30 May 1917
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
1
Government and federal agents move to curb anti conscription propaganda as arrests unfold in Milwaukee and Chicago. Authorities expect more detentions as 21 to 30 year olds brace for the wartime draft next Tuesday.
The current lull in France and other fronts prompts speculation of a new phase. German hopes focus on the Russo Romanian area, while Entente prospects remain uncertain. Emperor William urged steadfast defense as renewed Franco British attacks are anticipated. Separate reports note pacifist and anti conscription activity in New York and calls for direct action by federal authorities in draft cases.
President Wilson spoke at Arlington Cemetery paying tribute to those who died for liberty. He envied their tested courage and affirmed America’s duty to defend human liberty with blood and treasure while the nation remains in a pivotal wartime struggle.
An Associated Press dispatch from Amsterdam dated May 20 reports Abram Elkus, the American ambassador to Turkey, detained as relations were severed, will depart Monday for Switzerland via Vienna. He travels with Mrs Elkus and twenty others from the American embassy. The voyage will pass through London and Vienna.
William P Lampton, a veteran newspaper man known in Ashland Cincinnati and Detroit, died in New York after a heart condition. He began in the newspaper business in 1881 editing a Republican newspaper in Ashland and was educated at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mercer College.
Foreign Minister Pecanha met a Brazilian Lloyd Steamship Company representative to discuss measures to arm Brazilian ships. It is reported that ships will be armed to defend maritime interests amid the crisis.
The speaker asserts that difficult times reveal action over words and proclaims that America will again have an opportunity, through providence and duty, to demonstrate its founding purpose of serving humanity to the world.
Associated Press reports Presidio Texas May 30 Villa forces attacked Ojinaga opposite here causing Mexican troops to flee to the U S side. Capt Pedro Ornelas and two wounded soldiers were brought to the American side. All women and children fled to the U S. Villa led the assault in person. Omnaga port of entry captured, main command said to be at Polvo twenty miles east of Presidio.
The government may take over the Newport News Shipbuilding plant to avoid delays in constructing two Maryland and West Virginia battleships and two battle cruisers. A strike at the yard threatens ship production. holiday timing is used for talks. If no settlement, drastic action is considered.
United Press reports from St Paul May 30 that I W W agitators lumberjacks and logging men are fleeing into northern Minnesota and the northwest forest to escape draft registration. State Forester Cox toured woods to verify charges but found no wholesale evacuations. Cox notes many lumbermen volunteered for foreign service in France and are not averse to military duty. Public safety commission undertakes six secret missions to prevent concerted opposition to draft registration in summer camps.
New York reports the British freighter Virginia Jimtav was sunk by a German submarine on May 3, seven miles from Genoa as the naval convoy had believed her safe. American officers said Ushnata in the Med was near harbor when attacked, describing a device like a hacksaw cutting nets.
United Press reports May 30 that a War Wedding Bureau opens in New York led by Miss Dorothy Franks. The effort aims to pair “the cream of the country” before war, proposing marriages to sustain the population. Franks seeks a widower to marry a Spanish war widow, highlighting the urgency of postwar family plans.
Soldiers at Madison barracks training camp in Watertown are expected to subscribe to a bond issue arranged through a government loan. The program aims to raise funds via student subscribers, with details to be placed with the proper authorities and participants.
In Jerome Arizona a coroner inquest revisits last night’s mining camp shooting that killed two guards and wounded two others. A new theory by Lt. Col. Hornbrook suggests mistaken identity, with Deputy Sheriff Perrs possibly killing Mayogolla by error as shots came from darkness. The depot fire destroyed the site. guards fled, one guard dying from a heart wound and another wounded. managers allege arson.
Washington May 3 Associated Press Admin influence urged passage of an amendment to raise second class postage rates for newspapers magazines and other periodicals currently at one cent per pound The Hardwick plan would add about 20 million dollars this year and more in future years by taxing three to eight cents per pound on advertising portions while retaining the news portion rate Charman Simmons said committee sentiment was weak on including the amendment.
Paris May 30 a debate in the chamber of deputies discusses the French Socialists joining the international Socialist convention at Stockholm. A proposed measure would punish any one who negotiates with enemy powers or with foreign enemy assemblies by five years imprisonment and a heavy fine.
A scrambled recap lists battery pairs and lineups for major leagues and associations, naming teams from New York Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Chicago and others. It notes rain delays and scattered scores, with players such as Anderson Ritter and Yerdsix among many batters and pitchers mentioned.
Reports from Tageblatt state Emperor Wilhelm thanked German troop delegations and said the decision is near and they will turn the battle in favor for their children and grandchildren. Italians press on as headlines note failed peace talks and ongoing warfare across multiple fronts with mixed gains and losses.
A patriotic wartime poem by Edward Everette urges public support for Liberty bonds in 1884. The verse links government loans to national resolve, calling citizens to back the cause, provide for soldiers, and sustain the land through sacrifice and faith. The plea emphasizes duty, unity, and the hope of victory.
Allied and Central powers clash across northern Italy and French fronts. Italian forces claim a major flank breakthrough near a strong No. 52 position as heavy guns move toward Duine and Trieste. In France, fighting across Champagne, Verdun, St. Quentin, and Artois yields repulsed German attacks and French gains with prisoners and downed aircraft noted.
Washington May 34 Growing unrest in Congress as the Senate Finance Committee revises the flat war tax bill. The consumer bears most of the burden, with taxes on sugar and coconuts and deductions on jewelry and movies debated. House leaders consider restoring some taxes while Kitchin threatens action against Senate provisions.
Marcel Cachin, a Russian Socialist delegate, tells The Parisian that allied and Russian war aims are the same and that the Barcelona army requires clear objectives. He urges the allied powers to express their aims in unison to avoid mixed signals and prolongation of the conflict.
Fragmented text describes Felix Frankfurter of Harvard being named by an unnamed ally as a confidential war adviser. Mentions a secretary Baker and other academics including a dean and a writer connected to The New Republic. Language is garbled with several misspellings and unclear affiliations.
A report from New Orleans dated May 1 announces the appointment of Archishop Henri Moeller of Cincinnati as supreme equitum director of the Catholic Knights of America. The ceremony followed the late Bishop Bienk of New Orleans, with other dignitaries noted among attendees. The event signals a focus on leadership and ceremonial duties within the Knights order.
Secretary Daniels ordered a full investigation into charges that aboard the hospital ship Solace conditions were notoriously bad. Admiral Mayo to lead the probe while Surgeon General Braisted aids. The Navy notes capacity doubled to handle influx, with Solace used as ambulance for sailors to base hospitals. At Great Lakes thirty meningitis deaths in six months, eighty cases, ten in hospital, officials urge calm and continued sanitary upgrades.
A damaged OCR reads like a fragmentary crime note about a Kaiser related fraud or loan. unclear names or dates appear garbled with stray phrases. The readable parts reference a local sale or seizure and a named area, but specifics are obscured.
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