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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
4
A regional consolidation brings Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror under a single press group. The merger consolidates editorial teams and distribution across multiple markets.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger editorial argues for capturing and trying named German military leaders and accomplices as the condition for ending the war. It condemns wartime atrocities as personal crimes and urges a drumhead court martial to punish the culprits and seek costs.
The poem contemplates time, war, and hope as summer wanes. Walt Mason contrasts fading seasons with growing resolve to defeat the Hun and secure peace, ending with a note that each day brings nearer triumph of eternal right over infernal wrong.
Mr Birklington arrives by taxi with a valet and a steel case. He requests a private interview at a jeweler to swap real stones for paste imitations and keep the proceeds for Mrs B. The jeweler rebuffs the plan noting the paste gems are worth little more than taxi hire.
In a committee session a well known senator repeatedly pushed amendments including a proposal to alter the Lord's Prayer. He argued for changing Leads not into temptation to Give us strength to resist temptation. The passage is noted among discussions of reforms.
The Birmingham Age Herald warns Germans may tempt fate with American mules if captured while the Nashville Banner quips about mule meat as a non entrée. Both papers praise the mules and dismiss any notion of serving them as food in war.
A craze for invention sweeps the country as many men improvise remarkable devices. Two million appliances for U boat destruction reach the patent office and a brick boat built from keel to crow's nest is claimed to fool submarines by sinking upon launch, eluding pursuers, per the New York Mail.
Expert agriculturists in Australia and the Philippine islands imported large numbers of bumblebees to aid clover crops. The article notes the bee’s tireless work and warns that a strike or loss of bees could let parasites take over and ruin the crops.
Mrs Twobble asks where to go for the evening while Mr Twobble groans of fatigue from business. She teases that his life is filled with listening to others and spinning tales. The exchange ends with a light jab at his weariness and storytelling.
World War II era chatter imagines General Kaiser weighing the perceived threat of lightning-trained American troops. The phrase hints at morale and strategic concerns as the author compares U S forces to shock troops.
Washington reports indicate broad compliance with the administrations request to halt gasoline use in motor vehicles east of the Mississippi on Sundays until further notice. Exemptions include tractors, emergency vehicles, repair outfits, and rural essential errands. The move aims to conserve fuel for overseas war needs amid rising domestic demand and military operations in France.
Sergeant Clifton McFarland, formerly at Camp Lee, informed his father Mr. John W. McFarland of Chambersville that he has arrived safely in France.
Mrs. J R McKeever of Chambersville reports the safe arrival of her son Sergeant E E Bayliss. He was transferred to the Thirty third Company at Camp Lee and spent several months there.
A public note condemns spreading unfounded gossip as unpatriotic. It stresses the duty to avoid harmful rumors and uphold truthful discourse in civic life. Community leaders urge residents to verify facts before sharing statements.
Mr G L i Rothgeb of Stephens City announces the safe arrival of his son E A Rothgeb who trained at Great Lakes for aviation service in France. Deerfield notes list visits from Robert E Stephens and mother of Baltimore Gilbert L Kaister and sister Fulda Keister of Hanging Rock at Selma Manor. Mrs Nannie Fry of Washington visits S E Harmer and family in Peernera Virginia. August 29 plans include J B Havermaly and children of Berkeley Springs visiting. Miss Gertie Snapp visits sister Mrs John Snapp. W B Tevalt and family with Miss Hattie Feltner of Bunker Hill spend weekend at local farmers. Mrs C C Brown and two daughters of Scottsdale Pa visiting relatives. A number attend M W A picnic at Gary. Miss Clara Tevalt and Mrs Gs XE Brown visit sister at Vaucluse.
Miss Margaret Rearden of Washington arrived last evening to spend several days at her old home.
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