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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
6
Iowa news items report 2500 soldiers to join the national guard at Deming, with assignments at Camp Dodge depot brigade before shipping south. Deaths include W. C. Hayward former secretary of state and state senator. Edward S. Welles writes from France of a German bombing near hospital tents. Towns from Winterset to Dubuque report crop, road, and public notices as war mobilization continues.
England France and Italy will train American aviators abroad due to machine shortages at home. Britain reports the loss of the torpedoed ship with Klirry Shinn of Philadelphia killed, while two British subjects die in the same incident. More than 800,000 men begin training in sixteen U S cantonments as the nation prepares for a mass citizen army and new reconstruction hospitals are planned in major cities to rehabilitate wounded soldiers returning from Europe.
A scrambled report cites a Chicago jeweler robbery, a Mexican bandit figure seeking amnesty, a Philadelphia police death during a riot, school closures in Crawford County for poliomyelitis fears, wheat policies in Oklahoma and Texas, a reward offer by a German commander, a record beef auction price at Sioux City, a Lincoln Nebraska baseball title, and Nebraska coal shipments under old prices.
The city of Denver sold five hundred tons of Hgnite coal in the first half day of operations as a retail coal denier at a delivery price of four dollars and fifteen cents per ton.
The treasury announces 50 million to Great Britain and 20 million to France. A 7 billion war deficiency bill passes Congress. Hoover denies wheat requisition for mills. Federal Reserve begins distributing over 8.7 million Liberty bonds. 7 million bonds in 40 and 100 dollar denominations. McAdoo says war credits bill totals 11.588 billion. Sugar prices to fall about 1 percent. beet sugar makers agree to 14 cents per pound. Liberty Loan campaign runs Oct 16 to Oct 27. Liberty Day on Oct 24 with patriotic events nationwide. Bean production projected at 19,969,000 bushels from 14.5 million acres. August price 7.24 a bushel. Government to fix soft coal prices by Oct 1. Garfield warns dealers who bought above new prices will lose.
One hundred thousand Canadians aged 20 to 84 will be drafted in the first week of October under the new scheme. General Kornilot leads a recent revolt in Russia and will be tried by court martial at the front. Italians report prisoners including Turks as Austria-Hungary seeks last-ditch aid. British ships 1600 tons plus sunk by mines or submarines. total eight large, twenty smaller, one fishing vessel. Germany’s reply to Argentina over Count Luxburg’s covert messages is deemed unsatisfactory. ADM admiralty notes fewer large British ships sunk in the week to Sept 8. Sweden’s restrictions signal pressure as diplomatic issues rise. France pledges to fight until Alsace-Lorraine is reannexed with damage payments and security guarantees.
Washington officials weighed the Bernstorff telegram showing a German request to spend up to $50,000 to influence members of Congress to prevent war. The disclosure links Bernstorff to directing antiwar efforts and hints at a broader pattern of German propaganda and pacifist mobilization in the United States during a tense neutrality period.
A January 22, 1917 telegram from Count von Bernstorff, released by Secretary Lansing, asks authority to spend up to 50000 dollars to sway Congress via a known organization. It notes a German public declaration in favor of Ireland to gain Irish influence and support abroad.
The article describes war dogs speeding behind the lines and returning before cavalry. Dogs run miles quickly with keen sense of smell, patrolling trenches at night with patrol parties to warn of approaching enemies and protect soldiers from surprises.
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