27 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
1
A fragmented excerpt notes political turmoil in Western Australia as parties clash over forming a new government. Key figures and timeline hint at ongoing negotiations while the public watches closely for a decisive shift in leadership.
Washington reports that officials believe the war will last at least three years and that the administration is preparing for a prolonged conflict. The call is for continued mobilization of resources and unity, with victory contingent on German government change and sustained Allied effort despite hardship and uncertainty. The piece emphasizes duty, sacrifice, and the belief in eventual Allied victory.
A brief notice notes a January start for a Red Cross membership drive aiming to raise money for boys involved in war effort programs. Details are sparse, with fragmented wording across the source.
At a Baxter Roi Crone chapter meeting the treasurer was told to send 5200 to the Washington Red Cross fund from the recent drive, with 6100 pledged and about 1000 unpaid. A report will list paid and unpaid subscribers, and money can be left with Walter Hartley at Baxter State Bank. The chapter will allocate 1300 for garments and bandages once available, per Red Cross policy, while work slows after Christmas. Grace Perkins succeeds secretary Petrea N. Twente as duties shift. The drive in Baxter Springs is postponed until after year’s start due to lack of service flags and blanks, with volunteers urged to assist to raise local membership above 1000.
The Daily Citizen notes workers in Hockerville Ontario and St. Louis seeking regular transport to Baxter for daily work. A taxi bus route could serve morning trips down and evening returns home. The piece also blends wartime rhetoric about Germany and the United States’ role in civilization and freedom.
On Sunday November 25 a plan to wreck a Frisco passenger train was carried out by placing Lego bolts on the track a few miles north of Baxter Springs. Janis and Adam Troyer under 21 were arrested days later on felony charges. Witnesses, the Davis children, saw the boys on the track and alerted authorities. The incident prompted the engineer to reduce speed, averting a wreck. The youths were bound over to the March district court term in Galena with bond set at 1200 each. Prosecution notes alleged German influence, but evidence did not support it.
A discussion argues education should focus on the ability to acquire knowledge rather than rote accumulation. It warns against overspecialization, praising American adaptability from farmer to congressman and military service, urging balance between skill mastery and initiative. The piece notes youths shifting into army life and leadership roles.
Indications show 9,480,000 acres seeded to winter wheat in Kansas this fall, near the 1916 record. Despite drought and labor shortages, farmers pushed toward the 10,000,000 acre target. The nation totals 42,200,000 acres sown, with Kansas rye plantings at 105,000 acres and rye condition around 78 percent. A December moisture boost improved prospects, though conditions remain uncertain. Mrs. Ed Hendricks and Theo Hendricks returned home after visiting Mrs J. T. McAbegy.
Dear Sir a reader pleads for immediate cleanup of Baxter Springs Kansas sharing deplorable alleys dirty toilets and flooded crossings. He urges hiring multiple scavengers enforcing monthly cleaning and stricter ordinances with fines and a proactive street cleaning plan backed by the Chamber of Commerce to improve town image and attract investment.
Mayor Wright releases a message from Richard M. Hurd, chairman of the American Defense Society, urging citizens to form local Vigilance Corps to aid the Government in countering German propaganda and enemy activity. The plan calls for declaring residents loyal, disloyal, doubtful, or unknown and further classifying aliens as enemy, pro German, or anti-government.
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