Brewer Briefs on Action Against Dry Legislation
Local official Brewer outlines steps to counter proposed dry laws as debates intensify. The report notes plans for outreach and coalition building to influence legislative outcomes.
21 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1918
Page
1
Local official Brewer outlines steps to counter proposed dry laws as debates intensify. The report notes plans for outreach and coalition building to influence legislative outcomes.
C W Feighenspan head of the United States Brewers Association publicly told Senator King that the group funded Arthur Brisbane to buy the Washington Times. He said lobbyists were used to protect brewers and counter opposition while denying disloyalty charges and offering to testify fully.
Fourth National Guard officers are ordered to report at Fort Stanley in San Antonio on September 25 for cavalry instruction. The unit will depart tomorrow at 6 o clock. Lieut Col Will A Miller Jr coordinated notices and the headquarters buzzed with activity and jubilation over the orders.
Fragmentary lines report a German threat involving Butch ships and the Netherlands government. Details are unclear in the damaged text but suggest a maritime or wartime context with compact political implications.
The state department urged The Netherlands to lift the embargo on neutral ships to allow food and supplies to reach a hungry Holland. It noted German pressure kept 400,600 tons of Dutch shipping idle and stated US exports will await Holland's move toward equitable agreements with the United States and the allies, following steps by Scandinavia, Switzerland and Spain.
President Wilson will fix the price of cotton and take control of its distribution as part of wartime regulation. The move, announced after a conference with Southern senators and representatives, aims to stabilize costs amid a tight crop and seeks cooperation with Britain and France to manage the world market.
The German ambassador in Vienna presented Germanys reply to the Austro Hungarian peace note. The note says Germany is ready to participate in an exchange of ideas at a neutral country and stresses peace and conciliatoriness.
In Phoenix Arizona celebrations note Latke's France achievements as he destroyed eleven enemy balloons and two airplanes in four days. Citizens plan to declare Frank Lake Day next week to honor the aviator and support war work. Chamber of Commerce sends congratulations cablegram.
Washington reports General Pershing states renewed enemy attempts to raid our lines were repulsed. He notes aside from artillery activity in Woowre and Alsace there is nothing to regret. The dispatch describes refugees and disrupted towns in northern France as German advances push back inhabitants.
ABE MARTIN muses on wartime ironies as German helmets and worn uniforms parade in France. The cartoonish critique riffs on Allied and German gear, and on how Americans mock their own stiff military fashions while facing a grim conflict.
The report outlines a sweeping military line from Yekaterinburg to Nikolayev and beyond, detailing the advancing bands in the Ural region and Siberia under General Gaudin. It notes Allied and Central powers’ movements, equipment handbacks, and regional command actions as the Siberian and Manchuria stations adjust to shifting fronts.
John Parsons, permanent chairman, opened the meeting praising Gov. Lowglan and advocated vigorous Republican support to push the war effort, setting Peavy as a candidate for the ticket amid platform emphasis.
British forces aided by French troops and Arab auxiliaries breached a 16 mile Turkish front from the Jordan to the Mediterranean. They took about 3,000 prisoners and overran the defensive lines while rail and highway junctions fell. Med/sea operations and Hedjas tribesmen pressure the Turks further as Cambrai and St Quentin battles intensify nearby.
British and Indian troops under General Allenby attacked Turkish positions along a 16 mile front between the Jordan and the sea on September 10. The breakthrough between Rufat and the coast pushed Turkish forces backward while cavalry moved to cut the Turkish line to the north and near Gaza, with about three thousand Turkish soldiers taken prisoner. The official communique notes continued pressure as French troops joined the coast advance and a renewed assault followed rain interruptions.
Readable trenches and positions show British and French probing toward St Quentin while German holds tighten west and north zones. French and Allied efforts press to push back toward key posts as German counterattacks try to drive back advancing lines in Meuse and northern regions.
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