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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1917
Page
1
Viscount Isht, head of mission, delivers a friendship address to Japanese listeners. The speaker expresses spiritual guidance and emphasizes cooperation between nations.
Austro German forces meet defeat while attempting to pierce the Italian line as defense tightens in the campaign.
Viscount Ishii heads a 200 guest event in Tokyo with Baron Shibusawa, praising the U S Japan visit and aiming for mutual understanding. The Associated Press notes a broader war update with German naval activity and a Russian armistice set to run December 17 to January 14.
In San Antonio on December 17 testimony by privates Bebee and McCarthy stated that Negro soldiers fired at the car of RE M Jones during the Houston riots on August 25, killing Jones and wounding a civilian named Clayton. A girl and a Black soldier in the rear seat escaped unharmed as the others faced death penalty charges.
Rome issues circular to bishops in belligerent nations condemning any Christian state aiding the Turks to retake Jerusalem. In Baltimore Johnny Irtle and Kid Williams fought to a 12 round draw in a bantamweight bout with constant action.
Newton Mass December 17 The Lafayette Escadrille flyer Lt Harold B Wallis captured August 18 over the German lines writes his parents. He describes a fight, motor damage, landing inside enemy territory, capture and treatment, noting good French officers and time abroad for study and sketching.
Provost Marshal General Crowder announces new rules allowing men of draft age to enlist willingly in limited branches including infantry signal medical and quartermaster corps. Coast artillery field artillery cavalry and engineer corps are excluded. Eligible volunteers may be sent to specified camps such as Kelly Field Fort Leavenworth Fort Riley Fort Oglethorpe Camp Joseph E. Johnson Raritan Depot Fort McDowell Camp Green Charlotte by respective local boards.
Sacramento reports a section of the governor's mansion was wrecked by an explosion just after midnight. Officials describe the blast as sudden and contained to a specific wing, with minor injuries reported among workers. Investigators cordon off the area while assessing the cause.
London reports that one British and five neutral merchantmen, plus a British destroyer and four mine sweepers, were sunk by German forces during an attack on a convoy from Scotland to Norway. Total merchant tonnage about 5,000.
Early returns show Sir Robert Borden's Union government re elected for five years with conscription confirmed. Laurier and other leaders appear set to oppose parts of the platform as Canadian French voters favor Laurier in the delayed returns. Incomplete results noted from Ontario Alberta and western provinces.
Petrograd reports foreign affairs commissary orders Bolshevik couriers to have passports stamped or refused. Government stance remains formal on recognition, while Bolsheviks are deemed de facto rulers with travel rights. Amsterdam dispatch notes German Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann heading to Brest-Litovsk talks with Russia.
December 12 saw two neutral merchant ships and a trawler sunk off the Tyne by German destroyers. Thomas McNamara, financial secretary, told the house that McNamara’s information answered Robert W. Houston’s question on the attack. One trawler was damaged and several men were killed on the two trawlers.
The Rockefeller residence in Cleveland suburbs was torched with rapid spread suggesting possible arson. The fire destroyed the home and its valuables including bronzes and tapestries. The report notes Rockefeller had been visiting his wine cellar at his estate in Tyre town New York.
A measure labeled 282 10 128 is adopted with only a slight difference in chamber resolutions hindering submission to the states. The action appears to be a procedural adjustment within Houe's governance.
The U S House approves a constitutional amendment banning intoxicating liquor with a 282 to 128 vote. The plan gives states seven years to ratify, aligning Democrats with Republicans and independents in a historic dry victory.
In El Paso Texas on December 17 District Attorney W H Fryer said W J Brown one of four men held here in the Cheyenne Wyoming murder case admitted firing the shot that killed Walter Headlee driver of a Greek owned auto The other two held are W P Frisbie and Joe Hamilton.
Italian torpedo boats under Lieutenant Commander Rizzo led a night raid into Trieste harbor defeating Austrian defenses. The two boats cut through cables and obstructions and torpedoed two Austrian battleships, one said to wink, as fog and signals did not reveal the attack.
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