13 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
1
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A note marks thirty seven years since the submarine was vented, highlighting a milestone in early underwater craft development and confirming continued interest in maritime engineering progress.
The Coatesville Herald urges statewide teaching of good citizenship in Indiana schools. It argues that understanding big government and root causes of crime begins with youth, asserting crime is a boy problem and promotion of civic education could establish a lasting national solution. Leavenworth New Era.
A editorial argues against absolute free speech, stating there can be no such thing. It asserts laws must be obeyed after passage, taxes and draft must be respected, and public safety requires implicit compliance, warning that noncompliance betrays the government.
The piece notes Fort Riley in Kansas has 7 000 soldiers and expects 48 000 with no drunkenness, crediting a bone dry law. It cites War Department penalties for liquor sales to soldiers and argues for industrial alcohol investments as the coming era, citing United States Industrial Alcohol Company dividends and stock distributions.
The speaker urges American readers to support prohibition as a war measure, arguing Welsh miners and British labor need clear reasons for prohibition. He cites The Strength of Britain Movement and a parallel U S campaign by the National Temperance Society to win broad support via ads, meetings, and targeted publications.
The article notes that wartime conditions reveal merit in prohibition as many young men fail physical tests. A YMC A secretary reports that only 25 percent of men from a certain state qualified for service, while 90 percent of Kansas recruits met army and navy standards, highlighting regional fitness differences.
The message urges state and national protection and conservation to build sound citizenship. It argues for National Prohibition as a defense against a feared threat described as the American saloon.
Dr. Chas. F. Read of Illinois Medical Journal calls alcohol an economic absurdity and urges its removal. Montreal Medical Society states there is no healthful drink among alcoholic beverages.
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