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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
2
A compilation of notable events from leaders and governments, including a $1.6 billion aircraft plant plan, King George's privy council meeting, and aviation bill prospects. Notes on diplomats, military awards, aviation shifts, and wartime measures across nations and regions.
Portland reports the Pacific Northwest wheat crop in a critical week as a prolonged drought and hot winds erode yields. Experts forecast as low as 30 million bushels for Oregon Washington and Northern Idaho, far below last year’s 65 million. Winter wheat remains in good condition but spring sown grain suffers. oats and barley show moisture needs but remain less damaged.
Fire and poison attacks in Klamath Falls and nearby ranches prompt intensified county efforts to hunt the I W W element. Arrests follow, deputies and plant guards increase as livestock losses mount and barn arson attempts are uncovered. In Calumet copper country, a mass meeting denounces I W W and locals pledge to rid the area of strike agitators.
Secretary Baker announced plans to build nitrate production plants from atmospheric nitrogen at about 4 million dollars with no water power use. Sites not yet chosen. Localities may submit interest, but site selection discussions are temporarily closed while cabinet site committee studies continue.
Sixteen women arrested during a White House protest were sentenced in police court to 60 days in the DC workhouse for obstructing sidewalks. They refused a $26 fine and were sent to Occoquan Virginia, assigned to the sewing room for daily work. Dudley Field Malone, acting as their counsel, conferred with President Wilson amid questions of appeals and possible resignations.
Washington leaders say disputes between Chairman Denman of the shipping board and Major General Goethals, head of the fleet corporation, have stalled government shipbuilding. Goethals postponed plans for two large plants and requisitioned ships, while Denman blames Goethals for slow information and says the board will review the program before approval. A full board-Goethals meeting will be scheduled once complete data is available.
War department announces Russians seized 16 officers and 900 Austro Germans in Eastern Galicia. From July 1 to July 18 they captured 834 officers and 35,809 men. Brussiloff forces also took 93 heavy and light guns 28 trench mortars 43 machine guns 43 mine throwers 45 bomb mortars three fire throwers two airplanes and equipment.
In Hoquiam Washington three men John Suhonen Victor Suhonen and Eli Hill all Finns and said to be Industrial Workers of the World strikers were arrested on charges of interfering with the draft. They lacked registration cards and were jailed in Montesano.
Oregon's draft figures show 717 of 62 618 registrants drafted, with 6657 total contributed since April 1 through National guard enlistments and regular army recruitment. Washington, Idaho totals follow, outlining net and gross quotas and adjustments for Western states.
Greece cuts ties with the central powers and declares war supported by Venizelos policy. Athens supports the Allies in the Balkans with an army potentially reaching 250 000 alongside 700 000 Allied troops. A U S Army sergeant’s wife travels to France undercover as a soldier.
The board of fire and police commissioners suspended Chief Rawson Payne and Night Chief Don Hickey pending investigation of the police department. The action follows recent race riots and signals a department wide shake up as the inquiry begins.
District Fire Warden Fuller reports a Sheridan Lumber camp blaze on Mill Creek destroyed property worth over 25 thousand dollars. Grantee chamber classed firefighting for rural towns. Dr. W H Lytle seeks specimens to probe stock poisoning. wartime labor and shipyard需求. Oregon Blue Book shows 155 initiative or referndum measures since 1902 with 56 approved. Kratz Shingle workers strike at Clatskanie over eight to ten hour pay. Salem women’s Made in Germany sensors cause stir. Labor officials in Dallas discuss harvest help. State Fair grounds named superintendent and judges announced. Eastern Oregon mobilization includes battalion plans for home defense. Fires near Mabel prompt concern. Bond issue petition in Prineville.
A Berlin dispatch reports Dr. George Michaelis named to succeed Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg as imperial chancellor amid German political turmoil. Rumors of Kaiser Wilhelm II abdication persist. General von Stein resignations signal a reshaping of the Prussian war ministry and Pan-German opposition as World War I pressure drives Europe toward broader consequences.
Austrian uproar follows Czech ex minister Praschek claiming peace efforts target Germany not Austria, urging detachment from German expansion. He accuses Czech deputies of being imprisoned for seeking Russian and French alliance and warns of stigma against likeminded Czechs. London reports Berlin to appoint Brockdorf-Rantsau as future foreign secretary. Paris reacts to Bethmann-Hollweg’s retirement with mixed views, signaling a crisis in German leadership.
President Hoover tells Senator Norris the federal government will not seize large industries like packing plants and grain elevators immediately if the food bill passes. He warns a national emergency could require action within five years. Hoover also says there is no push to eliminate commission merchants if they accept regulation.
Britain and Brazil discuss a partial agreement to resume Brazilian coffee exports to England using confiscated German ships for transport while Brazil keeps food shipments allowed. The plan hinges on not making coffee transfers exclusive to the confiscated vessels.
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