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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson calls for total national mobilization to aid the Entente, declare war on Germany over unrestricted submarine warfare, and mobilize 500000 more troops. He stresses no quarrel with the German people and urges unity while warning against disloyalty.
Government secret service agents conduct a war census of Long Island to map resources for defense use and identify hostile or potentially hostile residents. Inspectors classify motor trucks and inventory intrenching equipment while lumber yards and contractors’ stock are thoroughly surveyed.
New Haven reports more than a hundred volunteers join the Yale Naval Training Unit as a motor-boat patrol plan is adopted. A graduate contributes 1000 dollars to start funding and a permanent committee will oversee training with several graduates offering as instructors. In St Louis, civic groups unite to recruit 20,000 Red Cross members, with recruiting hubs set citywide.
President Wilson signed the war resolution declaring the U S state of war with Germany. The proclamation calls for volunteers to raise regular army and National Guard, with a plan for selective draft if needed, and directs all officers to enforce wartime regulations on alien enemies in the United States. The decree urges loyalty and support for government measures and outlines the three-element national army structure.
A record shows members across Democrats Republicans and independents voting against a resolution. Names include Almon Hilliard Burnett Igoe Keating Connelly and many others across Kansas Iowa and California aligned with party labels.
A crowd of about 4000 stormed the Academy of Music in Baltimore on a Sunday night, forcing police to retreat and smashing a pacifist gathering led by Dr. David Starr Jordan. The mob shouted threats, overlapped by police manhandling, as attendees dispersed reluctantly after Rev. Dr. R. W. Hogue and Harry A. Henkel coordinated an orderly exit.
French patrols push to the southwestern outskirts of St Quentin with gains along the Somme Oise line. Paris reports capture of Grigies Urvillers Moy region while Germans withdraw from three trench lines north of Folle farm. London notes British take Metz En Couture and fight for Harvincourt wood as Americans cheer at front.
German Socialists at the Reichstag urged a constitutional democratic state and greater foreign policy powers. Eduard David condemned annexation aims for Alsace Lorraine, while George Ledebour argued a republic is inevitable and called for Reichstag oversight of alliances and war decisions. The chancellor faced dismissal if the Reichstag demanded it.
Eleven crew members are missing after the armed American steamer Aztec was torpedoed off the French coast. Lieut Fuller Graham and 12 American bluejackets on the armed guard were saved. The Aztec carried a crew of sixteen and a cargo valued at over half a million dollars. Formerly with the Pacific Mail line.
A squad of police officers left for the East Boston docks where interned German vessels are located. Their exact mission could not be learned.
In New York officers guard seventeen German and Austrian ships interned here awaiting Congress action. Speedy war vessels with guns trained on the ships lay anchored offshore while police customs and secret service men stand watch. In Sheboygan Anthony J Gugrish seventeen Austrian born seeks adoption to join the navy.
Miss Meda Yerion, 21, daughter of A W Verion an operator on the open board of trade, was found murdered in Chicago. She was 48 in age? The item states 21, creating a conflict. The piece notes a mysterious murder with her in Chicago on April 7.
The article notes that England shifted to pointed bullets with a solid lead point in a cupronickel jacket after WWI began. A balanced issue led to adding a small aluminum cone three-eighths inch high at the apex of the jacket, saving thousands of pounds of aluminum across the rifle ammunition.
In a tense courtroom exchange the jury weighs motive and possible extenuating circumstances as the case proceeds. The dialogue underscores jurors' caution in assessing intent and responsibility after testimony.
Berlin dispatch reports the German empress has sent her private jewels to a neutral country for sale. The gems are valued at a large sum.
Veterans of the Spanish American War in the copper country begin a move to enlist a battalion for service against the German government. April 5 report notes active planning among local veterans in Calumet Michigan.
Miss Jeanette Rankin the first woman elected to Congress entered the house floor five minutes before the session began. She was escorted by Representative Evans.
London April 4 Grand Duchess Elizabeth telegraphs the Russian premier saying she recognizes the provisional government and asks permission to continue her philanthropic work.
Chairman Padgett of the house naval committee introduced a bill granting the president power to requisition all ships necessary to carry on the war. The action was taken on Wednesday afternoon in Washington.
An Aetna Powder Company official traveled to Chicago seeking police help to recover 1000 pounds of high explosives reported stolen from storehouses.
The War Department ordered out national guard units for general police duty including the Second Regiment West Virginia the Fourth Regiment Virginia and Battery D Field Artillery Virginia.
Guatemala City reports German reservists are concentrating on the Mexican Salvadorean frontier and a wireless telegraph plant has been shipped into Salvador from Mexico.
Federal officials seized German merchant ships seeking refuge in Atlantic ports as war began. Boston port officials acted first under treasury orders to hold the vessels for safety rather than confiscate them. Ninety one German ships totaling about 600000 tons are listed, including vessels at Manila Bay Honolulu Pagopago and docked at New York Hoboken. Leading ships include Vaterland George Washington President Grant President Lincoln and Kaiser Wilhelm II. Four Austrian steamers are also held.
Ottawa dispatch from London cites Sir Edward Morris premier of Newfoundland calling US entry into the war against Germany the most momentous act since Germany declared war. He says it is crucial for future American participation and for permanent world peace.
Washington reports the United States fields a strong navy and an efficient army, supported by over 20 million potential military enlistees, vast industrial resources, and a moral force of more than 100 million Americans united behind the president with the spirit of the Revolution.
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