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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
1
In a Capitol hearing both Senate and House leaders faced questions from constituents about the war. The event focused on contractor activity and alleged robbery linked to procurement. Authorities did not reveal names or exact charges at this time.
Congress presses for full accounting of vast war funds amid rumors of contractor robbery and defective ammunition. House probes Pershing ammo failures while calls grow for a joint committee on expenditures. Laborers at cantonments alleged to be paid inflated wages as inquiries loom.
Washington dispatches report Dr. H A Garfield gas fuel administrator promises early fixing of retail coal prices. Government aims to set community prices and enforce compliance with fines or jail for retailers and officials aiding enforcement.
President Taft is to be invited by Herbert Hoover to head a national word-of-mouth drive on food saving. Fifty lecturers will spread the gospel of food conservation as plans for the campaign are finalized by the food administration.
The Star runs an advertisement urging readers to view the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester as a sign of town growth. A separate item notes a car for sale a Buick M 25 light six with sedan top at Hicks Motor Co. Finally a wage dispute is raised over payroll figures claiming rates from three to ten dollars daily, with officials debating labor shortages and accuracy.
Recruiting Officer Grove will visit Winchester on Saturday to enlist men for the signal corps medical corps field artillery infantry regular army and for the quartermaster and engineering corps of the new national army. National guard units including Virginia coast artillery and ambulance company also seek recruits with initial pay of 30 dollars monthly plus clothing board and lodging and medical care.
City records print the closet and sink regulations from Section 14 of Chapter 12. The rules require privies be ten feet from streets or alleys and two feet from property lines with owner consent, and sinks or cesspools must be at least six feet deep and lined, with fly-proof buildings over pits.
Advertises top market prices for all apples and winter varieties. Seeks sellers to contact F A Beck at Miller's Warehouse near V Station before selling.
Company A of the National Defense League will drill on the City Hall Plaza at 8 o'clock this evening with all draft men. Attendees can learn the manual of drill, catch up on training, and begin preparation before camp. It costs nothing and may benefit every participant.
For sale hammock swing in perfect condition offered by Dr K C Yost. Cheap price for quick buyer. Contact in Iptf.
Winchester and Frederick county Company I of the Second Virginia Infantry, led by Capt. Robert Y. Conrad, depart Roanoke for Camp McClellan Anniston Alabama. Crowds line the route as the unit trains prepare to study French and begin trench work.
Four local men Dewitt Weaver Bernard Sullivan George Branner and Charles Hardy left Winchester yesterday for Camp Lee near Petersburg Virginia. They represent 5 percent of the Winchester Frederick County net quota and are the first from this district to join the National Army. More locals are expected to join soon as the quota is filled.
Five room house with seven total rooms four on the first floor and two on the second, heated hardwood floors bath with hot and cold water. Red Hancock pressed brick with concrete cellar. Price within reach of moderate means. W W Lultz Real Estate Exclusively.
Washington reports discuss future potato pricing with Lou D Sweet and major U S producers at the Food Administration. Officials say determining a crop price is impossible but plan to distribute tubers so prices remain nearly uniform nationwide.
An official Public Health Service report to Dr. P. W. Boyd shows 10 less than 54 new cases of Infantile paralysia in Virginia during August. Quarantine measures spread across Harrisonburg and several counties as theaters reopen and churches resume services if no new cases appear.
National and local officials tighten raids as the federal grand jury considers evidence from early searches. Chicago figures including Mayor Thompson are suspected in I W W and socialist raids while pro German agitation spreads among Southern Black communities and across the nation.
Amsterdam September 6 Kaiser sends message to Bremen Chamber of Commerce thanking them for their protest against Woodrow Wilson’s peace proposals to Pope Benedict. He credits German strength and divine aid with foiling enemy plans and vows loyalty will thwart secession efforts. Mids Eugenia Tearney departed yesterday for Washington.
The Japanese mission meets Secretary Lansing in Washington as talks begin toward a possible agreement for wartime cooperation. Key issues include diverting Japanese shipping to aid the United States in supplying Russia, with no guarantee that all vessels will be reassigned to the Atlantic trade.
The New Cider Plant located at Fairmont Avenue and Strother Lane will receive cider apples at 40 cents per hundred pounds. This notice confirms readiness to accept apples for processing.
Prohibition Commissioner J. Sidney Peters reports the federal bone dry law slashed liquor imports into Virginia by about two thirds. He notes many residents still import liquor and misuse the medicinal purpose exception. He seeks federal district attorney help to investigate cases and curb real beverage use disguised as medicine.
A full process boiler water power flour mill with 47 acres of land, Miller's dwelling, two other buildings including a stable and storage house. Limited time bargain advertised by Hansbrough & Cartha Insurance Loans Real Estate with a Sept 1 to 4-6 timeframe.
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