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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
1
Chicago reports heavy snowfall shut downs and a fuel shortage easing as workers shovel snow from rail lines to reopen packing plants and munitions facilities. About 150,000 displaced workers in the Chicago area resume duties as a new storm threatens and temperatures hover near zero.
Washington dispatch reports the Kaiser anxious about Germany and Austria producing fewer babies this year while soldiers fight abroad. Officials note concern shifts to maternal welfare only after children grow and families endure shortages. The article cites government voices describing moves to double food vouchers for newly married couples to support population growth.
Mrs Dertia Miles, widow of Harry I Miles, is jailed awaiting a reopened inquest into his Wednesday death from a bullet wound. The coroner seized the body before it left for Indianapolis as Mrs Miles and her sister Clara Bartsch testified that Miles shot himself during a plea for forgiveness after a quarrel.
Macon reports Major Augustus P. Gardner former Massachusetts congressman died here of pneumonia. His body was sent to Washington and will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Washington reports that admin bills granting Hoover authority to enforce wheatless and meatless days, regulate mills and hotels, and require substitution of rye and corn meal for wheat are completed. Senate committee will also hear Denman on shifting blame for shipbuilding delays amid stalled railroad legislation.
Thousands of copies of President Wilsons speech to Congress were dropped over German lines in Belgium by Allied flyers last Thursday. Allied planes took part in the operation.
A general order from the American Army in France grants seven days leave to each soldier for four months service at the front. Holiday centers are being built in France to provide rest and recreation, with longer leave hoped after further actions. Decorum at holiday crowds is stressed and Paris visits require special permission.
Indianapolis on January 15 saw thousands of residents abandon transit as a twelve inch snowfall halted business and left workers to trek to jobs on foot. Fuel Administration officials called the coal shortage at its worst, while the storm began easing and transportation moved slowly after days of disruption.
The article details rapid camouflage development from concealing a fan or small cannon to hiding entire batteries and even large roads. It notes the art has progressed to concealment of big guns and roadways, highlighting astonishing growth in military camouflage techniques.
Vatican reports say Papal Nuncios to Austria and Germany told Pope Benedict there is no encouragement for peace hopes now. The pope will pause judgment on the peace situation until governmental statements are made. The nuncios relayed only tentative peace feelers from recent United Press dispatches.
Washington on January 15 reports say Walter Sporemann, an alleged German spy lieutenant, is under federal guard in Richmond and facing examination in Baltimore. Nine possible accomplices are detained, including wealthy Baltimore residents, as agents trace a plot to fire a magazine at the Norfolk army aviation field. Marius Asch was arrested in Baltimore as officers widen the case. The role of the unnamed woman remains unclear.
A man identified as August Matt, a German who sought information on Laguna Dam, was found dead hanging from a tree near the Mexican border. Yuma County authorities believe a lynching occurred. Logan Smith deputy sheriff identified the body. German literature and 81455 in currency were found on him.
Washington January 15 forecast that R H Aishton vice president of the Chicago Northwestern railroad has been summoned to Washington to confer with Director General Mc Adoo regarding a high position in the railroad administration.
British troops north of Lens raided the enemy last night bombing dugouts and capturing prisoners and a machine gun, according to today’s official statement. Earlier northeast of Armentieres a strong hostile raid was repulsed.
Copenhagen reports a German general staff denial that American prisoners of war will be treated more harshly than others. Berlin dispatches say the United States sources are considered unreliable and aimed at stirring up hatred.
Washington January 15 coal for suffering families and war utilities takes priority over all freight on the national railroad. Director McAdoo orders fuel distributed to critical points before other goods. After vital coal needs, food, then bunker coal for 118 ships in New York harbor. Garfield directs diversion of coal or coke to stricken districts as needed.
Five members of the Houk family perished when a fire swept their home near Espyville in Marion County early today. The victims include Chris Houk, his wife, and their three young children, with investigators citing a defective furnace as the probable cause.
Amsterdam dispatches report the Bulgarian paper Mir calling Wilson's peace outline a considerable step toward peace and The Narod saying its policies could unite the democracies of the world.
London January 15 Bonar Law denied in the house of commons that Field Marshal Haig might be recalled following the German success at Cambrai in November.
Arrest of all members of the Romanian delegation in Petrograd shocks diplomatic corps and stirs sensational reaction abroad as authorities move to mobilize forces.
London reports Yarmouth was shelled from the sea overnight. Twenty shells fell on the port causing three deaths and ten injuries. The bombardment lasted five minutes with roofs and chimneys damaged and a star shell illuminating the town. The attacker was suspected to be a submarine or cruiser.
Washington report states the Senate adopted the Jones amendment restricting newspapers to a maximum of 16 pages daily or Sunday. The limit takes effect 30 days after the bill becomes law. The action shapes newspaper size across the industry.
United Mine Workers of America opened its biennial convention in Indianapolis with 900 delegates present due to transportation delays. President Frank J. Hayes spoke as Governor J. P. Goodrich and Mayor Charles Jewett welcomed attendees. Delegates heard views from Indiana labor groups and churches while opposition grew to a wage agreement penalty clause fining miners and operators for violations pending ratification.
Colonel C. W. Fenton commandant of the Fort Myer training camp died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. He directed the first and second officers training and was in line for promotion to Brigadier General.
Washington measures call for immediate registration of men who turned 21 since June 5, 1917, as Sen. Chamberlain proposes with Sec. Baker’s backing. The plan estimates adding 500,000 to the national army and includes a draft quota reform to address alien population concerns and draft fairness.
A heavy snow blanket across Ohio disrupts rail travel with trains stalled on every line and schedules forgotten. Roads attempt to move trains to destinations but tracks are blocked by deep snow, prolonging coal shortages and statewide hardship.
Dispatches from Brest Litovsk via Berlin report renewed deadlock in negotiations between the Russian and German delegations. Germany seeks to retain control of occupied Russian territory while demobilization and new Russian government issues complicate the talks. Trotsky questions representation of the people as Czernin and Kuehlmann defer invitations.
Russian forces retreating from the Roumanian front stream toward Petrograd with about sixty thousand men passing a single station last Wednesday. Equipment and rifles are discarded by the returning troops as Bolshevik cruisers move six vessels up the Neva near Petrograd ready to provide guns if the constituent assembly remains fractious.
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