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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1917
Page
5
Dispatches from Christiania and London recount a North Sea clash where two German warships sank two British destroyers and destroyed 12 merchantmen en route to England. Survivors say neutrals faced no mercy as raiders outgunned and outran Royal Navy escort.
An Atlantic port reports a party of 30 officers and 80 noncommissioned officers of the French field artillery arriving by French steamship to aid in training United States National Army field artillery units. The veterans have recent Verdun sector service.
Provost Marshal General Crowder announces a new draft framework removing preinduction physicals for 7 million registrants and assigning them to five classes. The plan uses a questionnaire to determine economic worth and order of call, with Jan 1 set for the next induction.
Washington reports the Liberty loan drive advanced toward the two billion mark but paused short at about 1.978 billion. Officials aim for 5 billion total with 1 billion subscribed on Liberty Day next Wednesday, urging Midwest Southwest and West districts to overcome apathy. The campaign hinges on a banner day with strong daily subscriptions to reach the target before closing next Saturday.
Paris reports eight Zeppelins involved, four destroyed or captured, two forced to land in the Saone valley near Sisteron. L-49 and other crewmen captured. casualties totaled 27 dead and 53 injured in London from the raid, with damage to homes and shops.
Four robbers blew safes at Farmers' State banks in Alto and Middleville after cutting telephone wires. They obtained $15,000 at Alto and $22,000 at Middleville, then fled twenty miles east. Sheriff posses hunt the suspects in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Two killed and three seriously injured when a car at Lemont street crossing in Blue Island was struck by the Denver Limited on the Chicago Rock Island Pacific line. Victims include Miss Emma Schroeder 26 and Garrett Vandaal 22 both of Blue Island.
Survivors of the United States transport Antilles, torpedoed by a German submarine while homeward bound with American warships, were landed at a French port and taken in by the American consulate. Some lodged in hotels, others departed for Paris as crews remain at posts when the ship sank at 6 45 Wednesday morning.
British navy planes dropped shells on the Engel airdrome and Bruges docks in Belgium causing a fire. The British admiralty statement says raids were carried out on October 19 and 20 with large quantities of explosives and a return of all machines.
Italian war office reports brisk engagements on the Trentino line despite bad weather. Northeast of Laghi Posingi enemy parties were driven back as Austrian forces clash with rifle fire in ongoing actions Thu Oct 22.
Fuel Administrator Garfield, en route to Ohio to see his ailing mother, reported encouragement from Illinois Indiana and Ohio indicating miners will resume work early this week. Discussions on readjusting coal price scales may lead to wage increases in some districts. The government will not be forced into a decision by unauthorized strikes and no decision will be announced until workers return.
More than 200000 people gathered along the lake front and Michigan Avenue to honor the flag and defenders on Illinois-America Day. Governor Lowden Congressman Rainey and Clarence Darrow spoke as Lieut Sousa led the Great Lakes Naval Training Band and 1600 troops paraded in a military pageant.
New York police arrested Charles Wallman a pantryman on a yacht owned by Harry Payne Whitney over an alleged plot to damage or blow up a United States converted transport. The vessel seized during World War I is being overhauled at a Brooklyn dry dock and was the focus of the alleged bribery attempt.
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