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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
1
Governor Goodrich orders Lake county inquiry into prohibition tensions as 174 men hold federal liquor licenses. Indiana advances dual aims with war labor calls, fuel rulings, and a push to increase unskilled workers for war industries while communities tackle crops and seed wheat programs.
British forces advance two miles toward Bapaume and seize Monchy Le Preux, Wancourt, Guemappe, and other towns while French units push toward Roye and Fresnoy Les Roye. Anzacs report German retreat and 12 000+ captured. Americans drive troops from the Vesle railroad, with continued heavy fighting along the Somme and Aisne fronts.
More than 100 Russian army and naval officers, who served under the old government, lie stranded in the United States. Their official posts have perished with Nicholas II, leaving them as men without a country with dwindling funds. Many are specialists, hired as inspectors and munition buyers, educated and multilingual. Travel home is difficult and money scarce, with some reportedly asked to join American forces in Siberia.
In Oklahoma City a Tulsa bride disappeared minutes after a hasty wedding. The groom left her in a hotel lobby to pack and visit her mother, sparking a police call. A later misunderstanding revealed she interpreted the instruction as a joke and returned.
East Liverpool Ohio. John H Mer cer was arrested for dallying with the cup that queers. During arrest his leg was broken. He told a visitor to take his wooden leg to the blacksmith shop to weld on a piece so he could walk.
Robert Tyson, a probation officer in Oakland, owns two cats named Clinkers and Cinders trained to hunt. They accompany him on a morning trip through his orchard and chase prey on gun reports, often returning with birds. Tyson warns guests not to slam doors as it can trigger the cats to hunt, once costing him two pet goslings.
A fearless thief took a runabout at a curb in downtown Seattle. The vehicle belonged to Rev. W. A. Wilson of the First Presbyterian Church. Two Bibles lay on the driver's seat as the car was driven away.
Dan Kelly arrested on a misdemeanor charge dozed off while standing in the Marysville courtroom. He claimed asthma forced him to sleep upright, saying he was so used to standing that he forgot he was in court.
An amusing anecdote explains why Marines keep their hats on during national celebrations and how daily washing of uniforms, four shirts, brushes, and cloth care influence military laundry. It links discipline with practical habits and ends by noting a humorous clash over etiquette and cleanliness.
A shop clerk scorns cotton fashion as silk returns postwar while customers at the street show varied skirts and lace inserts. A plaster shop window figure and a chorus of everyday women reveal tensions between official style guidance and common taste as knickers enter fashion.
A stranger offers two street children a ride in a fancy automobile but is rebuffed by a wary mother. The tale contrasts a well intentioned neighbor who shares rides with local kids and the possible danger of misinterpretation, ending with the warning that kindness can backfire.
The happiest man in Washington jokes about wartime drink hardships. He recounts enduring lukewarm second coffees and tepid ice tea in winter and summer, until now when his second cup and glass finally meet his expectations.
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