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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
2
Fragmented dispatches recount German artillery fire on Allied lines, American casualties and relief efforts, a Paris arrival of plans, and U S declarations. Reports cite naval actions, conscription debates, and political shifts as the war widens.
Dispatches from Amsterdam to London via Exchange Telegraph report Austro-Hungarian theater notes on Teutonic armies pressuring Italy and the Italian line along the Tagliamento. British losses show a watermarked update with eight ships over 1,000 tons sunk and four under that tonnage. Parallels note Belgian German occupation plans, Canadian advances near Paschedaele, and French progress south of the Ailette. Cattegat patrols and German cruiser losses are also cited by London authorities.
Personal Major Birderye B. Loch detailed to the aviation section of the signal corps and not attached to General Pershing’s staff, died by his own hand last Saturday. Earlier, relatives were informed of his death via private cables. The incident is under military inquiry.
A dispatch from Amsterdam via Berlin reports a militant Mexican faction blew up a Central train at Almanderiz Matton in Mexico, killing 125 soldiers women and children. The same note says a messenger for an American firm lost 100000 in a robbery. The report mentions Emperor Karl of Austria and various European war notes context with Brazil Cuba and Paterson boxing details among broader upheavals.
Reports from the United States indicate men posing as representatives attempted to purchase home canned products from housewives, claiming federal sanction. The food administration denies any such policy and warns the public to ignore these imposters.
Washington announces the arrival in Europe of the American commission to join the allied war council in Paris. Col House heads the board with representatives across army navy treasury war trade board and shipping board to coordinate military and economic efforts for a stronger U S role in strategy and supplies. The conference is described as a war conference aiming to unify actions and prevent conflicts of interest among nations allied against Germany.
The article outlines a broad U S and Allied plan to maximize wartime resources against Germany through frank, joint planning at an upcoming conference. Colonel House leads the mission, seeking a central board to coordinate forces and cut waste while ensuring clear aims and enduring cooperation among nations and governments. It notes Aleppo’s stone houses and bustling markets as enduring reminders of enduring trade networks amid conflict.
A miscellany of curiosities and odd notes spans inventions, espionage, statistics, and quirks of daily life. It mentions a tire modification for theft prevention, a “Psalm book” found among German prisoners, wartime labor shifts, patent activity in New Zealand, and sanitary baking innovations in Connecticut.
A historical chart outlines German infantry strength by front from 1914 to 1918. It shows western front totals rising from 1,190 battalions in 1914 to 1,360 by Sept 1 this year and eastern front at 965 battalions, totaling 2,334 on both fronts. The article tracks shifts in allocation as battles, offensives, and Romania’s entry altered distributions across periods and events up to Verdun and beyond.
The War Department plans a vast clerical system across 40 000 square feet to catalog every service member with alphabetic and regimental files. Maj J J Jones leads a central office in Weebington with a counterpart in Europe. Records include next of kin, casualty reports, funerals, burial sites and prisoners of war, aiding prompt transmissions and reducing confusion.
Boyeau, a German police dog linked with Sam Burbank, serves at Columbia War Hospital in New York City as master and bugler. A veteran of the European conflict, he drew a mitrailleuse at the war’s start with three fellow dogs, was wounded in Belgium, dragged his gun to safety after others fell, and recovered after a broken leg. He was later brought to America and purchased by Mr Burbank to remain a constant hospital companion.
Public Service Railway of Newark installed cellulose straps for straphangers. A Newark to South Orange car blew a fuse at Howard Street and South Orange Avenue. Straps burst into flame, injuring several riders. fire department extinguished the blaze after causing damage.
At the war’s start German battalion strength ran about 1,000 men yet a correspondent’s figure later claims 1,300,000 German troops on the western front in September, a discrepancy highlighting contested estimates during the conflict.
Marshal Joffre, greeted by thousands of American troops, praised the U S soldiers during a two day visit with General Pershing. He called America’s war effort strong and vowed the Allied cause would prevail, amid parades and a sweeping review of camps.
One thousand enlisted men from the navy will be taught to cook for guests of New York City hotels. Hotel managers decided to convert hotel kitchens into training schools to train sailors and transport service cooks. Oscar Tsehiriy of the Waldorf promises to place ten uniformed sailors in his kitchen to learn the art of serving men. Larger groups will be sent to work in kitchens of the Maridge and the McAplin and other hotels.
Charles Bowers, a local farmer near Columbus, Indiana, displays a corn stalk standing ten feet tall from ground to tip with ears each about eighteen inches long. The stalk reportedly twists back from the ground and exceeds five inches in circumference.
A fragmentary Galveston News item describes two mental cases among Patriots in France. One youth, detained in a wine hospital, had gassed and head injuries from shell fragments after serving with Canadians. He claimed foreign army service and was discharged by Canadian authorities. The other man, destabilized by tropical service, aimed to catch the Kaiser but disappeared after being picked up near the American camp.
Public spirited women push for female police near troop concentration points in New York City training camp areas. Commissioner Wood submits budget estimates for a committee to fund female officers. Board grants petitions after mayor and hearings.
In Cincinnati a mother kneeled to pray as her son Meerfield, linked to a fraud scheme with Prentice Tiller of Louisville, was spared penitentiary, receiving a year in jail after pleading guilty. The court paused for her prayer, and she expressed thanks.
Mrs Annie Rampalt age 34 living at home welcomed a six pound daughter on Monday and learned she was a mother of twins only Thursday morning. She was taken to hospital for surgery where a Caesarean section revealed a second daughter weighing five pounds.
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