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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1917
Page
1
Hawaii stands alone in the draft quotas having already furnished nearly 2000 volunteers beyond its required number. Hawaii’s gross quota was 2405 with 4287 national guard as of April 1, so no further men will be drafted from the territory. Drawing method to be announced after local boards finish listing registrants.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports that Field Marshal Hindenburg and General Ludendorff have arrived in Berlin after being summoned by Emperor William. They reportedly held a long conference with the crown prince and were later received by the emperor.
The war department bill appropriating 640 million dollars for 22 000 aircraft was passed by the House with minor amendments and no roll call. The measure, the largest aviation appropriation yet, faced some criticism on procedure but not on purpose.
Rome reports the ministry of foreign affairs informed the American embassy that Alfriedo Cocchi cannot be extradited for the Ruth Cruger case without violating Italy’s fundamental law. The decision hinges on legal protections and constitutional constraints.
Theodore Wolff hints in the Tageblatt of Berlin that the crown prince aided efforts to unseat Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg, suggesting political maneuvering around the Berlin government.
An invitation from Stockholm on July 14 calls for proletariat unity to seek peace without annexations or indemnities and for peoples to freely choose their own path. The Petrograd council initiated the plan, backed by Russia’s councils, with a Stockholm conference set for August 15 and a Zimmerwald meeting five days earlier to discuss participation.
France’s Bastile Day celebrated in Washington with a reception by Ambassador and Mrs Jusser at the French embassy. Official guests included the allied ambassadors Vice President Marshal cabinet members and numerous civilian officials along with French British Russian Italian and American officers.
Danbury Connecticut July 14 an agreement to settle the $252000 judgment and costs in the Lowe & Company versus United Hatters of North America case was announced after a conference of lawyers and union officers. The union reportedly paid about two thirds of the total. Martin Lauer said Lowe & Company sought every cent. the dispute began with a boycott over a closed shop in 1902 and continued through recent years until final judgment.
Washington July 14 French courtesy marked a suffrage demonstration before the White House by sixteen women of the party for Bastille day. The peaceful protest dwindled as police politely arrested the marchers and later they each posted 25 to guarantee their appeal.
The article reports the forced resignation of Imperial Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg amid upheaval in Germany. It notes crowd behavior at protests, police conduct led by Captain Flather, and preparations for further demonstrations. It discusses Abdication rumors, Crown Prince influence, and calls for reform and peace.
The notice lists war registrants with their numbers and explains required steps for the draft. It urges watching Washington drawings, reporting for physical exams, and timely exemption or discharge filings within seven days after mailing. The alert emphasizes penalties and the need to comply with selective service law.
Reports from London and Berne announce the resignation of General von Stein Prussian war minister, tying to the Reich’s war ministry role. Pan German support and protest against peace terms mark the stormy German political climate with Emperor William’s fate and chancellor’s departure in the mix.
West Virginia expects fair Sunday and Monday with thunderstorms in the east. Virginia sees generally fair conditions Sunday with southeast thunder showers, followed by warmer, fair Monday.
Van H Manning director of the bureau of mines warns that half a billion dollars, a quarter of the Liberty Loan issue, was wasted last year through inefficient coal use. He cites 25 percent loss in mine output and argues improved plant efficiency could triple usable energy, urging modernization despite wartime production pressures.
Centre Catholic Party rallies to peace policy preached by Mathias Erzberger on his Vienna return. He reports Emperor Charles supports peace with at least one strong German state backing it. Possible southern states may join a move to curb Prussian influence. future events will reveal who else lines up. Dr Hollwees successor, Dr George Michaelis, is described as an old bureaucrat.
Attorney General Gregory orders district attorneys to prosecute under the Reed amendment all persons transporting intoxicants by any means into dry states. A test case will be chosen to clarify how shipments into dry localities of local option states are handled under federal law.
Ross Smith condemned to die in the electric chair in Richmond on October 5 took his own life in his Roanoke jail cell. He hanged himself with a sheet rope fashioned from his bed, ending a case involving the murder of James Boston Mitchell, a Virginia Mitchell baby.
Nashville Tenn July 14 A habeas corpus ruling in Davidson County criminal court declares Tennessee bone dry law constitutional keeping liquor restrictions intact and enforcing prohibition statewide.
Columbus New Mexico July 14 The United States hosts Ari zona deported miners mill men and merchants encamped on desert half way to the Mexican border A small canvas city has sprung up on the site of the refugee camp established by General Pershing 1140 men sleep on beds for the first time since Wednesday under escort of US cavalry They work in the sun set up tents dig pits for field kitchens and haul firewood Government rations are issued They hope to return to Bisbee when accompanied by US soldiers and not before Army officers are unsure of the next move President Wilson may order their return home
The Norwegian steamship Conrad Mohr, detained in New York, carried 10 000 feet of copper cable hidden in an oil tank. Captain Peter Finarsen and chief engineer John Larsen were arraigned on conspiracy to defraud the government by filing a false manifest. Customs warned of contraband. discovery followed a pier search and a later inspection off Staten Island.
Russian forces claim another advance in eastern Galicia with the capture of Novica southwest of Kalusz. German resistance falters as Teutonic retreat disintegrates. Russian gains paused to regroup. On the western front, French and British forces are idle aside from local operations with heavy fighting near St Quentin Craonne and Courcy. The transport Armadale was sunk, six soldiers and one passenger missing.
Washington July 14 Secretary Lane with the president's approval asked Congress for a new $4,000,000 appropriation to complete a thirty mile gap in the Alaskan railway from tidewater at Anchorage to Seward and to open the Matanuska coal fields.
In Flat River Missouri July 14 about 700 foreign born laborers were forced from the St. Francis county lead belt by American born miners armed with guns and flags. They were marched to the railway station and fired into the air to drive them away. National guardsmen were sent from St Louis to calm the situation. William Lewis state labor commissioner arrived to settle the dispute, with no evidence of IWW or organized labor involvement.
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