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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
3
A condensed wire service style summary notes America declares wartime actions and security measures. Reports include air force losses, ship incidents, and draft debates. Mentions Washington measures on sugar, rail and mail rates, and tax changes. Includes casualty lists, arrests, and political repercussions across multiple cities.
A Japanese steamer bound from London Capetown was attacked off Sandy End on September 20 by two German submarines. the vessel fought back and destroyed a periscope. German withdrawal on the Gulf of Riga front is announced by Berlin. British merchant ships face more mines. Austrian and German forces push to crush Italy. huge numbers of prisoners reported. Russians claim success repelling a German landing near Molseknil Manor. several German ships sunk in the Gulf of Riga clash. French troops breach German lines at the Alsace front, taking forts and prisoners. The British cruiser Orama torpedoed and sunk. a British destroyer lost.
Delegates adopted a resolution drafted by Leon Troveks, president of its executive committee, urging rapid cultivation to prop up the country. Report from Amsterdam dispatch says Austria-Hungary frontier strains rise as talks in Albert Hall London unfold. Prime minister signals seriousness. wartime loans show 3.0075 trillion marks allocated, excluding front subscriptions.
At the second annual dairy marketing conference in Columbus, producers reported price pressures and reports of cows being sold due to high feed costs and labor shortages. Ohio officials and industry leaders debated cost of production and potential legal means to influence prices without antitrust risk while Hoover's stance on cost figures loomed. The session also covered coal relief efforts, war measures, and rural economic anxieties impacting farmers.
American troops arriving in England brought cheer and adaptability as they settled into camp life near London. They spoke of the countryside’s trim beauty and shared stories with South African veterans about trench warfare and mustard gas. Victims of gas exposure showed lingering distress and homesickness, while convoys faced few torpedo attacks on recent voyages.
Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell, wife of New York City’s mayor, actively participates in Red Cross relief efforts. The article notes a parade in New York and describes wartime scenes of ships battling U boats, including a destroyer firing on a submarine and dropping water as a defensive measure. The voyage from America proceeded in good time.
An American airman attached to the French service extols the British air corps. He argues the British use aircraft for decisive intelligence and coordination with ground forces, prioritizing information over losses, and measuring success by the value of photos and observations returned to staff.
Kenneth Arnold thirteen son of John B Arnold of Belmont street East Bridgewater admitted adding water to milk to stretch breakfasts. Milks inspector found sample mixed with water. Father, a milk producer, faced $50 liability after being charged in district court.
Col Cunliffe H Murray recalled from retirement becomes commandant at Jefferson Barracks and may be the smallest officer in the army at 5 feet 2 1/2 inches, 103 pounds. He was made colonel in 1900, rose to the 64th unit in 1916, retired, and offered service again at entry of the war. Born in New York City, he reportedly was considered for West Point and previously served with the cavalry while living in Warren, Pa.
Albania with a population near one million is described as Europe’s oldest inhabitants. The text claims Albanians are distinct from Italians, mostly Mostems with Catholics and a few others, speaking a mixed language of Slavonic and Greek roots, living in primitive occupations and a primeval social life.
At the Ohio Library association meeting in Toledo resolutions urged government support in the war crisis and pledged energy to establish libraries at soldiers training camps. The group voted to buy a $100 Liberty Bond for the American Library Association to aid soldiers’ books. camp library fundraising neared $60,000 of a $125,000 goal, extended to November 2.
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