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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
9
A condensed, circulating summary highlights national political moves and local happenings in a compact briefing. Readers across communities receive quick updates on government actions public notices and notable personal items in a single column.
The American steamer Motano of 2 780 tons gross was sunk by a Teu tonic submarine on July 31. Twenty four members of the crew lost their lives. Less than 5 000 men are needed to complete the quota of all the states for the regular army. Total recruits since April 1 are 179 350 leaving 4 548 to be enlisted. Provost Marshal Crowder announced that registered men who resist selective draft law face court martial and possible execution for desertion in time of war. More than 75 000 national guardsmen have been called out for training. Some forces will be on European soil before winter. Germany has demanded a loan in gold from Switzerland in return for coal. The ranks of the new national army are opened to friendly aliens as volunteers. Two hundred and twenty nine thousand men will be called to the colors on September 1 and sent to training camps by September 5. It is expected that 100 000 soldiers will be in France by January 1 and 600 000 by next summer. Mobilization of the first 687 000 men is planned for September. All first increment of the new army are expected in camp by October 1. Grasshoppers damage alfalfa and grain in Juab county Utah causing $60 000 in losses. Cardboard coffins are being made in Germany with glued lids. A. L. Sugarman, secretary of the Minnesota socialist committee, was arrested for attempting to discourage draft compliance. Canada's conscription bill passed third reading and becomes effective after royal assent. The I W W problem is so acute the US attorney general summoned attorney generals from all states to Syracuse in September to plan a campaign.
News briefs report corn futures trading barred on the Kansas City Board of Trade but cash markets unaffected, a large Knights of Columbus relief fund being over subscribed, and a Sioux Falls unit planning a weekly company newspaper. Also noted: Volks Zeitung editor Fritzbergmeier jailed by Wilson, Kaiser praise pages diverted by students, a labor adjustment commission to resolve wartime labor disputes, and war voting plans for camp-based soldiers. About 35 850 workers on strike nationwide with I W W cited in the west. others cite wage demands and cost of living. Oklahoma draft resistance cases proceed to trial.
The rivers and harbors bill became law August 9 with President Wilson's signature. Secretary Baker estimates draft costs at 8.6 million and Secretary Daniels orders a million dollar aircraft factory at League Island to be built in 100 days. Government forecasts reduced coal prices, wheat and rye production targets, a 2.007 billion dollar revised war tax, and a food control law after Senate passage. Agricultural yields predict a record corn crop of 3.191 billion bushels, winter wheat 417 million, oats 1.456 billion, and white potatoes 467 million.
Reports say Argentina will mobilize about 100000 troops this month as break with Germany seems inevitable amid espionage plot disclosures. London notes a slight weekly rise in British ship losses from submarines and mines, with 21 vessels over 1600 tons sunk. German liberal papers condemn Chancellor Michaelis selections as lacking parliamentary form. An explosion near Cracow GaLic ia kills 48 artillerymen and injures many. Five German ministers resign including Zimmermann. Liberia declares war on Germany, enabling internment of suspected neutral-activity traders.
Nebraska officials announce a statewide program appointing special agents in every county and registration district to gather evidence against improper draft exemption claims. The list names agents in each county, detailing their towns and assignments to assist the federal and state boards overseeing exemptions.
Prominent suffrage workers hint at possible legal action to block submission of the partial suffrage law via referendum petitions filed with Secretary of State Pool and approved by him. They have not decided on a course but have legal aid to challenge petition sufficiency amid alleged irregularities.
Secretary Bernecker of the state board of equalization reports that Nebraska's total assessed property value will exceed 529 million with 91 counties counted and all showing gains. Last year stood above 500 million as the increase spans every county in the state.
Hard cider or a manufactured substitute is troubling State and county authorities enforcing prohibition. It may also affect soft drink dealers. Samples sent to Governor Neville from Fremont and Hastings tested at 4 percent and 61 44 percent alcohol respectively, exceeding the lawful 0.5 percent limit.
Lieutenant Governor Howard says Richard L Metcalfe publisher of the Omaha Nebraskan should file charges against Frank L Haller Omaha president of the university board of regents. Howard states Metcalfe spoke for himself though his information reflects the Nebraska council of defense.
Brigadier General Harries announced the Nebraska brigade will mobilize from home stations to Deming. The state council confirms that after Nebraska National Guard regiments depart, Adjutant General Steele will organize reserve militia to replace the guard. County councils are urged to support this effort and the mess fund to aid enlisted men.
The Vicksburg commission met with Governor Neville to discuss the Nebraska train for the Fifty Years of Peace celebration in October. Nebraska veterans registered number 540 with 500 expected to travel, funded by a $20,000 legislative appropriation, possibly requiring veterans to cover some expenses and prorating remaining fares.
State mediation board reports Omaha building trades strike demands as reasonable and urges Governor Neville and the defense council to restore prewar conditions. Union willingness to revert to prewar hours wages and conditions aligns with Wilson administration suggestions.
The administration sets aside 115000 dollars under food control provisions to fund county agents in every Nebraska county and create district emergency agents where none exist. The goal is to mobilize agriculture and maximize production through organized county and emergency staffing.
The War department directs all National Guard companies to recruit to war strength, with Lincoln headquarters reporting a target of 152 men per company.
Treasurer Hall received a draft for 885 dollars marking the state’s first interest payment on its Liberty loan investment. The funds cover interest on the state’s half million dollar subscription to the bonds.
Professor Fogg of the University of Nebraska offers his services to travel the state delivering speeches on national defense work. He aims to inform audiences about defense matters and promote civic awareness during the campaign.
Nebraska State Council of Defense plans a large gathering during fair week to assess progress in organizing statewide participation in the war effort. The meeting will review inventories and coordinate actions.
Nebraska women are asked to carry their own parcels home in a statement from the state council defense. The State council will whet packages as taken by the purveyor rather than delivered.
Read as a notice that 300 bushels of corn produced by inmates at the Lincoln State Hospital for the Insane will be dried for feeding to other institutional populations during the winter months. The fragment notes preparation and distribution context without specifics of dates or recipients.
President Hoover announced as food administrator to stabilize prices and curb abuses amid wartime shortages. He stressed cooperation with producers and distributors, while new laws grant sweeping powers to regulate distribution, fix prices, and run mines. A census survey will track U S foodstuffs under Agriculture Department oversight.
Three members of local exemption board No. 99 were summarily removed by Deputy Attorney General Conkling under orders of Adjutant General Stotesbury who runs selective draft in New York state. Reports said bribery attempts to secure exemptions prompted the action. The removal order requires prosecution of the charges to the fullest extent.
Washington bills seek to authorize a government program to insure the armed forces. Proposed legislation would provide life and disability insurance at minimal cost for soldiers sailors and marines with premiums paid by the insured and family allowances for dependents. Rehabilitation and indemnification would be provided at government expense for injured servicemen.
A farmer named John Moore near Richland spotted a broken rail on the Union Pacific main line a mile east of Richmond and tied a red bandana to a cornstalk to flag Train No. 20 traveling at sixty mph. The improvised signal prevented likely disaster and safeguarded 3800 passengers aboard the Pacific Limited.
Washington reports the start date for the first increment of 200000 men in the national army may move from September 1 to September 4. The current date of September 1 falls on a Sunday and Labor Day.
Ottawa announces definite regulations restricting beef bacon and white bread in public eating places and prohibiting wheat use in alcohol manufacture. Beef and bacon may not be served on Tuesday and Friday and at more than one meal on any other day. Substitutes like corn bread gat cakes and potatoes must be provided.
London reports a new German push in the south west to seize Odessa and Bessarabia as harvests ripen in southern Russia. Dispatches say Odessa is Germany's main objective and that operations may shift to the region, with the front lines consolidating amid ongoing fighting.
A Nebraska sweep storm last week caused widespread damage across Exeter York and Charleston with hail bending crops cracking windows and toppling windmill towers. The report notes large losses to corn and livestock, a national swine show planned for October in South Omaha with prize hogs and student teams, and regional updates on local banking, road paving, and notable births deaths and civic actions.
Lawrence Bros of Vera Saskatchewan recounts trials including missing horses, borrowing ferriage money, and selling a shotgun in 1906 to buy land. They now own a section and a half plus three quarters rented, with crops yielding 30 to 85 bushels of wheat and 40 to 80 of oats per acre. They own 1 700 sheep 70 cattle and 60 horses, some registered Clydes. They advocate modern homes and autos as West prosperity grows with high prices and bank optimism noted by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
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