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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
6
Aboard HMS Vanguard 24 officers and 71 men were on shore leave when an internal explosion caused the dreadnought to blow up and sink at anchor on July 9. Three survivors remained on board. one officer later died. An official inquiry is ordered.
War department announced a first national war army draft of 687,000 men to be drawn from those registered on June 5. State quotas include New York leading with 24 Percent, Oregon with the lowest, and many entries across Alabama California Florida and others. Secretary Baker to supervise this week drawing and fill vacancies in the National Guard and regular army.
In Washington on June 30 the Brazilian fleet agreed to patrol the coast from the Guianta border to the southern boundary, as the Brazilian navy cooperates with American warships in South American waters to hunt German raiders and submarines. Five business houses on Main Street near the police station were burglarized Friday night. clothing and provisions were taken.
Gen Goethala stated plans to proceed with contracts valued around 360 million dollars for steel ships, signaling a major expansion in naval procurement. The Washington announcement highlights the scale of the program and its potential impact on shipbuilding and defense.
President Wilson weighs three plans to salvage the food control bill. The House bill limits control to food and fuel with dry prohibition. The Senate Agricultural Committee plan broadens to oil and other necessities with whisky ban. The Gore substitute narrows to wheat and coal with authority to halt beer and wine. Senate mood leans toward Gore as agriculture reports show abundant crops except wheat.
Baltimore report quotes Dr Joseph Ames of Johns Hopkins University stating that in over a week observing German forces in France he found thousands of prisoners and only worn shoes as a sign of privation. He argues shoe conditions reflect broader army weakness impacting wartime efficiency.
The Times correspondent in London cites the Swedish Aftonbladet via the German Military Review claiming new UT boats displace 6000 tons, carry 40 torpedo tubes and 12 guns, and can dive in five minutes.
Official dispatches report the sinking of the American bark Hildegard of New Orleans on July 10 and the schooner Mary W. Brown of Fall River on July 8. All crew members were rescued. In Chicago two stockholders petition for a receiver against Pugh Stores Company alleging $160,000 owed with no cash.
Two unloaded bombs were found in the Southwest Side manufacturing district. Police fear a plot to attack factories and are investigating the incident for possible connections.
Tidningen t' holm joins a littered bashing of the United States policy as Sweden faces pressure to choose sides in the war era. The critique condemns the embargo as an attempt to drag Sweden into conflict, framing it as a betrayal of democracy and neutrality.
A garbled report notes strain between Argentina and the United States over licensing and wheat embargo policies. Washington and London opposition to Buenos Aires raises irritation as discussions pivot on responses to American war fleets off Argentine ports.
Eleven neutral steamers loaded with grain and cargo cleared Atlantic Port for European ports after President Willeop's embargo proclamation. Dutch and Scandinavian vessels, idle for months, failed to obtain British naval letters of assurance. They will try to run the Allied blockade. cargo includes grain and cattle feed, as well as men cake.
Washington reports the American Railway Association's Commission on car service ordered an embargo effective immediately against all shipments named in the president's export proclamation unless a Federal license number is presented or authorized by the Export Council in Washington.
Norman Oklahoma university students and staff join nightly drill sessions to study military methods. They plan to teach military work to high school students this winter, leveraging summer instructors and city superintendents as participants. Manston Wisconsin authorities investigate after three people are found fatally shot in a Bloomer residence owned by City Treasurer Laula Alsbacher.
Washington prices for meat at a leading London hotel are reported to be one third lower than those in the home city. Madden of Illinois notes the steak costs in London are cheaper, suggesting a travel cost comparison for travelers dining abroad.
The Reichstag outlines wartime aims and claims unity in defending liberty. It condemns economic blockades and urges peace through mutual understanding while promising to resist conquering allies until Germany’s rights and allies’ security are guaranteed.
Washington reports highlight April changes in agricultural exports signaling continued burdens of feeding the world. Wheat exports rose sharply from nine month averages, sugar and meat showed large shifts, while Meh exports fell. In a separate note, a county jail escape attempt failed as a prisoner leader became stuck while attempting a rope exit.
The American legation in Berne announces the formation of the American Prisoners Central Committee by the organization in Washington to aid prisoners captured by Germany. The War Department disclosed the plan as a relief effort to assist detainees held by the Germans.
In Jassy Roumania a cabinet meets amid a political clash as poor Conservative ministers refuse further cooperation with Premier Bretiano and demand two additional Conservatives be admitted to the cabinet. The dispute signals a brewing constitutional strain over governance and party balance.
The British transport Armadale has been sunk by a submarine in an official announcement. The vessel was a converted cruiser of 6,163 tons. Eleton perished. Sherman Aake Riot Inquiry in Washington urged by Senator Sherman calls for a joint Senate and House committee to investigate the East St. Louis riots.
In Chicago a film previously barred by M. L. C. Funkhouser for possibly hurting German susceptibilities was restored to public display by a municipal court jury.
The article muses how a public write up to date could capture Woodrow Wilsons enduring ideas and character. It praises his calm neutrality, moral clarity, and intellectual rigor seen during crises, envisioning a portrait of a president guiding a nation through tumult.
The New York Evening Post print reflects on civic duty amid draft debates and military training, noting persistent apathy, anticipated volunteerism fatigue, and concerns about camp comforts at Plattsburg. It questions the future of democracy if the nation must rely on volunteers and presses for organizational responses.
The piece urges Americans to defend liberty with full strength against German aggression. It warns pacifist voices and antiwar sentiment must not paralyze the nation’s military resolve, stressing duty to preserve liberty in peril and deter European tyranny.
A historic draft proclamation declares the nation’s nonmilitary sectors as part of the war effort. It emphasizes that citizens at farms and factories are as essential as combat troops, underscoring a total mobilization beyond traditional armies. The message frames the struggle as a national duty rather than a battlefield clash.
An old advertisement notes GOAP 18 as a strongly alkaline scalp cleanser that can burn the scalp if wet. It claims the product cleanses the scalp, darkens hair, and hides unattractive greying under a natural hue. Price listed as 1.00.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss crop conditions and harvest timing with references to workers and ground conditions. The text mentions a field, harvest status, and potential timing concerns but lacks full sentences or clear subjects. Potential names are unclear due to garbled source.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century advertisement sheet touts Grove’s general tonic with quinine and iron claiming liver health malaria relief and vigor. The same item list pivots to a barber shop scene, mentions a court case with a city clerk and townspeople, and ends with a garbled tale of a decorative head and punishment terms.
An old tale unfolds with a narrator reflecting on a cured man and a curious supper scene. Amid bustling table chatter and wary glances, a mysterious incident centers on a tumbler, a weary feast, and a tense moment. The pace hovers between memory and fable as characters speak in fragmented, dreamlike exchanges.
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