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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
7
Government issues circulars to ease conscription registration for all men ages twenty one to thirty, including natives aliens and even enemies. Instructions cover name spelling age address birth date citizenship status and current occupation with emphasis on accuracy and legibility.
Indiana announces a state wide Liberty Loan drive with county chairmen designated in every county of the Seventh district. Major banks in Indianapolis report large subscriptions while local chairs will report daily to a central Indianapolis organization to accelerate bonds sales.
The war department emphasizes a single registration day for all males in designated ages. Five days were allowed for delivering blank forms to registrars, a detail some headlines missed. Only the day fixed in the president's proclamation will be devoted to registration.
The citizenry has given a remarkable response to the registration call and state officials show zeal, creating rivalry among commonwealths for the honor of delivering the first full registration returns.
The Indiana total valuation for corporate property for taxation in 1917 stands at 280,583,849 dollars, a net rise of 3,087,798 from last year. The state board completed its first session and valuations for steam and interurban railroads, express, telegraph, sleeping car, pipe line, telephone, and transportation firms doing business in Indiana. It fixed arbitrary valuations on certain telephone and transportation companies that did not report their properties.
The ninety second annual session of the Indiana grand lodge Free and Accepted Masons closed with new officers installed and routine business finished. Alb n L Branigan of Franklin named grand master for the coming year succeeding Harry B Tuthill of Michigan City who also received a telegram pledging Mason support to President Wilson in the national effort.
Mayor Bell urged the board of public works to rescind a Fourth of July fireworks ban, arguing enforcement would be unjust given dealers’ large stocks. He noted powder used for fireworks cannot be diverted to munitions and called for nationwide steps to curb manufacture while allowing current stock to be used.
Governor Goodrich reports Indiana is fully organized for registration on June 5. Conscription boards and registrars are appointed and registration places chosen, all serving without pay, per War Department instructions. Brigadier General Crowder receives the message detailing the districts and prep completed.
Saloonkeepers stopped selling liquor to soldiers after an official announcement that United States District Attorney Slack would investigate violations of the conscription law prohibiting sales to men in uniform. Refreshments in nearby saloons and stands near Fort Harrison were under scrutiny as the crackdown began.
A chamber of commerce committee seeks land for a Ninth Army Division training camp under the draft act. Proposed site combines Riverside Park, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and nearby ground, with potential use of the State Fair grounds for soldiers recreation. An alternative site lies adjacent to Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Governor Goodrich announces Will H. Hays of Sullivan will serve as chairman of Indiana council of defense. He will head headquarters at the statehouse and remain there through the war.
The article notes no site selected for the Ninth division environment to be formed from Indiana and Kentucky conscripts. Indianapolis officials expect the camp to adjoin Fort Benjamin Harrison while Major General Barry plans enlargements at Fort Harrison, though no actions are definite. Col. Edwin Lewis leads the commission evaluating offered sites.
This guide outlines a method to estimate indicated horsepower by averaging steam pressure from a diagram, calculating piston area, determining piston speed, and multiplying by pressure to obtain foot pounds per minute. It notes friction consumes a portion, leaving the rest for useful work.
A man recalls using insurance agent data on brides ages to persuade a young woman that most women marry young. He notes that women who remain single until age 25 face slim chances of a second proposal, presenting the figures jokingly but to provoke thought.
The rattan export plays a crucial yet low-value role for Singapore. Most rattans come from Sumatra, Borneo, the Celebes, and smaller islands and are collected by natives under Chinese merchants. Singapore acts as the main market, sourcing, grading, and shipping bundles to global buyers.
A Weser Zeitung report from Bremen notes a Berlin bookbinder has found codfish skin as a viable leather substitute for binding and leather goods. The material rivals shark skin in durability, is abundant and cheaper, resembles snakeskin, and has parchment-like strength per Berlin’s material tests.
The text traces gold leaf origins to ancient mura mies and its use on teeth skin and coffins. It notes tombs and monuments in Egypt and says gold leaf making dates to the eighth century B C with high perfection by the eleventh century. It mentions Grecian pottery thin gold leaf similar to today.
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