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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
1
London official bulletin says eighteen British merchant ships over 1 600 tons were sunk in the past week, plus one under 1 000 tons and two fishing boats. The total losses, including mines or submarines, come to 21, with 17 vessels repelled or beaten off U boats and changes noted from the prior week.
Petrograd via London May 30. The newspaper organ of the workers and soldiers delegates declares annexation means forcible seizure of territory on war day, and without annexation no blood for such seizures. Socialist agriculture minister Moo Tehernoff urges peace with no victors or vanquished and warns against separate peace. The army should use the lull to organize itself and act when ready.
Presidio Texas May 31 Villa followers attacked the border town of Ojinaga across the Rio Grande as Mexican government forces, led by Generals Figueroa and Garcia and Col. Riojas, withdrew to oppose Villa in La Mula pass. About 200 riders shouted Viva Villa, two hours of fighting left 16 government soldiers dead, six captured and the rest wounded, with loot as shops were sacked. No confirmation of Villa's presence was given and no one crossed into Mexico.
Thousands of Catholics from Washington and nearby cities gathered before the Columbus memorial statue on Union Station Plaza to voice patriotism. Bishop Charles Warren Currier delivered the address. Earlier Pontifical Mass was at St. Aloysius Church by Bishop Shannon. Cardinal Gibbons and Chief Justice White attended.
Herbert Hoover proposes a government backed system where large corporations such as Corn, Wheat and Pork Products will manage the food supply. These trusts would control production and pricing, acting like government empowered firms to avert commissions and shape trade with neutral countries.
Washington May 9 31 Both branches of Congress reconvene after the holiday to press war legislation. The Senate hones in on food and revenue bills while the House reopens the censorship fight. A $3 54 billion war budget moves forward amid merchant marine details unresolved. Food bills take priority as the Senate and House plan swift action on production surveys and price controls.
May 31 Polish laborer Wadislay Plonka is accused of tearing down an enlistment poster. A crowd of about fifty men assaulted him until a police officer arrived and escorted Plonka away to safety, with potential legal action ahead.
CHICAGO May Christian Cecil Kohlsaat senior federal district judge and circuit court of appeals member lies near death in a local hospital after an operation last week due to advanced age doctors fear he may not recover.
Teddy Roosevelt addresses thousands of Nassau county residents at the Mineola Fair Grounds urging universal service and loyalty to the flag. He praises service over words, condemns conscientious objectors, and calls for liberty bonds as a patriotic duty amid wartime.
May 31 riot near the city outskirts left one man shot and two beaten by about 50 people. Militiamen and 250 Illinois National Guard troops dispersed the mob as heavy rain dampened unrest. Injured Negroes were hospitalized then sent home. none in critical condition. City clerk Whalen says citizens petitioned Governor Lowden to seek state defense council inquiry into labor conditions and influx of Black residents. A patrol wagon escorted a hearse with a Negro body to the railway station amid guard protection.
Navy officials celebrate the successful builders trial of the first of sixteen non-rigid dirigibles ordered two months ago. The ship, built by Good Year Rubber, traveled over 400 miles from Chicago to Akron, Ohio, and is slated for active duty in coast patrol within less than 90 days. Crews train at Pensacola as the fleet, delivering one or more ships weekly, is expected to be in service by mid August.
Socialists at a Stockholm conference announce a peace program for Austrian and German delegates. It calls for no annexations and limits on warfare methods, opposes Belgium’s annexation, supports Serbia’s independence, and favors Balkan self rule without external interference. Czech Polish and Bosnian delegates attended but did not join, planning separate programs later.
Springfield Wisconsin May 31 Miss Bertha Poe of Modesto Alabama died in a local hospital after a tornado swept through the area last Saturday injuring her.
Washington May 31 The war tax bill has taken a rough but near final shape in the Senate finance committee revision of the 1 800 600 000 house measure. Revenue now totals 1 460 000 000 and a bill slightly above 1 500 000 000 is expected. Minor tax schedules will be taken up as basic changes are settled. The committee hopes to introduce the redrafted measure in the senate by mid next week for immediate consideration. Main revenue sources include income excess profits liquor tobacco and consumption and stamp taxes. Some levies totaling 323 000 000 have been cut out and further eliminations are expected. Taxation of newspapers magazines and other publications at second class mailing rates will be taken up today. Postmaster General Burleson urged retaining the one cent pound rate on news portions but taxing advertising parts. The committee believes some tax burden should fall on publications with postage rates below transportation cost but will avoid a burdensome levy. If the Hardwick plan on advertising is adopted the two per cent tax on advertising would be altered. Committee sentiment favors keeping doubled taxes on distilled spirits and beer for revenue and war prohibition effect. These liquor schedules likely will be unchanged.
May 31 Washington officials plan monitoring of draft protest meetings likely to oppose registration under the army act. Justice Department says German money fuels local agitation, not a national plot. U S attorneys and marshals to attend meetings and report addresses. arrests to follow if speakers deter registration or urge evasion. Local police cooperation urged as daily reports back official view of sporadic, not organized, resistance.
London May 31 British authorities study a US report that mine fields lay in the American warships path as they joined British forces in the North Sea. Secretary Daniels said Admiral Sims reported Germany had advance notice of the squadron's departure and sowed mines near Queenstown harbor.
Five dead and more than twenty injured after a tornado struck Mineral Point in Washington county Missouri on a Wednesday afternoon. Reports from De Soto and Little Rock indicate the town was largely destroyed with the schoolhouse spared in some accounts.
At the First American Conference for Democracy and Terms of Peace in New York’s Madison Square Garden, resolutions urged the U S to declare war aims clearly and seek peace through negotiations. Speakers included Morris Hillquit Algernon Lee and Victor L Berger, who urged democratic terms and warned of rising unrest if no answer came.
In Chicago on Memorial Day 1921 women from parish and patriotic groups joined the Grand Army of the Republic parade for the first time to promote liberty loan bonds. Despite a drizzle, about 25,000 spectators filled Michigan Avenue as Civil War veterans, Indian, Spanish American War veterans, Boy Scouts, and high school cadets processed past a reviewing stand at the Art Institute. Governor Lowden and Major General Thomas H. Barry led the review with other officials present.
A small tornado struck the Rich Hill vicinity on Wednesday causing damage in the outlying districts. Local crews reported scattered damage and no immediate injuries.
Peking May 31 governors insist on canceling the presidential decree that dismissed Tuan Chi Jui as premier and approved his nomination as successor. The senate approved, but Tuan Chi Jui refuses the premiership. Military governors in Honan Anhwei and Shantung and at Mukden threaten independence unless demands are met.
Maryland prisoners at the penitentiary and cooler spent savings to invest in war bonds. One man serving a 33 year term used $250 of his government credit toward the purchase while others saved most of their allowances. A former West Virginia inmate reportedly put all but a few dollars into bonds.
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