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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
15
Health officials report 34 deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 PM and 39 in the preceding hour. New cases yesterday totaled 456, down from 858. Epidemic mortality stands at 1.22 percent. Public meetings and schools slated to reopen Nov 3 and the subsequent Monday, but vigilance remains.
Mrs Vanderbilt joins a local campaign against a Florida issue. The fragment mentions a 9 o clock gathering at Webster School and references driving supporters. Details are unclear and many names appear garbled, but the item centers on Mrs Vanderbilt’s public action and involvement in a transportation and school-related context.
An official statement dated December 4 reports enemy forces driving fast in the Balkans, capturing towns including Mareena and Seres. It notes bombardment and inland advances, claims large material losses by the enemy and that many villages face similar conditions. Prisoners and captured matériel are mentioned in the report.
Spain faces a submarine dispute with Germany over prizes and tonnage. Madrid reports progress in negotiations on the submarine question and the designation of vessels sunk, amid tensions and public statements from officials.
Jerald H Kessler of 303 East 94th Street New York testifies after five years of severe skin trouble he found relief with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. He notes immediate relief from pain and itching and a clear soft shave. Sold by all druggists.
Social Democrats urge U S military aid against Germany, citing a cable message signed by Peter Masioff, Russian constitutional assembly figures, and a Copenhagen socialist congress. Walling notes Masioff represents democratic forces in Siberia and the Ural region.
The Navy Department announced the sinking of the American cargo steamship Lake Borgne after striking a rock off the French coast. There was no loss of life. ten officers and eight enlisted crew were saved from the vessel, which was rated at 5,650 gross tons.
Military and civil honors were paid today to Capt Jaston R Chens of the French mission stationed at Camp Shendan. He died Monday from influenza. The body was shipped to Washington for burial in Arlington Cemetery until the war ends, then to Frame.
The Associated Press reports that 20,000 of about 50,000 Serbians held in Bulgarian camps died due to treatment. British prisoners of war were freed and moved toward Saloniki, via Sofia, as part of a peace agreement. Additional notes describe German brutality toward Hessian workers and Austrian mistreatment of Italian prisoners, drawing international attention.
Austrian prisoners in Italy are treated well with hospital care and fair wages, while Italian prisoners are forced to work for cents daily, starved and abused. Thousands of sworn statements exist in War and State departments. Red Cross exchanges prisoners weekly via Switzerland. Italy receives about 350 weekly. Dr Oswald Polimanti notes many arrive with tuberculosis and bread from home reveals the toll.
The text notes that guards take half of prisoners’ possessions and, upon capture, if prisoners refuse to provide military information they are subjected to starvation, torture, and sometimes executions.
An Atlantic port report from October 23 notes Holland's mean dog meat allowance is two ounces per week per person amid famine. Passenger Mrs Lougila Beeger of St Paul Minn, who rescued her dog Caesar, says Dutch resort to dog meat due to extreme food scarcity. Butter is nearly unknown in Holland.
President Wilson praises the 4% campaign statement by George M. LaMonte and O. Hennessy and urges New Jersey voters to elect them to the United States Senate. He commends their stance on suffrage and national service, saying New Jersey would be served in the highest way.
Italian naval editors report that aircraft bombarded a U boat from low altitude and believe the submarine was sunk. An official statement issued in Rome on October 22 describes the engagement and its perceived result.
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