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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
2
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A Federal Reserve view argues the war has not hindered business in the St Louis district. Collections stay strong and orders rise. money stringency is unlikely. War financing will keep credits at home, with bonds helping bank deposits spread. Labor shortages and rising living costs loom after the war. peace will demand careful readjustment.
A critic denounces Mayor Thompson of Chicago for bartering loyalty during wartime and for withholding an invitation to British and French leaders visiting the United States. The piece argues unity and sacrifice are essential as the country faces a dangerous conflict with Germany.
The piece denounces Mayor Thompson for treasonable actions aimed at German voters in Chicago. It brands him a copperhead and warns downstate Republicans will reject his leadership and disloyal stance in the U S Senate nomination fight.
Administration proposes a war powers bill giving the president authority under the war clause to fix maximum and minimum prices for food clothing and fuel, regulate production and distribution, requisition factories and mines, compel release of stock, regulate exchanges, direct railroads, impose import duties to curb dumping, and limit grain use in liquor production.
Postmaster recruiting note aside, the article urges farmers to plant navy beans, noting high prices, adaptability to many soils, and the late planting window to early July. It details drilling depths, row spacing, and cultivation timing to maximize yield while avoiding disease and root damage.
May wheat reaches a new high as Chicago bids climb to 2.20 per bushel while Winnipeg offers 210. Plour in Chicago rises to 15 a barrel, driven by Canadian strength and rising Chicago demand.
The column reflects on past world war prophecies and shifts to predicting the war’s end. It argues the draft bill passed with large margins, Clark’s voting turn, and Bryan’s rehabilitated standing. It forecasts a prolonged war, possibly two to three years, needing American and Japanese troops and a U boat countermeasure from US ingenuity.
The article explains a plan to build 1000 wooden cargo vessels and many steel ships to outpace German U-boats. Led by the Federal Shipping Board and General Goethals, engineers Clark and Eustis push a quick, low cost fleet to haul 35 million tons annually, using Oregon fir and southern pine and powered by steam with oil fuel.
On the first day of subscriptions to the two billion dollar Liberty Loan the Treasury received bonds applications from all parts of the country exceeding the target by double, quickly absorbing demand and signaling strong public support.
President Rhett of the Chamber of Commerce lauds a spirit of service in the St Louis directors meeting. He urges business leaders to dedicate time money and lives to democracy and national welfare, with railways and major industries ready to follow wartime government needs.
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