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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
2
War reports assert Allied air raids on Cologne killed 146, with US forces clashing along the Marne front, earning decorations. Draft reforms ease pay delays. 20,000 physicians and 12,000 nurses enlisted in the American army. Floods, drought, and rail freight changes ripple nationwide as war bond drives and food price measures unfold.
Nebraska faces a major wartime call with Governor Neville ordered to mobilize 4,000 drafted men. The state boosts Red Cross, Liberty bonds, and Y M C A drives while counties organize harvest labor and flour substitutes. Nebraska reports rising war-related activity and local defense efforts across cities, schools, and farms.
Washington reports a drastic fuel cut for non war industries as the fuel administration orders a 25 percent limit on coal for passenger auto makers starting August 1. The move aims to curb next winter shortages, with further industry restrictions expected to follow per coordinated actions by key agencies.
German center advances in the Montdidier to Noyon sector amid fierce fighting with French forces. The French suffer heavy losses yet hold the line on both wings. High casualties mark the battle, described as one of the war’s fiercest, signaling a renewed push toward Paris.
Dr Esther Lovejoy told the Medical Women's National Association in Chicago that Germany seeks to subjugate France through motherhood while American women ignore the war and roam in high heeled shoes seeking entertainment, noting her background as former Portland health commissioner.
Secretary Baker told the French Alpine chasseurs at the Washington monument base that over 700,000 American soldiers have shipped overseas to aid France as Lafayette and Rochambeau did in the Revolution. He had previously said 500,000 had sailed for the front.
About 1,000 German language books were taken from Council Bluffs High School to a nearby hill and burned Monday evening. The destruction was supervised by Stymest Stevenson, a member of the board, authorized to dispose of the texts by the rest of the board.
Washington notes on June 12 report a plan to ban alcohol nationwide during the war. Sen Jones of Washington introduced the measure as an amendment to a $11,600 emergency agricultural appropriation bill in the Senate.
Washington June 12 National Association for Mothers of Defenders of Democracy seeks to mobilize women to maintain a continuous hour by hour vigil of silent prayer for American victory and soldiers protection. Registration and duty assignment are organized at the association’s New York headquarters.
In London during 1917 American members of a Canadian unit sought talks with the American ambassador on Sundays. Mr. Page hosted tea for growing groups, culminating in a large gathering that underscored the need for a substitute home. This led to the Y M C A establishing the American Officers Inn at 5 Cavendish Square.
Charles Lathrop Pack explains how wartime slogans spurred Americans to grow food. Posters urged “Every garden a munition plant” and “Grow food F. O. B. the kitchen door” while “The hoe is the machine gun of the garden” and “Food must follow the flag” linked gardening to national effort.
A thirteen-star flag raised in Baltimore honors Louis Cohen a boatswain's mate on the Manley who died in the Atlantic collision with a British vessel. Four stars mark Cohen's comrades in the navy and camps at Anniston Alabama and Meade Maryland. The flag hangs at 1480 Baltimore Street near where they met before service. The Manley collision occurred March 19 with depth charge detonation killing one officer and three enlisted men.
Winifred Kirkland offers a view on evolving mourning symbols. She argues that white for mourning and preserving dress colors reflect a fresher, truer symbolism. The new symbols aim to counter sorrow’s paralysis as loved ones pass beyond the known world.
A French Academy report on Professor Dubard's cancer research claims magnesia deficiency in cancer patients and notes encouraging results after large doses given to operable cases. The theory argues cancer stems from excessive loss of substances normally in blood, not from microble origins.
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