Winchester and Frederick County Y M C A War Fund Drive Planned
A War Service meeting in the Handley Library outlined a combined campaign to raise 4100 for the Winchester and Frederick county Y M C A and War Camp Community Fund. Mayor Julian F. Ward was chosen chair, with S O McCarthy as secretary treasurer, and a central committee including S L Lupton and others was formed to coordinate national fund appeals. A mass meeting at the Empire Theater is set for Sunday at 3 PM to explain the Red Triangle role and the front line YMCA work.
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Empire Theater
Red Triangle
Winchester
Frederick County
M.C. A
Handley Library
Europe
War Service Committee
Julian F. Ward
McCarghy
Chamber of Commerce
L. Lupton
R. G. Williams
Robert M. Ward
M. M. Lynch
T.R. Cather
M. Good
H.S. Larrick
Capt
L. F. Cooper
W. 8. White
P. Klompug
J. C. McCarthy
War Camp Fund
Marshall Baker
R. L. Gray
J. Henry Moling
I. N. Good
John I. Sloat
S. Feinberg
J. L. Whitlock
A. L. Gree
T. Russell Cather
D. W. Lupton
Logan R. Fay
John C. Cather
A. R. Rinker
B F. Line
C. P. Bailey
Hugh B. Kline
Leslie D. Kline
N. D. Cool
The
Ministerial Association
William G. Hardy
Hunter N. Kern
J. C. Recher
Hancher
A. L. Green
Sale
John I. Brown
H. D. Fuller
R. H. Larrick
J. A. Richard
White Post
C. O. Dearmont
Greenway District
Town Hall
Clarke County
WD Smith
Gwg Williams
Dearmont
Austro-Germans Press For Drive On Venice Front
Reports from Rome say Italian resistance stiffens as Austro German forces push along the 140 mile front from Lake Garda to Stelvio. German troops shell and push toward Cismon and Carpane while Brenta valley fighting continues near Asiago and Piave artillery subsides to infantry clashes. Quero is held by Italian guns as campaigns organize for Y M C A and war camp fund drives with local solicitors and church figures listed.
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Paris
Rome
Lake Garda
Stelvio Pass
Trentino
Brenta Valley
Cismon
Carpane
Asiago
Piave
Venice
Pedua
Quero
Virginia Soldiers Glory In Jobbing Make-Believe Huns
CAMP LEE VIRGINIA NOV 15 The new officers and noncommissioned officers school at the national army camp is opened under supervision of French officers from the western front. Virginia commissioned officers and NCOs attend, with lessons on army methods machine gun operation and long hikes to build endurance as training intensifies.
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Virginia
Camp Lee
Petersburg
National Army
Western Front
France
Winchester and Frederick County Draft Statistics Revealed
The local exemption board completed a 1474 man draft census under Provost Marshal Crowder in six days. It lists nationalities and occupations, showing 1194 not called, 176 called but not accepted, 104 called and accepted, with 137 Negroes, 9 Greeks, 6 Italians, and others.
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Board of Exemption
Winchester
Frederick County
Marshall Crowder
Polly of the Circus to open in Winchester next Tuesday
Mae Marsh famed for Birth of a Nation stars in Polly of the Circus the greatest heart drama of the circus. This first massive Goldwyn production will be shown in Winchester next Tuesday November 20. Arrange theater parties now to see this delightful picture from the big top.
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Polly
Circus
Mae Marsh
Goldwyn
Winchester
Cortina Phone Method Used by Universities
Universities employ a Cortina telephone method involving PRENGH and SPANISH steps. The Fort Loudoun Seminary class notes advise students on the technique for communication, with 14 Gp 4t as a referenced grouping code.
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Fort Loudoun Seminary
Virginia Woman Serves On Jury Forewoman Honor
Miss Cora Duffey deputy clerk of Alexandria becomes the first woman to serve on Virginia juries and is named forewoman in a circuit court suit before Judge J B T Thornton. Mrs W R Lucas travels to Washington for a short visit.
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Virginia
State of
Cora Duffey
Alexan
W. R Lucas
Washington
Lloyd George May Become a Dictator
London reports a possible emergence of Premier Lloyd George as a dictator if an inter allied war council is established. The Chronicle’s parliamentary correspondent says developments could unfold by year end, though no Commons debate next week will topple his position as premier.
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The
Star
London
Supreme Inter-Allied ‘War Council
Chronicle
Lloyd George
Inter-Allied War Council
Lloyd-George
Commons
War Council
Fodder Twine and Corn Baskets Highlight Trade Listing
R M Swimley appears in a trade listing noting fodder twine and corn baskets among items offered or advertised. The brief mentions the vendor and the catalog focus, reflecting an era’s small goods exchange.
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R. M. Swimley
Submarine War Wave Dims as British American Measures Clip U Boat Losses
London reports Germanys submarine campaign waning due to British and American naval actions. In the past week only six British merchant ships were sunk, with just one over 1,600 tons, the lowest weekly toll since the campaign began. prior weeks averaged twelve ships. Also a notice seeks white and yellow corn by the carload from H B Keckley & Co or H H Baker.
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London
Germany
H. B. Keckley & Co
H. H. Baker
Draft Regulations Warn Men of Immediate Service Fate
Provost Marshal General Crowder warned that men failing to comply with the draft questionnaire will be subject to immediate military service. If they ignore summons after reporting, they face deserter penalties. His office is mailing out the booklet.
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Crowder
Baltimore and Ohio to drop observation sleeping cars
The Baltimore and Ohio will discontinue the observation sleeping cars on all trains between Chicago, Washington, Baltimore and New York. High class sleeping cars will replace the coaches to boost capacity without adding cars. Lost fur suede glove near Potts' store. reward offered at Star office.
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Potts
Star
Apple Storage Shows Decrease
The November 1 1917 storage report from the USDA Bureau of Markets notes total apple stocks at 2,404,207 barrels and 2,322,949 boxes across 486 storages. Barrels fell 3 percent while boxes rose 6.1 percent, yielding an overall 4.3 percent drop in total holdings.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Winchester
Storge
Russia Situation Remains Mysterious Amid Rumors
London reports slight credence to an undetermined dispatch claiming peasants declared independence and set a former czar as ruler. The real status in Russia stays unclear as Bolshevik revolt suppression and Petrograd wireless activity spark confusion. rumors persist from Stockholm and Copenhagen.
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London
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Russia
Petrograd
U S Grand Jury Indicts Merchants in Danville
Sixteen local wholesale merchants and grocers are indicted by the federal grand jury in Danville Virginia for conspiring to restrain trade of Piedmont Cash Grocery Company of North Danville by refusing to sell food products. The state court dismissals are noted and the case will not be tried this term. Justice agents, with District Attorney Byrd of Winchester, examined evidence over several days.
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Danville
Federal
Piedmont Cash Grocery Company
North Danville
Wooding
Department of Justice
Byrd
Winchester
Boys Appreciate Knitted Sweaters From King's Daughters
In Berryville Virginia on November 11 the Golden Rule Circle of King's Daughters received letters from First Sergeant Edward L. McCormick and Private Ralph Galloway thanking them for sweaters sent to soldiers at Camp Lee. The boys are reported well fed, gaining weight, and developing into real American men.
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Berryville
Golden Rule Circle of
King’s Daughters
Edward L. McCormick
Ralph, Galloway
Camp Lée
Clarke County J M C A drive seeks funds for war effort
Clarke county organized a war fund drive for the Y M C A with a goal of 2500 dollars, likely to exceed it. Judge F B Whiting chairs the effort with district leaders to canvass households and a rally planned at Berryvale Baptist Church featuring speakers including T W Harrison.
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F. B. Whiting
Clarke County
Battletown
Samuel McCormick
Longmarsh
John M. Fishpaw
Chapel
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Greenway
C. C Dearmont
Clarke
Baptist
Berryvale
T. W Harrison
Americans Beat A German Patrol In No Man's Land
American infantrymen ambushed a large German patrol in no man’s land near the German lines on a French farm. The assault, aided by Frenchmen, triggered heavy fire and caused German retreat with uncertain casualties. The action followed a previous trench raid and underscores mounting combat in France.
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No Man’s Land
Stn
France
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Dria
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Wire
B. & C. Gurtails
Baltimore and Ohio
APPLE
Federal Bureau of Markets
Russ
U. S
M. EB. Conner
McKnee
Villa
Chirke County
Frederick
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Presidio
Tex
Langhorne
United States
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México
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