11 May 1917
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
1
A renewed push is prepared on the Macedonian front as forces brace for a fresh offensive. Sarraics Arvy plans coordinated maneuvers to tighten pressure and seize key objectives amid ongoing operations.
Wartime dispatches describe renewed German defenses facing Allied advances on the Western Front and political crises in Russia Austria and Germany. Reports flag intensified fighting, shifting fronts, and potential strategic moves as authorities weigh responses to the evolving conflict. Dramatic claims about a broader mobilization and tightening grip on territories surface amid ongoing surveillance and government actions.
Desperate combat reports from France describe railhead clashes and attempts to hold positions along the Thindeguberge line near Rubecourt. Allied forces concentrate attacks to breach enemy lines as the war widens into the village fights and surrounding ridges.
Heavy shipment of gold arrived from Canada to New York. Free gold reserves resumed activity as Morgan & Co deposited the metal at the Federal Reserve Bank. Aggregate imports in the first days of May totalled 57 million pounds, with a year to date sum around 42.2 billion.
San Antonio May 21 Under order from the War Department army troops will be selected to train in a Texas camp. One division will be composed of National Guardsmen from Missouri and Illinois. Mrs J J Donelin and son Jimmie of Concordia are visiting Mrs Donelin's mother Mrs C Fogarty.
University of Kansas students named among applicants for Fort Riley training camp reported to report immediately. Dean T. B. Walker organized the university’s military work, with Lawrence letters listing many men bound for service and awaiting government assignment amid wartime mobilization.
Fragmented text references various names and places with unclear context. Mentions New York or national councils, telegraphy and electric lines, and a tavern buildin g. Overall details are incoherent making it hard to extract a clear single event or person.
Baw rerig announces visitors to the Wayne City Chamber of Commerce. Young men, about bic in all, depart from Kam asrt eserty to attend speeches at the center. The trip aims to showcase industry, finance, and civic virtue with tentative plans and approvals from local banks and government officials.
A chaotic OCR record lists names of U S envoys and military appointments, naming Charles J. Crane and Edward Russell of New York among others. It notes officials including Major General Hugh Scott, Brigadier General Fernand Cobattel, and General Pasker as duty holders during absence, with tributes to Washington by General Joffre and others.
A brief weather note indicates fog and variable temperatures across the region tonight. Light winds ease visibility concerns as temperatures hover near seasonal norms.
May reports disclose heavy Italian and Austrian submarine losses in the Atlantic and Baltic theaters. Italian destroyers penetrate fortified Po divi port, sinking transports. German submarine commanders also died, as per Reichstag remarks. Copenhagen notes confirm multiple senior German sub losses in recent days.
A Lawrence officer opened the event with a report on infant health and city conditions. Prof Elmer defended sanitation measures as essential while urging parents to enroll babies in the week long program and attend tonight’s talks on milk and community health led by Miss Annette Nicholl and J. Sippy.
A town wide welfare drive announces separate meetings for men and women to discuss social causes rather than effects. Events run Sunday afternoon through Wednesday with speakers from the National Welfare League and local officials. Lectures cover building healthier communities, prevention, child welfare, and civic cooperation at churches and the courthouse.
Local Red Cross notes many gifts including sewing machines irons and scissors to aid bank and hospital supply making committees. Denver national headquarters will supply future materials from the large Denver warehouse while Lawrence and other midwest branches are served. New classes form to make hospital garments with Tuesday meetings and staff changes alter knitting and surgical dressing times.
Joseph Benson Foraker, former United States Senator and noted lawyer and orator, died at his Cincinnati home today aged seventy. He served in the Senate from 1897 to 1905 and had been in poor health since retiring from national politics.
Chancellor Frank Strong, back from Washington after a defense nations meeting, says he is “up in the air” about University plans for next year and that developments must be awaited before any decisions. He cautions against haste and stresses awaiting further guidance.
Judge C S Finch learns his sister Mrs C C Converse died suddenly at her Ottawa home during the night. He and Mrs Finch will attend the funeral in Ottawa. Mrs Converse was a widow aged about years, survived by son Asa Converse editor of the Wellsville Globe and daughter Miss Hope Converse of Ottawa. The notice mentions advertising matters and war budget implications for local business outlook.
Ober's employes formed a Pep Club to improve harmony and efficiency across departments. A first meeting followed a dinner at the Elk's Club with plans for better buying selling and service. Manager Jerry Franklin touts round table ideas to raise customer satisfaction and store desirability. Charles Wulfkuhle, recovering from appendicitis at Simmons Hospital, returned home. Ben Wilson and his wife drove to Kansas City yesterday.
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