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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
1
Lawrence units of the National Guard continue mustering toward federal service with inoculations completed for Sanitary Detachments and First Infantry. Drills proceed at McCook Field with minor delays from supply shortages as troops stay orderly and ready for inspection.
Reports from Tondon August state that the German drive in Southwest Russia aims at Odessa with the port seen as Germanys main objective and Braressarda likely to become a major theater as forces press toward Gilessa. The British steamer Arcalia was torpedoed off England with ten crew lost. 40 American sailors aboard were not accounted for. General von Hoechzendorf moved to the Isonrad area ordering large artillery concentrations for an autumn campaign. Bread cards likely to begin in Paris by October due to bad weather and crop deficits. Federal action against Chicago food speculators planned after passage of the food bill. Fort Riley to build a remount station for about 10,000 horses and mules. Manhattan rail crash injures 15 people lightly. Kansas Bay commission confirms a note about students from Pickett of Leavenworth, Kansas.
AP dispatch reports a small French advance northwest of Bixschoote on the Flanders front. British and French statements give no detail on artillery activity while the France front was inactive last night. Russian defense slows Teutonic push from Galicia toward Odessa and Bessarabia as sectors show slowdown.
Farmers hear Tom A McNeal of Topeka speak on Citizenship at the Dovalus County Farmers Institute picnic in the county grove. L D Howard leads stock discussion as rains ease prices, May Cowles plans a talk on How the Country Woman can Conserve, followed by a High Prairie vs Brown's Grove baseball game and a noon country picnic.
Paris reports four French vessels of 1600 tons or more sunk and two smaller ships hit by submarines. Six merchant sailors were unsuccessfully attacked. Over the week, 948 ships entered French ports and 934 left. Rome cites Italian losses of two steamers and one sailing vessel in the same period, with 487 ships entering Italian ports and 442 sailing.
City Attorney Tom Harley traveled to Topeka to resolve issues over the recent water improvement bonds in Lawrence. The attorney general had not received a full report and questioned fidelity. after reviewing the supreme court decision annexing the abstract, the matter was settled. The city commissioners have not yet decided to proceed with the second $18,000 waterworks bond issue, and discussion may be delayed to the next meeting. A lost valuable horse in Route 6 was struck by lightning during the storm, with no other major county damage reported.
American troops in France show earnest resolve to absorb war knowledge quickly. Officers and men strive to build a capable wartime nucleus, hoping for strong home support as they pursue modern warfare training and the goal of joining the firing line.
Railroads, led by Santa Fe general manager F C Fox, pledge to seamlessly handle troop and supply movement as the nation mobilizes for war. They report coordinated action with the government to avoid delays, with war boards drafting cars from surplus capacity and directing each line on expected duties.
About eight thousand miners gathered in Essen, Germany, to press for peace by agreement and democratic reforms. They backed the Reichstag majority peace resolution and urged lawmakers to act in humanity, the Socialist paper Verwaerts notes the event’s significance as Essen sits at the heart of pan German propaganda.
United States and Canada reported northern lights last night disrupting telephone and telegraph circuits from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic. The aurora reportedly cut trunk line service, with effects reaching as far south as Atlanta while avoiding areas south of St Louis. Also noted: death of Mary Ann Gray, 74, at 745 Lake Street, funeral plans pending. marriage licenses issued to Oliver N. Gage and Lillie Arbel Sink of Pomona Kansas.
Miss Patline Macather states that KU business records return to the university from Topeka. Chancellor Frank Strong will head the local business office. Karl Kinez fills the vacancy from Topeka. MacCatherine resigns August 15. Charlotte Darrow and Miss Noyes transfer from Topeka to the university.
Missouri Home Guards to drill with rifles as government plans to equip them by November 1. Captain Dunkel reports 2500 dollars allotted for arms and gear. Members aged 18 to 45 will be equipped, others may join the larger Defense Council and drill. A five member committee sets recruiting meetings for Monday night to enroll new members.
An Overland car borrowed by two colored men, Stone and Green, rolled down a campus embankment near the FE building. The auto turned over twice. both occupants were unhurt. The car suffered a shattered top windshield and broken wheel.
Lloyd Stuckey, former All-Kansas football player and captain, has been elected and appointed as football coach and director by the board of, though the text shows garbled remnants of the original report. The item confirms Stuckey’s transition from player to leadership role within the program.
Army enlistments today aim to bring the regular force to full war strength. The campaign began April 1 and 183,205 men have been accepted. Total enrollments to date reach 1,194 for today’s collection.
Kansas weather report summarizes yesterday's conditions and today's early readings with precipitation noted at 7 inches. Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with continued cool temperatures and a slight warming trend on Friday.
A Douglas county road boosters' presentation to the state highway commission sparked likely federal aid for two routes through Douglas County. Officials discussed a potential twenty-five percent federal aid on the Lawrence to Topeka Fort highway leg and the Lawrence to Baldwin stretch, with farm funding plans spreading over several years and tentative payment schedules.
Economics department of the University announces a lecture series on meat conservation and bread making. A special demonstration by Miss Ethel Loflin covers the use of cereals in bread and sanitary aspects of domestic science.
An orderly flag presentation by the Washington Relief Corps was scheduled for Friday morning in North Lawrence. Miles and officials prepared the large flag for display aboard the Pacific, Washington Post, with invitations to readers and orders to attend.
A study of bull frog genetics is proposed with five dollars offered for a specimen. The researcher, who spent part of the summer at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, sought material but did not find enough to continue the project and returned to Lawrence.
Local milk associations in the Kansas City district failed to organize after a meeting at Tonganoxie was not held due to insufficient delegate presence. Delegates were expected to elect an organizer to cover eastern Kansas and western Missouri, but attendance prevented any action and no decision was announced.
The conference morning program featured Bible study classes and a sermon by Bishop Brey, drawing a large audience at the Sunday morning service. Delegates filled the grounds as "The School of Guidance" was announced, with talks on character building and the will of God, plus lectures in the afternoon including "It Might Be Worse" and "The Three Sacred Rivers."
In Arizona Aug 2 two ringleaders among Apache Indians were arrested easing the strike by miners at the asbestos mines in the Sierra Anchas. A San Carlos Reservation report via telephone says conditions are normal again. Forest ranger efforts stopped fires blamed on the Ahaches. White workers who sought refuge in a mountain pass have returned to work without injuries. A court filing by Myrtle Martin of City was noted.
Kansas City and Kansas City Kansas were crippled as all streetcar lines halted. About 2,100 conductors motormen and shop workers walked out in sympathy with striking crews. Motor vehicles filled streets while Mayor Edwards sought mediation with the street car company amid heavy traffic and no violence reported.
University of the department of home economics professors conduct experiments teaching students to identify cotton in woolen fabrics and silk in mixed goods. Tests use picric acid in light textiles, caustic potash for dark fibers, and acid to separate cotton from silk, highlighting adulteration concerns amid high wool prices.
Douglas County draft board reviews men transferred from other districts amid high exemption claims. Registration numbers reveal a notable sequence in both serial and numerical drawings. Lemuel Stout brings his son Edward Lemuel Stout’s body from Burlington Colorado for a 10 AM funeral at 1420 New York St. Oak Hill burial planned. service by Dr C O Stoddard.
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