100 Years Ago: Private Ed Clarke Wounded, Private Grover Empey Wounded, One or Two Meatless Days a Week Warranted, Private Luscombe Wounded

The Intelligencer April 18, 1917 (page 2)

“Ed. Clarke in Hospital. The following telegram was received by Mr. and Mrs. E. Clarke, 103 Cedar St.: Ottawa, Ont., 17^th. Edward Clark, 103 Cedar St., Belleville, Ont. Sincerely regret to inform you Pte. William Edward Clarke, infantry, officially reported admitted to the 3^rd General Hospital, Boulogne, April 10, 1917. Concussion back. Will send further particulars when received. Officer in charge Records.”

The Intelligencer April 18, 1917 (page 2)

“Admitted to Hospital. The following despatch was received in this city: Ottawa, Ont., April 17^th. Mrs. H. Empey, 78 Gordon St., Belleville, Ont. Sincerely regret to inform you that 220267 Private Grover Empey, infantry, officially reported admitted to Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, April 10^th, 1917, gunshot wound in hand, severe, will send further particulars when received. Officer in charge of Records.”

The Intelligencer April 18, 1917 (page 4)

“Meatless Days. Existing conditions in Canada and the United States warrant the immediate voluntary adoption of one or two meatless days a week by people not engaged in hard manual labor.

Beef, pork and other flesh foods are advancing in cost because the supply is unequal to the demand, and because grain prices favor the direct conversion of the grain into human food rather than into food for live stock. There is not enough meat in the world to go around and the men who are fighting our battles at the front require a great deal more of it than men who sit in offices and generally follow sedentary occupations. …

In a time when the price of everything mounts considerations of economy are important. It may therefore be repeated that 11 cents spent on oatmeal, 12 cents on skimmed milk, 25 cents on beans, 35 cents on whole milk, or 50 cents on cheese will provide the human body with as much energy as a dollar’s worth of steak.”

The Intelligencer April 18, 1917 (page 7)

“Private Luscombe Severely Wounded. The following telegram was received this morning, explains itself: Mrs. John Luscombe, 93 West Moira Street, Belleville, Ont. Sincerely regret to inform you, 412073, Pte. William Oliver Luscombe, infantry, admitted to 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, France, April 10^th, 1917. Gunshot wound in side, severe. Will send further particulars when received. Officer in charge of Records.

Pte. Luscombe referred to, was a Sergeant in the 39^th Battalion, and left Belleville with that battalion. He went to the front with the 14^th Battalion. His many friends in this city will hope that his wounds are not necessarily of a fatal nature.”