Selective draft urged in maiden congressional speech
Representative Thomas W. Harrison of Virginia condemned the volunteer system as undemocratic and argued for a selective draft. He praised Civil War heroes from his district and claimed the new draft would be fairer, stressing the right and duty of citizens to serve. He cited British testimony and contrasted conscription with voluntary enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Washington
Thomas W. Harrison
Winchester
James Hay
Congress
House
Valley of Virginia
Jackson
Lee
Manassas
Gettysburg
Secretary of War
Secretary of ‘War
Married men must quit the national guard
Captain R Conrad of Company T said many married men with wives children or mothers depending on them for support will be removed from the national guard whether they choose to resign or not. He noted the local company will lose several men but expects new recruits from other Shenandoah Valley districts to fill vacancies.
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National Guard
R. ¥. Conrad
Company T
Shenandoah Valley
U. S. Senate
Commons
Senate
Miss Hattie D Marple Leaves for Worthy Journey
Fragmentary note reports Miss Hattie D Marple left yesterday for unspecified destination. Text mentions she went toward Washington with unclear purpose and timing.
Officers to Be Trained for Fort Myer Camp
The War Department will complete arrangements for a Fort Myer camp training 2,500 officers from a pool of 500,000 to serve wherever needed. Winchester men J. H. Lacy Jr W D Smith Jr William T Arthur Jr and D B Conrad will join. Applications require three letters of recommendation and thorough investigations into character before acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Fort Myer
Winchester
J. H. Lacy, Jr
W. D. Smith
William T. Arthur, Jr
D. B. Conrad
Army
Dan Conrad to Be Army Lieutenant
Dan Conrad of this city will take examination at Fort Myer near Washington for officers reserve corps tomorrow. He has been in New York for months and will qualify as second lieutenant. After further study he will be assigned to drill raw recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Fort Myer
Washington
Daniel B. Conrad
Conrad
New York
New Road Roller Does Good Work
Winchester introduces a Buffalo Pitt 10 ton road roller weighing 10 tons tested on South Market street. The machine costs 3500 dollars and is described as up to date road equipment. It will scarify Market street to Robinson ice plant and Cork street before applying asphalt binder. Other streets will be scarified and treated with asphalt during the year as planned in the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
South Market Street
Buffalo Pitt
Market Street
Robinson Ice Plant
Cork
U-Boat Campaign May Be Modified
London reports point to Germany altering submarine warfare toward neutrals. Spain protests submarine policy and demands action. Germany recalls ministers from neutral countries for a conference on U-boat strategy amid hints of concessions to neutrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Spain
Copenhagen
Denmark
Berlin
Christiania
Proposed Embargo Provokes European Protests
European aérials fear U S food export curtailment to block Germany deliveries. Swiss minister Dr Paul Ritter pressed State Department for an audience with the President. Scandinavian envoys plan similar action to present their plight to the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Paul Ritter
State Department
Bowly Couple Welcome Baby Girl Named for Grandmothers
Mr and Mrs Charles L Bowly receive congratulations on the birth of a baby girl named for her two grandmothers Nancy Deverau and Mrs Bowly Was formerly Miss Mary Hack Mr and Mrs A M Baker are spending several days in Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Bowly
Nancy Deverau
Bowly
Mary: Hack
Mrs
A. M. Baker
Washington
Heflin Placed in Jail in Winchester Prohibition Case
Sheriff Pannett rearrested Japeebh Heflin on a charge of transporting liquor into the state. Bondsman James H. Lockhart surrendered him on $250 bail. Fauver and Mason face separate charges with Mason at large. Court set for May 22 to hear all three cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pannett
Japeebh ‘Heflin
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Heflin
James H. Lockhart
Frank Mason
Hagerstown
Fauver
Mason
Mr. Lockhart
Radio Apparatus Must Come Down in Winchester District
Sheriff Pannett warns amateur wireless operators in Winchester and Frederick County to dismantle all radio stations per President Wilson's executive order. Citizens are urged to register names and remove equipment to avoid arrest. government may take over required stations.
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Sheriff Pannett
Winchester
Frederick County
Wilson
Hig
United States Ambassador Sees No Friction With Mexico
Mexico City April 25. Henry P. Fletcher the American ambassador to Mexico says the United States expects no friction with Mexico after entering the world war. He believes Mexico will take all steps to maintain neutrality and leave nothing undone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Henry P. Fletcher
Berkeley Couple Are Wedded Here
A quiet wedding was held Monday at the Presbyterian Manse as Miss Absa Belle Alabaugh wed Mr. Samuel E. Butler. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Dr. J. J. Lacy with Rev. Morton Harlee assisting. The bride wore blue taffeta and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley. Both natives of Berkeley county West Virginia, they will reside in this city after April 30. Only a few friends attended.
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Presbyterian Manse
Absa Belle Alabaugh
Samuel E. Butler
J.J. Lacy
Morton Harlee
Berkeley County
West
Virginia
Food Aid Emphasized as Allies Press for Supplies
Washington reports stress food and trained transport for Allied victory as France Italy face rising shortages. The first $200 million loan to England is dispatched with $3 billion allocated, while waste at home prompts tighter controls. Armed ships diverted to trans Atlantic routes to support Britain France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Italy
America
Washington
State Department
Anglo-French War Commission
England
United States
Balfour
Shipping Board
Atlantic
Shipping Commission
Council of National Defense
General Railroad Board
Two Hundred Million Dollar War Loan To Britain
Secretary McAdoo signed a treasury warrant for 200 million dollars and gave it to British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice in Washington. Lord Cunliffe and Bank of England officials witnessed the signing, and Spring-Rice returned a receipt as the British government’s official representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Great Britain
Treasury
McAdoo
Cecil Spring-Rice
Lord Cunliffe
Bank of England
United States
Spring-Rice
Private sale of residence and business property
Private sale of the residence and maintenance business of the late J M Frye at 809 South Main Street. Executrix Mrs Loren0 A Whiecarver of 202 Amherst Street invites inquiries daily between 2 pm and 4 pm. Also notes Mrs H D Fuller visiting Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Frye
South Main St
Loreno A. Whiecarver
Executrix
Amherst St
Haig’s Forces Push Forward in Fierce Front at Camorra
London reports General Haig’s troops advancing near Camorra after renewed German resistance. The War Office says over 3,000 prisoners captured, including fifty officers, with progress along the Cojelli Scarpe front and capture of Bilhem east of Havincourt wood. The battles rage with heavy artillery and bayonet fighting as waves of German divisions counterattack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Haig
Camorra
War Office
Cojelli
Scarpe River
Havincourt Wood
Bilhem
Pays B g Price For Fine Orchard
Boyd R. Richard, prominent fruit grower and broker, sold 87 acres of his north of Winchester orchard land to J. R. DuShane for 25000 dollars cash. The seven year old orchard with residence and improvements sits partly on Myers estate land. DuShane will reside there and farm the orchard with scientific care. Richard will stay in apple brokerage and serve as a southern representative for the International Mercantile Marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd R. Richard
J.R. DuShane
Winchester
DuShane
Richard
International Mercantile Marine
Royal Welcome for Frenchmen in Washington
The French delegation led by Joseph Joffre and M. Viviani arrived in Washington to a joyous welcome reflecting strong Anglo American ties. The procession through the capital featured flags and widespread cheers as the visitors met a city eager to honor revolutionary kinship and France’s wartime sacrifice.
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Washington
France
Joseph Joffre
M. Viviani
French High War Commission
Balfour
Republic
Europe
Lafayette
Marquis de la Fayette
England
Washington Navy Yard Wharf
Clergy Members Attend Winchester Presbytery Sessions
Rev. Dr. J. H. Lacy and Mr. J. Henry Moling traveled to Moorefield W. Va to attend the Winchester Presbytery sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lacy
J. Henry Imoling
Moorefield W. Vas
Winchester
Fine speeches at community feast
Dr Frank Crane addressed over a hundred at the Winchester Inn in a wake up Winchester dinner. He urged cooperation to shed the ghosts of dead reasons and push for modern methods and a new chamber of commerce for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crane
Winchester Inn
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Government Leather Inspector Appointed for Long Island
William Schneider travels to Long Island New York to serve as assistant inspector of leather for the United States government. His father Henry Schneider, long employed by the government as a leather inspector, remains in his post.
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William Schneider
Long Island
N. Y
United States
Henry Schneider
Whitmore Weds Hauptman in Holm burg Virginia
Wilson Whitmore and Miss Dora Hauptman wed at 3 pm in Holm burg Virginia in a ceremony by Rev Frank A Strother. The couple, witnessed by immediate family, plan to reside at Opequon near Bunker Hill West Virginia after a brief wedding trip.
Miss Nicklas Returns to Chambersburg After Visit
Miss Nicklas arrived in ChambersburgPa this morning after spending several weeks as a guest of her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs H W Hollenberger at their home on South Stewart Street
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Nicklas
Chambersburg, Pa
Mrs. H.W. Hollenberger
Outh Stewart ‘Street
Four Men Hurt In Valley Turnpike Crashes
Four men were injured in separate accidents on Valley Turnpike. Two were hospitalized locally with one identified as Denit, clerk of Roanoke Circuit Court, reportedly paralyzed and in serious condition. Kibler and Galiane Garage workers were also involved as others headed to a party meet in Winchester.
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Valley Turnpike
Denit
Roanoke
Kibler
Eer
Galiane Garage
Ms Pole
Winchester
oDetors
Victims Named In Valley Pike Auto Wrecks
Reported early this morning two auto accidents on Valley Pike left Noah Kib ial and Rae in serious condition near Stephens City. Harry Bull of Timberville was injured, D Denit of Salem Va may die, and J Saul Jr of Salem sustained minor injuries near Edinburg and Woodstock.
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Valley Pike
Stephens City
Noah Kibial
Harry Bull
Timberville
Kb. Ler
Edinburg
Woodstock
D. Denit
Salem
J. P.oSaul, Jr
Two Auto Crashes Injure Three Men on Valley Turnpike
Last night two separate crashes on the Valley turnpike left three men badly hurt. Charles D. Denit of Salem suffered concussion and serious brain injury in the Woodstock Edinburg wreck, while J Pyta Jr. of Salem sustained a fractured jaw in the Narrow Passage collision. Noah Kibler of Woodstock, driving near Stephens City, broke an arm and suffered head injuries and possible skull fracture. Harry E. Bull, with Kibler, was pinned beneath the car but survived.
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Valley Turnpike
Woodstock
Edinburg
Stephens City
Charles D. Denit
Salem
Roanoke County
Hegin Holtzman
J. Pyta Jr
Noah Kibler
Stephens Cit
Hoe
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Harry E. Bull
George F. Bull
Timberville
Kibler
Bull
P. B. Stickley
Dra. E. C. Stuart
P. W. Boyd
Stickley
Home Guard Drill Tomorrow Night
Company A of the National Defense League of Winchester will meet for drill tomorrow night at 8 o clock at the armory on North Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense League of Winchester
Home Guard
North Market Street
Miss Frances Washington Weds Owen Lewis Tonight
The marriage of Frances Jacqueline Washington daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Washington of Washington and Owen Bader Lewis of Philadelphia will take place at 8 pm tonight at St Mark's Church Washington. Rev Beverly Tucker Bishop of Virginia will perform the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Jacqueline Washington
Lawrence Washington
Washington
Owen Bader Lewis
Philadelphia
Civic League Meeting Pridar
The Women s Civic group will meet Friday afternoon at 4 in the council chamber at the Hall. This session is urged to be well attended because it will address an important issue.
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Thos. .W. Harrison
Ioulg
Dan Conrad
New Road Roller
Wire
Berkeley
Misa Hilda ‘McKay
Clarke Connan
Richmond
Mrs. H. D. Fuller
Baltimore
Joffre
Wilson Whitmore
Hauptman
G Wilson Whitmore
Dora
Woore Hauptman
Holmburg
Frank A. Strother
Methodist ”Episcopal Church
South
John L. Hauptman
Kest
C. P. Denit
J. P. Saul
Auto
Miss Washington
Civic League Meeting
Pridar
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