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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1917
Page
5
A 1917 Lawrence column notes hopes for rain to rise Kaw River and flood risk at Kaw Beach, while Germany’s frontier policy is debated by German journalists. It mentions U.S. Home Guard armament upgrades with Krag rifles and recalls Gray Otis’s wartime life and labor clashes in Southern California.
The Journal-World explains it avoids naming on committees to stay ex officio and emphasizes public good. It states the paper seeks only to aid community wealth and prosperity, arguing opposition to growth harms towns while support boosts progress.
The Kansas state auditor and attorney general argue paying university professors over nine months with monthly installments is unlawful. They propose withholding two months of salary for work completed a month earlier. The stance treats state obligations as negotiable, a view at odds with standard fiscal practice.
In a broad essay the author extols thrift through home ownership as a noble American ideal while arguing against mere hoarding. The piece sketches tax policy support for national finance, and proposes vast war-time plans including manpower, industry, and logistics built on patriotic thrift.
A fragmented wartime note discusses suppressing enemy language publications and endeavors to reorganize state officials. It emphasizes opponent influence over state affairs and asserts a stance on business honesty, mentioning Governor Capper and capital controls.
Albert Noller plans to open a gents furnishing and gents shoe store named the Varsity at 1019 Massachusetts street Lawrence after a country tour seeking a new location. He recently completed a closing out sale selling remaining stock in bulk to Max Halter Mercantile Co. of New York City.
Congressman E C Little of the Second district issues pamphlets outlining his views on conscripting money through high income taxes, land settlement for soldiers, a strict food bill, a 20 mile dry zone around camps, coal industry controls, and a wartime information ban for newspapers. He criticizes German language press as disloyal and urges suppression of German publications.
A mixed column on efficiency, politics, and daily life referencing 2,200,000 reservists, pork barrel politics, and Christmas shopping, with notes on weather near the hundred degree mark and a traveler H. B. Bullene returning from a three week Western trip.
Gen W H Sears, ex Kansas National Guard officer from Lawrence, writes his congressman Judge H C Claypool of Chillicothe a note urging strong U S involvement in the war. He says the greatest sacrifice comes from youths in trenches and citizens funding liberty bonds, which he deems no real sacrifice since repayment is at a reduced rate.
Mrs Henry Bruce widow of Capt Henry L Bruce eldest son of Lord Aberdare of Enslean will marry Capt John M Evans of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in London. The Bride is known as the Gibson girl and widow of the famous Bruce.
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