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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
2
Weekly War News Digest reports at Hot Springs North Carolina interned German officers and crew from merchant vessels receive limited wages for labor and banks credit for excess. They are provided three meals daily with strict economy.
The Army Medical School lab has shipped enough typhoid and paratyphoid vaccines since April 1 to inoculate every soldier. Vaccines are guarded against contamination stored in sealed, locked refrigerators, with vessels moved only in company of officers. Animal tests show correct emulsion prevents harm, and the process aims for a 3 percent maximum preservative limit.
The Ordnance Bureau provides infantrymen with 914 pounds of iron and steel excluding uniforms. Items include bayonet scabbard two ounces front sight cover two ounces rifle 107 ounces shovel 25 ounces meat can 0.03 ounce pack carriers 0.03 ounce knife one ounce and other gear components.
The receiving hospital for United States soldiers brought back from Europe will be established at Szttern Inland New York with a capacity of 2,500 beds. The plan provides care and distribution, transferring men from Staten Island to general or special treatment hospitals as sites are chosen nationwide. Where possible, soldiers will be sent near home and trained for suitable trades with government help on discharge to return to industry.
A new 170 page publication by the Committee on Public Information argues for German world policy, advocating migration and resettlement plans. The report contrasts with U S wartime efforts while detailing radio service training, nurse shortages at camp hospitals, and varied home front activities.
Red Cross ships carry over ten thousand tons monthly to Europe including a consignment of 559 soccer balls and 250 rug by foeballs for American soldiers funded by Harvard graduates. Secretary Daniels notes turkey for Thanksgiving for every navy man as a naval supply ship reaches European waters. Cuba plans a Cuban air unit for France, possibly the Escadrille Cubaine. War risk insurance opens with rates per $1,000 at 65 cents to $1.21 monthly. Minnesota forms the Minnesota Motor Reserve to mobilize automobile resources for government transport. McAdoo orders liquidation of enemy nation insurers with life firms exempt. Postal workers urged to promote war-savings stamps toward a $2B target by 1919. New York port under military control, other ports to follow with guards and restricted access. Plea hints at a Napoleonic parallel in Italy and a sea gull sonar idea for U boats.
The piece notes wedding rings have increased about 50 percent, yet the initial cost is not the key. It adds a speculative jab that patriots pessimistic about peace hope Trotzky will sue Kerensky for a separate peace.
The speaker argues that attributing a licking on the western front to a higher power is a logical mistake and calls for a reasoned explanation. The remark frames the front action as requiring accountability beyond superstition and rhetoric.
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