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Newspaper
Lancaster Daily Eagle
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
1
Weather conditions may force closures as discussions among school officials and Public Service Director George T Lartmer suggest possible use of natural gas to reopen North and South buildings. Churches plan to announce decisions Sunday with some services potentially canceled due to the cold.
Benjamin Pynett, 72, from Orland, impersonated a government officer to pressure Mrs Conrad into paying him to keep her son from the draft. He was arrested near Buick restaurant and held for the sheriff after the incident and a county jail booking.
The Fairfield County Democratic Club will meet Monday evening at o'clock at their club rooms in the Rising building. There will be business of great importance and all are urged to be present. M A Daugherty, Chairman. Hewetan, Secretary.
A motion for a new fit in Thelps case was argued by police Saturday and will be revisited at a later date.
New York Governor Charles S. Whitman orders saloons to close in New Rochelle amid enforcement sweep. He cites public safety and order concerns as the measure takes effect citywide. Local officials urge compliance.
The Presbyterian Brotherhood banquet at Bremen was partly ruined when Mayor Downhour's dog dragged venison from Home Store and later devoured meat under the post office. The mayor offered beef as a replacement, which failed to satisfy the feast.
Washington testimony charges the food administration blocked sugar imports and kept U S refiners from higher Cuban sugar prices. Spreckels accuses Earl Salts and George Relch of influencing policy through the American Sugar Refining trust while Hoover rejects higher Cuban sugar payments.
Fred King aged left the world at noon after months of illness caused by a heart ailment. He owned a store and elevator in Lockville and is survived by his sister and eight brothers including John King deputy auditor of Lancaster. He was son of former Commissioner Michael King and married to Violet Texonship. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
Tho Hay traveled to France and fought three times as on Lamnester against jay fiends and relatives in a unsettled wartime scene with military links and local ties.
A Brest Litovsk dispatch reports General Shalom of the Russian staff killed himself just before the Russian German armistice negotiations. The self-inflicted death allegedly occurred near the German army headquarters.
A jury was excused until after the Christmas holidays as no court will sit next day and may not convene again this term, leaving jurors free from service for the period.
iV Lieutenant Wau cor an American aviator believed killed in his first aerial engagement after his fighter was struck from the rear. The German balloon was destroyed by Lieutenant Wright who swooped 5000 feet firing quickly as German anti aircraft guns opened fire. Wright then returned safely.
A garbled dispatch from Youngstown Ohio cites multiple crime and court notes including a jury recommendation, a marriage-related dispute, and a threat case. It mentions Mercy baton Theodore Core and a dagger incident linked to military service, with references to coal shortages and relief demands.
London reports massive artillery duels between British French and German forces in France and Italy. To the east of Ypres German forces captured British trenches on a Sul-yard front while repelling a Cambrai sector attack. Italian front fighting and aerial activity near the Tenoale rivers continue amid heavy casualties.
Strunk Bush and Senang sold to Boston Red Sox and Chicago for $5.0 from Philadelphia Americane. Walter Scheans and Amos Strunk sold to Boston as part of measurers. Vean Grege joins as pitcher. Major league season opens April 16 with no curtailment of play or player limits, per league representatives.
The Navy reports the drowning of Gunner Arthur BR. Teerpe and Seaman Troma J. Rose after their patrol vessel sank following a collision with a steamer at an Atlantic port. No further details were released.
Coal operators in West Virginia and Ohio appeal to Governor Cox as coal famine fears grow despite slight temperature rise. Emergency coal distribution to the ill and extreme cases continues, with disputes over lake pool allocations and accusations of misrouted shipments by F C Baird. Attorney General McGhee supports aggressive federal action to force distribution and oversight amid promises of further orders from fuel administrator Garfield.
Washington reports a House committee will investigate U S Navy conduct of the war in executive session. Secretary Daniels and bureau chiefs will be questioned as the panel examines naval expenditures, with talk of stopping shipbuilding and a possible one to three man supreme defense council to force quick decisions.
Washington December 15 reports the appropriation bill passing the house carrying a total of 937000 dollars. A 12000 dollar fund for censorship of foreign mails was included and 1000 dollars to continue the continental postal air route. Fealty was included.
London’s military expert Coronel Hepin warns Germany is mobilizing for a decisive western push. He cites rising German divisions on the west front, reinforcements from the east, and shortages at home. He stresses Britain must mobilize at least a million more troops to hold its lines.
Governor Whitman acted after Mayor Griffing reported 39 000 embryo soldiers left without equipment or shelter at Fort Slocum. City officials sought relief as recruits crowded public halls and private homes became temporary lodging. Secretary Baker promised countermand of related orders if needed.
Felix Calender vice president head of the interior department was elected president of a local conservation committee. The group decreed tips inns in Cincinnati saloons must be abolished by dawn. A separate report notes a deadly explosion at a DuPont facility causing fatalities.
The premier argues victory is essential to secure a lasting peace, urges tonnage remains the main constraint, and warns Germany seeks to force a peace before America enters. He cites Russia’s exit, America’s coming role, and calls for a league of nations to arbitrate postwar, with victory as the only credible base.
A wartime notice reports the formation of an Allied Naval Council in Washington to coordinate the naval operations of the major allied powers. The council aims to unify strategy, share intelligence, and streamline deployment across global theaters. The article highlights allied cooperation and central leadership during the war effort.
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