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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
12
An advertisement listing reading notions and rates for insertions. It states 10 cents per line for first insertion and 5 cents per line for subsequent insertions, with 10 cents per card of thanks per line and 10 cents per line for certain legal notices and resolutions.
The Camera notes Cokeville subscribers raised over 2500 for the war effort and praises local generosity. It laments Kemmerer’s larger apportionment, defends Cokeville’s quota, and urges all county sections to reach their goals. Mentions editorial work, Mrs Brandon, and Sheridan. Britain Day on December 7 is celebrated to honor Allied war efforts.
Local talk centers on extending or loosening the quarantine in Kemmerer after seven weeks. Some urge maintaining it to protect health, while many businesspeople say it cripples commerce and seek a modified policy to restore traffic with surrounding areas. Doctors report most cases convalescent with precautions to prevent spread.
Archin Neil of Diamondville received a telegram stating his brother Wilford Neil arrived from France and has been sent to Camp Mills to be mustered out. The message gave no return date but said he will be home in the near future.
Denver hay Juet reports from National Headquarters call all chapters to send knitted sweaters and sacks to Division Headquarters by Jeivare 1. Vienna press urges knitters to relay relief articles to men in France. Linvaln County Chapter orders four sweaters and many sacks, with new sweater directions available at total Red Cross rooms.
The article details the U S Army subsistence division ensuring hot meals for troops despite forward combat limits. It describes 24 million rations prepared in 24 hours, sealed 21 man containers, and an emergency iron ration with ground meat cake and chocolate. It notes higher pay for American soldiers than Allied peers and outlines general officer salaries.
The message cites 1,950,514 troops sent overseas since last year, averaging 162,562 monthly, with large totals in May to Sept. It praises Allied unity, notes minimal enemy losses, and calls the nation to peace preparation, land reclamation, and postwar planning. The president plans to join Paris for treaty talks, arguing allied governments seek his counsel on peace terms.
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