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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1917
Page
4
Washington June 25 fruit for pies salads or stewed dishes can be canned without sugar using boiling water as a base. Specialists note sugar improves flavor but water can preserve color texture and natural taste. For desserts and sauces sweeten after canning. Process times vary by method with hot water bath or steam pressure canner and care to avoid overheating.
Washington June 25 An article explains that draft regulations for the proposed national army will cover every step except the draft method itself. The government is expected to handle drafting in Washington to prevent local favoritism, with numbered registrants and telegraphed results. Exemptions pass to the next in line, aiming to ready 600000 men from 10 million registrants, with training planned by September.
Mr and Mrs C A Smith depart, leaving their home in the care of relatives as they travel to Manhattan for unspecified plans.
Commandant Major Paul Azan among six French officers assigned to instruct Harvard students in trench warfare. He lost his left hand in action somewhere in France and now wears an artificial hand. This marks the first instance since the Revolutionary War of French officers on active military duty in America.
The owners of a local shop operated a shooting gallery in the Pen dleton building for weeks but have moved to Manhattan. They enjoyed a good business here but the building was rented to a permanent tenant. The Smiths plan to return to Lawrence in the fall to resume business. Coal! Coal! Coal! Logan Moore Lumber Company advertises winter coal by phone 11.
A National City Bank of New York compilation from war reports shows the United States exported about 920000 horses and 330000 mules from August 1914 to now, totaling roughly 260 million dollars in value. The nine months ending March indicate a potential total of about 300000 horses for the current year, with mule exports around 160000.
The article notes export values for horses and mules over three war years, showing average prices per head and little impact on domestic prices. It cites U S shares of world equine stocks, stating the United States held about 22 million horses amid global totals, with Russia the next largest. It also includes a patent medicines advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and related endorsements.
Beulah May Shrader was born near Lawrence on June 29, 1913, and died in Argentine, Kansas, on June 23, 1917, four days short of four years. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Wol die Shrader and wife of near Midland. Funeral conducted by F. M. Tester man of United Brethren church, interment in Argentine cemetery. The sorrowing parents have many relatives and friends. Also notes revived bicycling in London during omnibus strike with workers returning to duty and riding to work.
Dr Orelun Eye Ear Nose and Throat in the Dick Building announces a special election in Scott City Kansas on June 26 to vote 400000 in bonds to build a new courthouse. Supporters say the petitioning names indicate the measure will pass. The current county offices occupy a building that was once a boarding house.
American naval gunners repelled a large German submarine attacking an American passenger liner off the Ireland coast last night. A torpedo strike missed by under 20 feet. Meanwhile Mr. A Larson of San Francisco, attending an Interstate Commerce Committee hearing in Kansas City, arrived in Lawrence to visit his mother, Mrs Anna Larson.
Kansas donors exceeded expectations for Red Cross Week despite scant organization. Directed from Denver Topeka, the drive raised an estimated two million dollars with many counties lacking formal campaigns yet local business leaders contributing. In well organized areas funds met or surpassed quotas, while broader state participation showed strong support despite limited coordination.
Now is the time to buy coal from Logan Moore Lumber Company. Call Bell 113 to place your order and stay warm through the season.
Boston June 26 neutral shipping totaling over 1,000,000 tons sits idle in belligerent harbors. Augusto Ciuffelli former Italian cabinet member urges immediate action: raise port dues to confiscatory levels and deny bunker coal to ships refusing cargoes through danger zones. He says belligerents may curb neutrals, to spur the allies’ ship needs and prompt a swift, united policy.
A light-hearted woman is the joy of life and healthful cheer endures, while ailments like backache and headaches threaten a nervous breakdown. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is touted as a standard remedy for such ailments, with claims of decades of use. The ad also promotes coal service by Logan-Moore Lumber Company Bell 113.
In Kansas City Field Club yesterday Kenneth Uhlis of Rockhill club beat W H Lenge 6-0 6-0 in singles second round. Dix Teachenor of KKAC defeated Paul Enns 6-1 6-3. Both players are KU tennis competitors.
At the Great Lakes Training Station a lighthearted issue of The Great Lakes Recruit showcases naval humor from new sailors. Jokes, sketches, and a sailor’s banter reference radio station antennas, boot camp life, and comic misreadings of German slogans, alongside reports on athletic events and naval history pieces by officers.
The Public Utilities Commission asked the Kansas Supreme Court to quash the alternative writ and deny the writ seeking to compel issue of $165,000 in additional stocks and bonds by Inter urban. The commission argues the court lacks jurisdiction to review its factual determinations within its own scope.
H. M. Light spent the day in Fu Dora attending local affairs and meeting residents. He visited several shops and chatted with citizens about community needs and upcoming events.
Washington June 26 President Wilson by executive order created an exports embargo council to administer the export embargo provisions of the espionage act The council will be composed of the secretary of state agriculture commerce and the food administrator It will decide policy and recommend proclamations placing commodities under export control Coal and rain will be first covered Food exports remain largely with the food administration The act will give the government firm control of the domestic food situation Shipping will be controlled under the act A rationing plan for European neutral countries has been prepared Secretary Redfield said operation will begin within forty eight hours
A fuel consumption test at the city water plant shows reduced operation costs after overhauling pumping machinery. Superintendent Dunmire expects lower monthly expenses going forward. In December the city paid $850 for electricity to operate the lifting pumps into the settling basin.
Real estate transfers include Alma Hellstrom to Ira Herd for 2400 dollars and August Walkuhle to Albert Noller for 6000 dollars with properties in Lawrence. A quit claim by C. Richardson to Martha Richardson involves potential estate interest. Mortgages involve Albert Noller to Geo. Noller and others. Chattel mortgages cover cattle and equipment. releases and assignments list various parties. A Lawrence Navy enlistment note mentions three men, two candidates passing physicals and one sworn in. Otto Henry of Bonner Springs attends Lawrence business.
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