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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1917
Page
1
London reports suggest Germany may alter U-boat tactics though no definite decision is stated. South American nations are not joining the United States as Americans express concern over possible changes and the broader naval strategy.
A United Press report from London cites German newspapers indicating Berlin may offer concessions on submarine policy within days. The London briefing notes that such moves aim to reassure neutral powers without undermining Germanys war aims, while U S officials in Washington acknowledged no proof of new German concessions.
United Press dispatch from Columbia New Mexico reports Pershing’s punitive expedition reaching the Mexican boundary by eight in the morning. The column halted amid a prepared assembly area and awaiting orders as General Pershing’s forces prepare to advance further into Mexico.
Berlin editorial critiques U S severing diplomatic ties as unlikely to alter German war aims. It says Germany will use full means to win, despite war being sparked by U S action. In New York a dispatch notes ships Trent, Adelphi, and Danish line vessels arriving and departing Liverpool toward New York with weathered passages.
The gas shortage deepened as cooler weather returned and even the Raymond Manufacturing plant faced limited operation. Factories ran only partially, city schools including Marview and High School buildings closed due to heating cuts while officials warned of further public shutdowns and higher demand.
Meadville on February 5 the second day within the city to report a death in the past twenty four hours. The body of Mrs. Ametia Proudfoot aged sixty eight years, was found on the stairs of her home. The remains were frozen and the elderly woman had been dead for several days. Possible heart failure noted in medical assessment.
The funeral for John Dillingham, who died Friday at his Eagle Street home, was held at the Nelson Undertaking Rooms on South Center Street this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Shiepler officiating. Pallbearers included James Richards, L. B. Nicholi, Jerome Haight and William Butler. The deceased was found dead the previous morning, believed to have lain unobserved for about twenty four hours.
Corry men J. H. Desmond M. I Walte and AH Manis leave tonight for Harrisburg to escort delegates from Erle and Crawford counties to a Highway Department session with Superintendent Binck. Erie and Crawford county commissioners will attend a meeting to discuss routing of the Perry Highway project. Delegates seek to reroute to pass Waterford, with officials ready to consider changes. The Harrisburg gathering is set for tomorrow afternoon. Weather shows for Penutney.
A fragmented dispatch reports Thomas Mulheirn and family arriving from New York and Romania. The article traces their movements through various European locales during the wartime period, noting travels toward Petrograd and uncertain delays amid military events and political shifts.
Berlin dispatch reports rising tension as United States and Germany near war. Americans in Germany confer for safety while recall of Ambassador Gerard looms. Rumors of ships stranded, possible Norwegian help, and embassy staff evacuation circulate amid submarine successes and shifting alliances.
Pennsylvania suffragists offer services in wartime to assist government and national suffrage efforts. Messages sent to Mrs. Catt and Governor Brumbaugh mark the first such offer from the state. The report traces Allied and German troop movements, factory disruptions, and wartime impacts on Roumanian fields and ore shipments, with plans to rebuild after life and property losses.
Clinton Howard, famed orator, stirred a furor at Erie Methodist Church yesterday after delivering a lengthy address. He criticized church members for political apathy, calling them spineless and urging active engagement beyond weekly services amid looming election day.
Six people die when a fire destroys a Philadelphia home in an early morning blaze. Names appear garbled in the OCR, but the tragedy involves several residents and their children. Investigators report a total loss and a rapid spread throughout the dwelling.
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