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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
6
Edwin R A Seligman argues against pure tax or loan solutions for war costs. He cites Britain's mixed approach in 1917, favors a 50 50 mix of taxes and loans, and outlines principles for apportioning wartime taxes. He warns against excessive early taxation that burdens consumption and industry.
A compact want ad note urges readers to search The Press for desired items. It highlights that the paper carries a variety of listings and opportunities for readers seeking purchases or services. The line emphasizes practical, local convenience.
Local want ads promise to bring a buyer for your home, suggesting quick results and wide exposure through the newspaper classifieds. The notice emphasizes simple steps to place an ad and attract interested purchasers through standard circulation channels.
Chillicothe Ohio selected as cantonment site for Ohio and West Virginia divisions of the selective army. The 900 acre edge-of-city site, known as Camp Logan during the Civil War, will host mobilization activities and may expand beyond current acreage. Other notes detail state purchasing agent plans, wheat crop forecasts, labor disputes, indictments in anti draft plots, and several local tragedies and accidents.
A pairmount park car collided with two surface cars injuring ten women in Philadelphia. The report notes the incident amid campaign finance figures, including bond quotas and city totals, while a Columbus woman dies at home after ingesting mercury as part of a personal crisis.
An excerpt from the Kansas City Star notes the remarkable sense of direction in migratory birds. Professor Pate explains how last year's residents return to the same nesting boxes each spring, despite nearby detours. The piece analogizes this instinct to a steadfast friend who tracks you down when you are short of money and eventually greets you.
The article reports that Moravian governor im Amstria Hungary urges eating donkey meat to ease malts shortage with claims the flesh is akin to fine game and proves satisfactory. It then veers into a jumble about individuals and a note on the Scandinavian race, mixing uncertain references.
Canary prices surge as imports from Germany halt under the war. Before the conflict ten to twelve thousand canaries a week were imported and sold for 3.50 to 6 dollars. The British blockade disrupted supply and domestic production remained insufficient, pushing prices to 12 to 15 dollars or more with no fixed rate. Dealers say canaries fetch whatever buyers will pay amid shortages.
Government food experts urge trying a wider range of nourishing foods to avoid shortages and high prices when crops fail. The piece cites rice and buckwheat as often neglected staples and notes how limited diets can worsen scarcity while other cheap foods remain underused. It mentions World War I era imagery of Ypres and war-torn trees to illustrate disruption and hardship.
The American cowbird shuns nesting, laying eggs in other birds nests. It avoids parenthood while exploiting foster parents, often leaving the hatchlings to outgrow and overwhelm the natural birds. The sight of a worn sparrow feeding a cowbird chick is not uncommon in June.
Self esteem concepts are discussed with quotes on human behavior and self justification. The piece then shifts to a new device, a wire tie by Warren Li of Tuk, New York, claiming it fastens cord ends more securely than knots using two loops and lever action. It notes the tie doubles as a package handle and highlights its simple manufacture. A humorous aside about a prospective maid and mistress appears, finishing with an ad prompt to read The Press Want Ads.
The administration’s priority shipment bill faces opposition in the Senate with leaders still confident of passage. It would require priority for shipments of foodstuffs and other necessities, while amendments seek limits on presidential powers and curbs on liquor shipments. The river and harbor appropriation bill of $27,000,090 dominates House debate amid war emergency concerns.
The Department of Agriculture places the 1919 spring wheat crop at 282 million bushels, boosting total production to about 656 million due to a strong spring wheat yield. Compared with last year’s 421 million, an improved rye and barley outlook accompanies expectations of a larger corn crop as government urged higher production.
Washington reports a preliminary total of 9,009,000 enlisted or registered for the war drive with 2,449,256 men counted from seventeen states and the District of Columbia. The overall enrollment is expected to reach about 9,009,000.
President Wilson disclosed nominations for brigadier generals to be major generals in Pershing’s expeditionary force. Featured names include Morrison Sibert Morton, with Rodan slated as rear admiral. Additional generals listed include Glenn Biddle Woods Tronkhite Sase Bundy Blazern ford Shanks Killard Plockson Bartlett Dickinson Allen Kennedy Hale Stuy Wright and HL MHL, among others.
Formal proposals for a separate peace with Russia were attributed to Austrian General Rohr and a delegation from Austria proposing a campact. A second Austrian and Russian delegation discussed with workers and soldiers council in Kishinev, with orders issued for arrest. American aviators in France reached the front. Lieutenant Kenneth Whiting leads the naval air corps. In Chicago a kidnaping case arrests Scarface Tod Riley in Austin suburb.
General Pershing arrived in London greeted by American Ambassador Walter Page and British officials including Lord Derby and Viscount French. The American Chamber of Commerce and several groups organized entertainment and support, with James Nunning delegated to oversee civil entertainment. Junior officers will be quartered at the Savoy and Imperial hotel hosts civilian clerks.
London reports two Americans died when the British steamer Manchester Miller torpedoed while loading cotton. Firemen Ashley and Daniels were killed. others were landed. The Southland from Liverpool to Philadelphia was also torpedoed, with six Americans aboard and Edward Rigney missing. The Southland’s gun crew fired on the submarine. a second torpedo caused a magazine explosion killing eight. Also note David K. Watson is very ill in Columbus.
The United States Department of Agriculture maintains over a million cards detailing the distribution and migration patterns of North American birds. These files illuminate seasonal movements across regions, habitats, and times, reflecting extensive data collection and indexing by federal researchers.
An ad claims Neutrone Prescription 99 eases rheumatism by soothing swollen joints and nerves, improving appearance and comfort. It urges readers to prove its claim with a 50 cent or 1 dollar bottle, available from Greenamyer & Co. in Piqua and other druggists.
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