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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
6
The Iditarod Pioneer advertises advertising rates for the period including One Year Six Months, Vol 8 No 27. Pricing details appear on request with application information and contact for advertisers.
The grand jury report to Judge Bunnell questions cooperation by government offices including the jail and marshal’s office, notes an allegedly wasteful rental setup, and urges full fact knowledge before conclusions. It also condemns Socialist antiwar rhetoric and praises Alaska labor unity while noting Wickersham's role in a transportation case.
In a shift, Socialist party members begin to question their antiwar stance as they see the government rallying for the war with Germany. They acknowledge common sense and recognize that a unified national effort is essential while noting their initial opposition may have been unpatriotic.
The Alaska Bureau in Seattle backs a graduated parcel post zone rate within Alaska. Delegate Sulzer seeks changes to parcel post regulations to reflect mileage between Alaskan points, arguing current rules disadvantage Alaska merchants. The Alaska Bureau, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and Commercial Club urge Postmaster General Burleson to adopt zone-based rates.
The Alaska Bureau urges equal zone-based parcel post rates within Alaska and from the mainland. It argues current eighth zone pricing penalizes Alaska merchants and communities, making distant Alaska cities cost as much as intercity U.S. shipments. The request seeks Alaska-wide distance-based rates to foster development and upbuilding.
A damaged OCR fragment of a patriotic poem on the American flag. It extols freedom, stars, and battle imagery with references to the flag as guardian and symbol. The text incorporates soaring language and mentions the poet Rodman Drake in a concluding line.
In a Chicago bar, Louie Obenkempfer declares he is enlisting in the Marines, defending America as his father Heinrich mourns and blesses him. The elder man offers money and support, while Lena worries about the future as Louie leaves to serve.
The piece envisions a future where autocracy falls under the Entente Allies and democracy rises from ruins. It vows national remembrance for fallen soldiers from Belgium to Germany, pledges eternal gratitude to their families, and asserts the superiority of liberty, justice, and civilization over despotic regimes.
June 15 report from Charle Harbor states Captain tenhorf, former master of the Liebenfels, sentenced to one year in Atlanta federal prison after pleading guilty to sinking the ship on German orders. Klattenhoff testified he received orders from Dr. Muller, once the German consul, in conspiracy with the German government.
A Eugene special notes high school girls rally to support recruitment. Guy Koepp, a local boy, joins the army aviation corps and departs for Vancouver. Twenty six girls bid him farewell at the railroad station, he kisses them all, setting a local record for recruits.
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