28 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
1
A Chicago Evening Post defense warns that Germany seeks to keep America asleep while pursuing conquest. It argues Berlin wants America to fail, opposes the draft and Liberty Loan, and urges urgent support for the Red Cross with a Colville Washington piece praising local figures.
The State Council of Defense in Olympia urges Inland Empire grain growers to combat field and warehouse fires during a critical period. Three aid forces come to assist: deputy sheriffs, the state insurance department enforcing regulations, and underwriting firms with field staff. Insurance losses function as partial recompense, but cannot replace burned grain. Aware of past fires in threshing, insurers seek to prevent a recurrence by tightening coverage. The message also notes a wartime transmission law warning that materials advocating treason or resistance to US law are nonmailable, with penalties up to 5000 dollars and five years in prison.
The article profiles three Colville business pioneers on Main Street: Frank B Goetter a druggist, B Slater a veteran attorney, and Thomas Aspend a longtime barber. It recounts Aspend's rough journey from Norway to Colville and his 27 years of barbering with vast whisker clearings, Slater’s varied public service and historiography, and Goetter’s role in verifying local history and industry.
Stevens County residents were called to service on July 20 for military duty and must appear for medical examination to seek exemptions. The list includes Emil Schmeller Chewelah Walter Kinnan Park Rapids Raleigh McMillan Ford Sydney Stephen Orient Lester Somersett Colville George Krise Kettle Falls Marcus Tveit Ford Monty Morris Kettle Falls Numa Dubois Jr Orin Victor Baker Chewelah Eugene Knapp Colville Carl Nielsen Springdale Melvin Newsome Northport William Morgan Valley Judson Cheme Rugsdate Hinley Spokane William Waddell Colville Matt Jurkovich Chewelah Thornton Downey Va Charlie Price Middleport Roy Worley Kettle Falls Howard Newlun Datny Quin Harr Hanover? (continues on page two)
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