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Newspaper
Green Bay Commerce
Location
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1917
Page
19
New York's Home Defense League with over 24 000 volunteers organized by Police Commissioner Woods went on active service for the first time on Saturday May 27. About 6 000 members patrolled Manhattan and the Bronx from noon until night to relieve 4 659 policemen taking sergeant exams.
National building conditions show material price highs and delivery delays, but labor shortages as tradesmen join the colors also bite. Optimism grows that worst of the low mood has passed and activity may rise as campaigns urge “build now.” Expedited efforts are demanded for the September 1 setup of sixteen camps to train 500000 troops.
The Fond du Lac Association of Commerce adopts Articles of Association and By-Laws amended February 15, 1917. It splits membership into resident and non resident classes with dues of 25 and 5 dollars respectively. The Sanction board approves solicitations and bans most advertising and donation mediums including programs, raffles, theatre curtains, and benefit tickets.
A United States Geological Survey report states the nation has 4 188 600 000 000 tons of coal underground. Only 600 000 000 tons have been mined, while about 12 000 000 000 more tons have been mined elsewhere in the past. The mined amount in a century equals less than 3 percent of the remaining reserves, and at current use the coal would last 3 275 years.
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