23 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
1
Furious fighting persists on the Isonzo front as the war office announces further gains by the Hallans on both northern and southern wings. The front lies about forty miles from Trieste near the Italian boundary, with activity concentrated along the line.
Washington reports a mystery over Russian dispatches from Petrograd and Moscow. Analysts consider possible German intrigue aimed at Kerensky and a potential coup or breakdown of the provisional government if groups fail to reach an agreement.
A quiet Reno ceremony united William M Weathers Elko county assessor and Helen J English formerly of Virginia City a long time Nevada and California teacher. After a brief Carson City stay the couple will honeymoon in California then settle in Elko.
Salt Lake City Aug 23 Judge Goodwin remains critically ill with little chance of recovery. The Reno Gazette recalls his Nevada era as a pioneer editor and judge, detailing his Civil War Unionism, fiction writing, and influence in Comstock politics and Nevada’s press history.
In Huntington West Virginia a grocer buys peaches from a commission merchant at 3.25 per bushel and sells them for 6. The note from Texas aunt explains the father sold the peaches for 1200 per bushel. Short trips include A. ta. Short, rancher, and a visit by Mr and Mrs James Griffin of Carlin to Eiken.
Boston reports the Leyland liner Devonian of ten thousand tons was sunk after leaving a July Atlantic port presumed by a German submarine. The line confirms the loss with no crew fate details. Devonian carried 60 aboard and no Americans among them.
An embargo on sulfur exports to Canada is planned to protect U S war paper supplies. Canadian wood pulp mills provide about three fourths of U S newspaper paper. The move aims to prevent undue depletion of vital wartime materials.
Berlin reports German forces occupied Russian positions west of the An and Od ing Big aan line on the Riga front without any fighting, according to a late official announcement.
The sixteenth annual convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies opens in Kansas City on Friday with pontifical mass at the Cathedral. Archbishop Edward JoHanna of San Francisco will preach. Archbishop John J. Glennon of St. Louis will preside at the mass meeting. The Right Rev. Thomas F. Lillis and the federation’s national president will speak. The convention adjourns August 29.
American Charge d Affaires Gerard in Copenhagen cites a telegram from the Kaiser to President Wilson dated 1911. The document details diplomatic talks with King George V and Sir Edward Grey over neutrality, mobilization, and attempts to avert war, including British guarantees to France and Belgian passage.
Aug 23 report says German aviators dropped incendiaries on two Verdun area hospitals last Sunday at night. Ten wounded men and one woman nurse were killed along with nineteen trained male nurses. scores wounded. Germans also fired on orderlies trying to extinguish flames. Buildings had long been designated hospitals.
Mrs. Mary D. Baker recalls Newton D. Baker as peaceful and reserved while noting his early lack of soldier play, as Captain Frank H. Baker heads back from Paris. She defends her sons and dismisses suffragists, linking family pride to wartime service.
Denver public school children prepare to open the new term with a No waste pledge linked to Hoover's Food Army. The pledge, authored by Miss Mary Willard, urges thrift at meals and care for clothing, subscribing on opening day to join the effort.
British operations east and northeast of Ypres report definite progress this morning. The German resistance yesterday had created uncertainty, but the latest actions show a successful advance on the Belgian front.
The Colorado Federation of Labor plans to educate labor members at the State University. About twenty workers will enter next month with roughly 30 dollars per student funded by assessments and donations. Repayment to the state central body is expected after graduation. A nine member supervising board oversees the program with three faculty members, a life policy secures the funds, and fraternities and sororities are generally barred without special permission.
Los Angeles reported actor George Binns of a major studio engaged in vocal training to keep his Adam’s apple producing laughs. He bought a $10,000 policy to insure the vocal stunt, insisting the payment was not for publicity.
Washington report states units from Washington Oregon Montana Idaho and Wyoming will be sent to Camp Greene Charlotte NC. Camp Fremont Palo Alto was dropped due to local health officials demands for a sewage system deemed unreasonable for a temporary camp.
Washington Aug 23 Present indications are that President Wilson has under consideration the appointment of an administrator to fix the price of copper as well as that of coal.
Mr and Mrs Lester P Harriman recently visiting Mrs Joe Mc Donald depart Elko after a month as locals express regret over their move to Gardnerville.
Associated Press notes latest quotes for silver and copper in New York markets with comments on electrolytic copper, nearby prices, and lead smelter settlements. Data appears in brief on daily metal quotations with references to September and later trading periods.
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