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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1918
Page
1
A clipped wartime item notes able bodied men being sent back from service or reinforced duties. The tersely worded line hints at conscription or draft adjustments during a German conflict period, reflecting mobilization effects on male populations.
A brief note reports demands by Russians for the return of news or information in exchange for concessions. The fragment provides no further details on parties, dates, or outcomes.
Germany prepares to demand immediate release of all able bodied Russian prisoners. A German commission of 115 members is to enforce the ultimatum if Russia fails. White Guards in Finland requisition tobacco oils coffee copper and cloth, likely for Germany. Russian ships in Kronstadt region fired on by German Finland shore batteries. State Dept unsure on counter revolution report in Russia.
Washington reports partial Liberty Day returns show 2 225 934 450 dollars in third Liberty loan subscriptions with 5 percent down. Treasury notes most figures indicate day totals will fall short of projections. Red Cross fund drive and tin foil drive in local shops encourage public support.
Mrs Mary Buncutter of Albin in this county died at her father John Barrett's residence on Fairmont avenue Winchester after a lingering tuberculosis illness. She was 31 and leaves husband Rowe and two children along with her parents two sisters and a brother. Funeral is Wednesday at 10 from her parents’ home with Rev G W Stover officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
The campaign for the third Liberty loan ends May 4. Frederick county shows progress with Stonewall district led by Co R McCann and Brucetown, Branson's and White Hall committees reporting strong sales. Branson’s precinct reached 15,400 sold to 65 people and aims higher as countywide effort intensifies.
Ip J. H. Henry, manager, promises a lively Empire show with comedy music and novelties at small prices. A refund is offered if the audience is not satisfied after the first act, and readers are urged to read the program on the back page.
Conditions are so bad that you will not make a mistake in securing your Maine Seed Potatoes Cow Peas and Soy Beans now. Buy our tested Seed Corn Winchester Seed Co H H Baker Mer web sat Is sador Francis dated Saturday in which he made no mention of the alleged revolt.
Public notice from Frederick Land Corporation seeks sealed bids to wreck the Winchester Inn in Winchester Virginia. Bids due by May 7 1918 with 65 day completion, bond required, right to reject all bids reserved.
Pars April 29 One of the three German super guns bombarding Paris has been destroyed with its emplacement by French airmen who dropped high explosives on it. Two other guns are being attacked. Bark Peelers Wanted. Glaize. and Brother. "qudn-wed-sat
Brucetown precinct reports over 15000 pledged for Liberty loan at Branson schoolhouse gathering the largest county total with sixty participants. Boy Scouts led song and helped with solicitation as Mrs. Walker Bond and Dr. W D Smith spoke to an attentive crowd.
Gold Parson stood trial in Circuit Court today for assault with intent to kill Isaac Whitacre a 68 year old resident of North Frederick county says Parson and a man named Shireley attacked him after he refused to pull aside. Whitacre alleges Parson struck him with a stone and left him unconscious causing months of illness. Trial expected to end tonight with defense by Harry R. Kern and state attorneys T. Russell Cather R Gray Willie.
An orchard event Wednesday afternoon invites all to witness a Tractor Dicing demonstration. The demonstration aims to help farmers save costs and improve farm labor efficiency by showcasing a Wallis tractor.
Readable fragment indicates a public notice linked to a specific address on Fairmont Ave or Peyton St within May 1 to October 1. It references a Star office and a file or case number 22 1p 6t, but full details are unreadable.
Empire Theater presents Ikey and Abey in Society tonight as crowds are expected. Reports note the show has had uneven business but praise its merit and merriment.
Advertises a room house for rent at a good location. Contact W. L. Fultz. Note refers readers to the Winchester Seed Co ad on page 4 for related listing.
Washington April 29. A total of 166 names appeared on two World War II casualty lists issued by the War Department. Eighteen soldiers were killed in action including Capt Arthur S Locke. Seventeen died from disease, six died from wounds, two died from accidents, one from an unspecified cause. Sixty four were severely wounded and 87 were wounded slightly with four reported missing. The Navy Department listed a death of one marine from wounds in France and two wounded, plus the loss of a man from a submarine chaser. Miss Mary Louise Glass returned to Washington after visiting relatives.
A Rotterdam dispatch to the London Daily Mail reports German efforts renewed in Locre with repulses. Dutch yield to German demands, an economic accord broadening Germany’s trading advantage while Holland must export finished goods for raw materials. The Telegraph adds Berlin believes the dispute settled though Dutch unease persists.
Judge Walter Graves of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Missouri declined the appointment to succeed the late William J. Stone. Governor Gardiner said no other appointment would be ready before night.
Harrisonburg resident I B McNeill reports son Donald McNeill has reached France with the aviation corps after a hard sea voyage from Camp Sevier South Carolina. He is stationed Overseas Casuals Detachment American Expeditionary Forces.
German renewed attacks in the Lotte sector near Kemmel hill are repulsed by British and French defenders. British forces recapture a post near Festubert, taking over 50 prisoners and three machine guns. American troops hold the northern battle line in Picardy between the Somme and Aire rivers.
Marion Jenkins, son of Mr and Mrs Miller Jenkins of North Market street, is ill at home with suspected pneumonia. He is a bright child and popular with his playmates. Wanted Cook. Washington Street. Apply at 132 North 29 Street.
Detroit's Roger T. Stoddard reports in Paris that "Dixie" is the favorite tune of American troops in France. He notes soldiers’ cheers at the Grand Hotel and regimental bands playing the old Confederate air, which boosts morale as they press toward victory. Letters from home are highly desired to sustain the troops.
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