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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
2
Public notice from Marlboro Massachusetts dated August 26 1908 announces a contest under the March 8 1879 act. The item appears in The Enterprise Company weekly edition printed at Marlboro Post Office.
Germany plans a drive toward Petrograd before Russia consolidates the new republic. The move aims to restore autocracy, defeat Russia, and shift focus to the western front. However the provisional Russian government seeks Moscow as safety, while German victory would threaten its own empire and hasten despotism’s end.
A historical overview notes China shedding despotism and adopting Western industrial, educational, and commercial practices. It describes American and European influence in mining engineering, department stores, and consumer goods, along with a shift toward modern governance and rights recognition. The piece highlights reform and the republic’s contrasts with past autocracy.
The article argues that Japan leads in modern industrialization and has appointed five government attaches to study foreign markets and pave the way for Japanese goods abroad. It notes China’s rapid industrial awakening, low wages, and plans to send attaches, signaling a shift in global commerce and East Asian competition.
The nation must unite behind the president and mobilize for war to defend liberty and honor. Germany’s violations of seas rights and atrocities in Belgium and France are cited as evidence of Teutonic militarism and barbarism, with the Kaiser nearing the end of his power.
The United States rapidly recognizes the new government of Russia and opens diplomatic relations. The American ambassador conveys congratulations on behalf of the United States, praising Russia as an infant nation and a fellow republic based on shared principles. Long life to free Russia.
The article notes Germany and the United States clashed in China near the German legation as German and American troops fought on Chinese soil. China plans to return dismissed German officials to Germany via the United States with State Department consent, and Allies are expected to grant similar privileges as Count Bernstorff. It contrasts this with the indignities suffered by the American minister Gerald at German hands.
Acton resident Mrs Hannan O McCarthy seeks to be administratrix of George A McCarthy’s estate with returnable date April 20 at East Cambridge. William Nolan estate in South Sudbury assigns special administrator Henry C McKenna of Boston with $1800 bond. estate valued at $4800. Maynard’s Leslie W Sims petitions to administer Victor Hanninen’s estate, with heir Hilda Jokinen involved and April 18 return. Estella J French estate in Cambridge valued at $3700. executor Edward B Caiger of Concord bond $20,000. Sudbury widow Hattie H Rafuse named administratrix of Joseph Rafuse’s estate with $3000 bond. estate $5000. Concord’s Edward F Wright named administrator of William H Wright’s estate with $2000 bond. real estate $1000. Maynard’s Max Blatt faces $1000 attachment in contract suit with Maynard Trust Co. Sudbury widow Martha B Garfield named administratrix of John W Garfield’s estate with $2000 bond. estate $4000 with multiple heirs listed.
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