Quarantine Moves as Infantile Paralysis Fears Rise Near Winchester
Health boards tighten lines against Rockingham Warren and Frederick counties as infantile paralysis threatens Shenandoah Page valleys. A Front Royal case prompts Winchester to quarantine Warren County and bar youths under sixteen from travel, with penalties for violations.
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Shenandoah
Page Valleys
Rockingham County
Winchester
Front Royal
Warren County
Broderick County
Front. Royal
Frederick County
Frederick
P W. Boyd
Winchester Board of Health
Confessed Barbarous Action by German Sub Crew
The Belgian Prince was torpedoed without warning 200 miles at sea on July 1. The submarine crew then drowned nearly all aboard after taking the captain prisoner and searching for weapons. Only William Smell, chief engineer, and a Russian survived.
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The
Star
Washington
State Department
Department
William Smell
Jacksonville
Fla
Insurance ad promotes wheat protection against fire and lightning
On farm protection for wheat with lowest rates and quick service. Contact Hansbrough and Carter at Insurance Loans Investments for options and quotes. Promotional note emphasizes farm coverage and contact details.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Negro units kept in the north for guard duties
The War Department said colored National Guard units federalized will not go south. They will guard bridges arsenals and public properties in the north replacing patrol troops. Affected states include New York Illinois Connecticut Maryland Tennessee and the District of Columbia. A yard party is planned at Stephens City on Saturday night August 11 from 9 to 1.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
South
North
New York
Illinois
Connecticut
Maryland
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Wanted Coopers and Orchard Foreman at Turkey Knob Orchard
Wanted. Coopers to make apple barrels, first class stock, steady work, good pay and board to Nov. 1. Also Orchard Foreman wanted. Turkey Knob Orchard, Mt Jackson, Va.
No Excursion To Harpers Ferry Cancelled Owing To Quarantine
infantile paralysis quarantine cancels excursion to Harpers Ferry on affront 12. Typhoid fever sends Mr Turner Lockhart son of J M Lockhart Rock End Springs to Memorial hospital in serious condition on Wednesday.
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Harpers Ferry
Turner Lockhart
J. M. Lockhart
Rock End Springs
Memorial Hospital
Grain prices in Baltimore markets close selloff
At the close this afternoon pot wheat was quoted at 2.38 and corn at 2.30. Local dealers offered from 2.40 to 2.46 for wheat. Also a help wanted notice for a colored man for cleaning with good wages and steady work in Crystal Confectionery.
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Baltimore
Pounding for the Germans at Lens and Bixshoote
London reports British artillery bombards Lens defenses while French troops push forward near Bixshoote in northwest Flanders. Germans retreat northwest of Bixshoote as rain storms aid Allied advances. Airmen conduct raids behind German lines targeting railways convoys magazines and cantonments amid thick mist.
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London
Lens
France
West Flanlars
Bixshoote
British
War Office
Germany
Flanders
Irvin Redmon Dies in Detroit Michigan
Mrs J P Haddox received a telegram announcing the death of her son Irvin Redmon in Detroit Michigan The passing was likely sudden as he was reported in good health from Philadelphia He was a traveling woman The body will be brought to Winchester for interment Funeral time to be announced later He is survived by two sisters Mrs Jack Reynolds of Baltimore and Mrs Virginia Gelhensen of Newark Ohio and one brother Bernard Redmon of Garrett Indiana
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J. P. Haddox
Detroit
Mich
Irvin Redmon
Winchester
Jack Reynolds
Baltimore
Virginia Gelhensen
Newark
Ohio
Bernard Redmon
Garrett
Ind
Exemption Board Completes Draft Examinations in Frederick County
The Wittchester local exemption board in Frederick County finished examining 186 men drawn in the selective draft. Over three days about 60 men per day were examined, with 24 waiving exemption and ready to enter service after physicals. Yesterday twelve more joined the roll of honor alongside thirteen others who refused exemption.
Allies 10 Pay Big Profits Widen Rift With Allies
Washington reports friction between big business interests and the administration. Bethlehem Steel refuses to deliver steel rails to France at a price deemed too low. War officials avoid commenting, while manufacturers claim patriotic sacrifice is asked without harming profits.
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The
Star
Washington
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
France
Baker
Howl
United States
Market Report Prices for Wheat Butter and Potatoes
Market notes list prices for winter and spring wheat flour retail at 12.00 and 13.00 per unit, cracked corn 2.06 per bushel, middlings 2.85, bran 2.40, cash 1.26, Timothy hay 16.00, mixed hay 15.00, country butter 28, creamery wholesale 39, creamery retail 2, potatoes 1.50 per bushel and 2.00 retail, live young chickens 0, hens 0.25 to 0.?
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Webel
Pte
Merchant ships must rely on speed to defeat U boats
The United States Shipping Board and Navy Department conclude that no special device will beat German submarines. a 16 knot merchant ship can usually elude the fastest U boats. Submarines follow targets under cover of darkness and strike at dawn. ships should sail at maximum surface speed to test subs.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Navy Department
Atlantic
Siberts Visit Culpeper County for Ill Mrs Sibert
Mr and Mrs Robert Sibert travel to Culpeper County Virginia at noon to visit Mrs James W Sibert who is ill and in Bran dy Station. Friends hope for a speedy recovery. Also notice sale of household and kitchen furniture at 428 Main Street by Walter Carlisle.
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Robert Sibert
Culpeper County
Main Street
Walter Carlisle
Virginia Congressman Defends Food Control Bill
Judge T. W. Harrison of Winchester Virginia, a Whig in Congress from the Seventh Virginia district, denounces misrepresentation of the food control measure. He says small-bore politicians seek to sow dissension to block Wilson's war effort and defends the bill as essential. Continued on page five.
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T. W. Harrison
Winchester
Congress
Virginia
Washington
Richmond Times Dispatch
Thomas W. Harrison
Wilson
Harrison
Paige Five
Frederick County Primary Vote Canvassed
County and city commissioners met to canvass Tuesday’s Democratic primary results. Majorities shown include Governor Westmoreland Davis 82, Attorney General High A. White 349, Secretary of the Commonwealth B. O. James 410, Superintendent Harris Hart 70, and House of Delegates R. L. Ompe 367.
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Corporation Clerk
Notice of Automobile Service and Band Concert
Notice states Fred Fugitt will resume livery automobile service on Monday August 6 at his stand opposite Fairfax Hotel. Contact phone W T Sullivan. Also a Citizens Band concert is planned on Friday night on the Plaza.
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Ada
Fred
Fugitt
Fairfax
Plaza
Citizens’ Band
Seed and cattle market notes from Baker at East Piccadilly
Turnip seed buckwheat and various seeds listed by H. H. Baker at 46 East Piccadilly St. The cattle market shows choice steers at 12.00 dollars, good butcher 11 to 11.50, choice heifers 10 to 10.50, medium 7.50 to 8.50, cows 8 to 8.60, calves 8 to 14.00.
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H. H. Baker
East Piccadilly St
Hams Announced for Dollar Day Sale in Winchester
Twenty seven business establishments in Winchester will take part in the Dollar Day Sale next Wednesday August 15 under the Chamber of Commerce of Winchester and Frederick County. The home trade promoting committee led by A L Green announced plans for full page ads in the Winchester Star with unprecedented cash discounts.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce of
Frederick County
Home Trade Promoting Committee
Chamber
A.L. Green
Winchester Star
Americans Only in Frane Sparks War Aims Debate
Aug 9 report notes chief army staff response to Senator James Hamilton Lewis who proposed dispatching troops to Russia and Italy. He said troops may go to all fronts but officials doubt such moves. government plans no troop dispatch beyond France.
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the Star
Dent
Italy
Army General Staff
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
United States
Russia
Lewis
Wilson
France
Jail Inmates Not Barred From Army Service
The war draft chief General Crowder says misdemeanor conviction and even jail terms do not bar service in the National Army. An appeal seeks volunteer medical examiners to ease a shortage with nominal fees up to four dollars a day. Prisoners may still be examined if they appear promptly.
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Washington
General Crowder
National Army
Ellyson Gongedes Victory of AIS in Party Primary
AIS party primary winner Ellyson Gongedes defeats rival candidate with strong lead. Voters backed Gongedes amid local campaign activity and party endorsements.
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Ellyson Gongedes
AIS
Hart Outdistances Stenanes in Frederick County Poll
Official canvass figures from Frederick County show Hart leading with large majorities over Stenanes. Democrats Davis Saunders Hart win a personal triumph as poll results highlight overwhelming support for the ticket.
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Davis
Saunders, Hart
Https
Frederick County
Davis Wins Nomination by Nine Thousand Votes
In last Tuesday's Democratic primary, Davis led with 20 925 votes across cities and counties, ahead of Pollard and Ellyson, while several other candidates trailed, including James and White. Results reflect statewide totals from Westmoreland to Richmond and surrounding counties.
Virginia primary results signal winner and shifts
Lieutenant Governor J Ta lyson conceded the Tuesday primary as John Garland Pollard claimed the nomination in Virginia. Complete returns show W Moreland Davis leading with 20 926 votes of 71 149, Pollard with 21 874, and Polar 18 350 while late results raise Col B C James over Phil F Brown for secretary of commonwealth and John HR over Hugh A White for attorney general. Hart over Stearnes for superintendent of public instruction also noted.
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J. Talyson
Virginia
Times
Ellygen
Trinda
John Garland Pollard
Moreland Davis
Son
Polar
Col. B. C. James
Phil F. Brown
Commonwealth
John HR
Hugh A. White
Harriw Hart
Stearnes
Baltimore Markets Closer Prices for Dairy and Feed
Market notes list closing prices for butter creamery 37 cents a pound and dairy prints 33 cents. Live poultry values show chicken and hen prices, corn at 11 dollars per bag, hay No 1 timothy at 20 dollars, clover mix at 17.50, and No 1 at 16.50.
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Virginia
Yretota
Local Boards to Reassign Exemption Examinations
Exemption and discharge claim procedures discuss transferring members to an acting board for examination to reduce government form filing costs. A note on stopping the free distribution of exemption forms. Also a wanted notice seeking a renter with a stable in Winchester area.
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Bos
RUSH
Winchester
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W. T. Sullavan
Hams
Loudoun County
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