Vatican Offers Terms of Peace and Land Restoration
The Vatican proposes peace terms including restoration of lands with no indemnities, as suggested by the Pope.
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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
2
The Vatican proposes peace terms including restoration of lands with no indemnities, as suggested by the Pope.
Vatican peace proposals call for no annexations, Germany returns occupied French lands, and a world court with armament cuts. Pope Benedict backs Wilson's idea of international authority, while Allies may not respond. Rainbow Division heads to France. Carranza expels German entertainments from Juarez. A bank cashier dies in Wellington after a motorcycle collision. a British destroyer is sunk by a North Sea mine.
In Washington renewed emphasis on strict exemptions to the draft as Congress shapes army quotas. Crowder argued exemptions must serve government interests and cited risks to families from mass drafting. States like Colorado and Wyoming faced drafting complexity as 23 states hit quotas while 25 did not.
The Federal Trade Commission warns coal dealers that raising anthracite prices by more than ten cents per hundred pounds before September 1 will be treated as openly declaring a profiteering policy. The notice signals regulatory scrutiny for abrupt price hikes in the coal market.
New York officials report a heat wave ending August 4 caused an estimated 255 deaths, according to a weekly health department bulletin. The tally marks a lethal week as the city grapples with extreme temperatures and related health risks.
Reports confirm a Denver family perished when the British steamship City of Athens struck a mine and sank off Cape Town, killing Arthur Duckworth his wife and six children along with other missionaries en route to resume work in India. The family had planned to return to India in September after a year visiting Denver relatives.
Washington reports the War Department has organized a division for first National Guard troops to serve in France. Troops will come from twenty six states and the District of Columbia, including Colorado, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, South Carolina, California, Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina, Kansas, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia.
Hoover, food administrator, unveils comprehensive controls on wheat flour and bread in response to European war strains. Measures include penalties for hoarding, price stabilization through Belzi ng, storage limits, licensing for mills and elevators, and agency operations at key wheat terminals, effective Sept. 1.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports that thirty men were lost when a German patrol ship collided with a German mine near Stubbekjoering. The incident occurred amid ongoing naval hostilities and affects personnel aboard the vessel. Placeholder details unavailable.
Washington reports an official estimate states the economic condition of the central empires is more severe than previously assumed. The advisory cautions of critical shortages and strained resources affecting the war effort.
President Wilson signed the food control bill and announced Herbert C. Hoover as United States food administrator. Hoover pledged to curb hoarding and profiteering, prevent price manipulation, and ensure wheat sugar meat and staple supplies through regulations while guiding wartime supply for the allies.
Senator La Follette demanded no territorial acquisitions and no commercial privileges as part of a peace stance. King attacked the Kaiser for treaty violations and invasion while Britain, France, Italy, and the United States agreed to withhold passports for attendees of a Stockholm peace conference. An American killed in the Arquata railway disaster, a baker burned in Dallas, and plans to expand winter wheat and rye acreage were announced. Attorney General Wiley E. Jones condemned the I W W as unfit for American values during a talk to 300 women in Bisbee Arizona.
A German U boat reportedly sank an American craft bound for Brest after a raid, with fifty eight navy men captured. Widespread alarms followed as ships reported emergency maneuvers and rescue efforts were launched along the convoy route.
War summary from Berlin and London reports vast World War I action. Romanian Pantziu captured by von Mackensen’s forces after a fierce defense, with 1 200 Germans taken prisoner. In Flanders, Anglo French troops rest ahead of another assault as German air raids on Britain are repelled. Seaborne battles unfold with two German planes downed and a German submarine sunk by a merchantman.
Nine Molokanas, Russian sect members living near Glendale, were fined 25 dollars each and sentenced to 25 days in county jail for participating in draft riots in Phoenix. Selden G. Hopkins of Cheyenne was named by President Wilson to be assistant secretary of the interior, succeeding the late Bo Sweenw.
The war food drive urges two bushels per person and calls for organized picking crews across apple regions. Farmers must use volunteers, manage storage, and market only first class fruit while processing seconds into by products. Cooperation from business groups, chambers, and defense councils is emphasized to secure labor and implement careful handling.
Khaki has been in British military use for over forty years. It appeared during the Jowalki expedition in 1877. In the Afghan War of 1878 1880, all troops wore khaki including British and native units. Attire included tan colored leather shoes and sword belts with tan scabbards, khaki helmet covers and pugtees. The word khaki derives from a Hindustani term meaning crusty earthy.
Mrs Flubdub says spending on cigars is foolish and Mr Flubdub agrees. She adds she feels the same about buying false hair, highlighting a domestic dispute over vanity and cost.
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