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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
2
Reports from France describe American airmen delivering bombardments on German fortifications and positions. French machines turned over to the American Escadrille participate, with Allied enthusiasm rising as new American pilots join training centers and engage in early combat operations alongside French airmen.
Fragmented wartime speech references Germany seeking world power and pacifier opinions. The text discusses peace missions, conferences to end the war, and labor's role in achieving freedom. It hints at manifest destiny and lawfulness amid international tension, with scattered phrases about Germany, power, and national aims.
A memorial observance in Chicago addresses mourning's personal impact. Officials note the cultural effect of grief amid a community, while a speaker emphasizes that coping with loss remains ongoing and unresolved.
A shipyard union movement spreads with thousands of workers at Wor Supply buses in Newala and Walav Ul, threatening action. Workers accuse Lackawanna Bridge Co. of resisting union recognition. A second report notes a US Marine incident near MALIA and a mild wave of weather.
Lord Leverhulme head of a large soap firm and Britain’s top employer says political favors should be settled after the war. He urges orderly measures and stability as reconstruction begins, signaling the business lobby’s war’s end viewpoint.
Buffalo report of the American Federation of Labor outlines proposals to register all aliens within the United States as part of wartime security. The plan targets Germans and related groups, with enforcement through postmasters and agencies, aiming to prevent espionage and sabotage while aiding authorities in tracking movements and loyalties.
Police and detectives pursued a suspect after an attempted robbery at a jewelry store. Two individuals escaped. authorities continue investigation and search efforts. The incident prompted a manhunt presence in the area and calls for witnesses.
Objectors from the League of Conscientious Objectors plan mass meetings to oppose a government plan to compel them to serve as grave diggers. Charles Sonneshien calls the proposal a public scandal as conscientious objectors insist they will pray but refuse to fight.
Wilmington Delaware federal judge Bradford sustained the draft act’s constitutionality, rejecting claims the government lacked power to compel military service abroad. In Kansas City, Joseph S. Chick, ex-treasurer of Scarritt Bible and Training School, was acquitted of embezzlement after Special Judge Alonzo D. Karnes directed a not guilty verdict.
An official report from the German war food bureau notes that more than seven thousand substitutes are now used in Germany to replace standard food items. The document highlights a broad adoption of alternative products across the supply system as wartime strain continues.
President argues for labor support to win the war and secure peace. He defends labor protections during wartime, critiques German aggression, and warns that collaboration with the present German government risks destruction. He pledges unity of labor and capital to boost production and defend freedom.
A Princeton graduate recounts how German espionage in Belgium was resisted through coded slang. The narrator describes spies listening, German officers being observed, and a Belgian network reporting to Berlin. An American driver hears a rumor of Wilken in Washington and tests it by using American slang in a cautious exchange with a friend.
Many people show willingness to help, believing a chance to lend support will arise later. The note suggests a general readiness to assist as circumstances shift, reflecting cautious optimism about future needs.
An OCR fragment recounts a tale of a queen and a gift to the virgin queen, with references to the Thames and a war era. The text is garbled, preserving scattered names like Captors Villers and mentions a fort fortene iste and naval activity tied to trade and warfare.
The readable lines depict a tense veranda scene with a driver ordering a town visit and a vague confrontation. References to pumping a tire and a steam of engines hint at a car arrival. The rest is garbled, including a stray line about a public school building and a 1970s war note.
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