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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
3
Kansas City district attorney Fred Robertson announced arrests of three men in separate zones as part of a national terror plot. He cautioned the case might involve cranks or a broader scheme while government tests continue to gauge scope and intent.
Roland S Morris of Philadelphia has been chosen for appointment as ambassador to Japan to succeed the late Ambassador Geers and present credentials. The nomination comes as the nation heads toward Senate confirmation.
Philadelphia lawyer Roland B. Morris, about 44, has been selected for the vacant ambassadorship to Japan. A Princeton and University of Pennsylvania Law School alumnus, Morris was among Pennsylvanians who supported Breckenridge Wilson at the Juimore convention.
Washington reporters note Senate opposition from a small cross party group as debates over the $640,000,000 aviation bill resume. Senator Chamberlain warns the measure may not return until next week. Senator Owen proposes a 20 percent profit cap commission for aircraft contracts amid concerns of high costs and misallocation of funds.
Washington July 19 Senate tentatively adopted by 54 to 17 a substitute amendment by Senator Pomerene prohibiting government agents from executing contracts in which they are personally interested. Senator Kenyon criticized contracts as a basis for officials promoting their own products.
Des Moines hearings heard complaints from Twin City carpenters who claim Minnesota agencies sent them to Des Moines for work but they faced immediate delays and null assignments due to alleged material shortages and mismanagement. Officials Albright of Minnesota and Uriek of Iowa presided as the afternoon session convened to review the case.
Baltimore July 19 Captain Fred who handled the marine craft end in the country of the merchant techland on her voyage has escaped from Americas selling frail Germany safely. To his friends here are that three wave Yor some Ww Be.
Ammeworth July 19 Rev George Gregory former pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church Johnstown will be arraigned in case from Rock Springs by Sheriff on alleged statutory offenses against a minor. Gregory, married and father of two, left Johnstown in May. He was granted time to consider his plea amid community tension but no violence reported.
Washington July 19 A rush for interstate commerce commission appointments grows with about 40 candidates already listed Judge Judson Clements death opens three seats as congress plans to raise membership from seven to nine President Wilson will likely appoint a majority and replace earlier nominees like Henry C Hall and William M Daniels Daniels faced Senate opposition over railroad policy but was confirmed under pressure The commission’s fate hinges on disputes over rail rate policy and the physical valuation of the nation’s railroads with broad implications for future rates and regulation.
Des Moines July 18 District Attorney Claude Porter reports he was asked to file charges alleging a milk trust in Des Moines under the Iowa anti trust law. Governor Harding asks the attorney general to investigate the combination charges as he notes a concrete milk group in Iowa. The case likely will receive prompt attention.
Lincoln Nebraska July 18 R L Metcalfe member of the state council of defense declares in a statement that until Regents Hall and Haller retire from the university board pro Germanism and pacifism will persist. He says Hall has long denounced the war and attacks the president and states the governor charged him to trim Nebraska for America with no retreat. Metcalfe says Americans should push for resignations and notes his break with the German lobby as Lobeck faced fear.
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld existing one way first and second class fares from points east of the Missouri River to Arizona. The Arizona Corporation Commission’s complaint that the fares were unjust and unreasonable was dismissed. Fares cited included routes from Chicago to St. Louis Kansas City St Paul Council Bluffs Leavenworth and other listed cities toward Arizona and Mexican routes.
Reports from Petrograd note British armored detachments aiding the Russian Galicia offensive with Belgian units. In eastern Galicia heavy fighting persists at Notica and along the Lomnica river line, while French gains near Verdun shift battle lines westward.
Berlin reports increased activity on the Romanian front with revived artillery fighting in the Archduke Josaph and Field Marshal von Monckensen sectors. In Galicia and Riga regions the battles grow quieter and more widespread with ongoing shelling. London notes local fighting and raids near Monehy Le Preux and Oostarrene with some ground gained and enemy losses.
New York reports that the British steamer Cranmere, once sunk by a German U boat, was saved by an American destroyer convoying her near the danger zone. Crewmen arriving from England said the attack occurred June 7 about 180 miles west of Ireland. five plates were stove in, but the U boat withdrew with the destroyer present. The Cranmere proceeded to a British port under its own steam.
July 17 report describes a new secure mail system at the American training camp enabling soldiers to send letters home or abroad without revealing their location. Current process uses a special post office and pouch to Paris. return mail goes to the camp in Paris for forwarding. Officers billeted locally may pay one franc daily for quarters and seven francs for meals at a hotel.
Madrid July 18 The government prepares to prevent its meeting of parliament members in Barcelona planned for tomorrow. Catalan delegates demanded autonomous government and warned the session would be held in Barcelona if Madrid did not summon parliament. Several deputies travel from Madrid to the city.
Heendmer Michigan reports Capt Charles Rund died in Kuplee France on June 6 from natural causes. Rund left America for Europe as a member of the first unit under General Pershing and served with distinction in World War I.
Basel reporting from July 19 notes Munich press and Berlin dispatches debate whether Chancellor Michaelis will steer Germany toward peace or pave the way for a dictatorship with General Ludendorff in supreme authority. Reports cite calls for a liberal Reichstag effort and warnings of pan German policy.
From Berlin reports no Foreign Secretary successor has been chosen yet. German papers debate candidates with Admiral Von Hintze popular with navy and Junker factions, while socialist critics assail his 1905 revolution links. Count von Ebberstorff is ruled out as pro-pace and anti submarine war.
General Von Stein warns that many Germans show faint heartedness in public letters quoted by the General Anzeiger. He urges self sacrifice and confidence in Germany's future while condemning selfish acts. Admiral Von Tirpitz notes U-boat effectiveness and calls for action.
Lieut Basil Hobba of the Royal Flying Corps destroyed a German submarine single handed and then attacked a Zeppelin, forcing both to crash. Reports reaching his relatives say Admiral Jellicoe sent congratulations and a Victoria Cross recommendation. The feats occurred along a sea lane as he swooped down and bombed the sub until it sank, then struck the airship, sending it to earth in flames.
Washington reports liquor dealers withdraw more than ten million gallons of whisky and other spirits in bond as fear mounts the government will seize under the food bill. The trend, described as unprecedented, shows withdrawals continuing at about one million gallons per day.
In Petrograd on July 19 vast crowds of sailors soldiers and workers clashed as shots rang out along Nevsky Prospect. Soldiers seized Novoe Vremya offices and urged a street armed uprising while Cossacks patrolled with machine guns. A new council denounced violence and defended the revolution’s gains calling acts treacherous.
National guardsmen will train in the south as railroads report sleeper shortages. Trains will include kitchen cars as equipment. The War Department says equipment problems are not as bad as believed. Pennsylvania guardsmen reported ready on track. West Virginia guardsmen remain in federal service. other units well equipped.
In Washington today July 19 the Senate debated the war department plan to train national guardsmen in southern camps and the draft quota estimates Senator Lodge called the method preposterous and accused officials of padding rolls He questioned why New England guards would train in southern camps while the army would be conscripted and trained in central Massachusetts
Washington July 18 Secretary Dunivan ordered extension of cable censorship to all trans Atlantic messages under President Wilson's April 8 executive order. Censorship had previously covered South and Central America Mexico and the Orient since May 4.
Boston July 14 The cornerstone of the United Society of Christian Endeavor International Headquarters on Beacon Street was laid today. The ceremony drew church and civic officials as the project marks a major milestone for the organization.
The July cabinet reshuffle draws varied editorials with praise for Geddes as first lord of the admiralty and Churchill as minister of munitions. The Morning Post lauds Geddes despite criticism of Montagu, while Churchill is hailed as an “unsinkable politician” amid broader changes including Carson replacing Bonar Law in the war cabinet. Geddes’s career spans railroading and munitions in the US and India.
In Dutch waters a clash between British destroyers and German merchantmen disrupted blockade runners from Rotterdam. The attack aimed to halt Rhine to Hamburg traffic, with applause in allied capitals as German ships reportedly shift to coal steamers. The Magdalen Bluementhal was wrecked off Zan gout after attempting to evade British forces.
Amsterdam announces the retirement of German Minister to Norway Herr Michael in a recall ordered by Admiral Paul von Hintze. Norwegian reports say Michael was summoned after the arrest of three Germans in Norway linked to a conspiracy to blow up Norwegian slips.
New York reports that 16,267,028 miles of passenger service yearly were eliminated by U S railroads to free manpower fuel and motive power for vital war transport. Harrison chairman of the railroads war board says the move saves resources for necessities and provides over 1,120,000 tons of capacity for other uses.
H M Randall, prominent Portland Ore resident and brother of Porter brothers, contractors for the Little Creek cantonment of the national army, was killed by a Michigan Central passenger train in Battle Creek Michigan on July 1.
Mrs Annie Ringting widow of Auawat Lingling, one of five showman brothers, married yesterday in Chicago to Howard Moxie, member of the local board of begs. Both provided ages as over.
A collision between Illinois Central trains No 31 and No 16 near Cherokee Iowa injures several, with Roy Cheever fatally or near death and conductor J C Nugent among the wounded. Misinterpretation of orders cited as cause. wrecking train from Fort Dodge sent to scene.
Tokyo reports confirm German government backing for the Hews Chung army. The aid aims to restore the emperor's ties with the kaider's government, while in Tieng Tein President Doi Yuan Hung resigns and urges support for Feng Kwo Chang as chief executive and residency leader.
The United States transport service takes control of French railroad lines from port to front. Heavy rails are laid, sections of forests turned over, and American locomotives, mainly narrow gauge, will be used. American engineer regiments will man the system and most supplies will be imported from the United States. Lumber to be imported includes 20 000 tons monthly for rails and other uses.
Washington report states Burwell S. Cutler, first assistant chief, will lead the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce until a permanent appointment is made after Dr Edward BE Pratt resigned at Secretary Redfield’s request. Officials cited Pratt’s unauthorized listing of goods under export control as a climactic issue.
Vic Saler, former Chicago National first baseman, becomes property of the Pittsburgh club after the Cincinnati National League club waived its claim to his services in an official announcement today.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company announced the sale of coal mining properties to Moa Hanna & Co of Cleveland. The firm mined about five percent of the nation’s anthracite output.
Representatives from the National Motion Picture exhibitors league held a breakaway session in Chicago, announcing plans to form a new organization after dissolving the convention.
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