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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
5
Thousands of Russian soldiers abandon front duty to visit homes and families as strikes threaten production in Petrograd factories. Crowded trains carry soldiers home while some regiments open schools, and workers seek education amid wartime tension.
Ardmore reports three killed near Marietta Oklahoma in a south central tornado. Death toll climbs to 76 as storms disrupt roads and cut communications. In Missouri a town wrecked with none killed. Lindsey Texas sees church store and homes destroyed with injuries.
Harrisburg June 1 A committee of the rar synod the general council and United synod in the south adjourned with an understanding they had reached common ground on which union can be affected
Washington June 2 The Senate alliance committee clashed with heart protests on its revision of the House war tax Senator Broussard of Louisiana opposed the decision to levy a tax of one mill per cent on sugar. Simons said the committee aimed to apply the tax to both domestic and imported sugar Kellogg’s change would exempt income received by corporations from other corporations to avoid double taxation
A fragmentary Baltimore note reports the Johnston line steamer Jesamore arriving May 4 for Liverpool and mentions freight details and a drowning incident involving John Ray aboard the Dirigo, with delayed arrival from London.
Paris reports Captain George Guy Nemer, famed French aviator, shot down five more German planes, two in one minute and four in one day. His official tally reaches 43 enemy machines with May 17 to 31 marking 32 additional kills and 67 more believed down behind German lines.
Washington explains that Americans of military age abroad will not be required to claim exemption until summoned. Registration rules specify who must register and when, with June 5 and 6 as key dates, and penalties for noncompliance.
Madrid reports soldiers riot in Barcelona with several officers jailed at Montjuich fortress. Named officers include a colonel, a lieutenant colonel, a major, a captain and two lieutenants. Bilbao notes government seizes Argentina wheat on the steamer Rosario to aid Spain’s needy.
Copenhagen reports the Voisinche Zeitung states Germany accepts losing Kiao Chow and South Sea colonies. Germany would cede Kiao Chow directly to Japan to recover millions spent, in exchange for peace and no talks on the colonies’ future.
Premier Ribot announced in the French chamber that the government would not facilitate the voyage of French socialism to the International Socialist Congress in Stockholm. The decision marks a government stance against sending delegates to the meeting.
The War Department announced three of sixteen cantonment sites for the new army. American Lake in Washington is among the locations identified.
New York on July 1 reports the subtreasury in San Francisco allotted 1,000 dollars toward a further shipment of gold to that extent.
Berlin and London reports say a major Allied movement may be underway on the Belgian coast and Ypres front. British advances near Cherisy and along the Arras-Cambrai road, with heavy bombardment and renewed offensives, are noted as German resistance stiffens. Italian fighting costs Austria an estimated 300 000 killed wounded and missing as Mussolini’s forces push forward.
Paris report says the minister of public works introduced a bill authorizing railroads to increase fares by 16 percent. The measure moves through parliament as a key transportation policy.
I Charles A Doyen will lead 2,700 marines as a Kavigan division under Major General Leming. The troops are seasoned veterans from the Philippine campaigns and various campaigns in the Indies. They are ready to fight once more, with combat experience framing their attitude.
Springfield, Missouri June 3 Carrying 96 000 in currency and driving alone in an auto with four wheel lights J H Keet a local banker held vigil through Greene county mud to rescue his kidnapped son. Dawn showed a failed ransom as others shadowed his car while his wife and child were at a country club dance.
Judge Emmet Scawell rules 12 jurors remain sworn to try Mrs. Rena Mooney for the July bomb killings. Daniel Kelly is excused on illness. Prosecution and defense challenge several jurors including Thomas Camp and Paul Postler. Otto F. Hillbrecht questioned as defense candidate. One juror excused leaving seven sworn jurors.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on June 3 Judge Kenesaw Landis of Chicago took under advisement the American Press Association vs Western Newspaper Union case seeking no change to the 1912 decree fixing plate matter prices for newspapers. The association argues material costs rose and President Smith of the American Qeecoration company threatens dissolution if the decree is not altered. First four months of 1917 show a loss of 16000, the defense contends, while they allege the defendant cut fixed rates.
Washington June 2 the administration failed to win a war censorship for newspapers as the House voted 184 to 224 against adopting the modified censorship section in the espionage bill. The Senate had already opposed censorship and the White House offered no comment on the result.
A civilian commission led by Abraham Flexner William H Welch and Nathan Strauss will inspect the naval hospital ship Solace and sailors care. Admiral Mayo already investigates alleged mistreatment as the panel meets Secretary Daniels before touring the fleet area.
June 2. Reports say vice Admiral Kolchak remains in command of the Black Sea fleet after a clash with the council of soldiers and workers delegates. Kronstadt resignation follows their assertion of sole authority. Maxim Gorky recounts Rizov’s Berlin attempt to win him to a separate peace with Germany and Austria. Rizov proposes immediate armistice and a Russian constituent assembly to decide peace or war.
Des Moines June 2 A board to appraise and condemn 320 acres of Camp Dodge land was named by Attorney General Hayner today. George Co Call of Sioux City is named chairman. The legislature authorized buying the ground for training Iowa military forces.
Secretary condemns circulating reports questioning loyalty of navy officers of German descent. A newspaper speculated on Rear Admiral Winterhalter succeeding Admiral Mayo as commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet, raising queries about his loyalty due to his descent.
In Laredo Texas in June government agents refused to permit male citizens between 21 and 30 to cross into Mexico. Two Americans were arrested as they allegedly sought to leave the United States to avoid military registration.
London reports cast doubt on George H Roberta representing the British majority socialists at the Stockholm conference. Mr Roberts refuses to discuss the subject as doubts and denials spread in some quarters.
Petrograd reports the provisional government charging General Soukhomlinoff, former war minister, with neglecting ammunition production, causing shortages, and with transmitting military information to German and Austrian spies in 1911 and 1912. The indictment also alleges his wife aided and abetted.
Washington reports that Mrs Katherina Couch an American once said to have been executed as a spy in Germany called at the Spanish consulate in Brussels. London newspapers carried the dispatches via cable to the state department.
Francisco June leak in the San Francisco offices building from which government secrets were revoked. John W. Heston United States district attorney admitted the leak here today.
Jerome Arizona June 2 Union boiler makers walk out at United Verdesmelwh Clarksdale in sympathy strike. About 160 copper miners joined May 24 with demand for union recognition.
Geneva reports ongoing debate over American exports to Switzerland and a semi official note that shipments to Sweden may avoid German sinking. The discussion centers on relief food to Switzerland and broader political shifts damped by wartime signals.
Three British Tommies escape German prison camp after crossing enemy trenches. They describe confinement in chalk pits and a camp with 1,000 inmates including British and French and Algerians. Officers threatened execution for refusals. harsh conditions included leaky huts, no coats, cold weather, poor food, and no medical care.
President Wilson issues a proclamation warning всех persons avoiding registration that they risk prosecution and mandatory military service upon return to the United States. The notice cites the May 1 1917 act and states willful evasion is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison.
Copenhagen reports German newspapers publish anniversary pieces on the Skagegerrak naval engagement. They foresee a possible fresh clash with the British fleet and discuss Admiral Von Scheer's squadron. German writers question British loss claims and omit ships like the Tiger Revenge and Marlborough from counts.
United States marshal issues a rule banning Germans from 20 barred zones around armories and naval stations in New York. Zones cover about a half mile radius and affect 15 000 to 20 000 males over 14. Germans with permits may live or travel for social or essential purposes. those without permits found in the zones will be interned.
The port of New York was closed for part of the forenoon as gate to the harbor steel net was closed for reasons not disclosed by navy yard and customs officials. Shortly before noon the order was rescinded though the gate remained closed at that time.
Lieut. Col Charles W. Fenton of the United States Army cavalry will command the Officers' Training Camp at Fort Myer. The camp opens within a few months and will train men for officer credentials. Fenton is a West Point and war college graduate with extensive cavalry and infantry experience.
In London June 2 Kennedy Jones food dictator warned May shipping losses were light due to Britain destroying subs. He said Germans will boost U boat output. England has cereals for 12 weeks but famine if supplies fall below a week. GB cereal loss 6 percent, with 25 percent allowance by the ministry of food.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports the late Governor General Von Bissing asserted Belgium would be annexed by Germany after the war. He claimed his Belgium policy followed the emperor’s wishes, guiding Flemish relations and church policy with moderation. He noted German methods would prevail in Belgium to serve German interests.
Buenos Aires argues the United States entered war driven by a desire to fight rather than a solid cause. Some Argentines acknowledge a valid reason but think it did not drive the U S into war. They view U S actions as a victim of psychological influence following sensational events.
Reports from Vienna say the Polish club will push an urgent motion in the Austrian lower house recognizing the right of nations to self determination as a basis for lasting peace. Meanwhile in Copenhagen thousands of workers march for peace. A German dispatch hints Hungary may seek dissolution of parliament and new elections.
Storm Lake reports Fort Dodge brakeman M. W. Corey was shot by a tramp he had ordered off a freight train in the local yards. Corey is badly injured but expected to recover. An arrest was made in Cherokee but later released. continuous confusion.
Washington D C June Preal Jent Wilson joins the Liberty loan drive by raising or rabbling for a ten thousand dollar bond contribution.
A troubled report from Portland where an inmate or patient died after a rope fell from a hospital window. Attendants allegedly cut the rope and found the body hanging from a wing, with authorities noting the death as self-inflicted. The scene involved Linden and other named parties as investigators work the morning incident.
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