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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
1
German forces retreat before Soviet advances on a fast front near Petrograd as Russians announce recent success. Authorities report German withdrawals across the western sector while the front shifts and skirmishes continue on multiple corridors.
British forces resume the Somme offensive with a dawn push east of Albert and gains along the river Ancre. French troops rest as Verdun fighting slows. Russian front reports speak of major operations from Riga to Baranovitchi with heavy artillery and prisoner captures.
The Journal-World reports scarce print paper with prices doubling and no offers at current market. A single mill quotes 4.00 per hundred for 1917 tonnage, versus 7.90 previously, raising annual paper costs by about 6750 dollars despite securing a supplier. The note cites broader publisher troubles via Kansas City Times.
Newspapers nationwide confront a serious paper supply shortage with the Des Moines Capital noting a 23 percent shortfall for the month. Prices have risen from about 1.90 to 3.50 per hundredweight, adding hundreds of thousands to millions in annual production costs for major papers.
The defense rested today in the William Orpet murder case after presenting evidence. Orpet, a college student, is charged with killing Marian Lambert in Waukegan.
Kansas National Guard units from Fort Riley depart for Eagle Pass Texas in response to President Wilsons call to guard the border. The First Infantry Regiments three battalions leave in stages with A B C Companies and officers listed from Kansas City Kansas Horton Burlington Paola Hiawatha Fort Scott Lawrence Manhattan Gareyett Yates Center and Burlington. The move includes headquarters supply machine gun ambulance corps and band with Lt Col Charles Flanders leading the first battalion and Majs Frank Butler and Aaron Whitehens in command of the others.
As the fiscal year ends at the Lawrence post office, reports show higher business levels with special delivery letters up by 125 monthly over the prior year. May 1916 marks a record 1387 specials, while several months hover around 1,000 to 1,260 receipts, and May exceeds 1,500.
Captain S G Clarke writes to the Journal World thanking the paper for its support and stating that Company H will give as good an account of itself in federal service as in past years. Members sent home for minor physical defects have shown continued interest and right spirit.
Suffering from a severe cold last week Harman Faringer of 724 New York Street now battles a measles infection. The report notes the progression from cold symptoms to the measles outbreak affecting a local resident.
Brief weather bulletin noting yesterday afternoon through this morning with general fair conditions expected tonight and Saturday. Temperature near unchanged with no significant shifts anticipated.
The YMCA C A free employment bureau reports a steady stream of calls for work. Secretary Goltz says he has placed nearly fifty men and boys in jobs this summer. Open positions range from farm labor to lawn mowing and heating rugs, with older youths taking tougher tasks and younger boys lighter city work.
Berlin July 7. Scientists, industrialists, and commerce and agriculture representatives have formed a German National Commission led by Prince Von Wedel to seek a uniform understanding among Germans for an honorable peace that guarantees a secure future empire.
Inspectors Heim and W R Taylor visited Lawrence to coordinate bridge work. Dismantling the third span begins Monday to allow track laying on the south side. The trolley wire, switches, and car barn tracks are being installed, with completion aimed for mid week.
The Kansas Retailers Association notes delegates to the Lawrence convention on July 19 and 20. Willington club announces two delegates. Pittsburg has elected twelve delegates.
The National Educational Association declared support for military training in schools with the caveat that military aims must not override educational purposes. Mrs. Clyde Falley and son Floyd visit Overbrook to see her parents and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Murphy.
Reports from Mississippi Alabama and surrounding Gulf areas indicate several million dollars in property damage from a tropical storm. Beloit Alabama confirms one to two fatalities and multiple injuries while Mobile and Biloxi areas report extensive shipping and waterfront losses.
Tokyo confirms in brief dispatch that the Russo Japanese Convention signed at Petrograd on July 3 provides that Japan will refrain from any arrangement or political combination against Russia and Russia will refrain from any arrangement or political combination against Japan. The two powers agree to consult if territorial rights or Far East interests of either are threatened and to take measures to safeguard those rights.
W C Ellis takes agency as manager of the Marion-Handley sales company in Lawrence. The firm of Kansas City opens a branch at Massachusetts and Tenth streets in the former C W Smith building. L C Cadenhead, Kansas City president, is a longtime Lawrence figure with ties to local business and insurance circles.
Chapel exercises on the hill featured readings by Prof. A Mac Murray at 11 15 this morning. The event offered a number of readings before the audience.
In a bold shift from display, three Marlin rifles stored behind glass at police headquarters were moved to live-fire practice. Under Chief J M Boyd, officers fired fifty rounds each in a day's drill at the brick yard, with Henry Smith praised as top marksman.
Dix Teachenor of Kansas City captain of the KK A C tennis team makes a strong showing in the Missouri Valley tournament in St. Louis. Teachenor and Walter Newill defeated Monett and Darrough of Oklahoma in the finals, a surprise as Oklahoma favorites edged toward the finals. The KC A C duo will face Cannon and Lindauer for a final shot against Kumagae and Mikami of Japan. Teachenor also shines in singles with potential to reach the finals, drawing large crowds. Kenneth Uhls, KK A C teammate, hopes to reach final rounds as well.
German aeroplanes bombed the open town of Lure killing eleven people and wounding three, mostly women and children, in reprisal after Allied aerial raids on Hem. One soldier was wounded amid the attack reported by today’s official communication.
A telegraph from Juarez reports General Trevino says Villa forces evacuated Jiminez and communication has been restored in Mexico City. Carranza cavalry is now in pursuit of the bandits. General Gózales relayed the message from Chihuahua City via Gómez.
Public health officials from state and federal levels collaborate with New York City authorities to control an infantile paralysis outbreak. In the latest update, 22 children died and 87 new cases were reported, with 19 deaths in Brooklyn.
A formal note accepting General Carranza's proposal to settle between the United States and the de facto Mexican government by direct negotiations was delivered to Eliseo Arredondo. Secretary Lansing announced the cabinet approved the course, aiming for an immediate, practical plan to prevent further disputes.
City commissioners approve the appraisal report for the south approach to the University. About 90 percent of the land is city owned, with the remaining 10 percent appraised yesterday. Indiana Street will be extended south through the land, ending years of local residents’ detours to access the campus. Work will begin once arrangements are made by the commissioners and the board of administration.
The Dominican peace commission and Colonel Pendleton agreed to a Marine entry into Santiago Santo Domingo with Admiral Caperton reporting the move to the navy. Caperton predicts quick restoration of peace across the island republic.
The Peoples bank shows its usual good condition with the semi annual dividend paid and three thousand dollars added to the surplus. J Frank Smith of Pleasanton, a newspaperman and community booster, visited town on business.
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