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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
2
President Wilson appeals to the nation urging farmers and workers to maximize food supplies for civilians, military, and allied nations. He stresses unity, industrial efficiency, and swift action in shipyards, mines, and railways to sustain democracy and the war effort.
London reports from a Times correspondent with the British army in France describing desecration of a French church by Germans fleeing the area. Graves were rifled by hand and bodies were disturbed in the ruins, with the motive questioned as grotesque spite against sacred things.
Aged dispatch cites renewed good weather fueling renewed aerial combat on the Western Front. British forces advance at multiple points near Lens Douai and Gavrelle while capturing trenches and villages. Germans report limited penetration. French and British airmen clash, several planes shot down, with casualties on both sides reported. anti aircraft fire claims several more.
The proposal to form a new state from the region between the Continental Divide and the Wasatch Mountains targets the toll country. Reports indicate the movement to Salt Lake City, with community attorney Richard Hartfer attending, and a meeting with advocates noted as having gauged support.
The Militia Bureau informs that married officers are not automatically mustered out. A soldier’s independent means must prevent his family becoming a government charge. If funds exist to support dependents, discharge may be denied.
An order from Secretary Baker directs immediate cultivation of all available ground at Fort Sam Houston. Several hundred acres of government property at the post are opened for agricultural use by the War Department.
The United States Brewers Association announced that U S brewers used 67 million bushels of grain in the last fiscal year, about one percent of total U S grain production.
The bulk of James Buchanan Brady estate valued between 3.5 million and 5 billion dollars will go to charity.
Henry Ford announces a waiver of all patent rights on his farm tractor at the request of the British government. The move allows Great Britain to manufacture tractors for use in the British Isles and France, enabling broader wartime production.
A cargo of one thousand shark skins arrived from Cuba to be used in place of leather for shoe manufacture. Experiments with the material have yielded satisfactory results and may expand production.
Reports from Berlin and London describe crowds shouting for peace while rioters clashed with authorities during food riots and labor unrest. Observers note neutral sources question the image of German conditions as strikes and protests intensify. In Washington, a Democratic caucus vote moved to consider a war prohibition bill, while defense councils debate executive action or emergency measures on controls for production and distribution.
In a single message President Muepio proposes authorizing a Site fend Sur Fle to raise money for indemnities from losses caused by the war with Germany and for wartime expenses. A loan plan lists articles to secure payment, potentially backed by U S government collateral. The message calls for strict alliance support while rejecting sacrifices and aid grudges.
Washington dispatch reports Cuban President Meno cal informed Samuel Gompers that Cuba will send a commission to participate in the general war conferences and consult labor leaders before joining the federation’s world conference plans. The commission is to be named after Cuban labor input and will travel to the United States to aid negotiations between Entente missions and the United States. New York plan calls for 1000 aircraft with three machine guns each to aid the Allies. Camp Fire Girls propose a national uniform dress for women to save about one billion dollars annually during the war.
The 007 Associated Advertising Choice convention in St Louis will discuss central ideas that advertising lowers prices by increasing distribution. Notable executives will present that advertising pays for itself and reduces overall costs, with firms showing evidence that advertising benefits both business and the public.
Federal authorities have taken control of the waterfront piers at Hoboken housing Hamburg American and North German Lloyd steamers for war needs. The properties will be guarded, connected by rail, and later used for government shipping. A military deadline governs the area and waterfront saloons must not sell to soldiers. Roads file new rates. Washington reports the interstate commerce commission allows transcontinental lines to file schedules with a 15 percent freight rate increase.
Pacifists maintain position in New York amid a petition drive with insufficient signatures. Report notes the effort to press for a declared pacifist stance continued despite hurdles and limited backing locally.
Reports from the continent describe Berlin fearing a collapsed plan for a Greater Europe as Emperor Charles promises to summon Austro Hungarian Reichstag. A secret Russian German socialist armistice accord is hinted. Ten thousand strikers, largely munition workers, attempted Magdeburg town hall arson. soldiers fired, martial law declared. A food dictator orders nationwide searches of private reserves and farmhouses amid wartime shortages.
Word from El Paso reports a fateral clash where 4 band Villistas suffered a severe defeat. Refugees say de facto troops retaliated for atrocities by hanging the band members, including three officers, after the engagement.
Herbert C. Hoover, head of the national food commission, appeals to Boy Scouts in New York to cultivate beans as a strategic food crop for wartime emergencies, describing it as among the best for sustenance and preparedness.
Portable Education will be offered to University of Chicago medical students while they serve in Europe. Ponds are being unused to furnish the works with a portable library for field learning and study on the move.
The Chicago announcement states United States Steel Corporation will add 160 coke ovens at Gary Indiana where the plant currently operates 540 ovens. This expansion underscores ongoing growth at the Gary works as part of the steel company’s capacity enhancements.
The Official Gazette of The Hague releases a decree affirming the Dutch government’s neutrality in the transatlantic tension with the United States. The document outlines diplomatic stance and emphasizes nonalignment while maintaining open channels with both nations.
Washington DC plans a national planting day on April 21 inviting the 218000 members of the Boy Scouts of America to observe the event under the slogan every scout feed a soldier.
George Tyson of Berlin New Jersey objects to the town's name and launches an effort to change it proposing Pine Ridge as an alternative.
London war cabinet orders every physician surgeon and all medical trainees of military age to be drafted immediately for service.
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