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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
1
Rome reports Italy officially rejects the Austro Hungarian peace note and vows to continue fighting until allied aims are secured. Pope Benedict calls the Austrian proposal inadequate in a separate London dispatch.
Two desirable houses Nos. 14 and 16 East Gerard Street, adjacent to Winchester Woolen Mills and paper mill, are offered for sale this Saturday. A good investment chance promoted in a paper advertisement on the 4th page.
Mr and Mrs Harry B Thatcher announce the birth of a baby girl at their Broad street home. The child was born early yesterday morning and both mother and child are reported doing well.
The government will revert to standard time at 1 o clock on October 27, restoring the hour lost when daylight saving began on March 21. No schedule changes are needed as clocks return to solar time and daily routines resume the previous rhythm.
Merchants must turn in all 25 pound sugar certificates for July August and through September 15 at once to meet the quota. Shirley Carter Local Food Administrator.
American heavy artillery set fire to a factory in Metz and shells were seen bursting in the city. American forces continued pounding German rear positions in Lorraine while capturing prisoners and advancing on the Hindenburg line. British and French troops also reported gains along the front near St. Quentin and in Macedonia as Allied forces push forward with several bold offensives.
Harold C. March, son of Mr and Mrs Gera March, resigns from The Star after years of service. He will report to Camp Lee Petersburg Va September 20 to enter active duty. March has been a carrier boy, job printer, linotype assistant and pressman, and leaves as a valued longtime employee.
President Wilson may be asked to recognize Poland and pledge the dissolution of Austria as wartime aims. A White House conference by the Committee on Oppressed People is set for tomorrow. Lucile B Hall teaches voice culture and dancing at Fort Loudoun Seminary. A family seeks a furnished or unfurnished apartment or small house.
Advertisement notes furnished or unfurnished rooms for rent on N Braddock Street. Short, terse listing appears in a 17 1p 41 style classified block with no other details provided.
Virtually all of the 30,000 miners on strike in the Shamokin anthracite district returned to work today, the fuel administration announced. The 26 collieries affected by the walkout were reported to have resumed operations and miners will receive increased pay.
Scouts hold meeting Friday at 8 pm with all members required present. Medals and Liberty loan bars will be awarded and preparations discussed for the fourth Liberty loan campaign. Freight shipments slow. orders invited for Pennsylva nia Seed Wheat and for Rosen Winchester Seed Co. shipments.
Miss Lucy May Kendall daughter of Mr and Mrs Dorsey Kendall of this city died yesterday at the Western State Hospital Staunton Va where she had been treated The body is brought here this evening The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 pm in Mount Hebron Cemetery chapel with Rev F M Richardson conducting Also appears an unrelated employment notice and a political jab about autocracy and trenches
Today marks the fifty four anniversary of the Battle of Winchester fought September 19 1864 under Generals Warly and Sheridan. Union troops called it the Battle of Opequon and the hard fighting centered near Opequon creek Joseph Baker estate and Hackwood farm. Farmers still find relics bullets shell parts and gun fragments, some sent to the Red Cross melting pots and later reused in the current conflict. A veteran reported pockets full of shrapnel and several items were left at The Star office including dum-dum bullets.
The Local Board begins mailing questionnaires to registrants aged 19 to 36 who registered on September 12 1918. Recipients have seven days to answer and return the questions. The Legal Advisory Board offers help at the Corporation Court House in the Oly Hall from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to assist registrants. Robert M. Ward chairs the board for Winchester and Frederick County.
Reports from Austria indicate a near-term move to repudiate the Brest-Litovsk treaty. A statement may be issued by the Austrian government and a Reichsrat resolution is expected, signaling opposition to the terms of the much-censured agreement.
Announcement of a millinery opening at Grove Bros Department Store on Friday and Saturday with emphasis on purchasing War Savings Stamps as a better investment than money.
A prisoner in the city jail becomes a local joke as authorities wrestle with his identity and WWI draft status. Charles Pfeiffer, alias Oscar Charles, registered in Marion Ohio for 18 to 46 years, sent his card to Columbus then to the police chief. He registered in Marion on June 5 1917, may have been due for service, and now stays jailed while Winchester board sorts the case.
Subscription solicitor prospect for Virginia shippers and growers in lead ing fruit and product trade. Weekly pay good, quick and clean money. Address with references Fruitguide Room 6516 204 Franklin Street New York 49 120.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company will stop providing the precise time by phone starting Sunday September 22. Previously the service aided callers with fire location, sports scores, and time of day amid wartime demands and congestion.
Mr Carl Massey of the artillery branch arrived this afternoon from Fortress Monroe to attend the funeral of his father Charles F Massey.
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