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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson and Hoover confront strained Allied food supplies as Rhondda reports critical bread rations in England and France. Italy and neutral Finland face scarcity, while the United States weighs new conservation measures to support European relief and sustain domestic supplies.
Washington Jan 8 Director General McAdoo seeks to save about 400 million dollars yearly in federal railroad operation. Immediate economies will follow rail control bill passage, with centralization and a single national line reducing costs and funding worker raises. The plan includes cutting high salaries and eliminating redundant executives and agencies once the system is unified.
Indianapolis January 8 The United Mine Workers plans to push pooling of coal at mine mouths at its annual convention opening next Tuesday Officials expect discussion of government ownership but doubt it will be urged Miners see pooled output and railroad distribution under government control as the solution
London reports universal satisfaction over the selection of Earl Reading as British high commissioner and special ambassador to the United States. The appointment marks a political shift and notes Reading's Jewish origin, son of an immigrant. Melbourne sees the cabinet resign in protest of the conscription vote. F G Tudor invited to form a new ministry.
Washington reports indicate Germany may reject Lloyd George terms as a basis for talks while liberal forces gain strength. Analysts see potential for internal reform as a peace framework, with Britain’s fleet ability to isolate Germany complicating trade and keeping Europe unstable until concessions occur.
Cambridge area calls for 40 workrooms to sew muslin bandages and fold gauze dressings. Volunteers meet at the public library second floor from 1 to 4 30 p m on weekdays with evening sessions 7 to 9 p m Monday and Thursday for those unavailable in afternoons.
Columbus January 8 The annual business meeting of Ohio Union Miners opened with about two hundred miners and officials registered. Union officials predict a quiet session with no wage scale discussions as the current contract remains in effect for another year.
British expeditionary forces launched a third offensive against the Turks in Arabia near Shahin. Official reports state British troops yesterday captured sixty two Turks and several guns, along with Mainda’s entire force and armament.
Cambridge Ohio Mayor J C Longsworth urges an economical administration during wartime. He cites public utilities, especially water works, as vital to public welfare and the city's financial progress, calling for prudent, sacrifice-led governance.
Bolshevik Foreign Minister Trotsky arrived at Brest-Litovsk and peace negotiations are to be resumed this afternoon, Berlin dispatches report from Amsterdam dated January 8.
Amsterdam dispatches report King Leopold of Bavaria vowing to fight until terms are accepted, declaring the need to beat the Americans as the latest enemy and refusing to relinquish any German ground while safeguarding frontiers.
Amsterdam dispatches report Emperor Karl of Austria Hungary will visit the Sultan of Turkey soon on a political mission. The announcement came from Vienna indicating the diplomacy will focus on regional affairs.
The council lists ward representatives W J Lewis Dean Sarchet W B Johnston C A Lingenfelter and at large members J E Miller Paul Bonnell Charles Ley with H Z Hobson as Organization President and C A Lingenfelter as President Pro Tem Roger Sarchet as Clerk. Committees include Finance Johnston Lewis and Lingenfelter Street improvement Ley Bonnell Miller Water works Miller Lingenfelter and Lewis Sewers and drains Lingenfelter Johnston and Sarchet Boundaries additions and sidewalks Lewis Miller and Bonnell Health parks and cemeteries Bon…
In France a test of paper pulp fiber tissue for dressings may reduce reliance on cotton and linen. Trials in New York previously showed comparable results, with a ton of tissue bound for a French surgeon in the field. If successful, France could produce the material locally, cutting ocean freight and improving supply.
T. E. Fox 55 proprietor of the Home Laundry in Delaware Ohio was decapitated when a boiler exploded after he turned cold water into hot tubes. The blast wrecked the laundry building in the early hours of January 8.
President Wilson outlined America's aims in World War I and asked a joint session of Congress to deliver a war aims message. He arrived at the Capitol and spoke before the House, with the address transmitted to nations by government cable.
Chicago reports a major snowstorm collapse with railroads returning to normal schedules. Interurban and streetcar lines resume operation as business reopens, marking a return to normal after the heaviest storm in the region's history.
Secretary of War Baker in his weekly review warned of a possible gigantic German assault on the west front during the war. He said Germany would mobilize vast troop masses and artillery, warning the Allied defense and urging Americans to remember past Allied victories by the French and British.
Cambridge and Guernsey counties rally to War Savings and Thrift Stamps with Cambridge post office selling 4000 in a day. Local leaders Bennett Hoge Barr and Allison organize drives, urging merchants and schools to participate and citing education in thrift as key to supporting the war effort.
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