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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
6
Reports indicate U-boat toll is nominal while sinkings are noted. Admirals discuss convoy protection and reduced losses to U S shipowners through convoys from American shores to English and French ports. Submarine activity extends, but naval methods increasingly curb the threat.
Report notes price figures from American papers on Danish markets. Deacon beans and vegetables rise and fall with cents per pound and ton costs. yarn and cord prices show sharp changes. Tailors announce increases of 60 to 45 percent. gas costs cited for cooking.
London reports the steeled interallied Socialist conference concluded with a two flag evasion trialled to achieve unanimity of opinion ahead of the Stockholm peace talks.
Russian troops occupied the parliament buildings to prevent the Diet from reassembling in defiance of Moscow's orders. The city remained calm as authorities asserted control after the move.
A new decree takes effect this month reducing the height requirement from 5 feet 2 inches to 4 feet 8 inches for veterans born between 1876 and 1888. The change expands eligibility for military service.
Washington announces prizes of 500 dollars for first 250 dollars for second and 100 dollars for third for the best three patriotic plays suitable for amateur performance according to the Drama League of America.
A Chicago stock yards wedding scene features an escort of 40 cownted cowboys a dead animal cart riotous yard workers and a fleet of limousines creating a circus parade impression in the district.
One hundred twenty seven men, many of them alleged I. W. W. agitators, are jailed in Spokane on orders from Maj. Wilkins. They are detained as military prisoners.
Washington sees two major policy fronts from the capital. The federal child labor law expands coverage to remove underage workers from mines mills and factories and to enforce eight hour work rules with state education questions unsettled. Separately the wheat price committee advances decisions for President Wilson with possible separate producer recommendations as talks continue.
The little Greek island of Fano near a place where women are forbidden to speak. Most men live in the United States and return for brief honeymoons, while older women police the young. Strangers are met with a shower of stones.
A London report cites ad vices from Mo Pasiteh premier in London claiming 10 to 14 year old Serbian girls have been kidnapped and deported to harems in Constantinople, Pultaria and Asia Minor. He says the scheme began in February 1976 with growing scale and 12,000 girls sent to Constantinople and Bulgaria since then. The note adds a British government plan to commission merchant steamers to replace tonnage lost to submarines after trials.
Stockholm reports W Backman a student from Umea cleared four feet one inch in the high jump at an Orbyhus student meet. The feat stands out as he has only one leg, making the performance notably remarkable.
Testimony from a former Russian embassy aide in Berlin states German military preparations were noted by Russian war authorities and a possible German declaration of war in 1914 was discussed. The witness claimed he reported Germanys military activity to Russian generals. The inquiry sought permission for a response to a demanded action.
The National Food Administration middle western section plans a large scale potato distribution starting after January 1. A working capital of about 200000 will be advanced by the city to start the project. Ware house receipts may be used as loan collateral under Fed rules. In Boonville Missouri a body identified as Miss Nettie Brown was found in the Missouri River after she disappeared from home.
A war department check arrived in Philadelphia marking the first government payment to high school pupils for army contract work. The funds cover the manufacture of tent news and represent an early wartime effort to utilize student labor for military needs.
In Copenhagen a Reichstag majority warned Kaiser Wilhelm that censorship must end and military censorship limited. Led by Dr Karl Heine, the majority demanded abolition of political censorship and curbs on military censorship to allow criticism of wartime conduct or risk government action. Speeches criticized the emperor’s impulsive statements and warned England remains the arch foe to defeat.
New York colonel urges total national effort to win the war after a farewell parade. He praises universal service and warns against threats as he notes four of his sons serving. The audience cheers as the address is shared with quartermasters and soldiers.
The piece notes a shift as Denver and nearby regions embrace a new thirst quenching beverage. It mentions a local emphasis on a product named Done dev following an enacted measure, highlighting regional adoption and public interest.
Denver officials move to condemn land on Lookout Mountain owned by Ho Kock to prevent sale and advance a Cody-era development plan. City attorneys filed action to force transfer, citing public need and long-standing occupancy.
A murder trial in St Johnsbury Vermont concentrates on Alvin Kenniston Joint accused in the killing of eight year old Alice Tradehaw. Miss Ella Mayfficks and John Ker are mentioned as co defendants or witnesses in the opening proceedings. The case centers on the fatal assault and the legal actions of the court.
In Washington a grand demonstration of drafted men is planned for September with President Wilson at the head of the procession. The event marks a major patriotic display in the capital’s history as volunteers and draftees join the parade.
Three German spies have been convicted at Bergen for supplying information to submarines about sailing times of rewrxels, which were later torpedoed. The case highlights a grave breach of wartime secrecy and may influence broader counter espionage efforts in Christiana.
Genre Placed On the Market in New York features the complete late Da jewels collection. It includes 12,000 diamonds valued at 750000 dollars, drawing attention from collectors and investors seeking rare gem assets.
Colorado coal operators tell Coal Controller Garfield the government must take over and operate the mines to cut current prices, asserting a state takeover is necessary for price reductions.
Washington publishes the full text of President Wilson’s reply to Pope Benedict XV. The note rejects a peace path that would return to the prewar status quo and demands a durable settlement based on justice, security, and the rights of peoples, not punitive terms. RomaPat Lansing, Secretary of State, transmits the document.
A brief dialogue sequence exposes a man claiming equality with a woman only to be met with economic jests about taxes and fines. The humor centers on the tax office as the equalizer and a hotel pun about The Breakers. The exchange notes the man’s inflated fines and a slipped hotel name.
The passage notes Japan preparing to march toward Prance to aid the Allies in a joint offensive against Germany. Senator Turban warns Japan is keeping about 2000 men under arms, with most available for field service if transported to the theater of action. The French press follows the Japanese mission now in the United States.
A telegram from Santandar reported to Christiania via the Morning Post says the Norwegian steamer Kongell, bound from Saint Nazaire to the United States, was sunk off the Spanish coast. The maritime register lists the Belgian relief ship Kongsli at 3,663 tons net and last arriving in Amsterdam on June 6.
A compact quotation from Punch captures Tommy speaking in mock perfect English to a captive German, with phrases like Ands up and Steady on while correcting him. The satirical exchange uses broken syntax to lampoon language and wartime attitudes.
An officer notes the awkward crowd and weary soldiers, saying the war's horrors are brought home by people like them. The sergeant replies with grim understatement, highlighting hardship and fatigue in the ranks.
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