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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
4
The Journal-World announces subscription prices and terms beginning January 1 1917 with early payment benefits. It lists offices in Lawrence Kansas and affiliations with press bureaus. The piece notes wartime sentiment about U boats and cites William Allen White advising harsher measures against the Kaiser.
War fatigue shifts to a major Irishmen convention to draft a new government framework. Submarine activity sparks anger in Spain and Scandinavia, while the U S contemplates price controls aimed at consumer protection. Fort Scott Tribune criticizes food economists urging substitutes for flour.
A fragmented Russia faces growing danger of division into rival factions, with internal strife intensifying amid external concern. Observers warn that governance weakens as regional and political pressures test central authority, amid a tense international climate.
The piece notes Colonel Roosevelt urging unity for Russia and pushing recruitment, while Kansas papers criticize President Wilson and some panels struggle to keep up with Roosevelt’s pace. It contrasts Roosevelt’s push with Wilson administration reactions and regional editorials.
The article notes many use devices to evade the draft, but such acts mainly harm the few who try them. It argues that enlisting in the city is wiser and grants a sense of dignity, especially while the war lasts and afterward.
The item cites Elbert Severance and Bill White in the Emporia Gazette as they mock wartime conditions and gender roles. It includes satirical blasts about Santa Fe foremen and jokes about wages and shopping behavior by women and men in stores. The column reflects period humor and social views.
A satirical editorial notes readers misreadings and patriotism words while highlighting a spring drive in Kansas. It also reports Walter Goldtrap of Kansas University will present at the American Cereal Chemists meeting in Kansas City and a Kansas City visit with family.
A National Child Labor Committee bulletin warns that war pressures in England and Germany increase juvenile lawlessness. It links home front disruptions to reckless youth behavior and calls for energetic, guided activity for American boys to prevent a repeat at home.
The liberty loan bond drive in the Kansas City Federal Reserve district gains momentum with over a million dollars in checks received by J Z Miller Jr. from district points. Kansas City mayor's sinking fund of 40000 pledged and Kansas companies to devote nine percent of annual fails to bond purchases. Parks, trust firms and stores buy bonds for self and customers as the total rises.
The Kansas Council of Defense urges thrift with steps to cut meat use and favor substitutes like eggs cheese beans and oats. Readers are advised not to buy meat until each family member has a pint or more of milk daily and to use scraps bones and fats in cooking soap and other uses. A report from Dr David Robinson shares the first home grown peas brought to the World office, noting local garden produce and community efforts.
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