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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
4
Washington says the United States has been invited to the inter allied conference in Paris but will refrain for now if meetings do not directly affect the U S war effort. State department notes the stance is not a permanent policy and reconstruction plans will be proposed when the moment is right.
Russian troops push into the Galician village of Novice south of Kalusz and seize prisoners and machine guns as fighting continues on the eastern Galicia front. In France the French lines facing the crown prince’s drive near St Quentin show heavy bombardments and initial German gains, followed by a French rally reclaiming much of the captured ground.
Five Iowa counties have supplied as many volunteers for service as they can, so they will not furnish any drafted men. The counties' names were not disclosed. Volunteers after July are not credited locally, so the recently organized ammunition train will not reduce drafted numbers.
The official wartime report lists British merchant ships sunk by mine or submarine in the past week. Fourteen vessels over 1 600 tons and eight fishing vessels were lost, with several prior losses referenced and weekly totals provided.
Johnstown Pennsylvania July 20 George Tompkins of Philadelphia confessed to the murders of coal operator Edmund Humphries his wife Mrs Carlo Humphries and their 11 year old son Mundy Humphries Jr on a country road near Carrollton. The confession was made in the county jail in the presence of Jailer Edward Keen and Tompkins' attorneys.
Amsterdam reports the Bertin Tageblatt that the committee of majority parties in the German Reichstag has unanimously moved a peace resolution. Two center deputies and one liberal opposed the majority before. The Tageblatt predicts 221 deputies will vote for peace in the Reichstag.
Kansas City July 20 Information from Winfield Kan declares that Charles Mulford died of lockjaw after treating a toe wound with court plaster. Federal officials study whether court plaster disseminated tetanus germs across Kansas and prepare to inoculate fumea plas with culture samples.
Canadian Headquarters in France reports a sharp rise in enemy fire from Lens to Avion with bombardment aimed at trenches and VK houses. Vimy near the German line faced heavy explosive shells, while Avion and nearby areas saw intense shelling and improved German observation aided by balloons and airphones.
The provincial council has perfected a plan for the judicial organization of the Polish kingdom. County courts and courts of justice keep existing functions while new courts are created including a supreme court with two presiding and seven advisory judges, two courts of appeal in Warsaw and Lublin, and 16 circuit courts in major Polish cities.
Corporal James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa, a Lafayette Squadron member, reportedly returned to base after a solo engagement with eight German warplanes, restraining praise as a war hero.
Bennett Clark son of Speaker Champ Clark trains at Fort Myer officers reserve camp hoping for an officer commission. His parents visited him recently to see his first command of troops and offer support.
Japan plans to extend the Kwantung governor general’s authority in Manchuria. The move would place nearly all Japanese administrative rights under military control, unifying administration and strengthening influence amid unsettled Russian conditions.
Berlin reports Dr. Achmed Emin Hey says the Turkish government withdrew a special train for Americans leaving Turkey after a consul general accused the U S of denying Turkish students in New York a return. He notes the war closed English French Russian schools and seized property while Hobert College remains open with about 400 Americans still in Turkey.
Aberdeen July 19 Laetha Merlinger aged years died today after being shot by Earl Lawrence 10 yesterday afternoon while both boys were shooting at birds on the normal school campus. The rifle discharged accidentally wounding the child in the intestines.
Philadelphia judge rejects bid to quash indictments against Capt Max Thierischens former commander of the seized German raider Pring Fite Friedrichf. He faces charges of smuggling 19 ship chronometers while interned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and bringing a young woman from Ithaca New York for immoral purposes.
Paris July 19 representatives of the allied socialist groups met with Albert Thomas minister of munitions to plan preliminary conferences in Mauris for allied socialists to align on issues likely to be discussed at the Stockholm conference.
In London on July 1, the Red Cross committee hosted 250 wounded American soldiers and sailors from the British army and navy at Holland Park for a relief and morale event.
Washington July 19 reports Vance McCormick democratic national chairman was offered the Tokyo post but declined and recommended the appointment of Mr. Morris.
Archibald McLellan editor of the Chief Christian Science Monitor from 1905 to 1914 died suddenly in Brookline Massachusetts on July 19. He was an officer of the First Church of Christ Scientist.
London July 14 Prince Alexander of Battenburg now Marquis Carisbrooke married Lady Irene Tenison daughter of the Earl of Londesborough in the chapel of St James Palace The King Queen and other royals attended the ceremony Navy quietly a son of Print ton Lea.
Reports from Petrograd describe the revolt subsiding with arrests and patrols by Cossacks and troops. The government tightens control while debates rage over relocating the provisional government to Moscow and consolidating power amid ministerial resignations and foreign intrigue.
London reports that after the July 11 enemy assault the forward posts east of Monchy Le Preux have been reinstalled. Hostile raiding parties were repelled west of Cherisy, while our troops conducted raids north and east of Ypres and took prisoners. Significant artillery activity occurred on both sides during the night.
In Washington, July 26, the Senate rejected 44 to 14 an amendment by Senator Kenyon to extend control to iron ore and ite products. The chamber also defeated calls to raise wheat and cotton price supports and rejected a Reed proposal to run the bill with a five member board rather than three.
Secretary Redfield submitted a Senate report defending census bureau population estimates used for army draft quotas. He said estimates relied on actual state and sub division registrations while noting high local counts at industrial centers due to draft-age workers in munitions plants.
Baltimore Maryland July news notes that expoteer Harrington has filed a motion requiring unemployed able bodied men aged 18 to 60 to register by August 20. The message states the government will have those who do not fight work.
London July 3 A Victoria Cross was awarded for the second time in the war without published details The recipient Lieut Commander W E Sanders of the naval reserves was honored In recognition of ungallantry consummate and a kill command of one of his ship in actionofficial notice offered brief generic phrasing
The weapons committee of the Council of National Defense reported finding one million worth of silk from women, noting it could be used for needs in wartime birth and economy. The misspelled text suggests a historical wartime context and resource procurement.
Maj. Gen. Frederick B. Maurice reports, after a week of war, that air combat over the British front was the most intense in history with German losses heavy and British gains generally favorable. On land little change occurred, while on the French front Germany uses picked troops for local offensives with exhausting effect. Russian fronts show weather and floods forcing a retreat of some advanced posts without major shifts.
A July report from Petrograd describes an attack on a train carrying Ambassador Francis of the United States near the river Dyacka close to the Swedish border. The blast aimed to derail the train about 700 miles from Petrograd.
Peking reports Li Tuan Hung issues circular to provinces saying he will not resume the presidency and takes blame for recent turmoil caused by short sightedness and inability to withstand external pressure. Feng Kwohang reportedly to assume acting president duties per Morning Post dispatch.
Chicago an recruiting argument compares pay of George Washington era soldiers with modern forces in Frances Perahing war. Posters claim revolutionary earners got 60 a year, while current recruits receive 20 a month with 20 percent rise on foreign service. First class private pay reaches 32 a month. skilled trades higher, cooks 34 a month.
Washington announces the Kansas City district appoints Lat Drake J C McNish and W B Hughes of Omaha as branch officers. P L Hall of Lincoln and R O Marnell of Omaha designated by the Federal Reserve Board. Hughes to manage the bank and oversee functions formerly handled by the Omaha Clearing House.
Washington July 19 The Senate adopted unanimously a Smoot resolution asking the president to supply information on shipboard contracts whether building or pending, including contractor names and contract prices, to aid in evaluating requests for further appropriations.
Washington July 19 A Japanese artist J Yoshida presented a 600 year old sword to President Wilson at the White House. Yoshida appeared in native Japanese dress and was introduced by one of the embassy attaches.
Four hundred butchers employed at Swift and Company and Colorado Packing Provision plants walk out in Denver on July 1. Officials say no demands have been made and the strike appears unofficial.
Mrs Theodore Moosevelt Jr. arrived from New York and was greeted by the prefect of department of the French government. An American cavalcade and a number of ambulance workers also arrived, welcomed by local officials and crowds in Paria on July 18.
Washington July 20 reports say U boat destruction reaches 1 600 000 tons monthly and Germany’s campaign outpaces earlier fears. Senate committee adopts resolutions urging a full Wilson investigation amid calls for action against the U boat menace and naval losses.
A ship captain recounts watching a German U boat maneuver near a tanker off the coast after delivering a steamer built on the great ocean. The captain described the Archbold sinking on June 16 and a U boat passing steamship lanes. Gun crews fired four shells as the submarine loomed and disappeared.
Officials and congress members note that German submarines are sinking 1,600,000 tons monthly per a London cable. The piece suggests censorship limits and urges faster U.S. ship and warcraft production. Treason is down from April, offering cautious consolation.
Petrograd reports a Russian destroyer destroyed a German submarine in the Baltic Sea with bombs. The submarine crew was drowned. Maritime clash highlights ongoing naval warfare with Baltic operations.
President Wilson granted a full pardon to 16 suffragists serving 60 day sentences in the Occoquan workhouse for picketing in front of the White House. Secretary Tumulty said the pardons stand and the White House would not issue a statement explaining the action.
Washington July 19 Justice grants Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman new sentences in federal penitentiaries for conspiracy to impede the draft work. The ruling directs writs to reach the supreme court in charges tied to their actions and the broader appeal process.
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