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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
7
In this wartime memoir chapter, Tommy narrates wartime hospital life in France including a daring wall escape, nightly raids, and the dedication of doctors and nurses. He describes surgeries for facial wounds, transfusions, and the camaraderie that bonds soldiers and medical staff, ending with discharge and reflection on courage and duty.
An American Woman writes in Outlook about soldiers in khaki craving sympathetic scenes from home and small comforts. A neighbor recalls a soldier letter and a waitress at Sunday dinner. The piece notes how wounded horses are cared for by their drivers and why horses are returned to their units after hospital care.
The article explains that a one pound loaf with 11 percent water if round yields more actual food than a cylindrical loaf with 34 percent water, giving 140 grammes more edible content for the same price. It cites geometry, noting spheres maximize volume per surface area, making cylinders lose more to evaporation than spheres of equal weight.
The Central Baptist Association at Wake Forest adopted resolutions opposing the War Departments order removing camp pastors. It plans a $50 000 share of a million dollar fund and hopes to reach $55 000 as churches contribute. The group urged revocation of the order and highlighted religious liberty concerns. Poole named to state House speakership bid. Lutheran Society meeting in Salisbury discusses budget expansion and field secretary. Washington report notes North Carolinians to receive provost marshal commissions. Charlotte draft rules seek legal trained volunteers for stenography in courts martial.
Jersey breeders in Mecklenburg meeting at the courthouse discussed preparations for an upcoming livestock show to be held the week of December 10 alongside the North Carolina Poultry Association event. A sale of Jersey cattle was planned to accompany the exhibition.
Allied forces push east from Roye breaking German lines and advancing toward the Picardy plains. French gains north of Soissons widen the front while German losses rise in men and materiel. British captivity tally reaches 21,000 with 1,100 prisoners taken near St Mard.
British forces in France report capturing a section of the Hindenburg line northwest of Fontaine-Les-Croisilles and southeast of Arras. Maricourt and adjacent ground are in British hands, with Trones station and Moulin de Fargy also taken. Wancourt tower and town fell after an all-night action, as fighting continues near Vaux Vrancourt and along the railway east of Bapaume toward Cambrai.
Washington The manpower bill to draft all men ages 18 to 45 cleared the senate with 75 affirmative votes and one previously negative member voting to withdraw. The bill includes a work or fight clause and now moves to conference with no major controversy expected beyond that provision. Senator Gore briefly opposed before reversing.
Washington reports the Senate resumes work on a nationwide prohibition plan to begin July 1 1919 and extend through the war. Leaders from wet and dry camps say public sentiment supports delaying the original January 1 1919 effective date to July 1 next.
The senate rejected amendments to lower minimum draft age with votes of 58 to 14 and 52 to 21. Senator Poindexter proposed 19% as the new limit, Kirby urged 20, and Vardaman defended retaining 21, all failing.
Washington announces new food regulations by Food Administrator Hoover permitting wheat flour restrictions to ease for the Allies. The plan ensures bread containing more wheat will be available to nations arrayed against the central powers, effective September 1.
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