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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
7
Bulletin covers mobilization delays and cantonment readiness for September. It notes the Motano sunk July 31 with 24 crew lost, Germany seeking to bolster public opinion, and Vaterland ready for service after seizure. Draft calls, training camp quotas, and penalties for evaders are outlined, with Nebraska leading applications. War costs projected at 10.7 billion and total year outlay near 16 billion.
Senate passed a aviation funding bill of 640 million dollars without amendment or record vote after brief debate. Agriculture estimates this year's cotton crop at 11 949 000 equivalent bales about 70.3 percent of normal. U S gold imports for the year total 977 176 026 dollars per Commerce Department figures. A huge cabbage harvest prompts a food conservation sauerkraut appeal from the agriculture department. Senator McCumber's resolution to seek allies agreement on drafting alien nationals is adopted. Food bill conferees accept one administrator, with 27 05 0000 dollar appropriation, passed the house June 27. War tax revision to 2 000 000 000 dollars debated by finance committee. Attorney General Gregory orders a round-up of draft dodgers by US attorneys.
Reports from Copenhagen note cholera fears spreading to many sea cities including Hamburg while an explosion on the U S submarine A-7 at Cavite in the Philippines killed five and injured three. Ontario premier William Hearst urges business aid for farmers amid labor shortages threatening harvest. Utah bans alcohol with strict penalties. Texas Governor Ferguson and other officials face indictment for misused funds. Kansas City butchers seek horse meat permits citing beef prices. Kansas drought may cause winter food shortages per state agriculture secretary J C Mohler.
Reports cite forty thousand Greeks starved since Bulgarian occupation in eastern Macedonia. Russian women fighters earn their first battle victory with 102 prisoners. German submarines sink Kagosima Maru and Sigozan Maru in the Atlantic. London rumors claim Lord Kitchener alive and imprisoned in Germany. Air raids kill 266 in London and injure 4,008 others. British ships sunk total over eighteen vessels, and food prices surge with fats and fowl scarce. Allied forces have captured hundreds of German guns and thousands of prisoners in July offensives. The July tally shows 71,832 Allied troops published in newspapers with 2,508 killed or wounded. French and British forces press a new offensive in Flanders.
The report references extreme heat impacting New York readers and a high profile murder case with William J. Mackey sentenced to death for ten murders. It mentions a San Francisco preparedness parade and an amendment in a U S attorney filing, plus an appeal from Mooney’s death sentence in state supreme court.
The Senate passage of a proposed constitutional amendment bans manufacturing sale and transport of intoxicating liquors in the United States and territories. Debate notes that the six year ratification window may affect states, with Representative Randall of California calling the six year clause a dangerous joker.
Frank Little, an I W W agitator and ally of I W W leader W D Haywood, was found hanged near a trestle in Butte Montana after being deported from Arizona. The lynching followed a vigilante warning and Little’s neck was broken. The incident signals further intimidation as authorities investigate.
Naval consulting board and a Goethals committee have devised ship protection against submarine attacks. W L Saunders urged war relief societies to adopt the system. Details remain confidential while federal authorities proceed with risk insurance premiums for ships built under the plan.
The Department of Justice opens a broad inquiry into German propaganda and labor disturbances in the west and southwest. Officials warn decisive action if unrest grows, with calls from United Mine Workers and Industrial Workers of the World overlapping in west labor disputes.
Washington reports the national guard camp at Deming New Mexico assigned to Nebraska guards will not be ready for occupancy for at least two weeks according to a quartermaster department report.
More than 300 people died and over 1,800 were prostrated by intense heat during the early part of last week across the United States. Authorities report widespread suffering and mounting medical cases as cities grapple with heat waves.
Leadville Colorado mines end ten day metal workers strike after union votes to accept operator offer. Wage increase approved about fifty cents per day.
Rains across Kansas City Missouri and western Missouri last week broke a heat wave that threatened to ruin corn and grain crops. Weather relief eased drought conditions and boosted late-season yields for farmers across the region.
Nebraska daily notes report farm yields high at Kearney State normal 989 students in high school 113 in model school and 1 259 applications for Officers' training camp. A new German Lutheran church in Hanover township is dedicated. Prohibition era jail figures in Omaha and a drought of missing girl Mabel Garrison are mentioned along with crop records and civic projects across counties.
The report explains the federal draft quota for Nebraska, detailing how Washington assigns a gross quota to each county and subtracts enlistment credits from National Guard and regular army units. Hamilton County shows an excess credit of 5.54, with credits closing June 30. future enlistments affect the next draft.
A circular from state headquarters to local posts announces a special train leaving Lincoln on Saturday August 18 carrying the official delegation to the national encampment in Boston from August 19 to 25.
State Board of Assessment reports eighty six counties have not decreased valuations totaling 448,817,234 dollars. If the seven remaining counties match last year, the state valuation will rise about 25 million dollars. Delinquents include Box Butte Cass Cherry Gage Knox Loup and Wheeler.
Efforts by the state council of defense and officials including Agent Fuller of the department of agriculture aim to place county agents across Nebraska. Nine counties already host farm demonstrations Box Butte Dakota Davenport Gage Kimball Madison Seward Sheridan Thurston. A food production bill in Washington carries an appropriation of 115000 dollars to fund agents in every county.
Secretary Danielson announces speeches at Lincoln September 8 to 9 by George Cree and NCOD chair on Public Information. The topic How the War Came to America will be discussed by a selected Nebraska panel, addressing causes of the war before fair crowds.
Governor Neville announced the formation of North Platte and South Platte exemption boards for Nebraska's war draft. Officers named include Douglas Cone and M. G. Peters in Omaha and Bredd. W. Ashton and Luither B. Frye in Lincoln. Headquarters will likely be at federal buildings. hearings will be held there. Members are urged to serve for the war’s duration and act as an equity court, avoiding personal bias.
The boys camp grows larger this year at the state fair though bids lag behind prior efforts. Secretary Danielson notes attendance will include two extra from Lancaster and four extra from Douglas county. If a county misses its quota, others may compensate, with Douglas outside-only limit. Selection is by a committee of county superintendents and a resident state Board of Agriculture member. The state board covers rail fare. each boy pays 5 for board and provides blankets.
The Nebraska Farmers' Educational and Co operative union committee at the state house adopted resolutions urging state farmers to avoid joining the National Nonpartisan league and denouncing it as an outside movement. Twenty five delegates from twenty five counties led by President C H Gustafson of Mead attended, marking the opening salvo in the union's campaign against the rival group.
State Auditor Smith releases a quarterly report showing a 17 percent rise and $22,000 additional spending on food and clothing for inmates across fifteen state institutions under the board of control.
Will M. Maupin, publisher of the York Democrat, is appointed press agent for Nebraska at a salary of $2000 per year. He will devote full time to promoting Nebraska's resources following the creation of the state office by the last legislature.
Farmers struggling to secure wheat seed are urged to write to the State Council of Defense in Lincoln for immediate help in obtaining seed and ensuring planting.
Receipts in the office of Secretary of State Charles Pool rose significantly for July compared with the prior year by 5837.40 dollars. The total receipts for the month reached 55954.93 dollars.
Governor Keith Neville announced the appointment of Sr Charles E Williamson as assistant adjutant general, succeeding Walter Steele of Omaha who moves up to adjutant general succeeding Phil Hall.
Nine selected detachments proceed to Deming New Mexico to assist in preparing a camp for the remainder of the Nebraska brigade for guard duty.
Secretary Danielson of the state board of agriculture reports that hot winds and drought have not materially damaged Nebraska corn.
The state plans a purely state militia called reserve militia subject to the governor’s call. It may allow drilled men to use their training for service abroad if an emergency arises, while avoiding the term home guards which the department frowns upon.
State Engineer George E. Johnson says saintls clogging intake of the tri state irrigation project are reducing flow from about 1,200 to 300 cubic feet per second. The lowered supply threatens irrigated crops as crews continue cleaning out sand and debris.
Jean Baptiste Ledrans, a wounded cavalry sergeant from Ledrang, after World War I, returns home to farm life. He lost both hands and most of his sight, yet engineers devices to drive, load, and manage farm work with improvised gloves and tool rings.
New York a Broadway recruit station features a khaki figure filled with excelsior posed at attention. A mirror shows passersby how they would look in uniform with a wholesome tan and determined look. Placards urge enlistment and reference Burns and 1917 sentiments.
An item from the Brooklyn Eagle explains that eyelids move more when merry, cleaning and brightening the eye each time the lid drops. It notes the eyelids wash the eyeball, making the eye appear sparkling and sincere.
The article argues that Japan emphasizes a strong navy and a large merchant fleet. It notes rapid shipbuilding and running bounties under state aid schemes and points to troop transportation as justification for state control in wartime.
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