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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
5
The analysis argues that German submarine warfare failed to crush England or force American entry as predicted. It notes tonnage and freight movement exceed wartime lows, with ships rapidly replaced and ongoing shipyard output. The piece insists Germany cannot win through savage U boat tactics despite civilian casualties.
Attorney General Havner can only seek a Supreme Court ruling on which offenses violate Sunday law. Enforcement depends on community character, with churchly towns more likely to enforce and punish violators, while disorderly areas may see juries acquitting flagrant offenses. Uniform enforcement is too idealistic.
General Pershing plans to exclude newspaper men from his expedition to France. He recalls Shafter allowing war correspondents in Cuba and notes their later abuse when accepting courtesies. Pershing wants judgment by final results, not day to day incidents.
The Civil War allowed draftees to hire substitutes, with prices from 300 to 1000 dollars depending on supply. The new selective draft law requires every drafted man deemed physically fit to serve in the ranks himself rather than rely on a substitute.
A tearful scene may unfold as eighty members of the onion trust stand charged and await arraignment in court.
Postmasters report a federal act will prohibit all liquor advertisements and orders by mail in most states with only scientific sacramental medicinal or mechanical exemptions allowed. First offense carries up to 1000 dollar fine and six months in jail, increasing for subsequent offenses. Banned states include Arizona Arkansas Alabama Colorado Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa Maine Michigan Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina South Dakota Utah Virginia West Virginia and parts of Delaware Connecticut Ohio Maryland Rhode Island Texas.
The paper argues that narrow partisan politics hinders a great man and his strong volunteer corps from serving on the firing line in France, asserting their valor and potential contribution to the war effort.
Dr Henry van Dyke, fresh from the French front, pens shipboard verses inspired by U boat peril. He speaks of home, the danger zone, and a peaceful ship sailing amid sea wolves as British mariners guide her safely past hidden channels and murderers in the dark.
The Cedar Rapids Republican lauds soprano Galli Curci as the reigning queen of song praising her personality and audience appeal. It counters claims she rose to fame without effort noting years of study and prior work as a pianist and singer.
A Philadelphia judge recalls a lawyer famed for crossing doctors by listing by name the late clients such as Russell Sage Grover Cleveland Commodore Vanderbilt Georges Pullman Marshall Field Sothern Armour Mansfield and Mark Twain and noting they are all dead The exchange leaves the doctor’s testimony diminished in the courtroom and highlights the lawyer's skill.
Springfield Mass Republican notes that Congress doubled soldiers pay casually and then faced a demand from the secretary of the treasury for nearly 500 million dollars more revenue for 1918. The piece questions wartime economy and criticizes politicians for insufficient restraint.
The article condemns idleness as the country’s real menace, targeting both wealthy loafers who avoid work and those who prefer to beg rather than labor. It warns against a culture of not contributing to society and calls for productive effort.
A Baltimore American item invites readers to check for Liberty Bonds in their households, highlighting wartime savings and civic duty through investment in national defense. The call to action stresses vigilance and public contribution during the war effort.
A session lists multiple civil actions with defaults and judgments. Walton & Son versus L O Bay settled with costs. McLaughlin and McLaughlin accounts defaulted. various quiet titles decreed. foreclosures continued. several divorces granted. penalties imposed for nuisance and unlawful liquor sales. probate and guardianship matters noted.
Chester N. Patrick argues in The Educational Digest that vision conservation is vital. He notes 36 percent of schoolchildren have defective eyes, explains how overtaxed accommodation causes crossed eyes, and warns that early neglect leads to permanent impairment. glasses can correct but timing is crucial for developing binocular vision.
Wanted and For Sale. For salic a apan of mules. Call at Sutera meat market. Undertaking and funeral directing. A. G. Hanken, Phone Black 1386. Salesman wanted lubricating oil grease and paint. Part or whole time commission basis until ability established. Riverside Realty Co. Cleveland Ohio.
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