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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
3
Live stock quotations from Pearl Packing Co show ARG at 16.00 and 8.50, with values indicating market bids and asks for cattle pricing data. The brief listing reflects commodity pricing readouts typical of market pages in the period.
County Agent reports a two week poultry short course at Purdue University Lafayette from January 20 to February 1. It is Indiana’s first such course and follows the recent farmers short course. Attendees will use Purdue facilities as a lab for incubator handling chick care feeding and flock management with access to latest data and ideas. For more details contact the County Agent or Purdue’s poultry department via Captain Joe B Rad.
Washington reports Representative Lifkin introduced a bill to suspend all immigration to the United States for two years. The proposal seeks to halt new entrants while the nation reviews policies.
Washington action as Senator Poindexter offers a resolution to investigate alleged short ages of three inch shells for American forces with a focus on procurement and supply concerns.
Paris dispatch says Berlin is under siege after counter revolutionary agitation. Karl Liebknecht, extremist leader, issued a proclamation demanding the overthrow of the present government within fifteen days and refusing to sign a peace with the Entente.
London reports that the ex-Kaiser, in a melancholy mood, attempted suicide at Amerengen but was halted by a staff member who was wounded in the act.
In Watlington on December 10, Vice President Marshall presided over a cabinet meeting called by the President at the White House. Officials expect only routine matters to be discussed.
An American sailor freed from German raiders Moewe and Wil arrived in Denmark today. He says he was brutally interrogated by German forces and driven to the camp without food or notification of amnesty.
The speech extols American wartime food relief to Allied nations, noting millions faced hunger as German action devastated crops. It highlights US exports feeding 22 million, the home ration preserved, and voluntary public sacrifice credited with sustaining democracy and wartime unity.
London reports Count Karolyi, former premier of Austria-Hungary, attempted suicide Sunday due to setbacks in reconstructing Hungary. Amsterdam advices say the attempt failed. no further details are provided.
Senator Stafford of Wisconsin opened the debate on the Frear resolution calling for an investigation of the National Security League’s political activities. He said munition interests boasted spending thousands to defeat him at the last election. The resolution is expected to pass today and the investigating committee to be named tomorrow.
Washington announces a two day embargo on hog shipments to the Union Stock Yards in Chicago to prevent market overload. The measure takes effect today and aims to ease congestion across the rail network.
Washington reports England will place about 40 000 troops monthly on British tonnage for the return of soldiers. The arrangement aims to speed repatriation by using English ships for US needs.
Besides the health and figure benefits, the switch has sparked a new crop of jokes songs and cartoons to replace old gags and lift spirits. The lighter mood boosts our reputation for ready humor and social wit.
A statement cautions that eighty million men mobilized for four years will cause lasting drops in agricultural yield. It warns it will take years to recover fields farms and herds and urges saving food to mitigate shortages.
President John Nevin aboard ship via wireless on December 10 signals his desire to make the league of nations the capital question at the peace conference. He is not expected to attend more than the first formal session and reportedly urged Paris to delay decisions until his arrival on Saturday.
Director General of Railway McAdoo addresses the American people promising that under no circumstances will the wasteful extrav agant practices seen when railroads were privately run be allowed to revive regardless of government actions with the properties.
New York reports nine transports and hospital ships due today bringing 237 officers and 9,539 soldiers for arrival.
Foreign Minister Paul Hymans announced Belgium will seek free passage of the Scheldt river and the return of key Limburg and Luxembourg parts at the peace conference.
The War Department announced about 17,000 soldiers in military camps died from influenza during the recent epidemic, with 338,257 afflicted nationwide.
General Pershing reported American troops had reached the general line from Rol ansech through Brohl Wasenach Munster Maifeld and Rheinbollen, marking progress on the western front.
The British steamship Canopic, carrying 2,000 American soldiers, wirelessed it would reach Boston tonight. A Herald reader advised to make a pudding of stale brown bread and apples.
A petition for recount filed by Erastus Cadwell in Ohio County results in J. M. Cravens gaining 27 votes. Cravens now leads by 52 in the district after the recount, with Cravens previously ahead by 102. The recount occurred yesterday at Rising Sun before the county commissioners.
Mrs Martha Rusk widow of William Rusk died at her West Madison home at 11 this morning from pneumonia after a brief illness. She leaves three sons Frank and Roy of this city and Private Joseph Rusk with the AEF in France and two daughters Edith Bloom and Maud Rusk both of this city. a brother William Cowan and sister Mrs Peter Lohrig. Funeral time not set.
Funeral services for Roy McCauley who was accidentally killed while hunting last Saturday were held at 2 PM at his North East Street residence. Rev. G W Pearce of the Second Presbyterian Church led the religious rites. Interment followed at Springdale Cemetery with pallbearers Edward Smith Samuel Taylor from Madison Light and Railway Co Herm an Shiphorst Harry Nichols Albert G Winter and William Schnabel representing the Odd Fellows and Red Men.
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