Great Tribute Ten Vigorous Young Men Prosecute War
Ten young men are praised in a patriotic tribute as they vigorously prosecute the war effort while President Wilson, senators, representatives, and Washington march in support.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
1
Ten young men are praised in a patriotic tribute as they vigorously prosecute the war effort while President Wilson, senators, representatives, and Washington march in support.
Washington witnessed a vast national mobilization as roughly 26 000 men women and children marched past the White House to honor DC residents chosen for America’s national army. President Wilson and allied diplomats observed while senators house members and cabinet officers stood along Pennsylvania Avenue in a display of unwavering support for war aims. The American Bar Association opened its meeting with unanimous resolutions endorsing vigorous prosecution of the war and urged lawyers to aid the national emergency and support service members.
A garbled item cites political and legal themes including tax amendments and stock movements. Names and places are unclear, but references to laws, markets, and public figures appear amid scattered phrases. The piece prints as a fractured review of governance, finance, and culture.
Washington reports thirteen militants from the women's party were arrested during a White House picket. After brief enforcements and bid to continue into the afternoon, groups were dispersed and all prisoners released on bond to appear the next day. Justice Robb warned no further appeals while 16 others wait.
A London report states 24 Norwegian merchant ships, totaling over 41,000 tons, were lost in August with 23 sailors killed and five missing. Amsterdam reports German Chancellor Dr. George Michaelis returned to Berlin after a five day trip to Belgium and the western front.
Washington reports rapid Senate action with sweeping majorities against a flat 60 percent wart profits tax and against a 50 percent minimum on high profits. Debate centers on maintaining or raising graduated excess profits levies, with leaders aiming to shape a final war profits tax around one third to upward of one billion dollars in additional revenue.
Paris reports a Havas dispatch stating western Flanders is being evacuated to Courtrai Thourout with refugees arriving at Ghent. Many refugees from Boulogne northeast of Ypres are being harbored as English forces continue to bar movement. Courtrai residents have largely evacuated per German military orders and refugees from north France and Flanders are heading to Limburg.
Washington Iana reports for Madrid via London that mutinies have broken out aboard several Portuguese warships. Many arrests have been made as authorities respond to the unrest.
London suffered its third night of bombing as 407 people were killed and 86 wounded in last night’s raid. Chatham naval yards escaped damage but part of the naval task force reportedly took a direct hit.
Russo forces fall back along the gulf line amid heavy fighting as they strive to reach Petrograd. Reports indicate advancing Allied troops pressing the retreating units with sustained bombardment and disrupted supply routes.
Russian forces retreating from Riga burn towns and destroy rail links as German shells target the area. The action shifts east toward the Estonia coast with German warships and Bavarian divisions aiding a push to seal the Baltic shore and aid Prince Leopold. Meanwhile, Allied artillery and air raids continue along the front, prompting civilian evacuations and renewed combat in Flanders and Verdun sectors. James W. Gerard urges American unity in a speech at Columba gardens, calling for a total wartime effort and warning against traitors.
More than seven thousand people gathered at the gardens to cheer Gerard. The event showed strong crowd support amid talks about Germany.
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