Indicting Germany The Bar Association’s World War Calling
The Boston Monitor notes Germany must face an international court for crimes against humanity as the American Bar Association drafts a formal indictment. It portrays the lawyer as awaiting a day of reckoning in a grand, orderly courtroom while nations join in evidence and condemnation. The piece links U S entry into war with a sheriff’s duty to curb lawless excesses and defend civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Boston Monitor
American Bar Association
United States
Fryatt
Belgium
Serbia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Romania
U S Imports For 1917 Top Europe Share Declines
The fiscal year 1917 imports into the United States totaled 2 659 355 185 dollars, rising from 1916 and 1914 peaks. Europe dropped to third place as North America led, with 23 percent from Europe and 28 percent from North America. South America and Asia more than doubled since 1914.
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United States
Europe
North America
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
South America
Asia
Oceania
World imports rise across continents during 1914 1917 period
A historical trade summary shows Oceanic imports at 42 million in 1914 rising to 65 million in 1917, Africa up to 60 million, North American gains led by Canada with wheat copper and pulp, Cuba sugar surges, Argentina wool and hides, Chile nitrate and copper, Brazil coffee hides rubber and manganese, China hides silk wool, Japanese leased territory soybean oil, British East Indies burlaps hides rubber tin, Japan raw silk rise, Philippines hemp sugar cocoanut oil, Australia slight drop, British Africa cocoa hides wool, and Egypt cotton, totaling wide regional growth and key commodity shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceania
Africa
Canada
Cuba
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
China
British East Indies
Japan
Phillipines
Manila
Australia
War Economy and Home Front Urgency in 1918 Editorial
A wartime editorial urges total national effort to defeat Germany, stressing self interest and safety. It notes proposed family allowances and reeducation for U S Army officers and soldiers, draft reports, and cautious calls for a second increment. Calls to conserve food, support Red Cross, and aid soldiers’ families, with Maryland road funds and a Baltimore convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Army of the United States
Red Cross
Man Hutchinson Escapes While Being Transported by Boat
Hutchinson, arrested in Federalsburg for vagrancy and committed to Baltimore’s House of Correction, broke from custody at Tilghman while being taken by boat. Despite handcuffs, he attempted to break the bands with a stone and wandered for two days before being recaptured and jailed in Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Federalsburg
House of Correction
Baltimore
Noble
Tilghman
Easton
Governor Thomas steamer sold for 50 thousand dollars
The police steamer Governor Thomas was sold by the State Conservation Commission for 50000 this week. It was built under the supervision of General Joseph B. Seth during his time as Oyster Navy commander. The buyer was Potter Transportation Company of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Thomas
State Conservation Commission
Joseph B. Seth
Oyster Navy
Potter Transportation Company
New York City
Milk Producers urged to sustain Maryland milk output
Chairman C. R. Gray of the Maryland Council of Defense appeals to farmers and dairymen to keep milk production steady during the critical period. He warns that choosing to harvest corn as grain could retire dairies, urging corn into silos and continued dairy operations while the U S Food Administration works to determine costs to produce and distribute milk.
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C. R. Gray
Maryland Council of Defense
Maryland
Gray
Committee On Agriculture
America
United States Food Administration
Sowing Annuals in October for Strong Spring Blooms
Timely farm notes urge sowing hardy annuals in October to build robust root systems, boost early spring vigor, and reduce bare beds. Prepare ground, lime sour soils, thin seedlings to six inches, and keep weeds down. Clean, dry seed with milling and careful inoculation boosts alfalfa and general seed success.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kent Island Proving Ground Funding in Supply Bill
The $3,000,000 provision for creating a proving ground for ordnance at Kent Island remains in the supply bill reported to the House. The text does not name Kent Island, but Baker and General Crozier both indicate the island was intended for the project, including land, buildings, and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Island
Ordnance Bureau
House of Representatives
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Proving Ground
Baker
General Crozier
Local frost damages crops after cold Monday night
The region saw temperatures drop near forty degrees on Monday night causing frost in several sections and resulting in notable crop damage.
Appointment of Election Judges and Clerks for Caroline county
Denton Maryland September 6 1917 the Supervisors of Elections for Caroline county appoint Judges and Clerks of Election for eight districts with party designations and precinct ties. Names include Goodwin Dennison Cohee Bennett Pippin Curry Longfellow Weaver Henning Luzader Parker Corkran Wright Hackett Hubbard Noble Sylvester Blanch Heyer Imler Towers Todd Beauchamp Collins etc. Appointees must appear October 18 1917 at 10 am in Denton for examination and complaints must be filed by then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Court House
Denton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benj. H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Democratic
Hugh A. McMullen
Allegany County
STATE
Senate
Benjamin H. Johnson
House OF Delegates
S. Elbert Douglas Thomas H. Everngam
J. Frank Lane
Joseph H. Carroll
Thomas S. Holt
Charles E. Carroll
Crowder
Houston
Department of Agricultural
Sam
Academy of Music
Balltimore
Kent Island Purchase
Elizabeth Hughes
Greensboro
Judges and Clerks of Election
Office of Supervisors of Elections
William H. Goodwin
Henderson
Alfred G. Dennison
Alonzo B. Cohee
B. Harrison Bennett
Carrol H. Pippin
James E. Curry
William L. Longfellow
John M. Weaver
First Precinct
William W. Noble
R. W. Emerson
Elmer T. Orme
Clarence & Rice
George Henning
Malcolm M. Luzader
Wilmer B. Parker
Sherman Tribbett
James H. Corkran
Preston
Grace Wright
Wm. &. Dillon
Choptank
James O. Wright
Chas. W. Hackett
Francis O. Hubbard
Robert K. Noble
Wm. A. Smith
Wm. E. Sylvester
Hillsboro
Edgar Blanch
Elwood
Ridgely
M Ward Hosbing SE
James W. Simon
George W. Towers
Judge -Preston
F. Linwood Todd
Herbert J. Beauchamp
Ernest C. Collins
Hobbs
John K. Lynch
Richard T. West
Harry B. Mason
C. Leslie Walls
Mel Frampel Fisvoel Fried
J. H. Nichols & CO
Aflatevel
Firtewel
Firtmal
Fintimnel
Fipston
We Schloss Bros & C
J.H. Nichols & CO
Denton, MD
Hickey-Freeman
Stetson
Boyden ‘Shoes
Manhattan
Kaiser
Mullin's Home Store
Wilmington
Plinger Sewing Mfg. CO
C. W. Bloxom
Aston, Md
Co. W. Sullivan
P.O. Denton
Deep Shore
Bae
F. C. Brown
Denton and
West Denton
L. B. Towers
Journal
Capital Prize
Partin-Palmer
Argo
Metz
Ford
Saxon
Fancy Lavalliere and Chain
Rodress
Johnson Pharmacy General Druggists
Pines
D. S. Ramsdell
The
Denton National Bank
Artilty
Harvey L. Cooper
Prest. Co
W. Hobbs
T. C. West
J. A. Trazzare
Asst
Western Maryland College
Win
Pepper
Maryland Trust
Baltimore, Maryland
Mikton, Maryland
BLISS
Proeryns
Parker
Ut Drugeteta
Orphans’ Court
Mary Fearns
John M. Wooters
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