09 May 1917
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
1
Government plans a sweeping wartime tax package including retroactive income taxes starting with 1918, higher life insurance and utilities levies, 10 percent tariff boosts, and new excises on automobiles, jewelry, electricity, telephone, and tobacco. The proposal targets individuals and corporations with steep surtaxes, aiming to raise about $2.0 billion and fund war needs.
Germans regain Fresnoy after fierce fighting as British forces pull back and French troops repulse other German counterattacks on the Arras front. Canadian units initially held the line but were overwhelmed, allowing German capture of the village and surrounding woods. The action aids a British push toward the Drocourt-Queant line, with continued heavy fighting reported elsewhere in the sector.
French wartime mission leaders Marshal Joffre and M Vieiani land in New York City this afternoon. The city displays tri color and Union Jack banners on public buildings as a welcome, with a welcoming ceremony at City Hall and a tribute at the Metropolitan Opera House. Checks for Joffre’s charities will be collected for a charity demonstration by New York women.
The Shipping Board proposes a 1 billion dollar program to build 5 to 6 million tons of government owned ships in two years. Private contracts would be canceled with damages paid, steel mills redirected to defense needs, and a tribunal to assess private losses. Congress will be asked to authorize the funding and detail the plan within weeks.
Government reports high spring wheat and total crop yields in 1912 despite winter wheat below 400 million bushels. Officials urge greater cornmeal use to free wheat for export to aid Allied war effort. Nearly one third of wheat acreage abandoned. May 1 prices soar with regional highs, including 2.90 in Iowa and 2.79 in Alabama.
The Sunday Tribune previews Adams narrative of a three year battle against patent medicine quackery in The Clean Sweep of The Item. Four key figures, three men and one woman, share roles in the true tale of reform. Reserved Sunday Tribune at newsdealer.
London reports a favorable shift in the submarine situation with expected declines in sinkings of British and Allied ships. Officials anticipate fewer victims as more ships become armed and new British devices come online, though German subs could still be at sea after the Vimy Ridge defeat.
Washington May 8 Hope builds that American genius will free the seas from German submarines after a conference at Secretary Daniels home with navy officials and naval consulting board members They review experiments and prospects and say plans are important and far reaching A handful of devices are being focused on while others are set aside to test practical feats of theory and new work continues with expert reports from Edison and board members
London May 8 Telegraphing from Salonica Reuters says a mass meeting proclaimed the deposition of the King and dynasty. Over 40000 people in the principal square cheered for Venizelos and the national government as shops closed and demonstrations erupted through the town.
London dispatch to The Times from Athens dated May 2 says the King is steadily losing followers. Fifty-seven officers quit in one day for Salonica and the exodus continues. The government forbids mobilization of any secessionist territory, leaving the monarch isolated and unlikely to rally the rank and file.
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