Vernal Express in Vernal, Utah

Heroic Scout Scotty’s Thirty Enemies Dead In Forest Ambush

Private Albert J. Scott, youngest Pershing soldier, aged fifteen, died after gallantly firing on a German force in a forest near Epleds during a brutal chase. The exchange left thirty Germans dead as American casualties. Also noted are Red Cross efforts to supply uniforms to captured officers, aviation training reforms, and war-time homefront labor and industry updates.