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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
1
Mademoiselle Nurse Letters From Frontline France 1915 16
A book titled Mademoiselle Miss collects letters from an American woman serving in a French Red Cross field hospital near the Marne in 1915 against war’s waste. Dr Cabot celebrates her 14 hour days and courage amid ruined villages and frontline wards while recounting her path from Riviera aid to the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Red Cross
Mademoise de Miss
United States Navy
Riviera
French Red Cross
Marne
Cabot
Harry K Russell Buys Dulaney Farm in Virginia
Harry K Russell of this city, tied to his father James B Russell, has purchased the 476 acre Dulaney farm in Clarke County Virginia from Burke and Herbert trustees of the Richard H Dulaney estate. The price was 50 dollars per acre cash and Russell has taken possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Russell
James B. Russell
Dulaney
Clarke County
Messrs
Burke and
Herbert
Richard H. Dulaney
Loudoun County
Virginia
Russell
Insure Your Wheat Against Fire and Lightning
Insurance offer from Hansbrough and Carter inviting farmers to insure wheat against fire and lightning at low rates. Provides two phone contact options and mentions location at 7-6 ip'ewett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough & Carter
Virginia Troops to Train at Anniston Camp
The War Department orders Virginia units to mobilize at Anniston Alabama in late July and begin preparations to depart in early August. Maryland New Jersey Delaware and the District of Columbia troops will also train there. Anniston, in Calhoun County, sits about 140 miles from Atlanta with a 16000 acre camp and a good health record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Spartanburg
Ane
Ci Aages
Old Dominion
Anniston
Ala
South
Virginia
Annison
Ithe Mountains
Calhoun County
Southern Railway
Louisville
Nashville
Rome
Atlanta
Tallahatchee
Wisconsin
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
District of Columbia
Winchester
Winchester Elks Carnival Announces Midsummer Festival
Winchester Lodge of Elks plans a city hall plaza carnival for a week starting July 23 to support the local Elks charity fund. The F M Murphy Shows will present the Elks midsummer festival with a clean, family friendly lineup and council approval for use of the plaza. The event follows a Grand Lodge meeting note of substantial wartime support by the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lodge of Elks
City Hall Plaza
Elke
Grand Lodge
Elks
Boston
Order
Ever Ready Society Meeting At Miss Valena Eaton Home
The Ever Ready Society of the Christian Church met last evening at Miss Valena Eaton's home on South Market Street. After business, refreshments were served and a recitation by Mrs. William T. Walters was a highlight. The next meeting is planned for August 7 at the Misses Hook's home on Northwestern grade and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of the Christian Church
Valena Eaton
South Market Street
William T. Walters
Misses Hook
For Rent Furnished House With 12 Rooms and Modern Conveniences
Landlord Mrs. T W Harrison offers a well equipped furnished house of 12 rooms with bath and modern conveniences. Terms moderate and possession at once. 1 front apartment available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.W. Harrison
Seashore Excursion Departing July 19 From Winchester
The next 16 day Seashore Excursion from C V R R points will run on Thursday July 19. Train leaves Winchester at 7.25 a m. Rates are 6 50 to Atlantic City and South Jersey resorts and 8 50 to Asbury Park and North Jersey resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Atlantic City
South Jersey
Asbury Park
North Jersey
Wanted Early Apples at Market Prices
Advertises that W. W. Wall's Son will buy early apples at the highest market prices and invites sellers to Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wall
Roosevelt Hospital unit sails for France from New York
Mr. James B. Russell reports a telegram from Clarence H. Mackey announcing the Roosevelt Hospital unit arriving at Liverpool on July 42. The party includes 34 surgeons 65 nurses and 150 soldiers bound for service in France led by Dr. Russell who has left a lucrative practice to join the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Russell
Clarence H. Mackey
New York
Liverpool
Geeee Russell
Roosevelt Hospital
France
Russell
Blake
Front
Couple Wed In Hagerstown Maryland
Miss Julia Elizabeth Lillis and Grover Clifton Lofton wed at the Presbyterian manse in Hagerstown Maryland on Monday July 9 with Rev. J. W. Gaar officiating. Miss Lillis is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Lillis and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lofton. They will reside in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Julia Elizabeth Lillis
Grover Clifton Lofton
Hagerstown
J. W. Gaar
Miss Lillis
Thomas Lillis
Joseph Lofton
Mutual Fire Insurance Ad For Wheat Crops and Livestock
Mutual Fire Insurance Co offers low rate coverage for wheat crops and live stock against lightning. Hugh S. Lupton & Son are agents located at 13 1p 6t Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Hugh S. Lupton
Kavanaugh Daughter Weds in Alexandria Ceremony
Miss Brownie Kavanaugh, daughter of Mrs. Kavanaugh and the late Joseph V. Kavanaugh, married Joseph Snell of Harrisonburg at the parish house of the Catholic Church of Alemindria in Alexandria. Rev. Father O Kane officiated. Snell, from a prominent Harrisonburg family, works with the Southern Railway clerical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Alexandria
Brownie Kavanaugh
Harrisonburg
The
Southern Railway
Contributions To Ambulance Fund Receipts Reported
Miss Lucy Russell treasurer of the soldiers ambulance fund reports received contributions from Mrs Henry Moling of 2.00 dollars. Sporting items and amounts are noted among the miscellaneous receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Russell
Soldiers’ Ambulance Fund
Henry Moling
Coopers Seek Apple Barrels and Orchard Foreman
Coopers offer first class stock steady work and good pay with board through Nov 1. Also seeking an orchard foreman for Turkey Knob Orchard in Mt Jackson Virginia. Captain J B Spurrier of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad staff spent last night and today in town. Mrs W S Sparrow visits relatives here and leaves for Atlanta. Mrs Herbert S Larrick visits her brother and sister in Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coopers
Turkey Knob
Mt Jackson
J. BE. Spurrier
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Herbert S. Larrick
Cafit
Louis M. Nulton
Annapolis, Md
Hotel Edinburg Reopens Monday July 16
Edinburg announces the reopening of Hotel Edinburg under proprietor F. Lee Emswiller with modernized rooms and refreshed facilities set to welcome guests starting Monday July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Lee Emswiller
Edinburg
RULES 10 GUIDE MEN REGISTERED UNDER ARMY BILL
The Star prints the full official bulletin from the Provost Marshal General explaining draft procedures for the selective army act. It covers who is drafted and how exemptions are claimed, with steps for local exemption boards and district boards, red ink serial numbers, and the posting of calls for examination after quotas are set. The list of Worcester and Frederick County registrants is on file at the local exemption board, the War Department, and the Virginia Adjutant General’s Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Wihehester
Frederick County
Board of Exemption
War Department
Washington
Adjutant-General of Virginia
Richmond
The
Star
Southern Railway changes Saturday schedule disrupts Strasburg junction
The Southern Railway announces a new Saturday schedule from today through September 15 with train no 21 leaving Washington at 145 PM and reaching Harrisonburg by 810 PM, bypassing Strasburg Junction and breaking a court ordered connection with the Baltimore and Ohio line, seen as a potential legal violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Railway
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Washington
Strasburg Junction
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Raihway
Baltimore and i
Strasburgh Junction
State Corporation, Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Eastern
Ciites
Kernstown Forms Red Cross Branch
An auxiliary Red Cross branch forms at the Chiles home near Kernstown with many local ladies attending. Officers elected: Mrs. G. Crawford president, Mrs. S. M. Chiles vice president, Mi. Pearl Haldeman secretary, and Mrs. John Bright treasurer. The first branch meeting is at Kernstown Methodist Church on Thursday July 19 at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
8. M. Chiles
Kernstown
G. Crawford
8. M. Chilpy
Mi. Pearl Haldeman
John Bright
Metropolitan Shows To Play In Winchester For Charity
The Metropolitan Shows visit Winchester the week of July 23 for Charley Rouss Fire Company benefit. The lineup includes two ree acts, Japanese acrobats, trained animals, an athletic display, vaudeville novelties, a plantation show with 35 members and a ten piece band. The company, featuring eleven acts, promises clean entertainment and will move next to Cumberland, Hagerstown, Frederick before a month in Washington, D.C. The event will transform Winchester into a miniature Coney Island with riding devices and concert band performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
Winchester
Charley Rouss
Ree
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Frederick
Washington, D. C
Coney Island
New York
Johnny Jones
Metropolitan Concert Band
Rand
Mrs Prince Returns Home After Baltimore Visit
Mrs. B P Prince who had been visiting relatives in this city returned today to her home in Baltimore. She was accompanied by her mother Mr George V Oyler and will spend some time with a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.P. Prince
Baltimore
George V. Oyler
Army plans badly mixed up in drafts for 680000 men
Washington July 14 The War Department faces a complex task to select the 680000 men who will form the first drafted army. It will take at least a month, possibly six weeks, to assign quotas to each district and determine exemption areas and district credits. The process requires compiling lists of national guard and army enlistees since April and organizing them by residence and election districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Washington
Amertet
Department
Tociay
Was
National Guard
Tnihad States Army
Auto crash near Abram Creek injures two Baltimore men
William G. Koenig and Mitchell of Baltimore were severely cut when their car left the Winchester Bluemont pike, toppled an embankment, and landed in Abram's Creek. Investigators say steering gear failure caused the dash before the bridge. Both men were hospitalized, improving later at Hotel Pack after Dr. B C Stuart attended them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Koenig
Shell
Baltimore
Stee
Rene
Abram’ Creek
Winchester-Bluemont
Mitchell
Abram’s Creek
Mesure
Koenig
Virginia
Pack
B.C. Stuart
Prices Paid Today in Grain Markets
Baltimore wholesale markets reported spot wheat at 2.09 and corn at 1. called morning. Local dealers posted 2.00 for wheat after market close this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
British Premier backs up Wilson in peace move
London July 14 Premier Lloyd George supported President Wilson's call for democracy safe world. He sent a message to Premier Lyott of Russa stating there can be no lasting peace until government responsibility to people is established across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd- George
Wilson
Lyott
Russa
Europe
Rumors of Crown Prince Joachim and Kaiser's Line
News wire from London reports rumors that Crown Prince Joachim may be acting heir, with unconfirmed speculation about Kaiser Wilhelm’s line and royal succession. Dispatch notes war credit debates in Reichstag and strained Allied attitudes toward Belgium and Serbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ensational
Kalger
Holland
Amsterdam
Morning Post
William
Prince Joachim
Ithe Kaiser
Reichstag Strike Follows War Credit Report
Reported strike after Reichstag elections flows from ongoing dispute as government seeks 16 million mark war credit. Dissent grows amid concern in London and Paris over an autonomous Germany and Allied strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
London
Parla
Germany
End hopes for quick peace terms fade amid war news
Washington reports indicate allied leaders will reject peace terms offering annexation or indemnities. Officials doubt an early war end. Germany’s moves are watched as autumn negotiations loom, while the United States and Great Britain vow continued war prep regardless of a near-term settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teromma
Lannatins
Hawe
Belgium
Serbia
United States
Aln
Germany
Dies From Hurts Near Here After Auto Crash
Mrs. Elen J. Miles aged 64 died from injuries received near Winchester in an automobile accident while visiting her daughter Mrs. Golliday in Charlestown West Virginia. She was riding in a car that hit a sharp curve and she died at her daughter's home several days later. She leaves seven daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elen
J. Miles
Winchester
Golliday
Charlestown
Goiday
Sid Owlons Sharp
Miles
Mr and Mrs Leatherin Return to Washington Visit
Mr and Mrs B A Leatherin returned to Washington to visit relatives in town.
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Nemo
Children of Men
Dulaney Farm
H. D. Fuller
W. Va
Alabama
Christian Church Society
Oesels
England
Roosevelt
Hi H. Baker
East Piccadilly St
HOTEL
ARMY
National Army
Lot
Spon
Prigit
Strasburge
W. G. Koenig
Hy Be Mitchert
Wire
Kaiser
Ceeeree
Committee of the Maly
America
Gres
Britain
B. A. Leatherin
Ashington
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