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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
2
President Wilson appeals to coal operators and manufacturers to set fair prices for war needs and denounces profits as patriotic sacrifice. He argues government and industry must align, warns against excessive freight rates, and calls every citizen to deny selfish gains in a shared national duty.
The article notes that natural rock asphalt was discovered in Switzerland many years ago and used for over a century to extract its rich stores of bitumen, paving roads and aiding road construction.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that paying for medical counsel underlines trust in physicians over friends. The piece argues expertise and accountability justify medical guidance as more valuable in decision making.
A reader urges a careful autopsy to determine the true cause of a doctor’s death. The note emphasizes examining the liver to establish what ails him, suggesting public concern about the medical mystery.
A quotation from the Hlordia Times Union notes that selfishness as a word is about 200 years old, yet the behavior predates language dating back to the Garden of Eden with Adam hiding behind Eve before she existed.
War Department announces state quotas for the selective draft to build Uncle Sam’s national army. Quotas reflect proportionate population, using census data, and credit states for National Guard strength plus regular army enlistments from April 2 to June 30, 1917. The official allotment table lists gross quotas net quotas and credits.
Washington reports the president has ordered 687000 men to be raised by draft to fill regular army National Guard and the new national army. Governors apportion quotas to states territories and DC and local boards will assign net quotas. total net quotas amount to 687000 with 465085 voluntary enlistees credited. Illinois lowers gross quota from 70004 to 51058 as the draft proceeds.
A travel sketch describes river traffic on the Niger with government steamers offering comfort and diversions. It contrasts harsh lower river imagery with glimpses of life in the swampy delta where dugout canoes and scantily clad natives inhabit narrow retreats among mangrove forests near Maneyovo.
A fragment notes a large bird described as the turkey buzzard almost as free as an eagle. It is dull black with spurs nearly always visible and often seen in large curved forms.
The British battleship Vanguard blew up at anchor on July 9, with only three survivors aboard at the time, one officer and two men, later dead. Twenty four officers and 71 men were not on board when the explosion occurred. An inquiry is ordered. The ship, of 19 250 tons, carried 870 crew and belonged to the St Vincent class launched in 1900.
New York July 16 Edison at his plant greeted Edison dealers with a cryptic line stating we now have all the rebellious elements under control. He capitalized the word ah and added there will be many more conventions but this one is remembered for removing the last jinx from the record. Delegates sought details on a possible new invention but Edison gave only a smile and silence.
In Washington on Bastille Day 16 members of the National Woman's Party staged a White House picket with banners bearing Revolution slogans. Police moved in and arrested the entire delegation.
Paris reports ongoing artillery exchanges near St Quentin and along the Aisne front between Craonne and Courcy. German trench raiding south of St Quentin failed while French forces raided west of Navarin farm. Artillery continued at Verdun Hil804 and in the Woëvre region. A German bomber dropped near Nancy killing two women and a child.
The Danbury Hatters suit where D B Loewe & Company won 266000 against striking hatters is settled out of court. The original judgment planned to seize hatters homes in Danbury Bethel and Norwalk. Terms of settlement remain private.
Washington July 16 treasury department announced a discovery in the internal revenue division laboratory. The process relates to manufacturing glycerin from sugar and marks a notable advancement in industrial chemistry.
Washington reports the draft office will draw numbers immediately after state committees signal readiness to accelerate the process. Officials estimate it will take at least two months to call the 687000 men, with a month or more to assign quotas and resolve exemption districts.
Premier Lloyd George sent a message to Premier Lyott of Russia endorsing President Wilson's call that governments must be responsible to their peoples across Europe for a lasting peace.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger has been suppressed indefinitely by military authorities. No reasons are stated but likely linked to an Austria Hungary related attack and a statement by Count Czernin advocating peace without annexation.
Paris reports the cabinet approved a decree lifting wheat to 83.05 a bushel and limiting the rise in bread prices. The interior minister is authorized to present in the chamber a bill increasing family allowances for mobilized men.
Petrograd reports the fortified village of Novica south of Kalusz in Galicia has fallen into Russian hands from Austro German forces. The war office issued the official announcement.
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