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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
2
The German push east and west of Rheims is checked by strong Allied resistance from American French and Italian forces. French officials report recaptured St Agnan and La Capelle Monthodon and allied lines nearing Marne Valley heights.
The Missouri wheat crop is estimated at 60 million bushels, up 21 million from last year, per Dean F B Mumford. He urged continued food conservation while the Missouri Council of Defense proposed a labor draft law and a constitutional amendment to restrict voting to naturalized citizens. Plan to improve Lemay Ferry and Telegraph roads with 78 thousand dollars, using 30 convict laborers under state and county supervision, backed by St Louis authorities and the Chamber of Commerce.
State Superintendent Uel W. Lamkin announces German will not be an approved Missouri public school subject next year. The move aligns with nationwide efforts by school heads to abolish German instruction. Last year 148 of Missouri’s 600 high schools offered German courses, but many have since abandoned them.
The coming legislature plans measures to punish disloyalty and enforce state police power against pro-Germans, ban foreign language use in public schools, enable Missouri soldiers to vote, recognize the State Council of Defense, and possibly halt foreign language newspapers. St Clair County faces pay suspension as bond debt halts county work. federal Judge Van Valkenburgh enjoins county treasurer from paying funds beyond bond debt.
Several hundred residents of the suburban district of St Louis county have filed with the public service commission a protest against granting a rate hike for St Louis County Gas Co The proposed price would rise from 105 to 150 per 1000 feet The hearing date has not yet been set by the commission.
Mrs Lula May Berry of Trenton appointed by Gov Gardner to succeed John A Cooper as probate judge. Berry becomes the first Missouri woman to hold the office. Also reports Boonville resident Mrs Henry Kerapf killed by lightning at her Pilot Grove area farm home.
Mrs. D. H. Christie in Houston has received a German helmet from her brother, James Leavitt, who is serving in the American forces in France, as a wartime memento and link to home front sacrifice.
The American Red Cross issued a second appeal for the Southwestern Division covering Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma to recruit trained nurses for Army and Navy hospitals. The division had only recruited 2036 nurses by January and faces possible failure to meet its quota without intensified efforts.
The Laclede Gas Light Co. of St Louis filed with the state public service commission for a rate increase of 20 to 33 percent to take effect August 10. The proposal estimates about 850000 dollars in additional annual revenue and outlines higher gas prices for all customer tiers from 45 to 60 cents, 55 to 70 cents, and 75 to 90 cents per thousand. The company claims production costs for 1918 total 870000 dollars.
Governor Frederick D. Gardner removed the board of managers of the St. Joseph state hospital after deposing Dr. Porter E. Williams of Bunceton Missouri as superintendent and electing Dr. Frederick Riley of Clyde Missouri as successor. New appointees Charles R. Berry St Joseph Edward Kelso Grant City and Dr Arthur Nelson Bunceton were named and Williams is slated for re election.
A. E. Logan of the U S Bureau of Crop Estimates and Jewell Mayes of the State Agricultural Board report the Missouri cotton crop is strong with 95 percent condition on 157 780 growing acres. Projected yield is 80 000 bales, above 1917 and the year before, with slightly fewer acres at 161 000 in 1917. Reduced acreage mainly in Butler New Madrid and Pemiscot counties due to late season rains.
State Fuel Administrator Wallace C. Crossley issues an order directing drivers of coal wagons and trucks in large cities to unload promptly into chutes bins or nearest street or alley adjacent to the bin to prevent holding loaded vehicles while coal is moved into cellars with boxes or other means.
The U S Senate primary between Folk and Wilfley has become a personal feud with both camps accusing the other of disloyalty and high crimes. Also reported, the flag rope was stolen from the Dozier schoolhouse near here, with a reward offered for the thief described as small hearted and patriotic.
Marshfield Webster county has contracted for a county agent. T. M. Harmon, district agent, has been recommended for the position. His services are free to all.
In Middletown a plan seeks a new steel flag pole to fly Old Glory over the town. Southwestern Bell seeks a nine percent toll rate increase before the Missouri public service commission. The piece questions who pays most for toll service and who profits most.
Allied lines hold firm on both sides of the Rheims salient as Germans press with heavy shelling. American units near Fossey between Chateau Thierry and Dormans report improved positions and continued violent combat while French forces maintain their line east through Champagne toward Verdun.
Paris reports Lieut Quentin Roosevelt was killed in combat near Chateau Thierry as his squadron engaged seven German planes. His plane fell behind enemy lines after a midair clash. cousin Philip Roosevelt watched the battle and learned of the death later.
Gen John Pershing awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in London while General Tasker H. Bliss receives the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. The honors were officially announced today.
The Heim brewery in East St. Louis will close on Saturday as coal rationing orders from Fuel Administrator Garfield take effect. The plant has operated continuously for seventy two years in St. Louis.
London reports a new German air unit destroyed by fire credited to German revolutionists in the army. Twenty two airplanes were said to be involved in the incident.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover with instant relief. The copy claims it can remove hard corns and calluses between toes without soreness. It cites a Cincinnati inventor and notes a travel bureau in Austria with $300000 capital.
An old advertisement extols Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children, noting its long use and the famous signature on the bottle. The copy urges mothers to choose Castoria for their youngsters.
An American soldier in France notes that those who speak French are repeatedly asked why many dogs are called France Ici. He explains that ici means here and folk call the dog with a cry of Here, here, leading to the humorous misunderstanding.
Humorist King Lardner in Chicago hurled his paper in a frenzy over German bombing raids on London. He denounced the Huns as barbarians and mocked their Gothas painted with jokes to deceive the public.
The Notebook of an Intelligence Officer notes the German Hymn of Hate may become England's national song, likening it to Yankee Doodle later adopted by America. It describes a British regiment marching and singing the hymn, with a chorus declaring their hatred toward England.
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