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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1918
Page
4
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The piece argues against a costly state legislature special session while noting the governor seeks to shield the Democratic party. It contends there is no real need for new laws, cites wasteful spending fears, and questions administration quality, urging public improvement over extra sessions.
The local church rejects the Nonpartisan League citing disloyalty concerns amid indictments and fears of political manipulation. Observers note parallels to past clashes between corporations, unions, and the I W W as public sentiment favors restraint and clear loyalties.
Arthur L. Howe of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle argues that War Savings stamps are not just monetary tools but a nationwide appeal to unite the public in supporting the war effort. He contends the stamps symbolize the war’s meaning for America's generations and should engage all ages, not just children.
The piece argues for broad national participation in war finance via regular buying of War Savings stamps. It compares stamp purchases to steady trench effort, stressing continual, nationwide thrift and united effort as essential to victory beyond episodic campaigns and tax alone. It notes no single class can fund victory and urges all Americans to contribute through stamps.
American troops heading to the front receive extensive gas defense instruction. British officers train division gas officers and assistants in mask use detection and gas attack response. All soldiers are issued gas helmets and practice with mimic shells and cloud attacks to build realism. Most gas officers are commissioned lieutenants.
Edward W. Barrett of the Birmingham Age-Herald calls thrift the vital wartime lesson for Americans. He argues the war is shared by all and urges buying War Savings stamps and Liberty Bonds, with savings redirected from luxuries to government needs to support soldiers in France.
The National War Savings committee urges all Americans to pledge to save to the utmost and buy War Savings stamps by June 28. Home front workers are asked to conserve labor and materials and to support the war effort while others fight on foreign soil.
The piece urges National War Savings Day to mobilize pledges to save and invest in War Savings stamps. It argues that $2,000,000,000 must be subscribed in 1918, with each person contributing about $20, and calls for broader sacrifice and a larger army of war savers. It also discusses draft policy, wartime manpower estimates, and related news items.
Government backed stamps promise 4 percent interest compounded quarterly with cashable value at post offices on ten days notice. Promotes thrift as a patriotic duty to fund the war and keep Germans out of homes.
Miss Bessie Friedman of 565 West 144th Street wins a two year contest in New York with 1973 words in 15 minutes on an Underwood at 152 wpm for quarter hour, aided by 10 1 3 strokes per second. Second place goes to Miss Bessie Linsit on the same machine.
In France on June 18 at a U S camp an informal gathering drew soldiers from nearby French regiments. A French private, unaccompanied, sang a demanding Tosca aria with a powerful mature voice that captivated the crowd.
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