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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
11
In a tense drawing room scene Craven reveals his engagement to Mrs. Merrilees while his daughter Lydia discovers the pair. Lydia and Mrs. Merrilees exchange sharp wit and cautious affection as secrets about family and marriage unfold.
On the steamer Alsatia from Liverpool to New York Lydia Craven reveals to Peter Traft that she is Thaddeus Craven’s daughter and seeks sympathy after discovering her father’s close presence with Mrs Merrilees. She explains her flight from England and seeks understanding from the charming American.
The speaker asks whether Thaddeus Craven is honest and suggests he might harm Lydia to advance his projects. The dialogue frames suspicion about Thaddeus's integrity and potential threats to Lydia tied to ulterior aims.
Michigan guard units merge into the 125th and 126th infantry regiments with 4000 to 5000 men at Camp Custer. Forty hour weeks over 16 weeks train at Waco Texas with grenade, trench warfare, gas, sniping, signaling, and bombing drills. Exemption rules revised allow local and district boards to rehear cases and recall selectees from Camp Custer if warranted.
A reader story notes a suburban dweller praising a portable garage. He says it satisfies his needs and pleases his wife who has had it moved six times to improve curb appeal from the street.
Enlisted men at Camp Custer are urged to save part of their monthly pay with government backing for forwarding to relatives or friends. They are also urged to subscribe to the Liberty loan as training speeds up. The plan targets young men with no dependents while training continues to intensify and arrivals are expected to catch up.
An order bans privates from raising crops or fruit on Camp Custer farms. Desk trays of building board appear in offices replacing wire ones. Milwaukee sent two men rejected by medical boards who are kept from serving. A plan is proposed for a jail in camp for civilian offenders. Lectures and entertainments lessen trips to town. no smoking enforcement is led by recruits, with one private insisting no smoking here.
Ann Arbor firemen offer to knit for soldiers. Sault Ste. Marie 5 year old Marian Miller dies after striking a match alone in a shed. Grayling river fish deaths prompt state action led by John Baird. Lansing Food Administration appeals for complaints on grain elevators. Lansing public schools to require optional military training courses with 25 students. Petoskey A B Kiss Lumber Co sells Ontonagon county holdings. Marine City man dies while rowing home with daughter. Chief 7 year old Hans Jesek injured by a fall. Muskegon man searches for wife and two boys lost en route to Saginaw. Jackson Catholic Eucharistic conference draws priests. East Tawas engineers form 20th Forest Engineers regiment for service in France. Iron River introduces reinforced concrete boat model by Tulloch. Hastings Maurice Edmonds nearly drowns after car falls into Thornapple river. Pontiac teen impersonates marshal, jailed after arrest by deputies. Jackson warden Disque leaves prison to join U S Signal Corps. Menominee registrant Jacobson missing after quota leave. Escanaba first female naturalization applicant in Delta County. Ann Arbor Edward Hyatt to avoid Richmond court prosecution after self-inflicted foot wound.
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