Borglum Promises Deeper Probe Into Aircraft Scandal
Open letter from Gutzon Borglum intensifies stakes in the aircraft program inquiry. He accuses the War Department of a frame up and vows a Senate committee led investigation with new sections and figures to force explanations from Baker and his subordinates. Pro-German influence is alleged but unproven, as Borglum reiterates loyalty to Wilson and urges disclosures of disloyal acts.
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Washington
Baker
Gutzon Borglum
Wilson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Borejum
War Department
Senate
Borglum
Thomas
Brandegee
Connecticut
Department of Justice
Aircraft Board
Snowden Marshell
Bottling Up Zeebrugge Submarine Base Reported
British airmen carried out a Sunday attack on Zeebrugge harbor hitting and sinking a German dredge boat between two obsolete cruisers. The operation completed the bottling up of the submarine base, with bombs dropped at the harbor entrance.
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London
Yeebrugge
Fairway
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Plans Memorial Activities
The Friendship Fire Company will convene at 8 o clock on Tuesday evening May 14 to arrange participation in Confederate Memorial exercises on June 6 and 18 to 21. Miss Elsie Miller returned from Winchester after visiting her sister Mrs. G. M. Hansbrough over the week end. A finder for the B and O R R annual pass should return it to the Star office for a reward.
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Friendship Fire Company
O’colck
Harry Hardy
Elsie Miller
Winchester
G. M. Hansbrough
Pure Way News-Record
Star Office
Cooperation Between Whites and Blacks Praised by Baltimore Letter
Dr Matthew Andrewe of Shenandoah Valley Academy praises Rev George F Bragg Jr and urges publishing his views on white and colored cooperation. He argues for unselfish leadership from both communities to unite in every locality and avoid false leaders from the Reconstruction era.
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Matthew. Page Andrewe
Shenandoah Valley Academy of
Winchester
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
George F. Bragg, Jr
List of Those Leaving for Camp May 25
The county reads a mass draft of sixty or more men to entrain for camp on May 25. Notable signees include Thomas Russell Cather bank official George E. Fansler and L Marshall Baker leader of the Boy Scout movement. Baker will serve as a private after decades as scoutmaster. The list shows exemptions refused and men from various walks of life marching to serve.
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Journey Cather
Marshall Baker
Thomas Russell Cather
George E. Fansler
Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
L. Marshall Baker
Baker and Company
Baker
Boy Scout Movement
Winchester
Boy Scouts
Predicted double drive on western and Italian fronts
London reports a predicted combined offensive on the western and Italian fronts after Kaiser and Emperor Charles meeting. Austria and Germany reportedly intend close cooperation with a future alliance and possible military and customs unions. Austrian authorities and German officials at headquarters in Paris discuss the Italian front plan amid broader federation questions. All tax interrogatories must be returned promptly.
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London
Charles of
Austria
Amsterdam
Freudenblatt
Berlin
Germany
Vienna
Aurich
Ry Frankfurter Zeitung
Pichene
Baron Burian
Paris
Charles of Austria
Burian
Kuehlmann
Minis
Ned Count von Hertling
Von
Min
Ister
Cording
Winchester Man in France Describes Trip and Shelter
Letter from Gent Floyd McClure, now with the American Expeditionary Force in France, recalls crossing France, changing trains seven times, and finding shelter with YMCA aid before reporting to his division. He notes harsh winter, snow, crowded lodgings, and reliance on local helpers.
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Floyd McClure
Army
France
Lieut. McClure
Winchester
Health Department
U. S
America
Ridgway's Big Daily Auction Sale Opens Tonight
C E Ridgway announces a daily clearance auction of his entire general merchandise stock starting at 7 30 p m and running until sold Goods cover many descriptions and the sale is ongoing Mrs T W Harrison wife of Representative Harrison returns to Washington tomorrow after a stay in town Read Moling Seal Grass Rug ad on Striple page Mrs D M Swink leaves this morning to visit relatives in Pittsburgh Help the Woman's Civic League to
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Alush
C. E. Ridgeway
C. E. Ridgepway
T. W. Harrison
Representative Harrison
Washington
War Committee to Meet Tonight in Winchester Area
Winchester and Frederick county war service committee members urged to gather at Handley Library to discuss and act on pooling city and county war financial work. Meeting aims to implement the plan at the earliest moment with at least half the membership in attendance to share views.
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War Service Committee
Winchester
Frederick County
Stair
Handley Library
Prussians Make Ready On Big Scale For New Drive
Atlantic port departures for overseas duty in France include Lieut. Thomas Byrd and Lieut. Baward Goss of the 120th Infantry at Camp Sevier South Carolina. Byrd is son of Hon. Richard Hvelyn Byrd of Winchester and Goss is son of Mrs. Lacy Gos of South Kent Street.
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Atlantic
France
Thomas B. Byrd
Baward Goss
120Th Infantry
Camp Sevier
South Carolina
Lieut. Byrd
Richard Hvelyn Byrd
Winchester
Lieut. Goss
Mre. Lacy Gos
South Kent Street
Middletown Laborers and Carpenters Rates Collected
Laborers in Middletown, Pa, 200 workers at 4.36 for 11 hours. Carpenters 621-20 per hour, 100 cement finishers 600 per hour. Time and a half after hours. We work 11 hours. Meet at Berkeley Hotel all day Monday, chip Wednesday. 11 a.m. train OV RR Agent on train. Wells Brothers Construction Company. Hotel Jack all day Tuesday.
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Middletown
Berkeley Hotel
Wells Brothers’ Construction Company
Beck Enlists in Navy as Baker
Mr Beck joins the United States Naval Reserve as a baker after two years as head baker at Becks Bakery in this city. He will be assigned to the navy in a draft or reserve capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Beck
Navy
Baker
Rank
Beck
Beck's Bakery
United States, Naval Reserve
Unclaimed letters at Winchester post office May 11 1918
List of unclaimed letters remaining at the Winchester post office for the week ending May 11 1918. Recipients must pay one cent per letter. Names include Mrs Lary Williams John W Smith Luther Renner J L Luts Mrs Benjamin Forney James Brill J W Sibert Postmaster.
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Winchester
Lary Williams
John W. ‘Smith
Luther Renner
J. L. “Luts
Benjamin Forney
James Brill
J. W. Sibert
Dual Offensive Against Picardy and Flanders Detailed
German artillery preparations for renewed drives on Picardy and Flanders front s surpass previous offensives. Allied forces remain on the offensive with artillery and infantry repulses as German plans grow bolder near Arras and the Channel coast. British and French lines hold despite intensified bombardment and Allied counterattacks.
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Wlashington
Picardy
Planders
Ger
Mlens
Channel
Mies
Arras
President Wilson Calls Nation to Pray and Fast on Memorial Day
President Wilson issues a proclamation designating National Memorial Day for May 30. He urges Americans to gather in worship and offer fervent supplications to Almighty God for the safety and welfare of the United States and a lasting peace, aligning with a historic habit of turning to faith in national affairs.
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United States Congress
United States
Wilson
1 Of
America
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Maphis
Commissioner of Revenue
Friendship Fire
GAMP
J. L. Maphis
Frange
Afericans
Ridgeway
Moling & Seal
Rs. D. M. Swink
Pittsburgh
The
Woman’s Civic League
U.S
Flanders
the Kaiser
Fook
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