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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
1
Navy department debates intensified patrols as attacks escalate, signaling possible broader security measures amid rising maritime tensions and ongoing disputes. Officials weigh risks, costs, and strategic benefits of enhanced presence.
Washington reports indicate immediate steps to establish a neutral patrol along the coast in response to German submarine activity. The navy plans to prevent radio stations and outbound craft from contact with shore, while officials await official German explanations for the sinking of the Loongersdijk and the Kingstonian off Nantucket.
A wartime bulletin reports continued Allied pressure on Romanian fronts as German and Austrian forces yield ground. Casualty tallies are noted with September figures showing both dead and wounded, while frontline positions near Garizia face renewed Italian pressure and Entente-driven offensives reshape the map. The front lines see shifting advances and reports of mobilization as leaders pledge determined action.
Women take a leading role in Republican campaign work across Douglas County. Mrs. Gev. J. Gaiker plans Valley Park and Oskadog rallies with Congressmen Pan Anthous joining. Alice Fara] jiehtarter coordinates Plaghes Alliance. Miss 4 tell and Mrs. Muppie Woodward travel county to organize women voters and build local branches amid outreach to Plaghes headquarters in New York.
The Rev Ainslie and family leave Lawrence after two and a half years to assume the pastorate of Rush Memorial Baptist Church in Lincoln Nebraska. He has developed educational and church work at Haskell Institute with Native students and will lead his new congregation with energy and faith.
KU law students held a self styled Soli Day and celebrated Columbus Day with a playful session law recalling past enactments. Doctor William L. Burdick and classmates joined the mock holiday as part of a campus joke while the department of horticulture hosted speaker Herbert Hare in Snow Hall for a related talk.
The latest news states Antone relay and Kans infantry will entrain at 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon for Port Tiles where omen wel he mustered cutoal the federal. Start delayed though expected today. Kansas camp facing reassurances for home. Captain Frank T quartermaster turned over property to a regiment. remaining at San Antonio for recovery. Regiment to travel by Kawy road to function and reach Fort Riley in ten weeks.
Lawrence merchants participate in International Newspaper Display Week across Canada and the United States showcasing in-store windows. Local shops such as Dick Bros Drug Store Fyans Drug Store and Garrall's News Stand display nationally advertised products to attract customers. The Journal World promoting advertising helps businesses reach the public and emphasizes the value of advertised goods over non advertised items.
A lively one night meeting in Greenhall featured State treasurer Akers charging Democrats in Congress with blocking free action by caucus control. He attacked the administration for eight day hill. praised Republican principles and contrasted records of Wa heshes and Wilken. Akers outlined hobby proposals including issuing 25 million in bonds for building projects. University students were invited to visit the treasury department and the university directory project was hurried to completion. Burdick will speak at the university convocation tomorrow at Front Street at 10 10 AM.
Professor Patterson a noted European history expert and war correspondent spoke to the Current Tonics club at 1oln at the invitation of Charles Scott. He will be invited to additional colleges in Vina porit and Oklahoma to lecture later, with talks planned at Star Agricultural and other institutions.
The juniors of the high school met yesterday at 180 atelack and selected two faculty advisers for the class. Miss Annabelle Crawford and Blaine Ramses were named advisers, with one chosen as chairman of the class committee and Marshall String. The report records the selection of the two faculty members for the advisory roles.
The condition of Walter Hellstrom, injured by an accidental discharge of a snail pistol Tuesday, was reported favorable today. He remains in Simmons Hospital under Dr. Keith. the wound is serious as the bullet struck his abdomen at a public gate near Or Lynck. a friend and the man were handling a 22 caliber pistol.
The View reports a 600 person audience heard Vice President Drew Good, with Mrs. Marshall arriving by Interurban from Kansas City. Senator We MH and Ralph Spotts introduced the speaker, praising Hughes. The crowd included Democratic candidates. discussion touched on extending or altering the weekend holiday for classes and a potential faculty plan to reschedule to ease crowding.
The state public utilities commission schedules a telephone hearing in the council chamber tomorrow morning. Commission members seek opinions from telephone patrons about current service and proposed changes.
An artistic soldier and tenor described as a renowned performer opens the Union Ty concert course in the bridge house lobby tonight. He has served in the Hidden Army and in the trenches, with emphasis on a storied past and a special permit to perform in the United States. The program includes the Martingis brothers and a sister, amid changing opinions about his role in the metropolitan cultural scene.
Boston Americans clinched the world championship with a 1 to 0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers before a record crowd at Braves Field. Ernest Shore pitched masterfully as Boston held the pennant winners to one run. Hooper, Janvrin, and Cady contributed key hits. Attendance topped 43,670, likely a baseball record, with gate receipts to be shared by the clubs.
Reports state patrols and a firehouse line protected major plants including Tidewater Vacuum Pacific Coast Borax and General Chemical as about 12 000 workers walked out clashing with police in a city where one woman was killed and 15 to 20 strikers injured. About 100 officers guarded plant approaches while deputies patrolled nearby. Recruits from Lawrence and Kansas City enter the regular army amid a tense atmosphere with street cars halted and sporadic outbreaks. A demented Native American woman was placed in custody in Kangally after county officers moved her today.
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