25 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1918
Page
1
A speaker urged necessary funds to defeat Germany, urging New York district residents to provide 30 percent of the total amount required. The appeal framed funding as essential for the effort and directed local support to meet the target.
The article reports William Gibbs McAdoo denouncing bond sharks while defending spending on the merchant marine, arguing federal investment will propel America to become the world’s greatest maritime power.
The Dallas federal reserve district must subscribe 126 million dollars or 21 1 0 percent of the 6 billion dollar quota in the fourth Liberty Loan C campaign.
Secretary McAdoo in Carnegie Hall announces the campaign starts Saturday with a minimum subscription of six billion dollars. New York district share is 1.8 billion, 30 percent of the total. Bonds will bear 4 1 2 percent interest and run twenty years. He urged corporations and wealthy individuals to give more, condemning swindles that push bondholders into risky exchanges.
Ray Lancaster shot during a confrontation with police as gunfire erupted in Kansas City. Alleged bandits were killed in the exchange with officers pursuing a robbery or hostage scenario.
Roy Lancaster known as Kansas City Blackie, alleged Lewis gang member tied to the Koch Kansas robbery, dies from lung wounds after a gun battle with police in Kansas City. His brother Warren Lancaster is captured as officers and soldiers suffer minor injuries amid a multi-hour confrontation.
Fort Worth Texas September 24 A farmer and a mechanic were killed and Sergeant Donald Meek severely injured when their airplane returning from Ardmore Oklahoma crashed about a mile and a half south of Fort Worth. Cause of the accident could not be determined.
German Chancellor Count Von Hertling told the Reichstag that public dissatisfaction in Germany is not justified by military conditions on the western front. He acknowledged the Verdun setback and retreat to the Siegfried line, while urging steadiness despite grave conditions and four years of war.
General Pershing reports to the press that raiding parties in the Woevre have brought in 20 prisoners and two machine guns. Three enemy raids in the Woevre and Vosges were repulsed as German heavy fire increases along the Lorraine front.
Temperature readings by hour for Amarillo on Saturday show early morning values near freezing. Forecast for Wednesday is fair and colder with west Texas region turning cooler, followed by Thursday's clear and colder conditions.
A local committee proposes a new plan to complete the Fourth Liberty Loan drive in one day. Every eligible man and woman head of a household would register at their voting place, state bond amounts, and receive a badge. Nonparticipation could lead to reporting to authorities. An announcement signals forthcoming events.
The national lottery to select resistrants will be held next week to determine the order of the ceiling of the T2000 000 men aged 18 to 40 who report for military service Pace.
ABE MARTIN ponders a farmer's mood swings and a rumor about him selling a pig when he feels like it. The column reflects rural wit and the quirky take on temper and judgment in farm life.
Entente forces press Bulgaria and Turkey on a 100 mile front from Monastair to Doiran. Prilep falls giving roads to French cavalry. British and Greek troops advance along the Vardar while St Quentin nears envelopment. In Palestine, Acre falls to British forces and Jordanian retreats. heavy fighting near Ypres and Cambrai continues with renewed bombardment along Lorraine.
A Senate special committee began its inquiry into government and ally price fixing for cotton. Delegations from cotton states pressed against fixed prices while senators from key cotton regions debated the move.
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