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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1917
Page
1
Reports trace an armistice signing in Paris and Brest Litovsk aftermath. Mentions General Skatons reportedly dead by action or murder suspicion, Bolshevik gains in the constituent assembly, and Western hesitation on recognizing the Bolshevik government while Germany may influence via paper money.
Washington officials forecast a rapid rise in American Federation membership as district workers coordinate nationwide efforts to swell totals from five million to fifteen million before Christmas. The drive aims to set unprecedented membership marks and boost union influence.
Muscatine chapter volunteers offer all Red Cross work without salaries or rent. Rooms are donated by Hotel Muscatine and Mrs J J McColm. In December over $800 will buy pause muslin flannel and supplies and aid for families of batterymen. Bandage shipments cost more than 225 and demand grows. Join now and display a Red Cross service flag.
Aims to halt troop transfers and frontline increases until January 14 with restrictions on movements between Black Sea and Baltic regions. Russian, Bulgarian, German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Turkish signatories set demarcations for seas and coasts and limit naval actions and troop concentrations. Armistice runs from December 4 to January 6, with seven days’ notice required to end it. continued adherence expected across land, sea, and aerial fronts from Baltic to Sea of Marmara and Asia Minor.
Inquiry into delays in arming the army and the curtailment of funds for weapons was resumed in open session before Senator Chamberlain and the military committee. General Crozier testified there is excessive red tape delaying money, noting shortages of pistols versus rifles and ongoing urgency in wartime.
Associated Press report states Fuel Administrator Ganellin urged operators and miners in Michigan to forgo Christmas and New Year holidays to maximize coal production. Idle mine days risk millions of tons of coal and strain households already short of supplies as cold weather worsens conditions in the Midwest.
Tony Nikalaghi, 16, of Chicago, was captured at 6 by a Northwestern railroad agent in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while burglarizing the office sale. The agent, after seeing a dim form at the sofa, returned with a revolver and flashlight to arrest the burglar.
Private Clifford Mr. Jenness of Ardmore, North Dakota, a member of the machine gun company of the 4th Infantry regiment, died at the camp hospital today from a brain condition after a brief illness.
Galleries jammed as the House opens the federal prohibition amendment debate. Proponents say a three fourths state ratification within seven years is needed, while opponents argue against states’ police power. Leaders clash over timing and war priorities as Congress faces a six hour session amid telegrams from back home.
Washington December 17 Good administrator Hoover testified before the senate committee investigating the sugar shortage and alleged misstatements. The session focused on responses from Spreckels and the food administration about beet sugar supplies and prices. Spreckels argued Western beet crop could have boosted supply if allowed east, noting refined beet price set at 7.25 dollars and western refiners shipping to western ports to dodge freight costs.
In pre surrender attacks on Jerusalem the British report storming moves on Nebi Samuel and Hebron road, with Turkish lines west, south and northeast of the city. Heavy machine gun fire from outside the walls hindered reply. Storming and assaults west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem culminated in a late afternoon charge, Turkish losses described as enormous.
Von Tirpitz told a Hamburg party meeting that Britain has advantages in the war and German terms must wait. He argued Calais and Flanders concessions do not equal security, warning that the sea blockade and cargo shortage favor the Allies and a final decision will come with growing distress. In Centerville Iowa Oscar Meers of Moulton died after a train collision, two others injured.
Detachment of officers designated by Secretary Baker signals a reshuffle of the War Department war council. Major General Goethals to become quartermaster general, succeeding Crowder who remains on the council. Major General Burt artillery corps named chief of guest artillery, succeeding General Weaver. Remaining assignments for Cresser and Blixa unsettled after abroad service and Paris talks with Allied delegates.
Washington reports say German higher command appears eager for victory as Baker warns of bold enemy advertising. Official war office notes deny special intelligence, while British and German reports describe reconnaissance, artillery activity, air losses, and clashes along the Western Front. Crosstext mentions Austro German actions near San Marino and Italian front engagements with evolving front lines.
London reports a German raid on a Scotland to Norway convoy. One British ship and five new merchantmen, a destroyer, and four mine sweepers were sunk or damaged. Total tonnage around 8,000. eight eight shipseas and several crew rescued. Additional Tyne losses noted as two merchant vessels and a trawler sunk by Govan destroyers near December 27.
Washington reports Major General Crozier announces limited use of ordnance data at year start. He furnished a fuller record to military committees, noting progress through June on weapons for the French theatre and U.S. training, including rifles, breech mechanisms, and the seventy five and seventy eye guns under manufacture.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday, with a warm-up in the eastern areas. Lows and highs are not specified, but temperatures are expected to rise in the east.
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