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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
4
Senator Charles Curtis urges Liberty Bond purchases as direct government support. He stresses buying bonds individually rather than through big dealers, ensuring funds go to the war effort. Homefront sacrifice is needed as every person can contribute within their means.
Editorial urges substantial support for Liberty bonds as national service. Emphasizes that purchasing bonds is first for the flag and country, with investment value secondary. Calls for big investors to step up as artillery fire continues on the French front and warns against conscription of funds.
Sympathy for the central powers drove the events surrounding King Constantine's abdication and explains why he will not be warmly received in America.
Lawrence banks announce they will sell Liberty Loan bonds without any commission or profit to buyers in a straightforward transaction. The move aims to encourage purchases and support the fundraising effort.
A longtime worker is praised for dedication to his country over earnings, a quality deemed scarce within the I. W. W. movement, highlighting the tension between patriotic duty and labor activism. The remark underscores differing values among unionists and reformers in the era.
A Joliet prison search reveals hidden arms and better armed convicts than the U S army. Kansas to host a large Fort Riley training camp with clean environment noted as a key reason. Pershing’s move to France shifts attention abroad while wheat and potato crops show improved prospects, keeping prices favorable and farmers well rewarded.
A collage of notes on vanity and fame, a note on a professor becoming dean in Oregon, and local ads. It mentions Adolph Ziefle becoming dean at Oregon Agricultural College, a repeal of a law aiding blind students, Elm honeydew on Lawrence sidewalks, and a store slogan promising they stock anything advertised.
Agitators claim that one dollar a day is not sufficient compensation for a man risking his life for his country. No one has ever claimed this amount reflects the true value of such service. The right portion of a man will risk his life.
English retailers, blamed for wartime profiteering, boosted tobacco prices by about 64 cents a pound after a 44 cent tax rise. Dealers reportedly added tax and extra profit on stock, sparking consumer indigation while soldiers and families at home bear the higher costs. Estimates credit the tax hike with substantial revenue, though traders hold large stock unpassed to buyers.
Lawrence social W C T U gathering at Mrs J W Glidden home on Monday June 11 featured devotionals led by Mrs Chamney and a talk by Mrs E L Johnson on the relation of fear to temperance habits. The discussion considered church attitudes toward temperance, saving habits, and teaching children about prohibition.
Associated Press reports a lull on the Franco Belgian front with British raids near Warneton and German expeditions repulsed. British cavalry reportedly attacked at Messines though only remnants returned. French sector saw artillery activity, while the Italian Trentino advance stalled by weather. Mrs. B A Woolf of Topeka visits Lawrence for a Methodist Conference.
Liverpool June 13 The mercantile marine received hearty praise at the Mercantile Marine association annual meeting. It stated 3000 merchant service officers served with the navy and 160 were killed in action. Masters and officers earned three Victoria Crosses and twenty Distinguished Service Orders along with foreign honors. One member won a golf medal for the bravest deed of the year.
Fort Riley Kansas and Des Moines were added by Secretary Baker to the list of approved sites for divisional cantonments of the national army. Twelve of the sixteen states have now been approved. Mrs Ned Gritts and Miss Emma Roach, who attended encampment exercises at Haskell, left this morning for Tulaquah Oklahoma.
A health column explains uric acid buildup from liver processing, harming kidneys and joints. It recommends flushing kidneys with hot water, taking Anuric double strength three times daily, and using simple remedies to reduce uric acid and relieve gout and rheumatic symptoms.
Washington June 13 The American steamer Tetrolite has been sunk by a German submarine. One boat with 18 men including the third mate and chief engineer was landed, two boats with unknown men missing. The attack time and place not specified. The ship previously figured in news after an Austrian sub attack threatened Vienna-US relations.
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