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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
8
Seven year old Alexander Rizinkove from Sharon Pennsylvania rushes a registration line declaring he can serve in war as a water boy. Clerks humor his vow as he becomes the youngest on Uncle Sam's registration list in town.
Lenox reports Andrew Carnegie fishing on Lake Mahkeenac aboard a thirty foot electric boat tied to a special electric line at Shadow Brook. In two hours he caught two black bass, thirty four perch, and ten sunfish, enjoying the pastime and planning more fishing. The lake mirrors Carnegie’s Scottish memories.
William Sutherland of Pleasant Valley had his pet sheep shorn by George Johnson. The fleece weighed eighteen pounds and was valued at about 11.34 dollars based on Lebanon meat company prices.
London reports increased losses as seven British ships were sunk last week by mines or submarines. Vessels include two over 1,609 tons and three under 1,600 tons, signaling ongoing threats to merchant shipping.
An American economist reports London's Ministry of Food enforces strict meal limits. No more than five ounces of meat per meal, two ounces of bread, and limited sugar. Bread waste forbidden, as police fined a householder five dollars for a discarded bread piece and a restaurant owner a one hundred dollar penalty. Voluntary rationing cards appear in windows, showing adherence levels across towns.
Russian and Roumanian forces attacked and captured several villages from the Germans breaking the Teuton line in Galicia and the southern Carpathians. Desertions persist among Russians amid a broad retreat from the Carpathians to Tarnopol and Trembovla.
In Warren County Common Pleas No 19 June Term 1917 Finn L Morgan Libellant vs John A Morgan Respondent Non est inventus subpoena returned you are to appear before the judges at Warren Court House on the first Monday in September the third to answer the Libellant's complaint and show cause why divorce from matrimony should not be granted Sheriff Geo A W DeForest Warren Pa July 24 1917 Att D A Arird.
Lawrence Maeir of Greeley Nebraska reports an eagle snatched his naturalization papers from his coat while in a field. He has asked the Washington naturalization department for permission to have the district court clerk reissue the documents.
The Rev. Willem Chesser preached his twenty second annual sermon On the Rock at the former Flat Creek church site in Petersburg Indiana. The land had been deeded to the General Baptist church by William Mays with a reversion clause. The original church burned twenty two years ago and the minister returns yearly to preserve the land for the congregation. The 75 year old preacher hopes the church will be rebuilt.
In Warren County Common Pleas No 29 June Term 1916 William C Hunt libellant Gertrude Hunt respondent must appear in person at Warren Court House on Monday August 6 to answer the libellent petition and show cause why bonds of matrimony should not be dissolved by divorce. Sheriff E H Beshlin, attorney. Jul 5 1 19 26.
In the Western District of Pennsylvania Michael Kelley Gleason of Warren County is a Bankrupt under the 1898 act. Creditors are commanded to appear in Pittsburgh on August 27 1917 at 10 00 AM to show cause why the discharge should not be granted.
By order of the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County Pennsylvania I will sell at public vendue on the premises 609 Water Street Warren two parcels of land in Warren Borough. The first parcel includes a lot along Water Street with a 39.8 foot depth and 52 foot width plus alley access and a 57.5 foot alley boundary with Water Street. the second parcel lies on East Water Street with Lot No 10 and an alley, totaling about 57 by 10 feet. The properties were conveyed to Laura A Sweeting by War ren Homestead Loan and Trust Company and by William R Sweeting with assignments recorded in Deed Book 86 pages 257 and 259. The two-story house is described with cash on confirmation terms. Guardian Karl A Krantz. July 12 19 26 Aug 2.
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