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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
2
President Wilson issues a nationwide edict fixing coal price at 2.45 dollars per ton. The directive covers supply, distribution, and price stabilization across Colorado and other states, aiming to curb shortages and control inflation.
President Wilson issues an executive order setting provisional coal prices in many producing districts. New Mexico faces 2.40 per ton, Wyoming 2.50, Montana 2.70, with Colorado and other states adopting related figures. A coal administrator, likely Harry A. Garfield, may oversee the plan, aiming to stabilize prices until full administration methods are established. A stock control board for breeding stock is named for future and current growth conditions. Hogs sell at 20 per hundred pounds in Chicago.
London notes hard smashes at German lines in France yield important gains for the Entente. North of Verdun French forces capture additional vantage points while Canadians press toward Lens heart, taking 20 yards west and northwest of the town. German counter attacks repel many advances. 6,000 French prisoners reported from Monday with further captures Tuesday.
Two men Joseph W. Pope a Phoenix capitalist and George W Hysan a Marfa cattleman died after their car was struck by a Santa Fe train near the state capitol. A separate note reports British casualties 14243 for the week ending August 21. Arizona Copper Company mine at Clifton gutted by fire causing about 125000 in damage. An embargo on Chinese and Siamese credits in German banks is announced from Amsterdam.
Washington reports Provost Marshal Crowder orders staged entrainment for the first Rainbow division mobilization with 30 percent September 5, 30 percent September 19 and 30 percent later in October. The second Rainbow division, drawn from New England National Guard, may depart with the first. A broad troop redistribution to cantonments lists totals by state and region, including California 23,060 and New York 20,241. British Columbia becomes禁crimination禁?
Washington reports a conference between Secretary Daniels and over twenty ship and engine builders to expand U S building facilities. The aim is to double or triple destroyer output within the next eighteen months, giving the United States more destroyers than any other power, since destroyers pose a major threat to submarines.
Washington reports a new war budget bill authorizes the issue of bonds and certificates totaling 11,528,045,460 at once, aligning with Secretary Bo Adoo's recommendations.
Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin of Montana denounced direct action by either side during her talk in Butte Montana. She urged peaceful avenues for political discourse and urged restraint amid rising tensions.
A bid of twenty dollars for hogs was refused. Reports show sales at Chicago five head, Pittsburgh at nineteen sixty, and Omaha and St. Louis at nineteen twenty five.
On Chicago market hogs topped $1, up over Saturday and about $5 in three weeks. Hogs traded at 20.50 for 200 pounders after owners held. Hops futures rose to 19.00 in Pittsburgh and 19.25 in St. Louis. A U S meat exports for year to June 30 neared 1.989 billion pounds. world meat production fell. The Food Administration notes a large prewar decline in world stocks and expects high meat prices to persist postwar.
Washington report says Secretary of State King notes informal talks with entente powers but no formal conference yet. President Wilson aims to gauge Russian views on the Vatican peace proposal before drafting a U S reply. Britain France Belgium Serbia Romania likely align with major powers. Russia expected to respond negatively or outline a possible peace plan. London notes allied governments will discuss Benedict peace proposals and issue a reply in due course, with mechanism to be decided.
Dr Samuel J Bernfield and Louis Cherey ousted Exemption Board members pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the draft law. They were sentenced to two years in Atlanta prison and fined 10000 dollars each, fines later remitted after AUSA Knox requested. Judge Manton called the offense heinous.
John Worth Kern, Indiana Democrat and 1908 vice presidential nominee with William Jennings Bryan, died in Asheville at age 68. Born December 20, 1849, in Alto Indiana, he served as U S senator from Indiana after succeeding Albert Beveridge.
Washington reports President Wilson backs federal control measures as coal costs spike and governors threaten state takeover. Lovett named coal dictator prospect faces operators’ acceptance. options include mine price fixes, output requisition, or voluntary distribution under government oversight.
French forces retake a Verdun sector line in a fierce counterattack. Reports say the assault was repelled and produced heavy casualties on both sides, marking another hard battle in the Verdun front.
The official war report details a French victory on the Verdun front with captured defenses along the Meuse a large front and deep penetrations. Italian forces cross the Tsong river defeat Austria gaining thousands of prisoners and large quantities of guns and supplies. British and French consolidate positions in Flanders and protect Lens near Ypres as air forces pound German targets. Crown Prince Rupprecht drives counterattacks near Canadians at Lena and near Freech, with heavy losses on both sides.
Colorado National Guard units will join the Fortieth and Eighty ninth divisions under Maj. Gen. Strong and Maj. Gen. Wood respectively. Wyoming guardsmen enter the Forty first division while Ninety first division will include state draftees. Fortieth will also include California Nevada Utah Arizona and New Mexico guardsmen. Infer notes on the broader mobilization across states and commanders.
Officials outline a comprehensive plan to stabilize potato prices through storage and phased marketing. New England growers, aided by Lou D. Sweet of the food administration, seek 60 day loans available to growers storing 1917 crops in approved warehouses. The plan includes grading, proper packaging, larger railcar loads, and municipal storage to absorb harvests.
A narrator recalls visiting a neighbor where a stern mother rebukes her daughter Jenny over wearing evening gloves to go shopping. The scene prompts reflections on a parent’s grave responsibilities and the lasting impact of admonition on a young, gentle child.
Secretary Redfield announced that a government conference on war contracts recommends fixing profit as a specified sum per article rather than a percentage of cost. This aims to curb cost inflation and protect profits by tying them to individual items.
Market listings show buying prices for hay and grain by ton from Upland to new crop timothy, with regional notes for Cove Neb and Col dna Neb. Wheat and corn prices appear from Chicago and Kansas City markets, alongside cattle, poultry, wool, and metal quotes.
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