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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
4
Rates furnished on application. Communications and remittances to Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Box 328 Bluefield West Virginia. Second class matter entry at the Bluefield post office. Telephone listings for business office Eastoral Feome.
The passage praises the flag with white and scarlet and blue with silver stars and expresses allegiance and blessing. It then contrasts youth and maturity with reflections on happiness and resilience, ending with quoted lines about nettles and quick perception of live facts.
Editorial contrasts city and rural patriotism as conscription nears with June 6 registration. It argues cities harbor dangerous radicalism while rural areas show readiness for service and Liberty Loan support, urging nationwide mobilization and defense against Prussianism amid 88 indictments of onion monopolists.
The Daily Telegraph warns against propaganda pressuring volunteers while praising those in useful home work. It urges support for Red Cross, parades, registration day, and Liberty Loan drives, stressing national unity and dangers of hoarding wealth for the Kaiser. It notes sugar crop loss from Cuban insurrection and condemns bandit actions.
An opinion piece condemns waste in American life noting lavish restaurant habits, overfeeding, and bread waste amid global wheat shortages. It urges restraint on meat like pork and veal, criticizes bread surplus, and questions censorship of maritime news while submarines monitor cargo.
A sharp editorial urges Americans to harden hearts and muster courage amid fear of judgment from helpers and a demand to curb lavish living. It warns against snobbery and excess as the nation confronts scarce resources and wartime austerity.
A nostalgic verse by Sarah Trasdale recalls a night with spring thunder and rain. The speaker revisits a doorway memory, noting thunder gripping the earth and lightning across the sky. The storm and rain trigger a vivid recollection of a past romance told with lyric imagery.
W D Thornhill dies at his Bluefield home from pernicious anemia at about two this morning. He was fifty five, longtime Bluefield resident, member of Reynolds Thornhill brokerage. Survived by wife Miss Page Watts of Bluefield. He came to Bluefield from Appomattox Virginia. Blood transfusions were used during illness.
Workers secure increases in pay, an eight-hour day, and official recognition of the union. The gains mark a milestone in labor relations as negotiations conclude with the employers agreeing to improved standards and a formal union acknowledgment.
Washington May 31 President Wilson joined the Liberty loan effort by subscribing for a $10,000 bond. He wrote to Secretary McAdoo stating he wished to send a personal subscription and hoped it would be a sizable donation.
Debates representing nearly 15 000 miners of the New Driver and Winding Bill bituminous coal fields of West Virginia ratified by an almost unanimous vote the wage agreement made tentatively with operators at Cincinnati. The convention here today endorsed the terms of the agreement.
A vintage cosmetic ad promotes a lemon based lotion for skin lightening and beautifying. It suggests mixing two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint of cream for face neck arms and hands, claiming it softens smooths and brightens. The tone urges readers to try the homemade preparation for freckles sallowness and rosy skin.
Washington mourns the death of Rear Admiral Upshur at age ninety four. A veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, he led navy forces in the Pacific before retiring in 1885 after a forty four year career. He served with Perry in the Japan voyage and took part in Vera Cruz operations. Born in Virginia in 1823, Upshur was the oldest living naval academy graduate and a prominent flag officer.
New York May 31 Resolutions from the First American Conference on Democracy and Terms of Peace urge the U S to state war aims and peace terms. The session filled Madison Square Garden and thousands were turned away while police and fire crews kept watch. the gathering remained peaceful.
Telephone based fire alarm signals issued for multiple street locations including Bluefield Avenue Princeton Avenue Russell Street and others with Central Station listed. Alarm set from Central Station and various intersections such as Pulaski Street Tate Street and Midway vicinity.
Western state railroad commissioners urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise passenger fares and not grant the fifteen percent general increases sought by six railroads. Data show railroad earnings, expenditures, dividends, and depreciation. shippers argue no emergency exists west of the Mississippi and north of the Missouri for a freight rate hike.
The prince spoke to the U.S. Senate conveying King Victor’s greetings and urging continued allied effort to curb submarine warfare. He stressed unity, shared sacrifice, and the hopeful end of sufferings, while pledging solidarity between Italy and the American people. He was received with enthusiasm, dressed in full naval uniform along with other delegation leaders.
Federal agents in New York acted against an alleged conspiracy to defeat selective draft registration. Three students from Olomila University and a Barnard senior, Owen Chettell, Charles B. Phillips, and Eleanor Wilson Parker, were held for examination as part of a college anti militarism league. Parker is Barnard executive secretary.
Christian dispatch cites the Norwegian foreign minister noting German submarines sank the sailing vessel Asters of 1,551 tons and steamers Glyn of 258 tons and Fridtjof of 2,197 tons.
An advertisement promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a safe, non dye solution to restore natural hair color. It claims permanent dark shade, healthful benefits, money back guarantee, and availability for 50c at The Goodykoontz Drug Co. Memphis suppliers listed with related hair products and a free book offer.
Blacksburg Virginia May 31 The Virginia Polytechnic Institute hosts graduation exercises to accommodate a large number of students seeking entry into military service.
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