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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
1
A report from the Belgian relief commission details German plunder of industry homes and churches, requisitioned resources, and forced labor. It notes famine conditions, dismal prices, and widespread deaths, with executions and deportations affecting men women and children.
In the Masnieres outskirts fighting, British soldiers paused to remove old and feeble residents from danger. A photo shows an elderly blind lady being guided from her home as troops halted to help others while Germans had ransacked houses and left belongings in the street.
An unknown disease called rural infection has confined itself to agricultural areas around Neenah Wisconsin. It causes a high fever and has led to many illnesses with several patients under hospital observation. In some cases the fever has proved fatal.
Boil one quart of water with two cupfuls of sugar for 15 minutes. Cool, then add one and a half cupfuls peach pulp and juice, a half cupful orange juice, and juice of one lemon. Press as usual.
Nearly 400 medals for civilian self sacrifice were distributed in England praising bravery amid air raids. Telephone operators Lilian Bostock Florence Steggel Mabel Clarke Florence Cass Ethel Hickey Bertha Ester are named among recipients alongside Ella Trout the fisherwoman who saved sailors from a torpedoed ship. Frederick Higham and Doris Hirst also received medals for daring rescues and steadfast service amidst destruction.
An observant note on charity stressing true wealth lies in giving not receiving, asserting no beggar is detestable who can’t afford a neighborly gift.
The American Museum of Natural History launches a campaign to promote whale meat as a substitute for beef and lamb. It cites a price of 12 to 14 cents per pound and notes Japan has used whale meat for 20 years. If adopted, the plan could greatly expand whaling. The photo features a Gray whale tongue.
An American correspondent reports at a French front trench night shift where Poilus and Sammies share dugouts and watch for enemy activity. Flare paratroopers light No Man's Land as machine guns, grenades, and shell avoider chatter fill the tense hours until dawn.
The narrative describes rifle grenades in No Man's Land and machine gun bursts as French and American troops observe a tense lull. An officer warns the German forces are not yet anxious, and an American officer invites a patrol at 2 o'clock, highlighting nightly hide and seek warfare faced by soldiers.
London reports a new criminal who poisons bus conductors by offering chocolates to female passengers. The middle aged, well mannered suspect works when he finds the bus unsupervised, sending victims to hospital and then leaving. Police pursue him as the number of victims grows.
Dr. W. T. Foster, on a commission to inspect Red Cross relief in France, says American intervention marked a turning point. He notes French morale surged when the Red Cross began relief work with U S backing, and praises the enduring gratitude of the French for the aid.
South Jersey farmers report buds survived cold snap better than feared and the weather may yield a bumper peach crop this year. Orchardists note only light thinning will be needed, avoiding costly hand thinning despite earlier frost concerns.
Pathfinding article touts soya beans as a major future food. It notes powdered or liquid milk from soy, oil as a fat or linseed substitute, beans as a cooked dish, and the pressed pulp as valuable feed for livestock.
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