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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
5
A New York Herald correspondent notes Britain and the United States expand boards to vet war inventions. The piece argues real submarine solutions require locating U boats underwater and guiding inventors with rules to focus on practical, deployable ideas rather than broad schemes.
In Shenandoah Pa at the Draper colliery inside workers gathered to raise two American flags 1000 feet beneath the surface in the mammoth vein gangway. The flags honored Edward Phillips and Robert Hahn who have enlisted. One flag floated at each chute from which the men worked. All inside employees attended.
Mexico City reports the Mexican government sent reproductions of famous Aztec sculptures to Rodin the French sculptor as a gift. Rodin promises a reproduction of one of his works to be placed in the National Academy of Fine Arts in return.
Paris report on James Paul of St. Louis a member of the French Foreign Legion killed by a German attacker after going over the top near Champagne. He threw grenades into a dugout, was shot in the heart as he turned away, and his comrades mourn his courage. Wounded legionaries attended his funeral and praised his bravery. Paul had earlier been decorated for a July 1916 trench defense on the Somme.
West Virginia passes a wartime statute requiring every able bodied male aged sixteen to sixty to work at least 36 hours weekly in any lawful occupation. Exemptions for students during school. Violators face a $100 fine or forced labor with dependents receiving a small wage. The aim is to ensure productive effort during the war.
Italy and Austria vie for Balkan influence as Albania gains a modern wagon road system. A 450 kilometer route connects Santa Quaranta with Saloniki, praised as a monument to Italian labor and engineering. The route traverses high mountains and deep gorges, promising faster cross country travel.
The state council of defense forms an education section to train men and women in efficient living and working. Notable educators and university presidents join, with superintendents across counties pledging active cooperation to mobilize city and county school forces for war efforts including food production, thrift, and health programs.
The month aided wheat oats and grass but harmed corn fruit and vegetables with rain hail and tornadoes causing damage. Wheat improves in the south, oats hold steady or rise in the northwest and north wheat belts, and oats look fine after recent rains. Rye similar to last month. Harvest near in the south in about three weeks. Hay and pastures grow, weeds increase in meadows and clover fields. Fruit prospects for apples and peaches are poor due to weather.
Henry W. Bennett sues in Marion County Superior Court room 1 claiming Indiana’s constitutional convention law is unconstitutional and void. The complaint seeks nullification of the convention statute and removal of the provision granting women the right to vote for delegates to the proposed convention.
Governor Goodrich announced the appointment of Lawrence F. Orr and Walter G. Owens as deputy examiners for the state board of accounts. Orr is a Republican and Owens a Democrat, both former field examiners. Orr succeeds Bert Winters of Lebanon whose four year term expired, while Owens follows Rev. Thomas H. Kuhn of Portville who resigned after two years. Each deputy will earn 3000 dollars annually.
Richard Lieber takes charge as State Forester after appointment by Governor Goodrich to the state board secretary post, guiding the Se. Setald office.
The quote from Youth's Companion cautions that kindness and honest behavior are wiser than force or manipulation to win affection. It emphasizes respect for others’ boundaries rather than aggressive tactics.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for acne with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and water. It urges daily use as a skin care routine and offers free samples by mail from Boston.
A terse exchange hints at underlying tensions as one figure urges for dramatic moves in business while another offers services in a polite, guarded tone. The undertaker is referenced as a wary, potentially final interlocutor in a consequential dialogue.
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