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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
4
A 21-year-old French airman singlehandedly forced the German Zeppelin L-10 down on French soil and captured its crew with a revolver after the airship failed to destroy itself. An American officer arriving at the scene helped take prisoners as locals crowded to view the prize amid the Vosges foothills.
Secretary J Y Baker said he would not propose creating the rank of field marshal or frank for General Pershing as commander in chief of the American expeditionary forces. He favored preserving the tradition that makes the general the highest rank.
Davenport Iowa October 24 drys gained 29 votes on the official recount in Scott county of ballots cast in the recent special election on the prohibition amendment to the state constitution.
British advance northeast of Ypres fights through the Houlthost forest line as German pill boxes and artillery screen slow progress. French troops widen their right flank with slight losses, while German defenses and camouflaged machine guns hinder movement. A photo sequence shows the steamship Antilles sinking on a return trip from France with American troops aboard, seventy dead.
Paris dispatch shares wartime anecdotes from sailors and officers including a trawler escapade where a fisherman's boathook toppled a mine and a harrowing near miss. Parables on Kerensky, Gordon Campbell, Canadian souvenirs, and Clemenceau contrast bravado with politics while highlighting war mania and humor in the front.
Washington reports German owned assets in the United States will be seized under Mitt el Palmer as custodian of alien property. Palmer will redirect seized cash into Liberty Loans and will hand war material to troops. He has opened offices and posted a 150000 dollar bond under the tracing with the enemy act. He notes the total property is too large to itemize accurately.
Eight men are in custody in Memphis on charges of conspiring to kill President Wilson on Thanksgiving. The alleged plan was devised in a nearby small town and uncovered by secret service agents. Names are not released. Three suspects aimed to travel to Washington for political access. Four men were bound over to the grand jury. Two were from Pickett County, two near Nashville, one in Scott County, and the rest in Memphis.
Coldest weather of the season hit the northwest Tuesday with lows near eight above. Snow persisted, Moorehead reported eight degrees. Potatoes and vegetables froze in large quantities due to a shortage of freight cars, with thousands of bushels stacked at shipping points lacking protection from the cold. Coal dealers struggle to fill orders amid the cold spell.
Paris reports American aviator Robert Hanford of Brooklyn died during a landing at an aviation school on October 15 while serving with the French army. Hanford was a Georgetown University student and his death was confirmed this week.
Brief items list multiple notices from W. T. Duker Co and local residents. Des Moines visitor Chloe Hubbard ill with brother Archie Hubbard. Local staff updates, shop promotions on towels, buckwheat flour, khaki yarns. Community notes include visits, travel, and a club meeting at the Quincy G and Electric building.
Testimony before a congressional investigating committee claims whites sparked the East St. Louis race riot, with Calvin Cotton testifying he saw whites shooting from a car into Negro homes on July 1 before officers were shot. Roy Albertson corroborates rumors of white gunfire on Negro shacks. Also noted is a New Zealand war budget proposal for an additional 412 percent loan of $116,796,000.
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