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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
7
The notice lists Foreign Advertising Representatives ALCORN and HENKEL with addresses at the Marbridge Building New York and the Peoples Gas Building Chicago Entered at Quincy Illinois Post Office as Second Class I Matter.
The piece recalls James J Hil predicting slow rail expansion as the public grows wary of big business. It notes Railway Age Gazette reporting more mileage of track abandoned than built, with 942 miles torn up and 902 miles added, amid debate over how to sustain growth and avoid chokepoints in commerce.
A long report recounts Dr. Hale engaging Kaiser during a 1908 visit, the suppression of Hale’s interview, and a public revival sparked by Easter cartoon satire. It notes German officials’ push to block publication, the World’s partial summary, and Roosevelt’s caution against releasing the interview.
A boy asks why the United States is at war with Germany. The text argues eight reasons: neutral entry, Germany’s invasion of Belgium and France, savagery of the German government, threat to civilized order, German conduct undermining treaties, German absolutism and militarism, legal injustices in Belgium and beyond, and a fight to keep the world safe for democracy. It stresses moral clarity and moral crusade against a criminal government, not territory gains.
A collage of editorials from Chicago Tribune and Keokuk Gate City argue for civilian oversight of massive war contracts and prompt disclosure. They urge government leaders to provide truth, speedily address waste, and ensure economy and efficiency in supplying the armed forces.
In Thornton W. Burgess animal tale Farmer Brown's Boy hears pigeons lost to a hawk. He follows clues in the barnyard and Green Meadows, suspects Roughley the hawk, and confronts the danger with resolve. Peter Rabbit and Mrs. Grouse observe the hunt and confirm the mystery remains unsolved.
The piece notes rapid deployment of U S troops to Europe, with trained soldiers ready for abroad action. It cites Secretary Lansing’s announcements as a strong response to German peace talks, signaling a new declaration of war and intensified Allied efforts.
Senators Watson and New of Indiana urged President Wilson to block Fred C. Miller a German born candidate lacking final naturalization papers from becoming mayor of Michigan City Indiana next Monday They called for changes to enemy alien regulations to bar public office holders.
Ottawa reports the nation party vote result with 63 to 2 in favor of retaining Premier Hughes and his leadership. The outcome confirms Hughes’s continued control of the party amid internal debates and national policy direction.
After a misadventure with Torp and Andy Anderson, the Ford owned by Torp's rich aunt ends up crashing through shrubs and a fence, then lodged near a stone wall. Mrs Stebbins orders the car moved, while Mister Stebbins contemplates legal action, and the group notes no school tomorrow as the New Year begins.
Washington January 5 Brigadier General Peyton C Marsh named by President Wilson to rank as major general in the regular army. Edwin B K Babbitt nominated brigadier general in the regular army. Also named were Langfite McMahon Han as major generals and numerous colonels as brigadier generals in the national army with many listed names.
A cablegram to Harvard College Observatory from Copenhagen reports the reappearance of Encke's comet. Professor Schorr of the Bereedorf Observatory observed it on the evening of December 20 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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