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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
3
Illinois petroleum production totaled 17,714,235 barrels in 18, per United States Geological Survey and Illinois Geological Survey figures supervised by John D. Northrop. The output fell by 480 barrels or 7 percent from 1815, with distribution by months listed.
Oil discoveries and drilling activity across Illinois during 1916 to 1918 show sporadic pools and notable gas and oil tests. Illinois wells produced 24 789 barrels over their productive life in 1918, with average 224 barrels per well, and activity centered in southeastern fields while western areas saw wildcat drilling near Colmar and McDonough counties.
Fort Worth June 6 R H Fulcher a member of the Farmers and Laboral Protestive Association of America hid in the woods heavily armed for resisting conscription. He was shot and killed near Midway Monday by a posse of officers from Hund Rale Minton counties according to reports received yesterday.
Tidens Tegn reports a nationwide protest today with a holiday, halted street traffic, closed shops and papers, and trains operating. Demonstrators aim to obtain a 50 million dollar grant to lower food prices, fix maximum prices, abolish the neutrality guard, and reject the proposed new extraordinary military grant.
Chicago on June 6 reports the Director of the Chicago Board of Trade met to discuss establishing maximum prices for corn futures, following a move already taken with wheat weeks earlier. The city has little corn stock and prices rose 12 to 16 cents a bushel since last Thursday.
Russia and allies push for peace without conquests based on no indemnities. France Britain and others demand restoration of invaded territories including Alsace and Lorraine and guarantees for future peace. Germany silent. Russia’s socialist leaders call for a Stockholm peace conference on no indemnities and no annexations.
In remarks before the American Medical Association meeting in New York, Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester urged creating a medical officer in the president’s cabinet. He hailed army medical advances, urged prohibition, and argued sanitation training would benefit the nation after the war.
Brusiloff, named commander in chief of the Russian armies, could stabilize the Slav republic. His Volhynia Galicia campaign reportedly captured 300000 prisoners and 500 guns with high Teuton casualties. His stance against radical interference signals restored discipline and possible offensive on the western front.
Renewed raid by Mexican bandits reported in the lower Rio Grande valley. An American rancher named Gareth was slain, five daughters attacked, their mother mistreated, and a young son seriously beaten eight miles west of Sam Fordyce. Raiders crossed back into Mexico after looting the ranch.
The June Farm and Fireside cites Earth’s 197 million square miles of surface with 55 million land area and 25 million usable soil, yielding 24 million square miles of tillable land for 1.6 billion people. It argues one person must live off 11 acres globally, noting famines in Belgium Poland and widespread European suffering.
A historical wartime plea urges readers to oversubscribe Liberty bonds. The piece mocks Kaiser William and stresses buying bonds as duty and smart investment. It promotes 8 percent tax exempt bonds and urges immediate action to undermine the Kaiser.
In the June American Magazine David Grayson argues that dry walling reveals true mason craft, since without mortar each stone must rest securely to form a durable wall. He contends mortar hides flaws and praises dry walls as a lasting art.
A Spartanburg reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing nine years of backache weakness and irregularities. She reports regaining health and strength, able to work well again, and urges other women to seek relief through the remedy.
The piece praises New England stone walls as enduring works of art showcasing Puritan sincerity and careful masonry. It highlights Burnham Hill and Cre wabury walls as exemplars of early craft, noting their durability, proportion, and landscape harmony, and laments their passing beauty.
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