Norse Baptists Elect Larson Moderator at Conference
Larson was voted moderator by Norse Baptists. The Rev. Vate is vice president. Place of next conference to be decided Wednesday morning.
25 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
1
Larson was voted moderator by Norse Baptists. The Rev. Vate is vice president. Place of next conference to be decided Wednesday morning.
The twenty fourth annual Norwegian Baptist conference opened with devotion led by O Olaon of Chicago Theological Seminary as women prepared to meet Tuesday afternoon. Dr C H Tingley of Grand Forks spoke on The Church in the Present Crisis stressing the churchs role amid war and Canada's front line Baptists. Minneapolis minister Frank Peterson addressed the conference on the churchs mission and unity in service with various committee appointments noted.
A CNN dispatch notes diminishing global tensions as war clouds lift from recent fronts. Analysts cite lower escalation risks and diplomatic progress, with officials signaling possible ceasefire momentum and renewed dialogue among involved nations.
The Hague June 25. The British commission led by Lord Newton arrived to confer with German delegates headed by Gen. Friedrich on war prisoners, prisoner exchanges, camps and reprisals. Discussions cover interred prisoners, those over military age and disabled prisoners.
Anti prohibitionists claim a loophole or Joker in the Barkley amendment. They say it could allow alcohol production from molasses, challenging the bone dry aim of the food bill. The six article notes the senate fate uncertain as debate continues.
In Chicago a group of travelers and volunteers are described as eager to serve the government as Secret Service agents. The report notes a sense of national duty and potential assignments for these volunteers across the United States.
A terse public notice warns residents about a forthcoming warning labeled Ny Ameotalet. Details are unclear due to incomplete text but the alert emphasizes heightened scrutiny and cautious preparation for potential impacts in the near future. Officials urge vigilance and readiness.
The Associated Press reports a national recruitment drive begins to fill a quota of 70,000 volunteers for the army. The training camp association urges enlistment, noting benefits including board lodging clothing medicine insurance and government recreation. The appeal highlights pay and milestone prospects, emphasizing frontline service and camaraderie in the regular army.
Washington states that total registration reached 9,569,382, about 96 percent of estimates. The report notes gaps offset by army and navy enlistments, with detail on white citizens and foreign-born individuals, amid wartime mobilization and naturalization mentions.
In a June disturbance gunfire erupted as police pursued Sinn Feiners through streets. The attackers fled after clubs failed to restore order, with shots reported as machine guns and police chasing them along the avenues.
President Wilson signs an executive order to create an export embargo council handling policy for wartime controls. The council includes the secretary of state agriculture commerce and food administrator with coal and grain first under export control. Food exports stay under food administration. shipping and rationing of neutral Europe planned and to start within 48 hours.
The article notes Farmer Young of North Dakota rather than Representative M. Young discussing the Lever food control bill. He recounts hard farming labor from plowing to milking and corn husking, insisting his answer is present.
Italy June 25 a witness claims memory gaps during interrogation about a factory position and events involving a woman named Cruger. The account references alleged coercion and a disturbing encounter affecting memory, with claims of being attacked and unclear recollections of Feb events.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a lynching in Texas near Breckenridge and Sagamores south of Barnesville, with garbled references to a vicinity west and Mateo week stray and a Colmnet area. No clear names, dates, or verifiable details could be confirmed from the readable fragments.
Italian troops in the Alps protect skin from fierce sun with bacon grease and dark face coatings. They wear white uniforms to blend with snow while authorities push sun glasses and darker accents, heightening target visibility for the enemy.
Secretary of War Baker testifies before the Senate military sub committee urging approval of a major aircraft program. The plan seeks an initial appropriation of 600 million dollars to construct 35,000 airplanes and train thousands of aviators.
The United States secured verdicts in two cases at a recent federal term in Devils Lake. The government sought to cancel patents alleged to be fraudulently secured, with judges ruling in its favor against Arthur L. Sandin and Howard Earl Stevens, and against Arthur L. Bandin and Thom Haugen. Attorneys Flyland and Traynor represented the defendants.
Across the country efforts redoubled to reach a midnight goal of 18 million dollars to complete the sea campaign raising funds to honor the campaign and continue in the West tonight amid the public drive for the Red Cross effort.
The National Implement and Vehicle association warns that shortages of farm machinery and labor imperil America's food production for allies and armies. It calls for immediate government action to secure supplies and labor, responding to concerns raised by ex-Governor W D Hoard about potential shortages.
A wartime dispatch notes German clothing supplies dwindling as labor and machinery strain food production. The piece cites shortages threatening uniforms and civilian wear, with refugees and prisoner labor discussed amid wartime austerity.
The British front in northern France shows renewed activity with an unusual number of raids reported by London. Haig’s forces maintain pressure along a 120 mile front, striking near Senethos, Bulluch, Roeux, Vendhuluis, and Warneton, inflicting heavy German casualties and taking prisoners. An Ortolan steamer was torpedoed by a German sub, with survivors rescued and a U.S. crewman lost nearby. Georgian autonomy resolution gains support in Tiflis, while peasants near Olesen abes retaliate against burglars and attackers, leaving charred corpses.
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