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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
5
In Paris on September 1, reports describe rear American army units in France as understaffed and undersupplied. Carpenters and joiners are scarce while French women work as stevedores. medical bases are well supplied but partially warehoused. Bases show makeshift bakeries and tents, with troops eager to join combat via aviation training.
Donald M. MacMillan, leader of the Crocker Land expedition, describes discoveries in the frozen north. He locates two hitherto unsighted islands and surveys Ellesmere coastlines, disputes earlier charted islands, and reports a glacier he names the American Museum glacier ranking second in size to Humboldt.
Chicago at Cincinnati 8 12 3. Chicago 8 18 5. Brooklyn at New York first game 4 10. second game 1 6. Philadelphia at Boston 3 12. 4 8. Pittsburgh-St Louis 0 6. 2 7. Pittsburgh second game 1 5. 0 3.
In Chicago St Louis a score shows Daven port Sotheron and Severeid for Chicago and Faber Williams Schalk for opposing. In Boston first game Philadelphia Seibold Haley Meyers Boston Ruth Thomas. In Boston second game Philadelphia Myers Anderson Myer Boston Kinys Agnew.
Freeport Maine September 1 Donald MacMillan ex explorer arrives after four years in Arctic wilds. He claims there is an undiscovered continent beyond the polar ice and states Crocker Land seen by Peary was a mirage while confirming Eskimo tribes persist amid contact with civilization. He notes ice conditions suggested possible land beyond.
The American Red Cross will give monthly living expense payments to dependents of soldiers and sailors. Over 1,000 physicians will treat medical cases for free, hospitals volunteer, druggists offer discounted or free prescriptions, and aviatrix Katherine Stimson will fly from Chicago to New York dropping Red Cross literature.
Senate debated war profits and income tax provisions as deadlines neared Sept 7 10. Senator Harding warned against policies that cripple business and stressed avoiding penalizing profits while supporting bonds and wartime funding amid a polyglot republic and sedition concerns.
Washington reports the basic price for the 1917 wheat crop is 2.20 dollars per bushel. A system of class and grade differentials sets prices from 2.13 to 2.24 dollars for various wheat types, with 2.20 as the base and reductions for lower grades.
Italian subject John Canigna is barred from service after two board refusals. The Iran military examining board first rejected him a year ago, then the third district board in Indianapolis, Ind., again due to his dependents.
Ethan Allen oversees Red Cross activities across three states, coordinating relief efforts and mobilizing volunteers. He organizes training and fundraising drives, aiming to expand disaster response capabilities and community support.
Chicago and Kansas City live stock markets show varied hog and cattle quotes with receipts. East Buffalo, N. Y. dealers list strong hogs and steady cattle while grain and produce prices mix with mixed egg and butter quotes across the region.
Amid heavy mud and mist the Lens front repelled a German raid near Arleux while Allied aviators push scouting missions. British Palestine forces gain 800 yards southwest of Gaza with minor losses as Meuse fighting continues and Italian fronts near Trieste see renewed activity. Russian riots and Petrograd militia suppression are reported, alongside an earthquake observation and wheat price notes from Ottawa.
The first platoon of America's air fleet has crossed the Atlantic and landed in France along with trained aviators to operate them. War department officials confirm arrival of part of the armada while keeping exact numbers secret.
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