywood conspiracy convictions. Wilson is described as a follower of the N. W. W. movement.
New York opening sees most active issues gain amid thinning supply as liberty bonds rise on tax exemption hopes. Steel, Union Pacific, Reading, and American Car & Foundry advance, while Distillers Securities weakens. By midmorning, gains fade with broad market drifting into a moderate decline. Liberty bonds still see active trading with some pullbacks.
Washington Sept 11 Congress agrees to adjourn the Senate will adjourn over registration day to allow Senate employees to register The 13 senators under 45 have registered by mail No adjournment for the House due to the revenue bill A registration station opens in the House document room tomorrow for the 110 members within draft ages.
A United States destroyer reportedly sank a German submarine off the Atlantic coast this afternoon, a Navy Department source said in unverified reports. The claim comes as naval activity in the area continues.
Paris and London dispatches describe French forces occupying Travecy four miles north of La Fere as a pillar outpost of the Hindenburg line. Other reports note Pershing’s sector unchanged except for artillery actions in Lorraine and a raid between Flirey and Limey. German losses mount with claimed prisoner totals and English counterattacks cited near Ypres Gouzeaucourt and Epernay, while overall German manpower deterioration is highlighted.
The Navy Department confirmed the sinking of the Canadian Pacific liner Messanable by a German submarine but provided no details. The ship left an American port with passengers and mails about weeks ago, carrying 206 crew and weighing 12 469 tons, 500 feet long, 64 feet beam, with an average speed of 17 knots. whether any lives were lost is unknown.
Major James A. M. Jr., former stroke of the Harvard crew, is posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in Pershing's new list. Major McKenna died near Villers-sur-Fère during a July assault before Ourcq, leading men under heavy fire. Catherine McKenna of 125 West 79th Street, New York, listed as next of kin.
Survivors report a U boat torpedoed the Norwegian steamship Eglantine without warning near London on September 11. The captain and five crew members died of wounds on a life raft after fleeing the vessel. The Norwegian press calls the act indignant.
In Atlanta Georgia on September 111 a merette costume was shown at the community market. Members of the Home Economics committee of the Atlanta Woman's Club wore the all enveloping outfit with sailor collar sleeves large pockets and gathered trousers at the ankle.
In Cleveland on September 11, officials reported every woman physician in the city has volunteered for war service either at home or abroad. A public survey lists thirty women in active practice who will be used in the Medical corps or the Volunteer Medical vice corps.
District of probate September 8 notice to guardian of minors regarding estate located in the town and store 112 Court 51 and the adjacent lot at Brewer s store. Sale scheduled for the fourteenth day of the month. Rights and titles of minors in the estate are addressed under court order.
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