Allied Arms Victorious On All Fronts, Prepare Now To Invest In Liberty Bonds
Allied offensives report sweeping gains across northern France the Balkans and the Middle East. Serbian forces advance thirty miles capture 10 000 prisoners and 120 guns. British and French troops push on through Gavrelle and St Quentin as American patrols gain prisoners. Turkish lines falter in Palestine and Macedonia as Arab forces sever rail links and Nazareth falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All
France
Balkans
Turkey
Serbia
Holy Land
Arstragele
Lorraine
Haumont
Xmacs
Thiacourt
Villers
Ponta-Mousson
Hindenburg
Gavrelle
British War Office
Bonssey-Beny
Saeur
Vendhuille
St. Quentin
la Fontaine
Vesle Fiver
Vosges
London
Palestine
Macedonia
Flanders
Fourth Liberty Loan Opens Sept 20 in Winchester County
Winchester and Frederick county prepare for the Fourth Liberty loan drive opening September 20 with H. B. McCormac as campaign chair. The drive runs three weeks nationwide, with county quotas to be announced. The effort features industrial pennants, a community honor flag, and incentives to boost subscriptions beyond the prior total of 18.3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
H. B. McCormac
Winchester
Frederick County
Winchestor
McCormac
War Chest
L ‘Erty
W. D. Smith
Red Cross
Dr. Smith
Central Committee
R. Gray Williamis
H. D. Fuller
H. C. Sheetz
John Thwaite
C. R. McCann
EB. Oo. Tarrick
Middletown
Joe: Steele
Stephens City
Liberty
Mls
Gerve
City Loan Executive Committee
Liberty Loan Committee
Patent Office
Secretary of the Treasury
Ferty Loan Executive Committees
Federal Reserve
Reign of Terror In Russia Reported Unabated
State Department dispatches describe relentless Soviet killings in Moscow with executions in cellars. Death warrants signed wholesale by Peters and arrests of British and French officials are noted, while American Consul Poole remains at large and active in aiding detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Star
Wiashington
State Department
Peters
Moscow
Poole
Final Rites For Miss Dieffenderfer
The funeral for Miss Anna Maria Dieffenderfer, who died of a stroke at home on South Market street, was held yesterday afternoon. Services were led by Dr. W. D. Smith and Rev. H. G. Spencer, with many floral tributes. Burial was in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Edwin H. Diffenderfer, McKim Diffenderfer, H. D. Fuller, M. M. Lynch, T. Jolliffe, and William Keating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Maria Dieffenderfer
South Market Street
W. D. Smith
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
H. G. Spencer
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Course on hygiene and home care of the sick offered
Those wishing to take the course should register with Miss Katharine Kern at Bell 115-W. Miss Strickler signs the notice and invites interested residents to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Kern
Bell
Miss Strickler
Crisman Baby Girl Arrives at South Market Home
Mr and Mrs Jacob Crisman welcome a baby girl born early Sunday morning at their home on South Market Street. Mrs Crisman is the daughter of Mr Randolph of Frederick County.
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Jacob Crisman
South Market Street
Crisman
Randolph
Frederick County
British Capture Across Eastern Front Near Allenby Reports
Reports from General Allenby describe British advances in the eastern plains. More than 18,000 Turks have been captured and over 120 guns seized, with large quantities of war material also taken.
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Allenby
Warm garments wanted now for war sufferers
A Red Cross clothing drive under Herbert Hoover’s relief commission launches nationwide to collect 5000 tons of garments, shoes, and household items for Belgium. Mrs. W. A. Baker leads Winchester efforts at 407 South Washington Street, asking households to send donations or notify her by mail or phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Red Cross
Belgium
Herbert Hoover
Commission For Relief In
Eroover
Henry P. Davison
America
Winchester
South Washington Street
Taxpayers notice on 1918 taxes due with penalty
City Treasurer William T. Barr warns that 1918 taxes must be paid by September 30 1918 to avoid a 3 percent penalty. The notice seeks orders for Leap's Prolific Wheat and Hoffman’s wheat with a five to fifteen day lead time, plus seed barley and rye from Winchester Seed Co Inc managed by H H Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leap
Hoffman
Winchester Sedd'co., Inc
H. H. Baker
Piccadilly St
Showing of Pattern Hats Tuesday and Wednesday
Notice lists pattern hats show dates September 24 25 with mention of Miss Cline and a small family seeking apartment or small house to rent in a desirable area. Also offers permanent positions for good girls over 14 with references and an ad for freight shipments and seed wheat orders from Pennsylva nia Seed Wheat and Rosen Rye by Winchester Seed Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cline
P. O
Taka-Kola Co
Main Street
Pennsylvania
Winchester Seed; Co
Young West Wanderer Holds Up Woman on Martinsburg Pike
Madison Cleveland Wade, 18 from Muscogee Oklahoma, attempted a Martinsburg pike robbery yesterday afternoon two miles north of Winchester. He backed Mrs. Hammack into a house, then was himself captured after James Loftin with a shotgun confiscated his revolver. Loftin and Joseph Loftin intervened as Wade faced demands and threats. Wade was arrested by Winchester police when they arrived by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Cleveland Wade
Muscogee
Okla
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
J. M. Hammack
James Loftin
Loftin
Joseph
James
Ill Woman 15 Dumped Here From Auto in Winchester
Police and health officers in Winchester investigate a report that Ida Peterson, a colored woman from Hagerstown, with an eruptive disease, was brought by auto and dumped on Sharp Street. She has had no medical attention and authorities began inquiries after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hagerstown
Ida Peterson
Sharp Street
P W. Boyd
Board of Health
Unsuc
Piano study class with Minnie A Miller begins Oct 1
Pupils desiring to study piano under Minnie A Miller should send their names at once as the class number is limited. The program begins October 1 and late placement is unlikely. Call or phone 6 to 7 20 p m Bell phone 221.
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Minnie A. Miller
Bell
For Sale New 1918 Ford
For sale a new 1918 Ford located at 7 N Main Street. Ad indicates contact and price details nearby, with a sale listing from September 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Main Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Constantinople
Alleppo
Mesopotamia
Hus
Balkan
Serbian War Office
Varda
Paris
Oise
St. Qunrin
War Office
Vendaille
Jordan
Nazareth
Sharon
Jordan Valley
J. L. Maphis
G. M. Hansbrough
R. Gray Williams
Miss Dieffenderfer
American Red Cross
United States
WM. T. Barr
Cleve Wade
Oklahoma
Volver
Miss Midbers Piano
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