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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1917
Page
1
Foreign Minister Balfour and his party land in America and head to Washington for pivotal war council talks. Sir George Foster and Sir Joseph Pope join the delegation, with Secretary Lansing and aides ready to welcome the visitors and outline forthcoming war conference plans.
Two reports are submitted to House leaders for and against the selective draft plan as Wilson seeks a wartime army. In the Senate the administration bill clears for debate while in the House Rep Kalin leads the minority opposing amendments and Dent pushes a volunteer alternative.
Holland formally notified the state department that it will maintain strict neutrality in the war between Germany and the United States as of April 21 at Washington. The stance preserves its position amid rising tensions and global conflict.
The relief ship Kongsli was sunk by a mine or submarine in the safe zone on Friday night. One crew member, the second mate, a Norwegian, is missing. thirty-four aboard, including nineteen Americans, were landed at Ymuiden. The ship struck starboard and disappeared in darkness. the crew was rescued by trawlers.
The Hague April 21 announcement states the American government told the Dutch legation in Washington that export prohibitions on foodstuffs or metals bound for Holland would be used only in extremity. The United States is fully aware of Holland's position.
The admiralty reports two German destroyers sunk and possibly three during a Dover raid near Dover. Five German destroyers took part and were met by two Dover patrol vessels. British losses were slight. 105 Germans were saved.
Berlin reports strong artillery firing along the Aisne and in Champagne with enemy attacks at Chemings des Dames failing. Bombardments increased gradually between the Loos and Arras Cambrai railway lines, as stated by the German army staff.
A Copenhagen dispatch to Central News says the Norwegian steamer Bergengut was sunk by a German submarine with eight crew killed. It also reports the Norwegian steamer Norden, 766 tons gross, captured by Germans and taken to Cuxhaven.
French troops advanced in grenade fighting south of Juvincourt and east of Courey with artillery active along the offensive front. A German assault on Mont Hant failed while fighting intensified east of Craonne and north of Rheims.
The weather report notes a fair couple of days in West Virginia and Virginia on Sunday and Monday with moderate temperatures. Winds are light and skies mostly sunny with no precipitation expected.
The official news agency reports that the Russian revolutionary democracy does not seek a separate peace with Germany. It calls for international peace without annexation or indemnities, based on free development of nations, urging the proletariat to work toward this goal.
Washington April 21 a nationwide drive to raise funds for the American Red Cross war relief was agreed at a conference called by President Wilson. A Red Cross Day will likely be proclaimed next month. A committee to oversee the drive was appointed and will meet in New York Wednesday to finalize plans.
At Mineola on April 21 Col Theodore Roosevelt told the Long Island Food Reserve Battalion and Nassau City Farm Bureau that the nation should mobilize and conscript men for tilling the soil in case of food shortage. He called for halting joy riding to conserve gasoline for war and for tighter grain use in brewing and distilling. Several hundred farmers and estate owners cheered the speech.
Will H Parry vice chairman of the federal trade commission died in a Washington hospital from complications after an operation performed a week earlier. He had been in poor health for months due to overwork and his heart weakened Friday. Parry, born in New York City in 1864, had a long career in public service.
Illinois tops the nation in regular army recruiting with 25 842 acceptances since April 1 and 2 427 from Winds amid the war emergency. The state posted the daily record for April 20 with 0 recruits, while New York had 125 and Pennsylvania 254.
Charleston April 21. A state council of defense meeting led by Governor Cornwell and former governor A B White discussed intensive farming of idle acres in West Virginia. Reports indicate broad public eagerness to cooperate with practical yield-boosting ideas.
Entente forces renew artillery on the Lens Champagne and Aisne fronts repelling German counterattacks and advancing near Bray-sur-Sancy and the Chemin des Daines. British and French forces report gains while Russia appeals for US aid amid German political and economic strains and rising munition worker unrest.
In Birmingham on April 21 a family of Mr and Mrs Martin Young faced a poisoning incident from canned peas. One member died and three others are in critical condition, with authorities investigating the cause and safety of the food product.
Mary Leona Young seven died after eating canned peas Thursday physicians cite pea poisoning. Mrs Young her son and another daughter remain hospitalized from the toxin. Mr Young did not eat the peas.
Washington reports army reserve corps officers will be called to duty at fourteen training camps opening on May eighth for instruction. They will have the same pay and allowances as regular army officers, with commissions issued unless a vital defect is found. The War Department issued the statement to clear up confusion about pay and treatment of reserve corps officers.
Governors are urged to send representatives to Washington on May 2 for a conference on state cooperation in the war effort. Military affairs and the food situation will be central topics, with heads of state defense councils invited as delegates. Secretary Baker will open the meeting at the War Department.
Physicians report Mme Sarah Bernhardt’s condition favorable in a New York hospital. They say her present weakness stems from long illness and not the recent operation, reflecting a run-down health state rather than procedural complications.
Allied forces report a French front advance from Craonne to Auberive with reorganized positions and minimal losses. German attempts to retake ground failed at Herutibe as fog and heavy bombardment shaped combats across the Chemin-des-Dames.
The State Department released Whitlock's confidential report detailing German deportations from Belgium for forced labor after the Belgian invasion. It describes harsh coercion, cold and hunger, and the aim to crush resistance. It notes widespread suffering, dying prisoners, and the German capacity for blundering and cruelty, with lasting hatred across Flemish society.
Senator Cummins introduced amendments to the espionage bill prohibiting grain use in alcohol production during the war and requiring food and clothing to be sold at reasonable prices. The bill will likely return to the Senate after the war Army measure is disposed of.
Lisbon report states Antonio Almeida presented the entire cabinet resignations to Bernardino Machado after an adverse in the chamber of deputies vote on establishing a national economic council.
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