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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
3
Reports indicate continued heavy shelling between the Somme and Avre rivers east of Amiens. Intense activity is centered in the district around fiangard En Santierre and Villers Brenteneux at the edge of the German salient.
Motormen and conductors of the Detroit United Street Railway Company struck at 6 a m and halted all local street cars. Interurban cars are being abandoned by crews on arrival. The walkout follows the company’s refusal to grant wage increases totaling over 1 million dollars, though union officials say they did not sanction the action.
A Star headline corrected to reflect that the word used was intended to be used not urged. The notice notes a misprint in the headline and clarifies the intended wording.
Between forty and fifty members of Harrisonburg Lodge of Elks are due this afternoon to join local Elks for the initiation of many new members tonight. A banquet will follow the ceremonies. Visitors will be escorted from the Valley Pike. Mr. Mann Page Carter left for Washington for several days.
The Winchester and Western Railroad marks its completion to Gainesboro by operating a free excursion Friday night. A special train from Gainesboro will stop at all way stations, bringing county residents to Winchester for the Liberty Loan rally at the Empire Theater with Gov. John J. Cornwell. West Virginia residents from Hampshire County and border areas are also invited to attend and meet their governor. The event highlights the new line as a West Virginia enterprise and offers constituents a chance to see and hear Governor Cornwell, a pleasant surprise for attendees.
A fragmented line discusses persuading others to board or join, implying strategy over waiting for a missed opportunity. No clear event, date, or participants are identified in the usable text.
A large Gainesboro audience gathered at the school house for a patriotic rally supporting the third Liberty Loan. Speakers Mrs. Fuller and Mr. Larrick urged funds, with the Citizens' Band and Boy Scouts aiding, decorations and refreshments provided, and further rallies planned in Chambersville Whitacre Winchester Branson’s school Fawcett’s Gap Mt. Williams Gore.
Mr and Mrs J M Loy of Hayfield report their son Private James A Loy has arrived in France and is pleased with his work and the men he serves with. Loy trained at Camp Funston Kansas as an early railway engineer for active service.
An old advertisement touts Wyeth Sulphur Compound as a cure like product for gray or lifeless hair. It claims to restore gloss and lustre after several applications, making hair appear fuller and darker without obvious signs of treatment.
The article notes a remarkably small proportion of men seeking noncombatant service in the U S draft. Officials quote that near all objectors have chosen noncombatant rites or work not involving combat, shaping the wartime pool of exemptions and assignments.
Relatives of Mr. G. R. Haines attended the funeral for George Edward Beller who died Monday at his Washington home. Beller was a native of Charlestown and a near relative of the Haines family, with several years residence there.
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