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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
2
The article lists dozens of registrants and local officials connected to a district draft, noting Monday and Wednesday drill sessions and instruction in military school and company squads. It calls on all draft age men to attend for guidance and training.
Selective Service authorities urge boys and young men to take advantage of a chance to receive preliminary military instructions. The notice emphasizes opportunity for training and civic duty, with emphasis on timely enrollment and participation at local centers.
A New Jersey regiment near Tenafly faced disarray as orders to depart threatened to leave behind a phonograph. Captain Baxley arranged a motor truck from New York to fetch the trunk, easing the soldiers’ disappointment at abandoning their music device.
Report describes a delayed train at Dumont delaying a music box delivery. Mr Baxtey learns of the halt and tries to move the box to the troops, obstructing a passage and attempting to shave the speed limit for Dumont.
Reports from London and Moscow describe Russian and allied movements toward Vladivostok and Siberia while Kiev faces rioting and political assassinations. German generals reassess eastern defenses as Bolshevik counter measures spread amid a growing international protective mission debate.
F B Patrick of St Petersburg Fla serving with the Red Cross in Milan writes of busy duty delivering condensed milk to cut hunger and of a large May 26 parade where he carried the American flag. He notes shortages, bleak food, and daily suffering yet pride in representing the U S and the Italians’ support.
A private who refused to answer a sick call despite an abrasion on the off storefinger was transferred to the Depot Brigade for observation. The note comes from Trench and Camp and is carried by The Warren Times.
A government notice outlines cash and carry price levels for Warren County groceries. It states the Food Administrator cannot fix prices but can declare fair prices and invites reporting of dealers charging above listed cash and carry rates.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Raiser of 31 Marter Street welcome a baby girl born today at the city hospital. The brief notice also mentions a telephone installation at the Draft Board Headquarters in the Old Library Building, with the draft board number 10.
Local draft board reports fifty men to depart for Camp Wadsworth Spartansburg 8 C on Friday morning with a 9 05 train through Warren. Total county departures reach 691 by the ninth as new volunteers swell the draft numbers. Warren quota parade enthusiasm and a farewell to Oil City draftees mark the day with cheering and pride.
Paris reports intense fighting as German forces push on the eastern wing of the Aisne Marne salient near Rheims. After lively combat, the attack was repulsed and French forces took prisoners amid ongoing raids in the Bois de Paris and Meuse sectors.
An advertisement urges readers to treat aging symptoms as a crime and to use GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil capsules for kidney and bladder relief. It notes long history, direct imports from Haarlem, Holland, and cautions against substitutes.
Clinton Hildum, stationed at Camp Holabird Maryland, appeals for $20 000 to build a camp auditorium. The facility would host weekly gatherings religious services lectures movies sports dances and papers and serve as a common meeting place in all weather. Donations are asked from hometown friends with checks mailed to the Athletic Council Auditorium Fund Camp Holabird Baltimore Maryland.
Report mentions the right bank of the Meuse repelling an attack with no advantage to the enemy and a remark about inflicting tosses and capturing prisoners. A student and teacher exchange phonetically hints at letters and a playful miscue about Alaska animals. The Times circulation claim and an investigation note appear amid the fragment.
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